Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

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...

Nov 12, 2021

Clayton Gerald Christian, 34, passed away on November 12, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV. Clayton was born on July 30, 1987 in Las Vegas, NV to LeRoy Christian and Clarissa George. Clayton was raised in Alamo, where he developed a fondness for the outdoors. He went fishing and hunting with his father, and his friends often. Clayton attended Pahranagat...

Nov 12, 2021

William Albert Luce, 88, passed away on November 12, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV. Bill was born on March 17, 1933 in McGill, NV to Eugene Joseph Luce and Sara Bertha Ericson. He married Edith Ann Bunnell on November 28, 1981 in Overton, NV.

Bill was raised in White Pine county in Ely. He had a love...

Nov 7, 2021

Nicole Elizabeth Eccles, 48, passed away on November 7, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV. Nicole was born on October 2, 1973 in Salt Lake City, UT to Butch Eccles and Fredina Yazzie. Nicole was raised in Richfield, UT and met Eric Lee in 1988, and they dated for several years before they had their daughter, Dominique and their son,...

Nov 7, 2021

Donato Thomas Coruzzi, 68 years old, of Mesquite, NV, passed away at his home, November 7, 2021.  He was born March 6, 1953 to Sebastian and Camilla Tuello Coruzzi in Amityville, NY. Donato was a graduate of Locust Valley High School in 1971. He studied mechanical engineering at NY Tech, Brookville, NY and proudly served in the Air Force...

Nov 4, 2021

Lida was born in New Milford, Connecticut to Catherine Beverly Reynolds and Fredrick George Oakley.  Lida met the love of her life January of 1996 and married David Myhaver July 3, 1999 their lives together were such an amazing adventure.

Lida enjoyed working at the VA in St. Petersburg Florida for 26 years. And loved the Veteran’s...

Nov 3, 2021

Allen Alexis Chassey, age 79, died Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at his home in Montrose, Colorado.  He was born August 29, 1942 in Brockton, Massachusetts to Charles Reginald and Yvonne Marie Fortier Chassey.  On November 12, 1965 he married JeanAnn Galbreath in Tujunga, California. Allen grew up in Tujunga where he graduated from Verdugo Hills High School.  While in...

Nov 3, 2021

LouAnn “Lou” Silva was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and loving aunt.  She passed away peacefully on November 3, 2021 at the age of 63 in Mesquite, NV.

She was born to Ethel Mary Wheeler and Harold Eugene Young on February 11, 1958. Lou came from humble beginnings as the youngest of 9 children, raised in...

Nov 3, 2021

David Sundquist passed away on November 3, 2021 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada.  He was the son of Carl Sundquist and Marcella Crutcher Sundquist.  He married Kathleen Sundquist, on October 18, 1997 in Las Vegas, Nevada. David was raised in Northern California.  He graduated from Menlo-Atherton High School and attended 1 year of college.  He lived in many...

Nov 3, 2021

R obert Wells Moffitt, 88 years old, passed away November 3, 2021, in Mesquite, Nevada.  He was born March 25, 1933, to Bryant Andrew Moffitt and Rhea Reid in Orangeville, Utah. Bob had three sisters, Lorna, Beth, and Joan and one brother, Reid.  They grew up in Orangeville with their mother, after losing their father when Bob was 11...

Nov 1, 2021

Patricia Lee Edlefsen Reber was born January 29, 1936 in Boise, Idaho to James Lauritz (Larry) Edlefsen and Agnes Bernice Noble. After a hard-fought fight against cancer, she died in her home in Mesquite, Nevada on November 1, 2021 surrounded by her family. Pat was the second child and first daughter of Larry and Agnes. She graduated from Boise...