Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Sep 19, 2009

Donna Mora

Former longtime Red Bluff area resident Donna Mora passed away in Las Vegas, Nevada September 19, 2009. Born October 17, 1956 to Lloyd and Evelyn Schwede in Eureka California, the family moved to Tehama County where Donna attended local elementary schools and graduated from Red Bluff High. Donna was a local hairdresser for many years...

Sep 14, 2009

Patricia Jean "PJ" Frymire, passed away peacefully, September 14, 2009 in Murray, Utah. She was born February 5, 1936 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Ray Wilbur and Katherine Leo Thurman O'Dell. On August 28, 1977 she married Ralph David Frymire in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were later sealed in the St. George LDS Temple.

PJ grew up in...

Sep 13, 2009

Armese Gilbert

Dale Armese Gilbert, age 84, died September 13, 2009 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born on July 12, 1925 to Farrel and Alta Shaw Simonsen in Sterling, Idaho. Armese graduated from high school in Leadore, ID. She became a Registered Nurse in 1952 from the LDS Hospital in Idaho Falls, ID and received her Bachelor...

Sep 13, 2009

John Richard Corwin, age 83, died Sunday, September 13, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born October 14, 1925 in El Monte California to William Benjamin and Laura Estella Barton Corwin. On July 15, 1944 he married Juanita Mae Goodman in El Monte California. She preceded him in death on February 27, 2001.

John grew up...

Sep 9, 2009

Tonia Faye Payne, age 73, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born February 8, 1936 in Boulder City, Nevada to Howard Leslie and Dora Chadburn Perkins. On July 16, 1954 she married her sweetheart, James Calvin Payne in Overton, Nevada.

Tonia grew up in Torrance, California . She moved to Overton in...

Sep 7, 2009

Richard Gilster, Sr.

Richard Allen Gilster, age 93, died Monday, September 7, 2009 in Fresno, California. He was born July 3, 1916 in Britt, Iowa to Otto Frederick and Elsie Burgardt Gilster. On August 6, 1937 he married his college sweetheart, Dorothy Lorena Whiteley, in Pasadena, California. She preceded him in death on November 29, 1997.

Sep 7, 2009

Billie Eugene Norman

Billie Eugene Norman, age 76 passed away on September 7, 2009 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born August 13, 1933 in Dallas, Texas to Jay Earl and Willie Mae Elizabeth Burns Norman. He married Diana Yvette Dorsey on January 15, 1962.

Bill worked as a salesman most of his life. He lived...

Sep 6, 2009

Elsie Mildred Reynolds, age 74, died Sunday, September 6, 2009 in Logandale, Nevada. She was born August 10, 1935 in Buffalo, New York to Wilfred and Loretta Sarah Luck Murphy. On November 25, 1975 she married Earnest Duane "Ed" Reynolds in Las Vegas, Nevada. He preceded her in death on November 3, 2005.

Elsie grew up in...

Sep 2, 2009

Robert A. Chaney

Robert Allen Chaney, 81, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born July 26, 1928 in Henderson, Kentucky to Robert and Alice Scales Chaney. He married Dinah Cooper on December 31, 1978 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Robert moved from Salt Lake City, Utah to...

Sep 1, 2009

Eugene Michael Kasmar Jr. passed away on September 1, 2009 after his long battle with cancer. He was 59 years old.

Eugene (Geno) was born in Cirero, Illinois on November 28, 1949 to his loving parents Eugene and Rosemary Kasmar. He was their first of two children.

In 1955 the family packed up and moved...

Aug 31, 2009

Linda Helen Cheatwood

Linda Helen Cheatwood, age 47 passed away August 31, 2009 in California. She was born July 6, 1962 in South Lake Tahoe, California to Jay David Cheatwood and Georgia Helen Andersen.

Linda grew up in South Lake Tahoe and moved to Reno, Nevada where she began working in the gaming industry. She...

Aug 30, 2009

Fred Carlyle Sheets

Fred Carlyle Sheets, 67, of Mesquite, Nevada, passed away peacefully at his home with his loving wife by his side on August 30, 2009. He was born on December 9, 1941 in Rigby, Idaho to Glen and Elizabeth Sheets.

After serving 20 years in the service and traveling the world, Fred decided...

Aug 29, 2009

Gordon "Gus" Nilsson Ford, age 76, died peacefully Saturday, August 29, 2009 in Orem, Utah surrounded by all his children and their spouses. He was born October 11, 1932 in Raymond, Alberta, Canada to John Henry and Ada E. Nilsson Ford. On March 21, 1958 he married LaVee Harris in Ogden, Utah. They had three children and were married...

Aug 27, 2009

Jeannine Elaine Hendricks

Jeannine Elaine Hendricks passed away on August 27, 2009 in O'Fallon, Missouri. Jeannine is the daughter of William and Eva Holmes and grew up in Fallon, NV. After leaving Fallon, she lived for many years in Sacramento, CA where she worked for IBM. Upon retirement, she moved to St. George, UT.

She...

Aug 24, 2009

Arthur Ray Robison, age 91, died Monday, August 24, 2009 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born October 7, 1917 in Overton, Nevada to Joseph Benjamin and Mildred Andersen Robison. On May 20, 1940 he married Barbara Nay in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were later sealed in the St. George LDS Temple. She preceded him in death...

Aug 23, 2009

Thomas Francis O'Connell Jr, 70, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2009 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born July 22, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York to Thomas Francis and Rita Davron O'Connell. He married Julie Ann Kelly on April 8, 1986 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tom moved from Lancaster, California to Mesquite, Nevada in 2002....

Aug 18, 2009

John Peter Dykeman

On August 18, 2009, John Peter Dykeman slipped away peacefully in his home with his family. He courageously battled terminal cancer and left an indelible legacy of strength, love, and laughter during life's challenges as well as its triumphs.

He was born in Elbridge, Onondaga, New York on June 30, 1941. He...

Aug 17, 2009

Jerry VanDyck

Jerry Wayne VanDyck, 71, of 361 Honeysuckle Lane in Mesquite, NV, passed away on August 17, 2009. Jerry was born July 18, 1938 in Benton Harbor, Michigan to Clarence and Josie VanDyck. The family moved back to their home state of Oklahoma in 1947. Jerry completed his schooling in Ponca City, Oklahoma.

Jerry...

Aug 15, 2009

June Pulsipher

June Pulsipher, age 81, passed away peacefully at her home Saturday, August 15, 2009 in Logandale, Nevada. She was born June 29, 1928 in St. George, Utah to Ira and Josepha Jane Abbott Leavitt. On September 5, 1946 she married her childhood sweetheart, Howard Kyle Pulsipher in Mesquite, Nevada. They were later sealed in the...

Aug 13, 2009

James Edward Frehner

James"Jimmy" Edward Frehner age 21, died Thursday , August 13, 2009 , in Las Vegas Nevada at UMC Hospital. He was born November 15, 1987 in Las Vegas, NV to Edward Terry and Sherrie Dianna Hunt Frehner. Jimmy grew up most of his life in Las Vegas. When the family decided to move to...