Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Aug 24, 2023

Loved By Many

Micheal John Marino, age 71, passed away on August 24th, 2023, at his home in Overton, Nevada. Mike was born on April 25th, 1952, in Salt Lake City, Ut to John J. and Margaret Rose Stevenson Marino. He remarried his love Cindy Davis in Magna, UT on August 19, 2001.

Mike grew...

Aug 2, 2023

Ronnie “Ron” Ralph Leavitt, age 85, died Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at his home in Overton, Nevada.  He was born December 7, 1937 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Rodney Vaughn and Edna Velora Perkins Leavitt.  On June 27, 1959 he married Joyce Darleen Woolsey in Overton.  On March 25, 1965 they were sealed in the St. George...

Aug 1, 2023

On Tuesday, August 01, 2023, Wayne Grant Williams peacefully passed into Heaven, surrounded by the love of his family. Born in Provo, Utah, Wayne was born to Jack and Olive Williams; he was the 3rd of 6 children in his family. He led a long and fulfilling life, touching the hearts of many as a devoted Son,...

Jul 25, 2023

Adell Winsor Doerr, 96, passed away on July 25, 2023 in her home in Las Vegas, NV. Adell was born in St. George, UT on March 15, 1927 to Omer Bundy and Rowena Whitmore. Adell lived in Logandale, NV and married Leon Winsor on May 18, 1946 and they had two children, Delon “De” and LaRee. Adell became a...

Jul 24, 2023

Kevin Arthur Hughes, 62, passed away on July 24, 2023 in Moapa, NV. Kevin was born on April 21, 1961 in Hickory, PA to Arthur Hughes and Helen Blystone. He married Carol Battenfield Hughes and they raised two children together. They were later divorced, and remained best friends.

He loved his grandchildren more than anything. He loved...

Jul 22, 2023

Jessica Rosalie Rhodes, 34, passed away on July 22, 2023 while hiking in the Valley of Fire State Park, near her home in Las Vegas, NV. Jessica was born on July 25, 1988 in Chicago, IL to Clarence and Josephine Brakeman Rhodes. After a short time living in San Diego, CA, Jessica’s family moved to Las Vegas, NV when...

Jul 17, 2023

Walter Dale Mann, 90, passed away on July 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV. Walter was born on Jun 29, 1933 in Camdenton, MO to Earl Ernest Mann and Sadie Olive Carroll. He married Wilma Virgie Wheeler on March 27, 1953. Walter grew up in Missouri, and loved being in the outdoors. He loved to go hunting and fishing....

Jul 9, 2023

Mark J Malinauskas, 68, passed away unexpectedly on July 9, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada, surrounded by his family.  Mark was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to John Malinauskas and Alice Koscielniak.  He graduated from Milwaukee Boy's Tech High School.  Mark was a very private and reserved person, fearless and independent, yet sensitive and incredibly compassionate.  He was a hard...

Jul 7, 2023

Marvin Lee Jackson passed away at home on Friday, July 7, 2023. He was born on March 28, 1933 to William and Mildred (Lockwood) Jackson. He married Virginia Kennedy and spent fifty wonderful years with her and raised three amazing children. He had two older children that lived in Ohio from a previous marriage that he truly tried keeping...

Jul 3, 2023

Riet Robison Buchanan, 84, passed away on July 3, 2023 in Ivins, UT. Riet was born in Noord Harlem, Holland to Gustaafas Jan Henderik Haarbosch and Annetta Maria Hoolwerf. She was the youngest of three girls and was born just before the start of World War II. The family of three girls and their mother faced many hardships during...

Jul 2, 2023

Julio Luis Ortiz, 81, passed away in his home on July 2, 2023. He was a loving and wonderful father and husband.  Julio was born on July 9, 1941 in Manhattan, New York to Genaro Ortiz and Carmen Maldonado. He was the third eldest of fourteen children. He met Adelina Cortez, and they were married July 28, 1968 in...

Jul 1, 2023

Jason A Herron, age 64, of Overton, Nevada, passed away at home in Overton, Nevada on Saturday, July 1, 2023.  He was born April 2, 1959 in Heber City, Utah to Kenneth Dale and Kaye Anderson Herron. Jason developed a passion for learning that began in his childhood. After graduating from Moapa Valley High School, where he...

Jun 30, 2023

Lewis Aquart Wimer III suddenly returned to his heavenly home on June 30, 2023 from his earthly home in Overton, NV at the age of 73.  He was born November 23, 1949 in Oakland, CA to Lewis Aquart Wimer Jr. and Frances Helen Brocklebank. Lewis had many memories of spending time visiting both sets of grandparents in Southern California,...

Jun 29, 2023

Kenneth Lawrence Slight, age 73, died Thursday, June 29, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He was born February 6, 1950 in Glendale, California to Marion Frank and Violet Marjory Johnson Slight. Ken grew up in Los Angeles, California.  He attended Pasadena City College for two years before joining the US Navy during the Vietnam Era.  He lived...

Jun 23, 2023

Gordon Marx Gordon Leon Marx, age 71, died Friday, June 23, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was surrounded by his family as he passed away following a long battle with heart disease and its complications in recent years.  He was born February 9, 1952 in Los Angeles, California to Leon Hilton and Nyda Dell Callaway Marx.  On June...

Jun 6, 2023

Our beloved father and husband, Joseph Clark “Papa Joe” Empey, age 83, peacefully passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in St. George, Utah. He was born August 1, 1939, in St. George to Clark Foster and Lila Searle Empey. On April 8, 1961, he married Barbara Jean Hirschi in the St. George LDS Temple. They had four children and...

Jun 3, 2023

Marguerite “Peggy” Irene Reynolds, age 83, passed away Saturday, June3, 2023 at her home in Overton, Nevada surrounded by family. She was born May 30, 1940 in Pine, Arizona to Guy R. and Pearl Irene Blanche Fairchild Adair. On January 30, 1957 she married Gilbert Christensen and they had four children. Later she married Sam Reynolds on September 22,...

May 26, 2023

Karl Foch Parkinson passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 26, 2023 after a brief illness.

Karl was born December 9, 1939 to Arnold Foch and Nellie Orlene Parkinson in Minersville Utah. He was the oldest of seven children.

He is survived by his sister, Connie (Don) Neito, his sons, Ken (Cheryl), Chris...

May 26, 2023

Pamela Lynn Bundy, age 68, died Friday, May 26, 2023, at her home in Logandale, Nevada. She was born June 26, 1954, in Sheridan, Wyoming to Lynn Dale and Norma Alene Duncan Smith.  On May 31, 1976, she married Payton Wayne Bundy in Las Vegas, Nevada.  On December 29, 1989, they were sealed in the St. George LDS Temple....

May 22, 2023

Sadly, the family of LoLita H. Frehner announces her passing on Monday, May 22, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV at the age of 92.

LoLita was born June 18, 1930 in Ely, Nevada. She was the third child of Orvil & Tirza Hendrix. She grew up in McGill, Nevada before her family moved to Overton, Nevada when...