Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Paul Weigel

Jan 19, 2017

Paul Weigel, 95, of Aurora, Colorado passed away on January 19, 2017 in Mesquite, Nevada where he recently moved to be with his daughter. Paul was born in Ellis, Kansas to Bernard Joseph Weigel (also known as Ben J.) and Elizabeth Wittman. He graduated from Ellis High School where he played football and ran in track. He...

Kay Barney

Jan 15, 2017

Lendon Kay Barney, age 91, died Sunday, January 15, 2017 in St. George, Utah. He was born March 28, 1925 in Escalante, Utah to Royal and Lily May Moosmann Barney. On December 17, 1948 he married Percia Mae Terry in the Salt Lake City, Utah Temple.

Kay grew up in Escalante, Utah. He then moved to Benjamin,...

Beverly Hagen

Jan 14, 2017

Beverly Joan Hagen, age 87, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born May 20, 1929 in Helper, Utah. On December 3, 1949 she married Russell Vincent Hagen in Salt Lake City, Utah. He preceded her in death on December 27, 2014.

Beverly grew up and raised her family in Salt...

Marian Eva Bishop

Jan 12, 2017

On January 12 2017, our sweet mother, grandmother and wife died at age 78 after a long battle with COPD and heart failure.

Marian was born on August 25 1938 in Ogden Utah to Cecil and Rose Kammeyer Ellison. She grew up and spent most of her life in the Ogden area. She was a graduate of...

Rafael Ramos

Jan 10, 2017

Rafael Ramos, 66, passed away on January 10, 2017 in St. George, UT. Rafael was born on October 30, 1950 in Jalisco, Mexico to Andres Ramos and Consuelo Nunez. He married Maria Elena Ramos in Mexico.

Rafael enjoyed working and caring for animals and worked as a farmer for many years before he began to work for...

William Pilkington

Jan 9, 2017

William Pilkington

William Alvin Pilkington, age 78, died Monday, January 9, 2017 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born April 15, 1938 in Blythe, California to Vance Boothe and Maxine Vera McMillin Pilkington. On May 27, 1972 he married Jo Ellen Edwards in Anchorage, Alaska.

William and Jo Ellen had an adventurous life,...

Jerry Fandel

Jan 8, 2017

Jerry Ralph Fandel, age 55, died Sunday, January 8, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born July 10, 1961 in La Mesa, California to Thomas Arthur and Sue Ann Foster Fandel. On September 29, 1984 he married Lori Dee Eaton in Paradise, California. Although separated, they remain close friends. He was currently living with his companion Mary...

Owen Patrick Beverley

Dec 31, 2016

Owen Patrick Beverley, age 74, passed away suddenly, Saturday, December 31, 2016 at his home in Overton, Nevada.

He was born on February 2, 1942 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and as a young man, he spent some time in Southern California before joining the Army. Soon after he had Four beautiful daughters whom he loved very...

Dan Rocks

Dec 30, 2016

Daniel Paul Rocks, age 40, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada from a pulmonary embolism. He was born April 6, 1976 in a United States Air Force hospital on Royal Air Force Lakenheath (air base) located in Suffolk County, England to Lorin Richard and Elisabetta Maria Corvo Rocks. His father was stationed in England...

William Lewis Zeller

Dec 25, 2016

William Lewis Zeller, age 89, died in Mesquite, Nevada on December 25, 2016. He was born on July 29, 1927 to Robert and Elizabeth (Beth) Sawley Zeller in Ketchican, Alaska.

Bill joined the army after high school graduation and used the GI bill to attend Penn State. He earned his master’s degree in mining engineering...

Brent Forrest Strong

Dec 25, 2016

Brent Forrest Strong, 74, passed away December 25, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born October 10, 1942 in Ogden, Utah to James Strong and Deltha Price.

Brent spent his early years in the Ogden, UT area and also time at the Price family farm in Samaria, ID. The family moved to Glendora, CA...

Charlotte Lucille Fjeld

Dec 25, 2016

Charlotte Lucille Fjeld, age 80, died Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Highland Manor of Mesquite, Nevada. She was born August 8, 1936 to Harold (Ted) Palmer and Esther Krause in Aneta, North Dakota. She met the love of her life Gerald (Jerry) Fjeld and they were married August 23, 1953. She and Jerry celebrated 63 years of marriage...

Merle V Alexander

Dec 24, 2016

Mesquite, NV - M. Verline Alexander, 93, passed away December 24, 2016 in the home she shared with her daughter in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born on March 30, 1923 to Ollie Edward Cole and Violet Nettie Coles in Vici, Oklahoma. She married Loyd Pershing Alexander on February 24, 1941 in Moab, Utah. Verline went to school in Vici,...

Owen Douglas Leavitt

Dec 22, 2016

Owen Douglas Leavitt, age 81, passed away, Thursday, December 22, 2016 peacefully at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born February 7,1935 in Mesquite, NV to Joseph Josiah and Cora Melvina Knight Leavitt. On August 3, 1957, he married Gloria Bowers in American Fork, Utah. On February 29, 1964, they were sealed in the St. George...

Kazimierz (Casey) Rogalski

Dec 18, 2016

Kazimierz (Casey) Rogalski, 87, passed away on December 18, 2016 in North Las Vegas, NV. Casey was born on February 25, 1929 in Perespa, Poland to Franciszek Rogalski and Seweryna Drohobycka. He married his loving wife, Mary Florence Golata, April 16, 1966 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin .

Casey spent much of his life traveling and living...

David Alan Thatcher

Dec 15, 2016

David Alan Thatcher, age 59, died Thursday, December 15, 2016 in Alamo, Nevada. He was born September 18, 1957 in Portland, Oregon to Wilford Everett and Marion Estella Trone Thatcher. On August 27, 1986 he married Sheila Roberts in the Seattle Washington LDS Temple.

David grew up in Portland. He served an LDS Mission to the Salt...

Emma Lou Bruner

Dec 9, 2016

Long time Colorado resident, Emma Lou Bruner, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2016 at Highland Manor in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born October 14, 1926 in Butler, Oklahoma to Raymond and Martha (Prochnau) Pollard. She married the love of her life, Harold Homer Bruner on January 30, 1946 in Austin, Colorado. They had celebrated 67 years...

Gary Johnson

Dec 8, 2016

Gary Thorley Johnson, age 83, died Thursday, December 8, 2016 in his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born September 26, 1933 in Overton, Nevada to Clarence Veater Johnson and Lucile Thorley Johnson. He married Sherry Johnson on September 7, 1956 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

Gary spent most of his life in Overton. After two...

Marva Sullivan

Dec 7, 2016

Marva Lee Stewart Sullivan, age 75, died Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born October 31, 1941 to Marion King and Louise Bliss Stewart in Las Vegas, Nevada. She married her eternal sweetheart, Dell Sullivan, on June 9, 1961 in the St. George, Utah temple. She and Dell celebrated 55 years of...

Frank Mcmurray

Dec 7, 2016

Frank George McMurray, age 85, died December 7, 2016 at his home in Logandale, Nevada. He was born March 19, 1931 in Pioche, Nevada to George Calvin and Marie Annie Donohue McMurray. On February 22, 1963 he married Marilyn Rose Dennett Feathers in the St. George LDS Temple.

Frank grew up in Pioche, Nevada. He earned his...