Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary
John Andrew Wamsley
Jun 25, 2016
John Andrew Wamsley, age 76, passed away at home in Mesquite, Nevada on June 25, 2016. He was born to Everett E. and Helen Bolger Wamsley on July 5, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois. He married his wife, Nora Ann on December 12, 1992 in Las Vegas, Nevada. John will be greatly missed by his family and friends....
Jack Wamsley
Jun 25, 2016
John (Jack) Wamsley, age 76, passed away in Mesquite, Nevada on June 25, 2016. He was a loving father of four daughters, and grandfather to eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was a wonderful teacher, protector and a genuinely good man. We are heart-broken having been unable to say goodbye, to you dad, but find peace in...
Doug Schwartz
Jun 23, 2016
Douglas Reed Schwartz, age 58, died Thursday, June 23, 2016 in Elko, Nevada. He was born June 2, 1958 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Leon E. and Doris Jane Thompson Schwartz. On July 31, 1981 he married Diane Edlefsen in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.
Doug grew up in the Terreton / Mud Lake area of Idaho....
Winona Whitney
Jun 21, 2016
Winona Andersen Whitney passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 21, 2016. She was 92 years old and an inspiration to all who knew her. She was born in Overton on November 7, 1923, and was the youngest of 7 children born to James William and Ellen Josephine Robertson Andersen. Winona married Lloyd Frehner Whitney on July 5, 1941. They...
George Russell Perkins
Jun 19, 2016
George Perkins
George Russell Perkins, age 68, died Sunday, June 19, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born March 2, 1948 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Arthur Marion and Ida LaPriel Cochran. George grew up in Las Vegas. He served in the US Air Force then graduated from Utah State University. He enjoyed a career as an environmental...
Arkie Demoss
Jun 17, 2016
Arkie DeMoss passed away on June 17, 2016 in Mesquite, NV. Arkie was born on March 10, 1939 in Saldee, KY to Peter Neace and Velma Turner.
Arkie was an artist, designer, seamstress and owned her own business, Always Unique Interiors. She lost the love of her life James DeMoss in 2001. Arkie loved her...
John Michael Deniro
Jun 13, 2016
John Michael DeNiro, age 76, passed away on June 13, 2016. John was born in Murray, Utah to Mike and Angelina DeNiro. He graduated from Murray High School, earned a degree in accounting from the U of U in 1961 and passed the CPA exam in 1963. He was the senior partner of DeNiro and Thorne for many years...
Tammy Chenchick
Jun 13, 2016
We lost Tammy on June 13, 2016.
She courageously fought three cancers in her lifetime. She helped pioneer protocols testing immunotherapy drugs used in fighting cancer today. She is survived by her daughter Lisa Platte and anyone who knew Tammy will understand why her grandchildren affectionately gave her the title of Glam-ma. Tammy led a...
David Newman Lake
Jun 12, 2016
David Newman Lake, 53, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016 in St. George, Utah. He was born August 17, 1962 to Newman K. and Elenoa Mulitalo Lake, David was such an inspiration to everyone who was blessed to be in his life and to know him.
David was born in Kahuku, on the island of Oahu with...
Michael Earl Casper
Jun 12, 2016
Michael Earl Casper passed away on June 12, 2016 of natural causes in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born November 25, 1945, a son to Darrel Casper and Leola Trimble Casper.
He served an LDS Mission to New Zealand. He worked as a manufactures representative for commercial carpet mills. He graduated from South High School and the University...
Delbert L. Martin
Jun 10, 2016
It is with great sadness, we mourn the passing of our beloved father, grandfather, and friend. Delbert L. Martin passed away at his home in Mesquite, Nevada on June 10, 2016. Del was born on February 11, 1942 to Venna and Charles Delbert Martin in Afton, Wyoming.
Del attended high school in Afton and graduated...
Peggy D. Arguello
Jun 5, 2016
Mesquite, Nevada - Peggy Denise Arguello, 54, passed away Sunday, June 5th, 2016. She was born February 10, 1962 in Denver, Colorado to Eugene and Clara Arguello. She gave birth to her only son TJ Ortega in December of 1985. She married Ricardo Saenz in December 31, 2003.
Peggy had a larger than life personality...
Ernesto Zubia
Jun 3, 2016
Ernesto Zubia, age 57, died peacefully at his brother's home in Moapa, Nevada. He was born June 18, 1958 in Las Cruces, New Mexico to Ramon and Cecelia Prieto Zubia. On March 24, 2012 he married Estela Arellano in Overton, Nevada.
Ernesto lived most of his life in Moapa Valley, Nevada. He graduated high school from Moapa...
Frank Martin Halstead
May 29, 2016
Frank Martin Halstead, 78 of Logandale, Nevada passed away, Sunday, May 29, 2016 at his home.
Frank was born August 1, 1937 in Eureka, Nevada to Charles Francis and Margaret Isabelle Lani Halstead.
Frank spent the first half of his life working as a cowboy all over the states of Nevada, Utah and Idaho. Later...
Valorie Ann Davis
May 29, 2016
Valorie Ann Davis, age 67 passed away Sunday, May 29, 2016 at her daughter's home in Henderson, Nevada. She was born August 18, 1948 in Overton, Nevada to Rulon Whipple and Lavinia Wells Gardner. On May 29, 1969 she married Keith D. Davis in Provo, Utah.
Valorie grew up in Overton and Henderson, Nevada. She later attended...
Maria Guadalupe Trujillo
May 28, 2016
Maria Trujillo passed away on May 28, 2016 at her home in Mesquite, NV surrounded by her family. Maria was born on April 12, 1934 to Pablo Ochoa Gallegos and Nicolasa Olague Soriano in Jerez, Zacatecas, Mexico. She married Tomas Trujillo on February 8, 1950 in Jerez, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Funeral services will be held at...
Franklin Michael Mickelson
May 22, 2016
Mesquite, NV - Franklin Michael Mickelson, 94 passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, May 22, 2016. He was born August 30, 1921 in Lago, Idaho to Michael and Sadie Harris Mickelson. He married Louise Speirs on January 15, 1943 in the Logan, Utah LDS Temple. They were married 49 years when she passed away. He met Colleen...
Sally Sinclair
May 22, 2016
Sally J. Sinclair, 68, passed away May 22, 2016 at Mesa View Regional Hospital in Mesquite, NV. She was born on Dec.5, 1947 in Green Bay, Wisconsin to Robert A. And Theresa M. (Williams) Brandenberg. She married Christopher J. Sinclair on Dec. 5, 2002 in Boulder City, NV.
Sally was raised in Wisconsin, having moved...
Johanna Bell Gibson
May 21, 2016
Johanna Bell Gibson, 90, passed away in her home in Beaver Dam, AZ on May 21, 2016. She was born on September 15, 1925 to Ellis F. Rothenberger and Hannah Lucille Wiley in Belflower, California. Johanna will be missed by her many friends and her family.
Johanna is survived by her daughter, Cyd Buck of St. George,...
Lorena Dean Thobe
May 20, 2016
Lorena Dean Thobe, 87, passed away on May 20, 2016 in Mesquite, NV. Lorena was born on November 14, 1928 to Jasper Lee Hopper and Tommie Pat Blevens in Rosedale, OK. She married Donald M. Thobe on April 16, 1947 in Reno, NV.
Lorena was born and spent her early years in Oklahoma and Texas,...
