Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

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...

May 14, 2023

Shirley Mae Whitney, 94, passed away on May 14, 2023 in St. George, UT. Shirley was born on July 13, 1928 in Long Beach, CA. She was adopted at a young age and raised by her adoptive parents, James Smith McClure and Beulah Hesket, they later divorced and she lived with her adoptive mother.

At fifteen, Shirley...

May 10, 2023

Kimberly Iva Pulsipher, 61, passed away on May 10, 2023 in St. George, UT. Kimberly was born on April 12, 1962 in Somerville, NJ to Robert Wilkinson and Betty Jean Price. As a young girl, she and her family moved to Riverside, CA. She would attend Riverside High School and graduate in 1979. She moved to Overton, NV to...

May 6, 2023

Cody James Sampson, age 31, died Saturday, May 6, 2023 in Colorado City, Arizona while visiting family.  He was born December 24, 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Dennis James Sampson and Wendy Ione Sampson (Irby). Cody grew up in Moapa, Nevada where he attended Perkins Elementary, Moapa Valley Middle School and High School. During his childhood he enjoyed...

May 4, 2023

Kevin Donald Alexander, 66, passed away on May 4, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV. Kevin was born on March 28, 1957 in Edinburg, IL to Donald Wayne and Anna Beaty Alexander. His family moved to Las Vegas, NV when he was seven, and he attended Clark High School. He loved sports, and loved to play baseball. After graduating, he...

May 2, 2023

Steven Lynn Batchelor passed away on May 2, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV. Steven was born on May 19, 1949 to Walter Delynn and Agnes Norris Batchelor in Ogden, UT.

He graduated from Davis High School where he played basketball and football. Shortly after graduating, he married Lark Adams on January 1969 and they had two daughters,...

Apr 29, 2023

Kris Alan Oesterling (KAOS) of Henderson, NV, age 66, passed away at home on April 29, 2023. He was born on May 21, 1956 in Harrisburg, PA, the son of the late Vance and Nan Oesterling of San Diego, CA. He was preceded in death by his brother, Kelly. He is survived by his sons Kristopher and Keith, his...

Apr 27, 2023

Joseph Henry Peluaga, age 44, passed away Thursday April 27, 2023 at his home in Overton, Nevada. Joseph was born October 26, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is the first born to Henry Joseph “Hank” Peluaga and Elizabeth “Ann” Fowler. He has two siblings: Michelle Peluaga and Ryan Peluaga.

Joseph was born and raised in Las...

Apr 25, 2023

Jerry Junior Leonard, 82, passed away on April 25, 2023 in St. George, UT. Jerry was born on May 10, 1940 in Windsor, MO to Harold Alexander and Oleta Lucille Birchfield Leonard. His family moved to Stratford, TX and again to Oakdale, CA, where Jerry graduated from high school and attended college for a year. He left college to...

Apr 24, 2023

Otto “Bud” Gumprecht, 88, passed away on April 24, 2023 in his home in Overton, NV. Bud was the third of four children born to Helen Louise and Otto Gumprecht on February 3, 1935 in Shelton, NE. He moved with his parents to a farm near Yampa, CO. In 1940, the family moved again to Toponas, CO to live...

Apr 20, 2023

Raphella Benn, 74, passed away on April 20, 2023 in Moapa, NV. Raphella was born on June 16, 1948 in Las Vegas, NV to Harry Benn and Irene Ben. She was raised in Moapa and graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 1965/66. She then attended college and cosmetology school in California. She returned to Moapa where she worked...