Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary
Maryanne Roland
May 27, 2021
In Loving Memory
MaryAnne Roland passed peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, May 27, 2021 in Mesquite, Nevada at the age 59. She was born June 9, 1961 to Richard and Karen (Vail) Gossett in Ohio. In September of 2001 she married Alton “JD” Roland. In her life, MaryAnn wore many hats, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Wife, Mother,...
Robert H. Morley
May 26, 2021
Robert Harkness Morley, 88, passed away on May 26, 2021 in Alamo, NV. Robert was born on April 13, 1933 in Springville, UT to Ross and Nellie Harkness Morley. Robert was raised in Springville, and learned to work hard at a young age shearing sheep with his father and siblings. He loved to play basketball. When he graduated from...
Sara Jean Hainworth
May 24, 2021
Jean Hainworth of Littlefield AZ, a Registered Nurse, with a gift for serving others, passed away May 24, 2021 at the age of 62.
Jean’s life story began on July 17, 1958 in Lander WY, where she was born to Mavadell & Tom Hainworth. Jean grew up and graduated from Lander Valley High School in 1967. In...
Mae T. Barney
May 24, 2021
Mae T. Barney, age 96, died peacefully at her home in St. George, Utah. She was born May 3, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Hyrum Winters and Percia Amelia Bunnell Terry. On December 17, 1948 she married Lendon Kay Barney in the Salt Lake Temple. He preceded her in death on January 17, 2017. Mae grew up...
Rosetta Atwood Whitmore
May 22, 2021
Rosetta “Rose” Atwood Whitmore, age 81, died Saturday, May 22, 2021 at her daughter’s home in Summerville, South Carolina. She was born February 13, 1940 in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. She married Guy Whitmore in March 11,1961 in Las Vegas, NV, and they were later sealed on June 11, 1966 in the St. George Temple. He preceded her in...
William Elbert Bochat
May 22, 2021
Bill Bochat William Elbert Bochat, age 77, died Saturday, May 22, 2021 at his home in Mesquite with his wife at his side. He was born February 9, 1944 in Prescott, Arizona to Albert Edwin and Virginia Agnes Pearsall Bochat. He married Barbara Jean Keister in Prescott, Arizona. They had two children and were later divorced. Bill grew up...
Walter Dennis Copeland
May 19, 2021
Walter Dennis Copeland, age 74, died peacefully Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada with his two sons and his wife of 55 years at his side. He was born October 15, 1945 in Pueblo, Colorado to Scarborough J and Frances Margaret Tomich Copeland. On May 21, 1966 he married Sandra Kay Wyatt in Pueblo.
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Amber Mae (Gubler) Terry
May 18, 2021
Amber Mae Terry, age 94, passed away at home on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 in Columbia, Tennessee. Amber was born March 24, 1927 in Pioche, Nevada to Ernest Vernon Gubler and Opal Lorraine (Alexander) Gubler. Early in her life, she and her parents moved to Logandale, Nevada. She graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 1945. Amber married Curtis...
Joseph Millette Sherwood
May 17, 2021
Joseph Millette Sherwood
Joseph Millette Sherwood, husband, father, brother, and friend passed away holding the love of his life’s hand on May 17, 2021 after a courageous battle with lung cancer.
Joseph was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 24, 1948 to Joseph Miller Sherwood and Dorothy Margaret Millette. He enjoyed growing up...
Dixie Dee Graves
May 17, 2021
Dixie Dee Graves, 83, passed away on May 17, 2021 in Moapa, NV. Dixie was born in Union, UT on May 24, 1937 to Sheldon Corle Anderson and Ruth Geneva Manka. Dixie met Rodney while attending high school and they were shortly married after graduating. They loved to go camping and being outdoors. She and Rodney would travel around...
Jonathan Don Sorensen
May 15, 2021
The mothership must have come and the rest of us missed it! Jonathan Don Sorensen, age 60, beloved father, cherished son, one-of-a-kind friend, larger-than-life character, and self-proclaimed Wonderjunkie, passed away on May 15, 2021, in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born in Logan, Utah, on May 19, 1960, to Alma Don and Necia Lee Sorensen. He was the oldest of...
Judith Ann Kendall
May 12, 2021
Judy Kendall, 78, passed away on May 12, 2021 in her home in Overton, NV. Judy was born August 26, 1942 in Burbank, CA to Raymond Willey and Dorine Cheffer. Before graduating high school, Judy took an acting class in California, and performed in a dinner theater. Judy met her husband and hero, John Kendall, when he rescued her...
Jade Leanne Johnston
May 12, 2021
Jade Leanne Johnston, 32, passed away on May 12, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV. Jade was born on August 31, 1988 in Las Vegas, NV to James Johnston and Launa Leanne Lane. Jade was raised in Moapa Valley, and attended MVHS. She was very involved in athletics and played basketball and softball. After high school, Jade attended a cosmetology...
Yvonne Rae (Linde) Hughes
May 10, 2021
Yvonne Rae Hughes, age 86, passed away on May 10, 2021 at her home in Mesquite Nevada. She was born May 8, 1935 in Bellingham, Washington to Bro Henry Linde and Rachel Maude Lay.
She grew up in Bellingham and met Elmer Hughes for the first time while he was on his mission for The Church of...
Ellis Lovette Hudgell
May 3, 2021
Ellis Lovette Hudgell, 81, passed away on May 3, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV. Ellis was born on March 6, 1940 in Dayton, OH to Russel and Wanda Hudgell. Ellis served in the United States Army from August 6, 1959 to August 5, 1965, and served in the Vietnam Conflict in 1962 as a Crew Chief in the UTT...
Sherry Dawn Perkins-Neff
May 1, 2021
Sherry Dawn Perkins-Neff, 67, passed away on May 1, 2021 in Overton, NV. Sherry was born on October 3, 1953 in Prescott, AZ to Perry William Perkins and Norma Lois Hunt. She married Steve Neff, a life-long friend on July 12, 2016 in Overton, NV.
Sherry was raised in Las Vegas, NV, and later moved to Overton,...
Ralph Morocco
Apr 25, 2021
Ralph James Morocco, age 82, died Sunday, April 25 in St. George Regional Hospital. He was born on January 17, 1939 in Farrell, PA to Carmela Zappa Morocco and Victor Morocco. He was an honor graduate from Farrell High School and Youngstown State University as a Mathematics major. Unfortunately, he had to quit college to go to work upon...
Elizabeth Freda (Hatin) Trombley
Apr 23, 2021
Elizabeth “Betty” Freda Hatin Trombley, 89, passed away on April 23, 2021 in her home in Overton, NV. Betty was born on December 19, 1931 in Burlington, VT to Donald and Freda Purner Hatin. Betty loved art, and was very talented. She used this skill when she worked for C.R. Bard Medical Equipment Manufacturing in Glens Falls, NY as...
Anne Edith Freer
Apr 18, 2021
Anne Edith Freer, at the age of 99, resident of Shadow Creek II apartments since March 2001, said her goodbye to this earth on Sunday night, April 18, 2021, to enter heaven and to greet her Lord and reunite with her husband of 62 years, Donald H. Freer, her daughter, Marty (Nina) Whipple, two sons-in-law, a great-grandson and a...
David Lee Johnson
Apr 17, 2021
David Lee Johnson, age 71, died Saturday, April 17, 2021 in Mesquite, Nevada from complications of liver cancer. He was born April 2, 1950 in Tomahawk, Wisconsin to Clarence and Viola Johnson. He had a 27 year relationship with the love of his life, Connie Morrey Seybold. David grew up in Tomahawk where he excelled in football and socially,...
