Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Dec 12, 2017

Dennis was born February 24th 1935 in Logan, Utah to Lloyd and Cora Petersen Reese. He passed away December 12, 2017 at Beehive Homes in Mesquite, Nevada after a lengthy illness. He leaves behind his spouse of 55 years, Edith Paige Reese. Dennis was a wonderful example of a Latter-day Saint.

He leaves a wonderful posterity of...

Dec 12, 2017

Larry Paul Ashinhurst, age 78, passed away, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 peacefully at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born July 13, 1939 in Glendale, Arizona to Paul Ernest and Edna Caroline Harris Ashinhurst. He married Christine Gillespie in Flagstaff, Arizona on December 24, 1969.

Larry grew up in Glendale, Arizona and attended Northern Arizona...

Dec 10, 2017

Ronald David Burditt Age 77 passed away on December 10, 2017 at a hospital in Las Vegas, NV due to complications from diabetes. He was born in San Jose, CA on August 18, 1940 to Dock Burditt and Viola Caldwell Burditt. He married Margaret D. Sharpe on October 22, 1966 in Phoenix, Az. They were later sealed in the...

Dec 7, 2017

James "Jim" Earl Moyes, age 48, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born December 12, 1968 in Henderson, Nevada to Earl Jerry and Paige Ann Penney Moyes.

Jim grew up in Henderson where he gained a love for the outdoors. He made a career in the US Navy where he became...

Dec 5, 2017

Mesquite, NV - Alfredo Romero, 50, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at his home. He was born on June 5, 1967, in Tijuana, Mexico, to Ramiro Romero and Caritina Vasquez Romero.

He married Neni Jean Brewer in Las Vegas, NV on June 5, 2008.

Alfredo liked to go to the river, fish and camp,...

Dec 5, 2017

Marty (John Martin) Gunderson, 78, picked up his shoeing tools and rode off into the wild blue yonder Tuesday, December 5, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV following a massive stroke.

Marty graduated High School from Napa High in Napa Valley, California. He met and married, Phyllis Adams on Dec 7, 1986.　They enjoyed 31 great years together....

Dec 4, 2017

Andrea Maria Boss - Jensen, age 45, passed away Monday, December 4, 2017 at her home in Logandale, Nevada after struggling with health issues for many years. She was born January 10, 1972 in Page, Arizona to Edward Andrew and Maria Collette Enneking Boss. On December 11, 1999 she married Brooks Roe Jensen in Mesquite, Nevada.

Andrea...

Dec 3, 2017

Richard (Dick) Joe Saiz, age 75, was welcomed into Heaven by his grandson Trevor on December 3, 2017. He lived in Overton, Nevada and passed away while doing what he loved most, riding and cutting on his horse Benny. He is now resting peacefully in the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Dick was born...

Dec 3, 2017

Alma Raoul Leavitt

Alma Raoul Leavitt, age 75, died Sunday, December 3, 2017 at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson, Nevada. He was born March 27, 1942 in Las Vegas to Raoul Orange and Ruth Robison Leavitt. He married Tresa Bowler on August 5, 1960 in Logandale and they were sealed in the St. George, Utah LDS...

Dec 2, 2017

Marguerite (Herbst) Rossner, 72, Mesquite, NV. Beloved Daughter of Robert and Matilda Herbst. Wife to Paul Rossner (deceased) and mother to Daniel, Craig and Paul Rossner, Grandmother to Daniel, Christina, Sean, Keith and Aiden.

Marge left us to be reunited with her husband on December 2, 2017 in the early morning hours. Marge went peacefully in her...

Nov 27, 2017

Don Berg Jr. passed away on November 26, 2017 in his home in Beaver Dam, AZ. He was born on April 18, 1931 in American Fork, UT to Don C. Berg and Berneice Young. Don was born a rancher. As a child, if he wasn’t at school or with his Grandpa Young, he was with the sheep. When he...

Nov 26, 2017

Melvin "Mell" Taylor, age 85, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He and his Identical twin brother, Delbert, "Dell" were born August 19, 1932, in American Fork, Utah, to Melvin Christensen and Mrytle "Mryt" Adamson Christensen. After Myrtle passed away 3 months after the twins’ birth, Melvin Sr. was unable to care for the boys....

Nov 26, 2017

Daniel Lawrence Whitmore, age 66, died Sunday, November 26, 2017 in Sacramento, California. He was born December 9, 1950 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Leland Odell and Maudie Gertrude Seckinger Whitmore. On December 9, 1978 he married Latrice Robinson in Moapa, Nevada.

Daniel grew up in Overton. From the time he was a boy, he learned how...

Nov 23, 2017

Craig Bryon Wharton, age 59, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born May 26, 1958 in Inglewood, California to Nathaniel John and Judy K Williams Wharton. In 1992 he married Theresa Marie Hutz in Pocatello, Idaho.

Craig grew up in Brigham City, Utah and later moved to Poway, California and completed...

Nov 23, 2017

Miles Kent Nelson, 79, passed away peacefully November 23, 2017 after a brief illness.  He was born November 19, 1938 to Miles E & Melba Swapp Nelson in St. George, Utah.  He married Diane Clark on March 6, 1959 later divorced but remained friends.  Married Nancy Anne Rasimas on January 2, 1988.

His early years were spent...

Nov 23, 2017

David Lee Ingle of Mesquite, NV was greeted at the Gates of Heaven in his sleep at his home on November 23, 2017. He was born to Marion Oliver Ingle and Zelma Inez Ingle, on February 21, 1950 in Ely, NV. He moved to Elko in 1982 and was employed by Newmont Gold for 25 years.

During...

Nov 21, 2017

Littlefield, AZ – Thomas E. Stoddard passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. He was born September 19, 1936 in Boise Idaho to Ruby Milliken Stoddard and Ernest D. Stoddard.

He was raised in the Boise, Idaho area. At 16 years of age he enlisted in the Navy serving 5 years during...

Nov 20, 2017

Lewis "Gene" Curtis

Lewis Eugene "Gene" Curtis, 91, passed away quietly November 20, 2017 in St George, Utah from surgical complications.

A resident of Overton, NV, the past 23 years, Gene and his beloved Bernice (Shaw) created a life of love and service to each other, their families, and the gospel, including the temple.

Nov 15, 2017

Mesquite, NV- Gerald N. Hackworth, 70, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at Valley Hospital, Las Vegas, NV. He was born October 31, 1947, in Pocatello, Idaho to Richard G. and Elizabeth Hackworth. He married Bobi Zollinger on November 18, 1970, in Pocatello, Idaho.

Jerry was raised and educated in Pocatello. His career was as an electrical...

Nov 15, 2017

Johnny Michael Key, 43, passed away on November 15, 2017 in Mesquite, NV, following a long illness. Johnny was born on July 13, 1974 in Waterloo, NY.

Johnny moved to Mesquite, NV in 1989 and graduated from Virgin Valley High School in 1993. He enjoyed watching sports, traveling, and playing computer games. He loved taking his dog...