Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Mar 17, 2024

Alane Bonnie Doyle, 73, passed away on March 17, 2024 in Stansbury Park, UT. Bonnie was born on November 24, 1950 in Los Angeles, CA to Jean Lovey Levendusky and Vern Carstensen. She worked on motion pictures as a production coordinator, and loved her time working there. She was on the job when she met Patrick Michael “Mike” Doyle,...

Mar 17, 2024

Deborah Ann Tom, 71, passed away on March 17, 2024 in Reno, Nevada. Deborah was born on July 30, 1952 on Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada to James Love and Violet Rose Mike. She moved to Utah as a youth to live with member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a youth,...

Mar 11, 2024

Evotia Annie Tuiteleleapaga, age 79, died Monday, March 11, 2024 in Logandale, Nevada.  She was born March 3, 1945 in Pago Pago, American Samoa to Maiava Aimalefoa and Tumua Matu’u Toleafoa. On April 10, 1965 she married Teofilo Nikolao Tuiteleleapaga in San Diego, California.

Evotia lived in American Samoa until at the age of six her family...

Mar 5, 2024

“Smiley” Catherine Frances Arnold, 62, passed away in her home in Moapa, Nevada on March 5, 2024. Smiley was born on May 18, 1961 in Honolulu, HI to Donald Allan Szymczak and Donna Jean Waugh.

Smiley was loving, forgiving, and had a spicy personality that made everyone laugh. She was well known for her delicious baking skills....

Feb 25, 2024

Caroline Perkins Reber, age 94, of Logandale, NV, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 25, 2024 in St George, UT, surrounded by loved ones. Caroline was born in Overton on October 13, 1929 to Anthony Perkins and Effie (Huntsman) Perkins. Caroline was married and sealed to Gerald “Slick” Reber on February 27, 1952 in the St. George, UT Temple....

Feb 20, 2024

"Kelly"

Robert “Kelly” Gene Kelly, age 88, died February 20, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He was born October 2, 1935 in Fort Worth, Texas to Clarence Kelly and Eady Ore.  He married Betty Jean Ward. Together they had one son, Adam.

Kelly grew up in Dallas, Texas.  As a young man he learned the...

Feb 8, 2024

Shannon Orville Steele, age 67, died Thursday, February 8, 2024 at his home in Logandale, Nevada.  He was born July 25, 1956 in St. George, Utah to Frances Winsor and Ray Steele.

Shannon lived most of his life in Logandale, with the exception of several years spent in Montana.  He enjoyed working in construction.  A “Jack of...

Jan 20, 2024

Brandon Jay Thornton, 41, passed away on January 20, 2024. He was born on April 21st, 1982, in Las Vegas, NV to Clifford Franklin Thornton and Tracey Lynn Whitney.

He was raised in Las Vegas until 1991, when his family moved to Overton, NV. From the time Brandon could walk he preferred to be on two wheels....

Jan 19, 2024

Lawrence David Brundy, 63, passed away on January 19, 2024 in Moapa, NV. Lawrence was born on March 19, 1960 in Las Vegas, NV to Donald Albert, Sr. and Larry Perkins Brundy.  His family moved often, and Lawrence lived in several states and Saipan before graduating high school in Benton City, WA.  After high school he bought a horse...

Jan 16, 2024

Nedra Lee Daily, 79, passed away on January 16, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nedra was born on February 16, 1944 in Rockville, Utah to Leo Hall Canfield and Cora Norene Demille Canfield. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and grew closer to her faith in her last years. Family was the...

Jan 8, 2024

Lyla LaRee Spendlove, 62, passed away on January 8, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lyla was born on February 25, 1961 in St. George, Utah to Kent T. Hardy and Dawn Marie Hufman, and was raised in Mesquite, Nevada. After graduating from Virgin Valley High School, she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where she met Don Spendlove. They were...

Jan 1, 2024

Essie Linda Flynn, 83, passed away on January 1, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Essie was born on December 30, 1940 in Overton, Nevada to Emery Leonard and Jessie Winn Lewis.

Essie loved her childhood in Moapa Valley, working on her family’s farm. She enjoyed the animals, gardening, and learning homemaking skills from her mother. She learned...

Dec 31, 2023

Floyd Lynn Brotherson, age 89, died Sunday, December 31, 2023 at his home in Logandale, Nevada.  He was born September 19, 1934 in Elmo, Utah to Lynn Orson and Maxine Erickson Brotherson.  On October 15, 1944 he married Mina Kay Reed in Salt Lake City, UT.  She preceded him in death on November 27, 2007.  On November 28, 2008...

Dec 29, 2023

Angel Serafin Alvarez, age 15, died Friday, December 29, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He was born September 9, 2008 in St. George, Utah to Jaime Guzman and Robyn Amber Jake Alvarez. He was a member of Indian Peaks Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah.

Angel was a soft spoken, sweet young man.  He grew...

Dec 24, 2023

Jana Ann Leavitt, age 75, died at her home surrounded by her loving family on December 24, 2023 in Logandale, Nevada.  She was born May 3, 1948 in Joplin, Missouri to Speedy Robert and Eddie Lou Bible Nutz.  On September 14, 1974 she married Philip Leavitt in the Los Angeles LDS Temple.

Jana grew up in Chula...

Dec 12, 2023

Ellen Bronson Spencer, age 89, reunited with the love of her life on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 in her home in Alamo, Nevada.  She was born February 12, 1934 in Midway, Utah to Claude Tracy Bronson and Thelma Ellen Edwards.  On August 19, 1951 she married Marden Carling Spencer in Mexico.  They were sealed January 22, 1972 in the...

Dec 10, 2023

Gianfuretto Salvadori, age 91, died Sunday, December 10, 2023 at his home in Moapa, NV. He was born October 24, 1932 in Italy to Damocle and Valentina Eudoxia Nelson Salvadori. Married to Desi Martini in Italy. Gianni was a loving and caring father, a struggling business man, craftsman and entrepreneur that successfully raised his family through the torrents of...

Dec 8, 2023

Burton Cox, age 73, died Friday, December 8, 2023 at his home in Moapa, Nevada.  He was born January 21, 1950 in Kanab, Utah to Allen M Cox and Twila Irene Campbell. On April 23, 1982 he married Karen Lee Golfi in the Provo, UT Temple.  They had two daughters before she passed away on December 20, 1990.  On...

Dec 7, 2023

Stephen G. Sorenson, 73, passed away on December 7, 2023 in Overton, NV. Stephen was raised in Chesapeake, VA by his parents, Donald and Dorothy Sorenson. At the age of seventeen, he joined the United States Army and worked as a Still and Motion Picture Photographer before retiring with twenty years of service. Some of his notable military assignments...

Nov 30, 2023

Dewena Gayle Juarez, 84, of Overton, NV, passed away on November 30, 2023. Dewena was born on August 21, 1939 in Trenton, UT to Joseph G. Stone and Connie Orvin Stone.

She was loving wife, mother, and step-mother, and a grandmother to many. She was a loving individual and many loved her for her wonderful personality and...