Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

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...

Nov 14, 2017

Mesquite, NV – Delirine Gallagher, 74, “Mama” to most that knew her, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at her home. She was born August 2, 1943 in Hawaii, to George Kaupono Lua and Dinah Kekui Makaiwi Lua.

Delirine was a hard worker, generous, strong-willed, sassy and had a fiery sense of humor. She either liked you...

Nov 12, 2017

Rufus Lee Wisdom III (Sonny) left us to be with his Heavenly Father, Sunday, November 12, 2017. He passed away surrounded by his loving wife, Juanita, and several family members.

He is survived by his wife Juanita, his stepdaughter; Fayth, his stepsons; David and Charles, his Grandsons; Willie and Weylon, his daughters; Becky and her two children,...

Nov 9, 2017

Trudi Blake

Trudi Lee Blake, age 57, died Thursday, November 9, 2017 in St. George, Utah. She was born October 9, 1960 in Garden Grove, California to Harold Lee Johnston and Rita Rae Rogers. On October 30, 1980 she married Roy Arthur Blake in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Trudi grew up in Boulder City, Nevada. She...

Nov 4, 2017

Mesquite, NV. Janet (Jan) Kaplan, 73 years young, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at her home in Mesquite, NV. She was born on January 31, 1944 in Newark, NJ along with her twin, Maddie Phillips. She is survived by her loving husband and soulmate; Peter Bellchambers, her sister; Maddie, her son; Adam, her daughter; Karin, and her...

Nov 3, 2017

Mesquite, NV - Larry Biggs, 91, died peacefully at home on Friday, November 3, surrounded by family, after a short illness. Larry left home as a young boy of fourteen to get a bicycle and work for Western Union, delivering messages.  He then became a truck driver for the next 40 years.  He moved to Alaska and was an...

Nov 1, 2017

Mesquite, NV – Kerry Graham Thuet, 51, passed away November 1, 2017 at her home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born to William Kenneth (Ken) Graham and Karen Roberts Graham in Stockton, CA on May 29, 1966. She married Kevin Wayne Thuet on her 43rd birthday, May 29, 2009, in St. George, Utah. Kerry was raised in the San...

Oct 30, 2017

Alene Skousen Bowler, age 83, died Monday, October 30, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born October 5, 1934 in Chandler, Arizona to Joseph Neils and Alice Lines Skousen. On August 21, 1954 she married Grant Lynn Bowler in the St. George LDS Temple. He preceded her in death on September 28, 2013.

Alene grew up...

Oct 29, 2017

Kenneth Evin Hathaway, 75, passed away on October 29, 2017 in St. George, UT at the Dixie Regional Medical Center. Ken was born on September 2, 1942 in Washington DC to Iredell Augustus and Ethel Margene (Voshell) Hathaway. He married Kathleen Jean (Thomas) Hathaway in Concord, CA on July 17, 1986.

Ken had a wonderful life and...

Oct 29, 2017

Jeromy Shepherd

Jeromy Booker Jay Shepherd, age 25, died Sunday, October 29, 2017 in Las Vegas. He was born on November 12, 1991 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Roy Calvin Shepard and Sherri Lee Nez, but raised by his stepfather, Leonard Henry, Jr. and his mother, Sherri.

Jeromy grew up in Moapa Valley where...