Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Feb 19, 2016

Laurie Ellen Axe, age 53, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born September 23, 1962 in Downey, California to Wayne Lee and Joan Caroline McCormick Paschal.

Laurie grew up in Orange County, California until moving to Las Vegas as a young teenager. She raised her family there until settling into Overton,...

Feb 18, 2016

Merrill A. Greenhalgh, 75, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016 in Mesquite, NV from a respiratory illness. He was born August 9, 1940 in Ely, NV to Gene W. and Mern Tiffany Greenhalgh. As a youth in Provo, UT, he was involved in sports, particularly baseball, and played in the All Stars World Series in CA. While...

Feb 17, 2016

David William Rau, age 78, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 17, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born June 28, 1937 to William Frederick and Lucille Pauline Smith Rau in Fresno, California. On June 20, 1959 he married Shiela Joan Hickman in Las Vegas, Nevada.

David was raised in Fresno. He served in the US Navy...

Feb 15, 2016

Rita Monica Rasys, 57, passed away on February 15, 2016 at her home in Mesquite, NV. She was born on July 1, 1958 in Berlin, NH to Roland and Mary Valerino Jutras. After a loving 15 year relationship, Rita married Philip Lloyd Rasys in Las Vegas, NV on April 22, 2012.

Rita was a very special lady...

Feb 15, 2016

Larry Bowen Ross, age 64, passed away on February 15, 2016 at the VA Hospital in North Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born on July 26, 1951, in Carthage, TX, to the late Robert Brinson and Billie Bowen Ross. He attended Carthage Schools and graduated from Carthage High with the class of 1970. Larry served in the U.S. Marine...

Feb 15, 2016

Dixie DeAnna Davis Penrod, age 75, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at her home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born a stunning red head on September 20, 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Roy Franklin and Doris Elaine McDonald Davis. On December 16, 1957 she married Wayne Melvin Beagley in Salt Lake City, Utah. They...

Feb 14, 2016

Dorothy Ruth Willmore, age 93, died peacefully Sunday, February 14, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born August 5, 1922 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan to Israel Clare and Lillian B. Mudge. On November 29, 1941 she married Thomas William Willmore in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He preceded her in death on September 6, 1992.

Dotty grew up...

Feb 14, 2016

Clyde J. Martin, 82, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Mesa View Hospital in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born May 12, 1933 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma to Alma Miller and Clyde Martin.

He was raised in Poteau, OK and eventually moved to Arbuckle, CA. He was then drafted to the military in 1952, where he...

Feb 8, 2016

Brent Verl May, age 45, passed away Monday, February 8, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV. Brent has struggled with his health for many years, he has endured a kidney transplant, lupus and has beaten cancer three times. He was born January 22, 1971 in St. George, UT to Jay Allen and Elma Jean Alldredge May. On December 12, 1992...

Feb 8, 2016

Max Lynn Frederick, age 68, passed away Monday, February 8, 2016 at his home in Moapa, NV. He was born December 18, 1947 in Richfield, UT to Lynn H. Frederick and Beverly Idell Utley. He married Sandra "Sandy" Stearman on November 6, 1970 in the St. George Temple.

Max spent most of his childhood in Marysvale, UT....

Feb 8, 2016

Joseph Dodenbier was born June 30, 1935 in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands to Bernardus T. & Catharina Berndes Dodenbier. He died on Monday, February 8, 2015 at his home in Bunkerville, Nevada surrounded by his beautiful wife, children & grandchildren. He was raised in the Netherlands during World War 2. His love for airplanes began when he was a young...

Feb 7, 2016

Gary McIff, 74, passed away February 7, 2016 at the Mesa View Hospital. He was born July 3, 1941 in Sterling, Utah to Rex Hatch and Dona Denison McIff.

He was raised in Sterling, UT. After graduating from Manti High School, He joined the army and was stationed at Fort Ord in CA. He lived...

Feb 5, 2016

It is with deep sorrow we mourn the passing of our wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Sally Martin. She was born on February 11, 1939 in Boise Idaho to Freeman and Elva Dean. After her 18th birthday she joined US Marine Corps. While there she met and married Ray Bradley who later passed away while fighting for his...

Feb 4, 2016

Norman Glenn Wright, age 65, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016 at his home in Alamo, Nevada. He was born December 3, 1950 to Warren Arthur and Irene Sineth Nielson Wright in Hurricane, Utah. On January 30, 1988 he married Angela Mary Gordon in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Norm grew up in Hurricane, Utah and Henderson, Nevada. He...

Feb 2, 2016

Charlotte Robbins

Charlotte Mary Robbins, age 91, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at her home in Logandale, Nevada. She was born June 18, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Harry Farrow and Lillian Young Whartnaby. On December 1, 1945 she married her sweetheart and best friend, Paul Asher Robbins. He preceded her in death on August 12,...

Jan 31, 2016

Linda Melick

Linda Mae Melick, age 65, passed away peacefully at her home in Overton, Nevada. She was born October 24, 1950 in Albany, California to Fred Allen and Mildred Ailene Lovelady (Taylor). Early 1970 she married Allan Harry Melick (Bud) in San Fernando Valley, California. They had three children and were later divorced.

Linda...

Jan 28, 2016

LeAnna Kay "LeAnn" Potter, age 66, returned to her Father in Heaven on Thursday, January 28, 2016 in St. George, Utah following a valiant battle with a sudden onset of cancer. She was born July 30, 1949 in St. George, Utah to Archie Elmer and Anna Brotherson Hughes. On July 19, 1969 she married her high school sweet heart,...

Jan 26, 2016

Carma Silva Lee Adams, age 88, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 26, 2016 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born October 19, 1927 in Salt Lake City, Utah to William Richard and Silva Antonnette Jensen Lee. Carma was the oldest of nine children.

Carma for the most part grew up on ranches in the mountains between Elko and...

Jan 22, 2016

Alvin "Pal" Palmer, 83, of Mesquite, Nevada and Montana City, Montana passed away Friday, January 22, 2016 at the VA Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada of natural causes. He was born January 26, 1932 in Montana City to Al and Jo Palmer on his grandparents homestead. He married Kathleen O’Connell on August 8, 1981 in Helena,...

Jan 17, 2016

Carl Van Massegee, 75, passed away at his home in Beaver Dam, AZ on January 17, 2016. Carl was born June 3, 1940 to Percy Van and Nonnie Mae (McCloskey) Massegee in Borger, Texas. He married Sheila Cashman Massegee on April 28, 1979 in Albuquerque, NM.

One of Carl’s greatest joys in life was playing...