Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Dec 11, 2021

Mitchell George Clark, age 70, passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 11, 2021. Mitch is now reunited with his parents Raymond and Joan Clark and siblings Stacie Rae Rasmussen and Dana Allen Clark, who preceded him in death.

Mitch was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 18 1951. He attended West High School...

Dec 11, 2021

Betsy Maloney

Elizabeth Ann Maloney, age 59, died Saturday, December 11, 2021 in St. George, Utah.  She was born May 18, 1962 in Wareham, Massachussetts to Gary MacMillan and Arlene Frances Mack.  On September 4, 1993 she married Michael Patrick Maloney in Elko, Nevada.

Betsy grew up in San Antonio, Texas.  She raised her family...

Dec 10, 2021

Kathleen Ward Anderson, age 72, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 at Mesa View Hospital in Mesquite, NV.  She was born on July 4, 1949 to Franklin and Marie (Coffey) Ward in Yakima, WA.  She was raised in White Earth, ND and educated in Tioga, ND.

Her last of many jobs was for Blue Cross/Blue Shield in...

Dec 8, 2021

Elisabeth “Lisa” Joy Denyer Hoggan, age 51, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada, after succumbing to pancreatic cancer. She was born August 3, 1970, in Pasadena, CA to Robert Edward Denyer and Trudy Schunk Denyer and grew up in San Gabriel, CA where she loved to swim and made many friends. On September 21, 1996,...

Dec 7, 2021

Our beloved mother, Socorro “Coco” Alvarado (Urrutia), age 69, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 in El Paso, Texas.  She was born on June 30, 1952 in Toreón, Coahuila, Mexico.  She is now resting in peace and is preceded in death by her mother, Basilisa Fuentes Vaquera, father, Efren Alvarado Yanez, and son Jose “Roger” Marquez. Socorro is...

Dec 7, 2021

Jeffery George Tilton was born February 13, 1967, in Escondido, California. He passed away surrounded by his family at his home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on December 7, 2021, after fighting a valiant battle with cancer.

Jeff was the second child of Kenneth and Corrine Tilton. When he was 7, his family had missionaries from the Church...

Dec 4, 2021

Stephen Paul Hamilton, age 79, died Saturday, December 4, 2021 in Mesquite, Nevada.  He was born January 29, 1942 in Gardiner, Maine to Ernest Nelson Hamilton and Maxine Erma Belyea.  On July 22, 1965 he married Ramona Faye Gimbel in Buena Park, California. Stephen grew up in Connecticut.  He served in the US Navy before settling in Southern California...

Dec 4, 2021

Susan Perkins McCann, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother passed away from complications of Parkinson’s disease on December 4th, 2021 in Las Vegas surrounded by her loving children.

Susan was born May 14th, 1940 in Overton, NV to Clyde  & Geneva Perkins.  As there were no hospitals in this small town, she was delivered in the home of Gertie...

Dec 3, 2021

Ronald "Ron" James Mauser, 71, passed away on December 3, 2021 in Mesquite, NV. He was born on July 8, 1950 in Youngstown, OH to Bernard and Marion (Bartz) Mauser. Ron graduated from Liberty High School in 1968 and served with the Ohio National Guard from 1969 to 1975. During these years he married, briefly attended Youngstown State University,...

Dec 2, 2021

Linda Sue Nunn passed away unexpectedly at the age of 74 on December 2, 2021 in Mesquite, Nevada.  Linda was born on November 15, 1947, in Laramie, Wyoming to parents Helen Kilgore (Wolfe) and Ken Kilgore.  She was married to John R. Nunn on September 28, 1968, in Laramie, Wyoming.

Linda lived the majority of her life...

Nov 30, 2021

Allen Robert “Duck” Thompson, 79, passed away on November 30, 2021 in St. George, UT. Robert was born on November 24, 1942 in Caliente, NV to David Carl Thompson and Viola Schroeder. Robert was raised in Caliente and attended Lincoln Co. High School. After graduating, Robert moved to Kansas to attend Airline School, where he was certified as a...

Nov 29, 2021

Russell Fred Woods, 88, passed away on November 29, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV. Russell was born on January 9, 1933 in Mesquite, NV to Joseph Fredrick Woods and Orpha Hardy. Russell would move out to Barclay Cattle Ranch to work during the summer and attend VVHS in Mesquite where he played football. After graduating, he joined the United...

Nov 26, 2021

Fernando José Muñoz passed away on November 26, 2021 at Mesa View Hospital in Mesquite, NV.  Fernando was born on September 16, 1958 in Auburn, California to Josefina and José Muñoz.  He was raised in Colfax, CA and that was where he graduated high school.  He and his best friend, Manley Scott Minsker, enjoyed a wonderful 39 years together...

Nov 26, 2021

Donald Edward Nowery, 83, passed away on November 26, 2021 in his home in Overton, NV. Donald was born on December 28, 1937 in Beeville, TX to John Edward Nowery and Mary Inez Gattis. Donald’s family shortly moved to Shreeveport, LA and after graduating high school, he moved to Colorado for work. He met Anne Claire Matheny, and they...

Nov 25, 2021

Ethelene, our precious mother, became God’s newest angel on November 25, 2021; she suffered a stroke on the evening of November 20, 2021.  She had just celebrated her 100th birthday in October, a milestone she always knew she would reach.  She was a resident of BeeHive Homes in Mesquite, NV for the past year and half and had come...

Nov 23, 2021

David V. Jahns Jr. died at his home in Mesquite, NV on November 23, 2021.  He was 71.David was born in Fort Wayne, IN in 1950. His passion for all things mechanical became apparent when, at a very early age, he took apart the family’s radio and tried to put it back together.  He worked as an auto mechanic...

Nov 21, 2021

Clifford Franklin Thornton, 69, passed away on November 21, 2021. Cliff was born on December 18, 1951 in Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Ca to Benjamin Franklin Thornton and Verna Rae Bashaw. He was raised in Overton, NV, where his father owned the B & J Club on Main Street. In 1961, his family moved to Las Vegas, where he would...

Nov 19, 2021

Amado Salazar Prieto, 86, passed away on November 19, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV. Amado was born on September 13, 1935 in Delta, CO. to Tiburcio Prieto and Isabel Salazar. In his younger years Amado worked with his parents as they traveled from state to state working in the fields. He married Janie Monzolo in Overton, NV on February...

Nov 18, 2021

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Herb Calhoun, 79, on November 18, 2021, in Mesquite Nevada. Herbert C. Calhoun was born March 27, 1942, in Everett, WA to Leonard and Elizabeth (Churchill) Calhoun. He grew up in Meacham and Adams, OR where he attended school and specialized in playground, sports and later, girls.  He enjoyed...

Nov 12, 2021

Albert Carl Krause Jr, age 88 passed away on November 12th at Mesa View Regional Hospital. He was born on 10-5-1933 in Staten Island N.Y.  to Albert Krause Sr., and Virginia Lisean. He married Phyllis Quillen on 5-20-1961 in Caroline County Virginia with full military honors while both were participating in a Civil War reenactment.

His first...