Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Sep 14, 2020

Roger Paice Matheson, age 62, slipped away peacefully at his son’s home in Henderson, Nevada surrounded by family on Monday, September 14, 2020. He was born June 14, 1958 in Cedar City, Utah to Cleon Jones Matheson and Vanna Vee Paice. On November 4, 1978 he married Marcelee Slack in Cedar City.

Roger lived his early years...

Sep 13, 2020

Dan Ray Whicker, age 64, died Sunday, September 13, 2020 surrounded by family in Mesquite, Nevada.  He was born June 16, 1956 in Fillmore, Utah to Lloyd Grant and Christie Warner Whicker.  On October 9, 1993 he married Alene Sue Bleifer in Mesquite, Nevada. Dan lived most of his life in Fillmore where he worked for the Pictsweet Mushroom...

Sep 12, 2020

Opal Marie Hern, 98, left this life to live with her Heavenly Father on September 12, 2020 in Mesquite, Nevada.  She was the youngest daughter of Jack Snyder and Lilian (Amos) Snyder.  Opal married her childhood sweetheart, Ralph Hern, December 24, 1941 and they were together for 56 years until his passing on July 30, 1997.  She was also...

Sep 10, 2020

Harold E. Wittwer

Harold Edwin Wittwer, age 84, died September 10, 2020 in Cedar City, Utah. He was born February 13, 1936 in Bunkerville, Nevada to Merl Harmon and Elizabeth "Aunt Lib" Leavitt Wittwer. On May 30, 1956 he married Annita Russell in the St. George LDS Temple. She preceded him in death on October 17, 2012....

Sep 9, 2020

Tuma Tuitasi passed on September 9, 2020, survived by his wife and his son, Xavier, and his wife, Janna, and his brother, Siaveave Tuitasi, and his family members. He is joining his late sister, Filipine Tuitasi Malauulu in heaven.

Aloha.

Sep 9, 2020

John William Hall, age 71, died Wednesday, September 9, 2020 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born August 18, 1949 in Eugene, Oregon to William Robert and Elvy Elizabeth Hall. On November 17, 1990 he married Randy Lynn Witt in Reno, Nevada.

John grew up in the Sacramento, California area. He had a short stint in the US...

Sep 8, 2020

Ward Reed Taylor, 81, peacefully passed from mortality surrounded by his family on September 8, 2020 in Henderson, NV. He was a humble man possessed of many qualities and talents that resulted in a lifetime of accomplishments. He would say his crowning achievement was his marriage to his life-long love, Barbara Jean Anderson in the Manti, UT Temple on...

Sep 5, 2020

Richard R. “Robi” Robidoux passed away at the Highland Manor Skilled Nursing Facility on September 5, 2020 at the age of 90.  For the past four years, the Highland Manor was his home and he was well cared for and loved by the staff. In addition to their support, Robi had an advocate and guardian angel in his friend...

Sep 4, 2020

Our dear father, husband, brother, uncle, son, Gerry Bakels, moved peacefully into the arms of God on September 4th with his beloved wife Nell by his side. He leaves a legacy of deep faith in God, a life of great integrity, playful happiness, and a beautiful voice full of songs and stories. Gerry (Geert) was from the Netherlands, but...

Sep 4, 2020

Beatriz Acosta, 89, passed away on September 4, 2020 in Overton, NV. Beatriz was born on July 29, 1931 in Terlingua, TX to Jesus Ramirez and Josefina Pizarro. Beatriz was raised on the Texas/Mexico border, living with family members on both sides. She grew very close to her father, who worked as a rancher for many years in the...

Sep 2, 2020

Carol Hardy Reber (90) passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on September 2, 2020 in Mesquite, Nevada.  She was born September 1, 1930 in St. George, Utah to Mark and Delilah Tobler Hardy.  She married Robert DeMurren Reber in the St. George Temple on September 24, 1949.

As a lifetime resident of Mesquite, Carol was a...

Aug 31, 2020

Joy R. Riggs, 50, passed away on August 31, 2020 in her home in Overton, NV surrounded by her loved ones. Joy was born on December 13, 1969 in Las Vegas, NV to Thurman Ray Jones and Mary Frances Elliott. She was the youngest child, and looked up to her older brother and sister. Shortly after graduating from high...

Aug 30, 2020

Gloria Ann Bender, age 69, died Sunday, August 30, 2020 in Mesquite, Nevada.  She was born October 18, 1950 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Benjamin Lyle and Dorothy Grace Rice. At a young age her family moved to Inglewood, California where she spent her formative years.  She raised her two children in Utah after moving there in 1978.  There she...

Aug 30, 2020

Barry B. Brumbaugh, age 85, died Sunday, August 30, 2020 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada.  He was born October 12, 1934 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania to Edgar Knight and Hortense Williams Brumbaugh.  On  October 1, 1998 he married Ann Catherine Smith in Las Vegas, Nevada, and were together for 28 years. Barry grew up in Colorado.  In his...

Aug 29, 2020

Harold Raymond Ackley, age 85, died Saturday, August 29, 2020 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada.  He was born May 26, 1935 in Middletown, Illinois to Clyde and Bernadine Louise Steinhour Ackley.  On August 23, 1961 he married JoAnn Louise Martin in Crown Point, Indiana.

Harold grew up in Middletown and then he moved to the suburbs...

Aug 28, 2020

Susan Carol Brown Bennett passed away on August 28, 2020 after a long illness.  Born to Robert E. Brown and Helen Jeppesen Brown, Susan attended Ogden High School, earned an associate degree from Weber State College, and a bachelor’s degree from Utah State University in Theater, Journalism and English.  In 1961, she married Sherman Bennett in the Salt Lake...

Aug 27, 2020

Karen Marie Cortez, 60, passed away on August 27, 2020 in Henderson, NV. Karen was born October 7, 1959 in Las Vegas, NV. to John Clements and Lucinda Burgess. Karen grew up surrounded by family, her favorite time of year was Thanksgiving, when she was young she loved playing with her sisters, and adored her nieces, nephews, and cousins....

Aug 25, 2020

George James Marshall, Jr. passed away in Mesquite, Nevada on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at the age of 80. He was born February 14, 1940 to George and Anita (Bendt) Marshall and grew up in Silver City, Iowa. He graduated from high school at Silver City in 1958. George graduated from Commercial Extension School of Commerce in Omaha, Nebraska....

Aug 23, 2020

Chad Russell Lundquist, age 38, died suddenly of cardiac arrest, Sunday, August 23, 2020 at his home in Logandale, Nevada.  He was born November 1, 1981 in Orem, Utah to Ivan Timothy and Jo Rappleye Timothy.  He was raised by his adopted father, Daniel Tama Lundquist and later raised by his mother and stepfather Fernando Delgado in the Utah...

Aug 21, 2020

Joyce Irene Moore, age 75, died Friday, August 21, 2020 at her home in Mesquite, Nevada.  She was born September 15, 1944 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to John Joseph and Fern Irene Long Moore. Joyce grew up in Southern California in the San Gabriel Valley.  She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Cal State Long Beach and later attended...