Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Fredrick Allen Zimbelman

Nov 17, 2016

Fredrick Allen Zimbelman, 74, passed away on November 17, 2016 at his home in Mesquite, NV. Allen was born on April 30, 1942 in Lexington, NE to Alvin Arthur Zimbelman and Hermina Griess. He married Kathy Ilene Hiatt on December 30, 1972 in North Platte, NE.

Allen was raised in Cozad, NE where he learned to love...

William James Hurd

Nov 17, 2016

William J. Hurd of Mesquite, Nevada and Steamboat Springs, Colorado passed away on November 17, 2016 after a sudden illness. He was 76 years old.

Bill grew up on Long Island, New York and received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering at Clarkson University in 1961 where he was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award in...

Nora Hughes

Nov 16, 2016

ATTENTION!!!! Change to Funeral Date

Due to an illness in the family, the funeral services have been changed to Saturday, December 10, 2016

Nora Brooksby Pointer Hughes, age 96, quietly passed away at the home of her daughter, Ethel Pointer Richards Kimura, in Westminster California, early in the morning of Wednesday, November 16, 2016 ....

Jerry Arnold Hannig

Nov 10, 2016

Jerry Arnold Hannig, age 79, died Thursday, November 10, 2016 in Logandale, Nevada. He was born March 30, 1937 in St. George, Utah to Arnold Joseph and Myrle Louise Leavitt Hannig. On June 29, 1960 he married Katherine Bowler in the St. George LDS Temple.

Jerry lived in St. George until at the age of ten, his...

Kathryn Jean Ormesher

Nov 7, 2016

Kathryn Jean Farner Ormesher, 74, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016, at her home. She was born on January 10, 1942, in Norfolk, Nebraska to Doctor John E. Farner and Helen Priscilla Harman Farner.

Kathie is survived by many who loved her well. Her sons, John Bradley Ormesher and James Ryan Ormesher reside in the Austin,...

Ruth Lyman Mccullough

Nov 4, 2016

Ruth Lyman McCullough, 80, passed away on November 4, 2016 in St. George, UT. She was born on June 19, 1936 in Cedar City, UT to Rulon McGregor Lyman and Mary Welch. Ruth married Joe McCullough in Bunkerville, NV on December 20, 2014.

Ruth was raised riding and training horses. She loved roping and racing...

Ida Cusick

Nov 2, 2016

Ida Frehner Cusick, age 83, died Wednesday, November 2, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born August 24, 1933 to Harry Samuel and Mary Syphus Frehner in St. Thomas, Nevada.

She was the 8th of 9 children. Her family moved to Logandale, NV when Ida was 3 months old. She graduated from Logandale High School. On...

Chester "Chet" Lee Collins

Oct 31, 2016

Chester Lee Collins, age 65, died Monday, October 31, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born February 28, 1951 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Virgil and Mary Louise Coffee Collins. On May 18, 1989 he married Linda Jean Barnes in Paris, Texas.

Chester grew up in Pasadena, California. He worked as a cook in the restaurant...

Joyce Loraine Holtz "Grandma Jo"

Oct 29, 2016

Joyce Loraine Holtz, age 81, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 29, 2016 at her home in Overton, Nevada, surrounded by her beloved family. She was born July 8, 1935 in Sturgis, Michigan to Jacob Foster and Elsie Kime Baker. On October 12, 1951 she married Jerry Duane Holtz in Sturgis. He preceded her in death on March 16, 1986....

Connie Boyd

Oct 28, 2016

Connie Hickam Boyd, age 72, passed away peacefully at home on October 28, 2016 surrounded by loved ones in Mesquite, Nevada. Connie was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 4, 1944 (4/4/44) to Jack and Pat (Belnap) Hickam and was the second of three children. Connie attended South High School and graduated in 1962. During...

Sydney Land

Oct 27, 2016

Sydney Ellysse Land, age 21, was taken from us on October 27, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. We are comforted by the knowledge that she is with her Father in Heaven as well as other loved ones who have gone ahead. She was born March 24, 1995 in Las Vegas to Steven Keith and Connie Avis Hagler Land.

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Dennis K Pulsipher

Oct 22, 2016

Dennis K Pulsipher, age 67, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 22, 2016 while deer hunting in Unit 13, Nevada. He was born September 16, 1949 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Howard Kyle and June Leavitt Pulsipher. On November 11, 1970 he married Rhonda Talbot in St. George, Utah.

He was raised on the Hidden Valley Ranch...

Inge Smith

Oct 18, 2016

Inge A. Smith, 91, passed away on October 18, 2016 at her home in Mesquite, NV. She was born on May 24, 1925 in Eckartsberg, Germany to Edmund and Luise Schwab Rossol. She married Guy Delman Smith in Germany on May 11, 1957.

Inge had a very strong work ethic. She enjoyed working for the...

Arthur Hugh Mitchell

Oct 16, 2016

Arthur Hugh Mitchell age 85 passed peacefully to begin his eternal life on Sunday morning; October 16, 2016 in Mesquite, Nevada.

Art was born October 12, 1931 in Colorado to Odes Hugh Mitchell and Elsie Mae Hitchcock Mitchell. Art married Ida M. Rydberg on December 16, 1951 at the First Baptist Church in Arvada, Colorado.

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Mark Ken Johnson

Oct 15, 2016

Mark Ken Johnson, age 65, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at his home in Hiko, Nevada after a courageous battle with cancer. Through this he taught us the importance of optimism and a positive attitude: "It's all good". He was born September 13, 1951 in Fillmore, Utah to Chester Rogers and Stella Vee Stott Johnson.

Ken...

Juanita "Nita" Tom

Oct 15, 2016

A wonderful wife and mother, Juanita "Nita" Lee Tom a long-time resident of the Moapa and Virgin Valley areas died Saturday, October 15, 2016 in Beaver Dam, Arizona. She was born March 2, 1959 in the Overton hospital, known as the "Virmoa" Maternity Hospital, to Keith Allen Nay and Marilyn Maudeen Nay. She was a women of many talents....

Yvonne Patricia Houston

Oct 14, 2016

Yvonne Patricia Houston 53, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, October 14th 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Yvonne was born September 5th 1963, in Boise Idaho, to Frank Cano & Patricia Winifred Steedon. Yvonne was a 52-year resident of Las Vegas. She was a graduate of Western High school and worked as a dental assistant for 20 years....

Victoria Carney

Oct 8, 2016

Mesquite, NV - Victoria Carney, 63, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St George UT. She was born December 24, 1952 in Van Nuys, CA to Amy Gomez and Ernest Reyes.

Victoria grew up in Bassett, Ca, was married and had her son David. Her mother, stepfather and sister moved to...

William D. Meeks

Oct 6, 2016

William D. Meeks, 85 years old, US Navy First Class Diver and Special Projects, passed away October 6, 2016 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born July 30, 1931 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Pearl Claras Boyer and Fred James Meeks and had one brother, Dick Meeks, deceased and spouse, Jeannie from Ponca City.

Schooled in...

Laverne Hirschi

Oct 5, 2016

St. George, Utah – Nancy LaVerne Jones Hirschi, 93, passed away on October 5, 2016. She was born July 1, 1923 in St. George, Utah at the Harradence Nursery Home located on Tabernacle Street. She was the first of 5 children born to Isabelle Leavitt Jones and William Vaughn Jones. Her early life was spent at the hydro-electric...