Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Dec 30, 2009

Carl Reid "Combat" Hovietz, age 35, died Thursday, December 30, 2009 in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He was born March 24, 1974 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Carl Reid and Diana Idalia Ibanez Hovietz.

Combat lived most of his life in North Las Vegas. He was a very funny person that liked to tease his friends and family....

Dec 30, 2009

Francisca Galindo Baeza,78, passed away December 30, 2009 at her home in Bunkerville, Nevada. She was born in San Carlos, Mexico to Manuel and Guadalupe Cabellero Galindo on December 27, 1931.

Francisca grew up in Mexico on a ranch where she learned how to work very hard. She was good with animals and was said to have...

Dec 29, 2009

Robert Stephens

Robert French Stephens, 73, passed away on December 29, 2009 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin to Delman and Jessie Mae French Stephens on December 17, 1936.

He grew up in Wisconsin and joined the Air Force after high-school. After his service he was married in Rapid...

Dec 24, 2009

Perry Findley Hartson, age 30, died Thursday, December 24, 2009 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on the North Shore Road below Echo Bay, Nevada. He was born December 7, 1979 in Long Beach, California to Frederick Warren Jr. and Susan Elayne Gilbert Hartson. On December 16, 2006 he married Deanna Lynn Daniels in Mesquite, Nevada.

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Dec 21, 2009

Leona Tanner

Zetta "Leona" Tanner, age 82, passed away Monday, December 21, 2009 in Bunkerville, Nevada. She was born in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 23, 1927 to John Harvey and Julia Griffith Averett. Leona was raised in Las Vegas by Frank and Ed Waite. She married Evan Orlando Tanner on October 30, 1943 and they later...

Dec 21, 2009

Alexander Matthew Stephens

Alexander Matthew Stephens, age 33, passed away Monday, December 21, 2009 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born in Visalia, California to Dennis Hugh and Lone Mathiesen Stephens on March 18, 1976.

Alex attended high school in the Utah Valley. He enjoyed working and playing on computers and loved to play and watch...

Dec 20, 2009

Jean Leatham Setterfield

Verla Jean Leatham Setterfield, age 78, died Sunday, December 20, 2009 at Highland Manor, Mesquite, Nevada. She was born December 30, 1930 in Rexburg, Idaho to Joseph Thurman and Rose Flamm Chambers. On September 4, 1950 she married Warren Leatham in Rexburg, ID. He passed away on July 12, 1991. On March 25, 1995...

Dec 20, 2009

Lois Franklin

Elva Lois Franklin, age 70, died Sunday, December 20, 2009 at Highland Manor in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born in Derrick's County, Arkansas to Elven Lois and Doshie Lorene Udi Jones. On December 16, 1957 she married James Wayland Franklin in Mexico. He preceded her in death on January 23, 2000. Lois grew up near...

Dec 15, 2009

Thomas Barrientos

Thomas Barrientos age 57 of Mesquite, Nevada passed away December 15, 2009 at his home. Thomas was born March 29, 1952 in Coldwater, Ohio, to John Joseph and Rosemarie Kenoerzer Barrientos. Thomas moved to Mesquite in 2000 where he worked as a bartender at the Oasis. When he was not working he enjoyed playing poker....

Dec 13, 2009

Sharon Lou Maldonado, age 57 of Overton, Nevada passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009 at Valley Medical Center in Las Vegas. She was born on July 27, 1959 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Dennis Joseph and Betty Jane Schlueter McCann. On September 9, 1978 she married married Jose L. Maldonado in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Sharon was a graduate of...

Dec 12, 2009

G. Rex (Rowdy) Lund of Beaver Dam, AZ. passed away 12-12-09 in Mesa View Regional Hospital. He was born Sept. 29, 1939 in Manti Utah to Dewey W. And Dorothy Lund.

He was raised in the Manti/Orem area. He made his home in many different places ultimately making his final home in Beaver Dam Arizona. He worked...

Dec 7, 2009

Join us in remembering Melvin L. "Tex" Etie. He was born 0l/l l/l922 in Houston, Texas and passed away l2/07/2009 in Mesquite, NV after a bout with pneumonia.

Tex served in the Merchant Marines before enlisting in the Navy in WWII where he experienced combat in the Pacific including a kamikaze hit. He was a skilled masonry...

Dec 6, 2009

Patricia Rigatti

Patricia Ellen Rigatti passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born January 16, 1948 to George and Cecile Bisang in Manhattan, New York and raised in Huntington, Long Island.

She had a 20 year career on Wall Street with the last ten years as Vice President in Equity Trading...

Dec 1, 2009

Evelyn Samalar

Evelyn Samalar, age 89, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at her home in Moapa, Nevada. She was born September 8, 1920 on the Moapa Indian Reservation to Frank and Grace Chemewavey Samalar.

She grew up on the Moapa Indian Reservation. As a young girl she attended Stewart Indian School in Carson...

Nov 22, 2009

William VaNoy Hansen "Stub"

William VaNoy Hansen, 75, passed away November 22, 2009 at Mesa View Hospital in Mesquite, NV. He was born April 23, 1934 in Newdale, ID to Wayne and Nola (Haws) Hansen. He married Elaine Crawford Smith in Idaho Falls, ID on February 25, 1966.

He was raised in Newdale, ID and...

Nov 20, 2009

Rick R. Windedahl, age 54, passed away Friday, November 20, 2009 in Littlefield, Arizona at the home of his parents, Verlin and Arlene Windedahl. He was born October 19, 1955 in Hamilton, Montana.

Rick grew up in the Black Hills of South Dakota where he was a gold miner at the Homestake Gold Mine for many years....

Nov 19, 2009

Allen C. Eckersley "Big Al"

Allen was born on May 11, 1938 in Salt Lake City to Vernon and R. Mickie Eckersley. Allen passed away on November 19, 2009 with his wife, Linda, by his side. Allen married Devona Despain who preceded him in death. He was fortunate enough to find another loving wife in Linda, whom...

Nov 17, 2009

Juanita Fern Reed, age 76, of Mesquite, Nevada passed away November 17, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada after a battle with cancer. Juanita was born August 12, 1933 in Palestine, Illinois to Russell and Edith Higgins Ridgeway.

Juanita graduated high school from Maroa High School. She married James Harold Reed in Maroa, Illinois on June 3, 1951....

Nov 16, 2009

Gordon Alfred Leaberry, 71, passed away Monday, November 16, 2009 after a sudden illness in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born March 9, 1938 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, Great Britain to Alfred and Doris Croft Leaberry. He Married Dorothy Danner on July 5, 1992 in San Fernando Valley, California.

Gordon immigrated from England at the age of seventeen...

Nov 15, 2009

Jerimiah Scott Barney, age 29 and Zackery Lewis Barney age 26 died in a tragic accident on Sunday, November 15, 2009. Jerimiah and Zackery are the sons of Michael Barney and Kelly Weber. Jerimiah was born on January 9, 1980 in Las Vegas, Nevada and Zachery was born August 22, 1983 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

They were...