Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Aug 18, 2010

Mary Alice (Laman) O'Connell

Mary Alice O'Connell, age 63, passed away at her home in Mesquite after bravely fighting a five year battle with breast cancer. Mary is survived by her husband of 38 years, R.W. (Bill) O'Connell , and son Robert Patrick O'Connell of Colorado Springs, who were with her when she passed away. She is...

Aug 17, 2010

Chester Roy "Chet" Hopkins, age 93, passed away August 17, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born July 27, 1917 in Portland, Oregon to Ray and Mary Kirbyson Hopkins.

Chet served in the US Navy during World War II and was involved in all the major battles working in the fire room of a tanker. He...

Aug 11, 2010

Joanne Hensley

Joanne Hensley, 44, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2010 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born January 16, 1966 in Fresno, California to Jerry and Donna Hensley.

She is survived by her mother; daughters Bonnie and Stephanie; brothers John and Andy; sister Cindy; and two grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her father....

Aug 11, 2010

David A. Radford

David A. Radford, 77, Lieutenant Commander (Retired), US Navy, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2010 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born May 27, 1933 in Portland, Oregon to Delo and Edgar Radford. He was married to Lois Radford on January 16, 1955 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Dave enjoyed twenty-six years in the US Navy and...

Aug 6, 2010

Betsy Jean Jensen died peacefully in her home in Overton, Nevada, in the early morning hours of August 6th, 2010.

Betsy was born in Lorraine, Ohio to Marie Kunzle Beyer and Henry Beyer on May 20 1934. She grew up in Lorraine, Ohio where she graduated from high school and had an interest in education and nursing....

Aug 6, 2010

Paul B. Meagher, age 75, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 6, 2010. He was born April 8, 1935 in Hartford, CT to Edward and Mae Meagher.

Paul served his country in the U.S. Marine Corp in the Korean war. He was a member of the Las Vegas Marine Corp...

Aug 4, 2010

John Curcuru

John Curcuru, born July 25, 1959 in Granada Hills, California, was called by his heavenly Father to return home on August 4, 2010. Parents are Philip and Grace Curcuru; daughter, Monique Demers.

A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 5 pm at Virgin Valley Mortuary. You are invited...

Jul 22, 2010

Lori Lyn Singer, 55, after a courageous battle with breast cancer, passed away July 22, 2010 at Highland Manor in Mesquite, NV. She was born June 7, 1955 in St George, UT to Lee and Sarafern Gerkin Johnson.

She married Randy Woods in 1973 shortly after graduating from Virgin Valley High School. From this marriage 3 children...

Jul 13, 2010

William Paul Hammond passed away July 13, 2010 in Moapa, NV.

Bill was born January 20, 1960 in Santa Fe, NM to Donald and Virginia Samuelson Hammond.

He married Jennifer Lee Amodt on May 20, 1995 in Springdale, UT.

Bill was raised in Las Vegas, NV where he graduated from Valley High School...

Jul 12, 2010

Majorie Johnson

Majorie Johnson, age 76, passed away Monday, July 12, 2010 at Highland Manor in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born October 14, 1933 in Westwood, California to Emil and Majorie (Farrell) Sundberg. She married Eric Johnson in 1952 in a private ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada.

She was raised for the first few years...

Jul 6, 2010

John Cervantes

John (Juan) had passed away on Tuesday the sixth of July, 2010 at his summer home in Mesquite Nevada. He was born in San Bernandino California to the late John and Maria Cervantes. Born the second child of three.

As a foreman for the Union Pacific Railroad, he retired after 36 years of...

Jul 5, 2010

Carl Horowitz, age 86, died on Monday, July 5, 2010 in Overton, Nevada. He was born August 10, 1923 in Poland to Nathan and Amelia Roth Horowitz. He later met and married Irene Mandel.

Jul 2, 2010

Debra Shari Roberts

Debra Shari Roberts passed away Friday, July 2, 2010 after a courageous fight. She is survived by her husband John Zook, twin brother Doug Roberts and his wife Donna.

A memorial service celebrating her life will be held Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 10 a.m. at Virgin Valley Mortuary. You are invited...

Jul 1, 2010

Alyce Glorietta Miner, age 60, died Thursday, July 1, 2010 in rural Clark County, Nevada due to injuries sustained in an auto accident. She was born December 13, 1949 in Missouri to Samuel Caldwell and Clarice Floyd Ellsworth. She married Roosevelt Tillis, they had two children and were later divorced. She then married Harold Brent Miner.

Alyce...

Jun 30, 2010

Douglas Craig Grow, age 69, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 in Overton, Nevada. He was born January 25, 1941 in Ogden, Utah to John Leonard and Ethel Randall Grow. On March 17, 1967 he married Patricia Ann Jordan in the Logan Temple.

Craig grew up in Huntsville, Utah, where he graduated from...

Jun 28, 2010

Beth Wadsworth Olson passed away on Monday, June 28, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born July 28, 1929 in Chinook, Montana to Eli Arnold and Sara Ann Humpherys Wadsworth. On October 7, 1949 she married her sweetheart (who shared her birthday), Roy Christian Olsen in the Idaho Falls Temple.

Beth grew up in Chinook, Montana...

Jun 28, 2010

Rulon Max Huntington

Rulon was born 28 September, 1918 in Midway, Utah to his parents George Augustus and Elizabeth Ross Huntington at the family homestead on Stringtown Road. He died in his 92nd year at the home of his son David on 28 June, 2010 in Pepperell, Massachusetts where he was convalescing following reconstructive knee surgery after...

Jun 25, 2010

Nicole Alice John-Bonta, age 34, entered into peace on Friday, June 25, 2010 at 7:15 a.m. at Renown Hospital in Reno, Nevada. She was born on September 23, 1975 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Karen Benn (Moapa) and Finley John Jr. (Kaibab, AZ). She is the grand daughter of Irene Benn (Moapa) and the late Harry Benn (Moapa), grand...

Jun 21, 2010

Clifford Thomas McGillvray, age 77, passed June 21, 2010 in Beaver Dam, Arizona. He was born October 23, 1932 in Butte, Montana to Daniel and Wilmot Richards McGillvray. Clifford grew up in Butte, Montana and joined the United States Army. He fought in the Korean War. After the War he graduated from Montana State University and later received his...

Jun 19, 2010

Heidi Dannette Commeau, age 40, died Saturday, June 19, 2010 in Mesquite, Nevada from injuries sustained in an auto accident. She was born July 27, 1969 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania to Daniel Wendig and Kathleen Elaine Robbins.

Heidi moved to Logandale as a young girl in 1974. She graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 1987. She lived...