Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Jun 13, 2010

Johnny Nathan Lee, age 68, died Sunday, June 13, 2010 at his home in Moapa, Nevada. He was born December 15, 1941 in Overton, Nevada to Robert E. Lee and Verma Chappo Lee.

John grew up in Tecopa, California near Pahrump, Nevada and spent his summers in Moapa. While attending the Stewart Indian School, he joined the...

Jun 9, 2010

Leslie David Hubble

Les Hubble, age 63, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born on January 28, 1947 in Christmasville, Tennessee to Zoella and Lester Hubble. He married Diana Venable on September 14, 1984.

Les retired from the U.S. Air Force and the Federal Government. He loved...

Jun 7, 2010

Mary Sprague Putnam

Mary Sprague Putnam age 83 passed away June 7, 2010 in St. George, Utah. She was born in Overton, Nevada on October 18th, 1926 to Oliver and Betsey Leavitt Sprague.

She graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 1944. After high school she attended the Western Union training academy and worked at...

Jun 5, 2010

Hazel White

Hazel Pulsipher White passed away peacefully June 5, 2010 surrounded by her family at home in Mesquite. She was 91 years old.

Hazel was born in a tent on her family's ranch on the western edge of Mesquite on November 28, 1918, to John Lewis and Margaret Bodil Johnson Pulsipher. She married Donald...

Jun 4, 2010

Opal Dayes

Opal Dayes, age 96, passed away peacefully Friday, June 4, 2010 at her home in Logandale, Nevada. She was born June 11, 1913 in Egar, Arizona to Loren Sumner and Martha Ann Nelson Mattice. On February 19, 1932 she married Alfred William Holmgren in Pasadena, California. They were later sealed in the Mesa Arizona LDS...

Jun 1, 2010

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend Art Kalipetsis passed away June 1, 2010 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born July 13,1931 in Lark, Utah to Stephanos and Angelina Conti Kalipetsis. He was preceeded in death by both parents, brother George, and son Tony. He is survived by his wife Gladys, brother Jim, sons Steve (Tammy), Mike (Chris), 6...

May 18, 2010

Yvonne Yvette Mendoza, age 71, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 in Henderson, Nevada. She was born September 13, 1938 in Munising, Michigan to Charles and Evelyn Knee Maxam. On August 31, 1968 she married Daniel Mariano Mendoza in Corona, California and then one year later they were sealed in the Mesa Arizona Temple on August 31, 1969....

May 16, 2010

In Loving Memory Darhl E. Carter-Schofield

Born - March 7, 1918 - Passed - May 16, 2010

Darhl E. Schofield passed away Sunday, May 16, 2010 in Beaver Dam, Arizona. She was preceded in death by husbands Clarence Edward Carter and Coy B. Schofield and daughter Joyce. Survivors include her son, Gerald E. Carter Sr....

May 8, 2010

Sharlene Wisespirit-Frank, age 57, died Saturday, May 8, 2010. She was born on January 27, 1953 to Owen and Betty Bow Wisespirit in Schurz, Nevada.

Sharlene was close to her brother, Leonard. She thought they were twins because not only did they look alike but they shared the same birthday with just a year in between. She...

Apr 29, 2010

Joseph Carmen Occhiuto, age 75, died Thursday, April 29, 2010. He was born January 23, 1935, in Utica, NY to Rocco and Rose Gulla Occhiuto.

Joe (known as "Papa Joe") grew up in Utica, New York and in Los Angeles, California. He learned the trade of laying carpet from his brother Rocco in Los Angeles which helped...

Apr 26, 2010

Gregory L. Reber was bom October 29, 1954 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Larry and Colleen Reber. He died suddenly at his home in Bunkerville, Nevada on April 26, 2010.

Greg grew up in Las Vegas, until he was 14, when his parents moved to Bunkerville. He graduated from Virgin Valley High School in 1972.

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Apr 26, 2010

Sylvia Davis, age 92, died peacefully on Monday, April 26, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born January 1, 1918 in Syracuse, New York to Isadore and Lillian Smith Kessel. On July 3, 1934 she married Bennie Davis in Syracuse, New York. He preceded her in death on July 5, 2008.

Sylvia grew up and raised...

Apr 25, 2010

Anthony Paul Steed, age 29, died at his home in Logandale, Nevada. He was born July 26, 1980 in Ogden, Utah to Brent LaMar and Judy Lynn Buckway Steed. On September 9, 2000 he married Isabel Maria Torres in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Anthony grew up in Kaysville, Utah. He moved to Las Vegas where he finished Middle...

Apr 24, 2010

Stanley Jesse Hutchings, age 58, died Saturday, April 24, 2010 at his daughter's home in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born December 27, 1951 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Wendell Edward and Luana Whipple Hutchings. On January 26, 1974 he married Terri Lynn Fetherston in Overton, Nevada. They had five children and were later divorced.

Stan grew...

Apr 22, 2010

Mesquite, Nevada, H. Lynn Duke, age 85, passed away at his home Thursday morning April 22, 2010. He was born October 28, 1924 in Draper, Utah to Arthur Vance Duke and Eulean Garfield Duke. He grew up in Bench Creek, Heber Valley, and Wallsburg, Utah, and graduated from Wasatch High School spring of 1942. A World War Il veteran,...

Apr 22, 2010

Kathryn Beebe

Kathryn Lucille Conoley Beebe was born at Cortez, Colorado, December 29, 1934, to Malcom David Conoley and Alta Inez Woods Conoley. She died at Mesquite, Nevada on April 22, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers Malcom and Michael Conoley, and her beloved husband and best friend Robert Boyd Beebe. At...

Apr 20, 2010

Elaine Coletti died April 20, 2010 in Mesquite, Nevada, she was born June 14, 1919 in Randolph, Utah. She married Joe Coletti on October 17, 1936 in Kemmerer, Wyoming. They had been married 49 years when Joe died in 1985. They lived on a ranch near Kemmerer until 1953 when they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah

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Apr 20, 2010

John Charles Stanly, age 47, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born May 24, 1962 in California to Bertchel Gwin and Charlotte Marie Sperrico Stanly. On December 23, 1991 he married Kimberly Ann Drosos in Las Vegas, Nevada. On May 26, 1999 they were sealed in the Las Vegas LDS Temple.

Apr 20, 2010

Robert James Petersen "Bob" passed away April 20, 2010 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born June 24, 1932 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He married Judith Ann Braund on September 22, 1978.

Bob grew up in Minneapolis and served his country in the US Air Force. He worked for the City on Minneapolis as a street supervisor and became...

Apr 18, 2010

Clinton Dereck Whitmore, age 45, died Sunday, April 18, 2010 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born August 10, 1964 in St. George, Utah to John Deal and Kathleen Ann Whitmore.

Clinton lived most of his life in Maopa Valley. He graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 1982 where he excelled in wrestling. He...