Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Oct 29, 2020

Etta Arden Ishimoto, 91, passed away on October 29, 2020, in Las Vegas, NV.  Arden was born on May 10, 1929, in Warren, PA to Fred Martin Meyer and Esther Brooks. They resided in Jamestown, NY until Esther later married Raymond Herbert then came west and eventually settled in Southern Utah where Arden graduated from Dixie High School in...

Oct 27, 2020

Dianna Lynn Gordon, age 71, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 surrounded by her family at her home in Mesquite, NV.  She was born September 3, 1949 in Toledo, Oregon to Barbara Coslet and Virgil Carlson. She married Harry A. Gordon III on May 30, 1972 in Reno, NV.

Di was born and raised in Oregon, but...

Oct 27, 2020

Jay Hugh Bryce, 96, passed away on October 27, 2020 in Moapa, NV. Hugh was born on February 25, 1924 in Bryce, AZ to Alma John “Jack” Bryce and Roxey Elizabeth Felshaw. He was raised in Bryce, and attended Thatcher High School. Hugh was a senior in high school when Pearl Harbor was attacked, and he and a friend...

Oct 26, 2020

Andrue Christian Williams, 25, passed away on October 26, 2020 in Las Vegas, NV. Andrue was born on April 30, 1995 in Frederick, MD to David Williams and Minny King. Andrue lived in many parts of the U.S. He moved to Logandale, NV in his senior year to live with his dad. He ran track his senior year. He...

Oct 24, 2020

James Candelas, age 87, died Saturday, October 24, 2020 in Mesquite, Nevada.  He was born December 5, 1932 in Los Angeles to Savino and Aloita Aguirre Candelas. James grew up in Los Angeles.  He served in the US Army, 82nd Airborne Division, during the Korean Conflict.  He worked as a concrete mason for many years in the Los Angeles...

Oct 24, 2020

Charles Arthur “Art” Stowell, age 84, passed away October 24, 2020 at his home in Beaver Dam, Arizona.  He was born February 29, 1936 in Price, Utah to John Arthur and Katherine Marrilla Buckley Stowell.  On October 11, 1958 he married Helen Mae MacLean, also of Price, in Price, Utah. Art served in the US Army, he was stationed...

Oct 22, 2020

Mesquite, Nevada - Corrine Winston Roberts, 77, passed away October 22, 2020 at her home. She was born January 6, 1943 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Burman L. Winston and Opal E. Winston (Halley). She married Sonnie Lynn Roberts June 18, 1966 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

As the daughter of an Army officer, she lived in...

Oct 21, 2020

Zona Russell Jensen, age 91, peacefully returned home on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 in Layton, Utah, surrounded by family. She was born January 6, 1929 in Hurricane, Utah to Ellis Alonzo and Estella Roundy Russell. She was the fourth of nine children. In her childhood and youth, she enjoyed the outdoors, sports, picking fruits and vegetables and singing with...

Oct 18, 2020

Evelyn Jean (Myers) Berry, age 84, died Sunday, October 18, 2020 at her home in Logandale, NV. She was born June 27, 1936 to Robert A. And Cecelia Lutz Myers. On November 29, 1958, she married James Lanier Berry III in Topeka, KS. He preceded her in death on April 9, 2019.

Evelyn grew up...

Oct 18, 2020

Anita Norma Langberg, age 95, was born November 15, 1924 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Benjamin and Jean Peipmeier Starr and was the only child.  She was raised by her grandparents; Meta and Henry Peipmeier.  She married Arthur D. Langberg on July 6, 1946.

Anita was on her own at the age of 17 and rented a room...

Oct 15, 2020

Ernestina “Tina” Gonser, age 73, died Thursday, October 15, 2020 in Logandale, Nevada.  She was born April 26, 1947 in Brownsville, Texas to Baudilio and Aurora Hernandez Torres. She married Roy H. Robbins on 1965 in Logandale, NV, until his passing on 1974, and later, in 1983, she married Ralph Gonser in Moapa, Nevada.  He preceded her in death...

Oct 14, 2020

Wendell Darrell Kirkpatrick was born April 24, 1939 to Ennis Hyrum and Eda Mae Seehorn Kirkpatrick in Paul, Idaho. He was the middle child joining Neal and Elaine and later Melvin and Galen. He graduated from Jerome High School in 1957, in a small class that has kept close. He always looked forward to each 5 year class reunion....

Oct 14, 2020

Nelda Leavitt Finlayson, age 87, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020, comfortably at her home in Riverside, California. She was born on February 14, 1933, in Mesquite, Nevada, to Joseph Josiah and Cora Melvina Knight Leavitt. On July 31, 1953, she married Desmond Maurice Finlayson in the St. George LDS Temple. He preceded her in death on April 23, 1978....

Oct 12, 2020

James Lee Robison, age 72, died Monday, October 12, 2020 at his home in Overton, Nevada.  He was born October 31, 1947 in Overton, Nevada to Arthur Ray and Barbara Nay Robison.  On January 28, 1972 he married Larene C. Leatham in the St. George LDS Temple.

James lived most of his life in Overton.  After graduating...

Oct 11, 2020

Irval LaFaun Mortensen, 85, passed away, surrounded by family, on October 11, 2020 in Logandale, Nevada after a brief illness. Irval was born on March 20, 1935 in Pima, Arizona to La Faun Isaac Mortensen & Annie Allen Mortensen. Predeceased by his parents, younger brother Alfred Jay Mortensen, baby brother Charles Becker Mortensen, nephew Lee Mortensen, and niece Lisa...

Oct 10, 2020

Steve Woodson, 60, passed away October 10th, 2020 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada, surrounded by family. He was born in Long Beach California. Steve moved to Redding California where he met his best friend,  Leslie,   They married in Kauai, Hawaii and spent  31 incredible years together.

Steve was raised in Garden Grove, California and relocated to...

Oct 9, 2020

Gregory Alan Harding, 68 years old, of Mesquite, Nevada passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020. He was born on september 28, 1952 to Perry and Elner Harding.  Greg grew up in Laramie, Wyoming and developed a passion for rock hunting and exploring.  He loved collecting stamps and walking in the desert. Greg was employed at the Eureka Casino...

Oct 8, 2020

Evon Bundy Kelly

Evon Bundy Kelly, age 69 of Bunerville, Nevada, died peacefully in her home with family around her on October 8, 2020. She was diagnosed with cancer in late August 2020.

Evon was born in St. George, Utah on September 11, 1951 to David and Bodel Bundy, she was...

Oct 6, 2020

Concha Ortiz

Concha Ortiz, age 66, passed away at her home in Mesquite, NV on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. She was born December 6, 1953 to Rafael and Juana Flores Martinez, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Concha grew up in Mexico until she was 14 years old and then moved to Los...

Oct 4, 2020

Jacob D Baird, 40, passed away on October 4, 2020 in Las Vegas, NV. Jacob was born on December 17, 1979 in Murray, UT to Bryan William Baird and Lori R. Meyer, and was raised in Kearns, UT. As a young boy Jacob discovered his passion for snakes, lizards, spiders and many other animals that he could catch and...