Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Dec 2, 2016

David G. Smart, age 79 passed away on December 2, 2016 in Mesquite, Nevada.

David was born in Salt Lake City, Utah where he married Gloria Nay Smart who was the love of his life. While raising his family he worked for the Utah Power and Light Company where he held several different positions. In...

Nov 28, 2016

Faye Belle Seaman was born on May 14, 1931 in Stigler, Oklahoma and passed away at her home in Mesquite, Nevada on November 28, 2016.

Faye is survived by her loving son Richard Burris (Judy) and daughter Susan Clark; grandson, Rich Burris; great-grandson, Tyler Burris; and companion, William Clark.

Private services were held...

Nov 27, 2016

Mike was born to Everett and Anita McIntyre in Akron, Ohio. As an army brat, he lived all over Europe and the United States. He grew into a man who loved his family and friends. Mike was always supportive and available when anyone needed him. Anyone who knew him, knew his great sense of humor. He always...

Nov 26, 2016

John Ryan, 65, our Legend, beloved father, son, brother, grandfather, and friend, passed away November 26, 2016 at his home in Mesquite Nevada. He passed with dignity and unexpectedly with friends and family near. He was born May 2, 1951, in Salt Lake City to Mildred Tueller Ryan and Jack R. Ryan. John was born and raised...

Nov 26, 2016

Charles William Ludwig, 77, passed away on November 26, 2016 in Mesquite, NV. He married Shelley Eileen Blake on May 13, 1995 in Las Vegas, NV. He was born on November 27, 1938 in Santa Monica, CA to Francis Michael Ludwig and Mary Ruth Westergard.

At the age of nineteen, Chuck went to work for United Airlines,...

Nov 25, 2016

James Andrew "Jim" Isom, age 50, died after a long illness Friday, November 25, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born June 18, 1966 in Las Vegas to John Raymond Sr. and Olive Abbott Isom. Jim lived most of his life in the Las Vegas Valley. For a short time he lived in Pahrump where he graduated from...

Nov 23, 2016

Mary Ellen Syndergaard, 79, passed away on November 23, 2016 at her home in Mesquite, NV. She was born on March 15, 1937 in UPALCO, UT to Calvin Barker and Thelma Mathews. She married James Erwyn Syndergaard in Salt Lake City, UT on February 14, 1959 and was later sealed in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple...

Nov 23, 2016

Donallorene "Dona" Murphy Bledsoe, age 79, died Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in Overton, Nevada. She was born on November 26, 1936 in Boulder, Colorado to Donald Belshazzar & Lorene Mills Murphy. On December 27, 1953 she married James Montgomery Bledsoe, Sr. in Pueblo, Colorado. In 1959 they were sealed in the Manti LDS Temple.

Dona grew up...

Nov 21, 2016

My beloved wife, our beloved mother and grandmother, Constance (Connie) Musser passed away peacefully at her home in Mesquite, NV on November 21, 2016. Connie was a warm and caring person. She was always willing to help anyone and very giving. Her love for animals was one of her greatest accents. She once found a baby Canadian Goose (Oliver)...

Nov 19, 2016

Michelle Pullan

Michelle Jean Layton Pullan, age 49, passed away, Saturday, November 19, 2016, peacefully at home in Las Vegas after fighting cancer for the last eighteen months. She was born October 19, 1967 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Donald and Coleen Layton. On May 20, 1988 she married Rick Pullan in the Manti LDS Temple.

Nov 19, 2016

Martha Sue Harris, age 81, died Saturday, November 19, 2016 at her daughter's home in Overton, Nevada. She was born May 2, 1935 in Lewisville, Arkansas to Walter Jackson and Myrtle Emily Coleman Snider. On May 2, 1955 she married Morgan Ashby Harris in Galveston, Texas. He preceded her in April of 1999.

Martha lived most of...

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...

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...