Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Aug 20, 2017

Eleanor Maxine Brumbach, age 88, passed away peacefully Sunday, August 20, 2017 in Reno, Nevada.  She was born December 21, 1928 in Reserve, New Mexico to John Duncan Fraser and Ola McCarty Fraser.  She grew up in Reserve, New Mexico and Silver City, New Mexico.

Eleanor married Hal Raymond Brumbach on January 14, 1954 in Albuquerque, New...

Aug 19, 2017

Lawrence L. Cheeney, 80, passed away peacefully at his home in Alamo, NV on Saturday, August 19, 2017.  He was born January 10, 1937 in Pioche, Nevada to William T and Leona Ella Richards Cheeney. On February 13, 1993 he married Beverly Jean Adams in Las Vegas, NV, they were later sealed in the Las Vegas LDS Temple. Lawrence...

Aug 19, 2017

Patrick J. Freeman, 63, passed away on August 19, 2017, after battling cancer. He was born in Paso Robles, CA, to Donald and Anna (Belza) Freeman.

Pat was a very simple easy going person. He took life as it came and needed little to be happy. He was a person who never wanted anyone to worry about...

Aug 15, 2017

Warren Stanley Lewis, age 70, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He was born November 19, 1946 in Glendale, California to Wilbur Stanley and Mary Alice Johnson Lewis.  On September 4, 1966 he married Ann Louise Kaemmerling in Orange, California.  They were later sealed in the Los Angeles, California. Warren grew up in...

Aug 12, 2017

Evelyn Arlene Schanus, 86, passed away on August 12, 2017 in Mesquite, NV. She was born on December 18, 1930 in Evergreen, MN to Frank Janke and Sadie Redtzke. She married Walter Herbert Schanus in Hibbing, MN on January 11, 1950, Walter passed away on August 31, 2008.

Evelyn was employed by Cream’O’Wheat for twenty-five...

Aug 10, 2017

Jerry Lee Johnson, age 41, died Thursday, August 10, 2017 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born on February 25, 1976 in Las Vegas to Jerry Lee Blanton and Alexis Trimble. He married Jenevieve Ellen Moyer on April 26, 2008 in Logandale, Nevada.

Jerry grew up in Indian Springs and Las Vegas. He traveled the...

Aug 8, 2017

Grace Elizabeth Dallacroce, 90, passed away August 8, 2017 at her home in Mesquite, NV.  Grace was born July 18, 1927 to Daniel Webster Kenny and Helen Grace Little in Pennsylvania.  She married William Dallacroce on November 14, 2003 in St. George, UT.

There will be Graveside Services for Grace at the Mesquite City Cemetery in Mesquite,...

Aug 3, 2017

Mesquite, NV - Gladys, 49, passed away early Thursday morning, August 3, 2017, at home. She was born September 20, 1967 in Guatemala to Gladys A. Barrientos and Eron Buchhalter. She married Pablo Vielman on August 14, 1991 in Guatemala.

Gladys was raised in Guatemala and shortly after their wedding, they both decided to move to the...

Aug 1, 2017

Christine Marie Gardner, 54, passed away on August 1, 2017 in Littlefield, Arizona. She was born on October 4, 1962 in Artesia, CA to Charles Edward Snowbarger and Gladys Pena Snowbarger. Christine was big hearted and was a great sister. She loved animals and she did her best to take great care of them. She loved living in the...

Jul 25, 2017

Jonathan Nephi Williams, 29, passed away July 25, 2017 at home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born September 1, 1987 to John M. and Pamela Rupp Williams. He married Kami Lynn Proctor Williams, June 21, 2008 in Woodland, Utah.

Jon had a life that was way too short, but he packed it with...

Jul 25, 2017

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Gary William Abbott, age 75, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017 in Hewitt, Minnesota.  He was born October 31, 1941 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Harmon Deloy and Zelma Cooper Abbott.  On June 20, 1964 he married...

Jul 25, 2017

Mesquite, NV – Peter Tyler Diefenderfer, 26, passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 in Mesquite, NV.  He was born on July 6, 1991 in St. George, Utah to Peter Robert Diefenderfer and Dianna Lynn Anderson.  He married Michelle Wolfe on February 24, 2014 in St. George, UT.

Peter was a mechanic who loved to work on...

Jul 23, 2017

Ruth Burgener Chamberlain, age 70, passed away at her home due to septic shock that led to multiple organ failure, on Sunday morning, July 23, 2017, in Mesquite, NV.

Ruth was born October 17, 1946, to Edward Henry and Lucile Cluff Burgener in Heber City, UT. She was raised on the family farm with four siblings. She...

Jul 21, 2017

Mesquite, NV - Randall Allan Hawes, 70, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017 in Mesquite, NV. He was born on October 9, 1946 in Spokane, WA to Edward Albert Schubach and Geneva Link. He married Roxy Lee Schwieger on September 19, 1983 in Las Vegas, NV.

Randy was raised in Las Vegas. He worked in Surveillance...

Jul 21, 2017

Ervin Dean Weeks, age 85, died Friday, July 21, 2017 peacefully at his home in Overton, Nevada.  He was born April 23, 1932 in Irwin, Idaho to Charles Arthur and Louisa Ann Clark Weeks.  On September 28, 1951 he married Mary Alice Perkins in the Logan Utah Temple. Dean spent most of his life in Idaho Falls, Idaho where...

Jul 20, 2017

Dania Moreno passed away in Mesquite, Nevada on 7/20/2017 surrounded by those she loved.  Her family will remember her as being a brave warrior fighting her battle with cancer and never losing her faith.  She was born in Honduras to Pedro Alvarado and Rosa Lilian Moreno on January 31, 1975.

Dania was loved by all those who...

Jul 17, 2017

At 4:44pm on July 17, 2017 our family lost a wonderful, loving, and caring patriarch. And, the world lost another hero of the greatest generation. Joseph Peters Eckman (93) passed away peacefully at home.

Joe was born in Philadelphia, PA on December 19, 1923 to Alonzo S. and Agnes (Evans) Eckman. He was the third of four...

Jul 14, 2017

Julia Johnston, 89, passed away on July 14, 2017 in her home in Overton, NV. She was born on December 27, 1927 in Puerto Rico to Pedro Cortes and Victoria Aleman. She married Robert (Bobby) Johnston on July 27, 1985 in Long Beach, CA, who passed away on April 26, 2013.

Julia was raised in Puerto Rico...

Jul 7, 2017

Irma St. Germaine

Irma Frances St. Germaine, age 80, passed away peacefully at her home in Overton, Nevada. She was born May 8, 1937 in Browning, Montana to Aloysius and Rose Bridget Hall Pepion. In September of 1961 she married Richard Lyman St. Germaine in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Irma grew up in Chemawa, Oregon where...

Jul 1, 2017

Nikki Rae Gonzalez, age 28, died Saturday, July 1, 2017 in Logandale, Nevada. She was born September 1, 1988 to Jose Juan Inez Gonzalez and Toni Henry in Las Vegas, Nevada.

She lived most of her life between, Moapa, Bakersfied and Reno. She attended high schools in Moapa Valley and Bakersfield.

Nikki loved life and...