Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Nov 20, 2015

Gilbert Dean Miller, 80, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving wife and children in Overton, NV on November 20, 2015. Gilbert was born on December 19, 1934 to James Arthur Miller and Clara Belle Bojorquez in San Bernardino, CA. He married Sharon Lynn Lyde on August 12, 1982 in Tonopah, NV.

Gilbert was...

Nov 16, 2015

Virginia Rae Bennett, age 87, passed away Monday, November 16, 2015, at Mayo Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. She was born July 5, 1928 in Minden, Nevada to Walter Herbert and Ruth Midkiff Greene. She grew up in Carson City, Nevada where she met and married Paul Eugene Bennett in 1946. He preceded her in passing in 2009 after 62...

Nov 15, 2015

Merle Albrechtsen, age 86, passed away peacefully at home with her children by her side on November 15, 2015 in Overton, Nevada. She was born January 8. 1929 in McNary, Arizona to John Berry and Gladys Delilah Porterfield Brown. On August 22, 1947 she married Rufus Afton Albrechtsen in the Salt Lake Temple.

Merle grew up in...

Nov 4, 2015

Marcia Kay Lame, age 68, died November 4, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born on May 23, 1947 to Jack DeLeon and Betty Lou Egan in Iowa City, IA. She married Thomas Edward Lame February 11, 1964.

Marcia had many hobbies including sewing, reading, and dancing. She loved playing keno and going on cruises. Most of...

Oct 29, 2015

Dorothy Hortt, age 90, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015 in Ivins, Utah. She was born May 12, 1925 in Kaolin, Nevada to Robert Elwood and Esther Lucille Connelly Perkins. She had a brief marriage that brought four children before she married the love of her life, Robert D. Hortt on June 17, 1949 in Overton, Nevada. Robert brought...

Oct 27, 2015

Susan Lee Jorge, age 57, passed away in Mesquite, Nevada on October 27, 2015. She was born on November 15, 1957 to Frank Richard and Dolores Mae Cantrell Blanchard in the state of Washington.

Susan was very talented on the computer. She also loved to play cards with her friends and family. She will be missed by...

Oct 22, 2015

Marian Bailey Hull Sparrow Gooch died 22 October, 2015, in Alamo, Nevada, at age 75 after a valiant battle with cancer.

I was born a Yankee Doodle Sweetheart on July 4, 1940, in Ogden, Utah. I am the fifth of seven children born to Robert Rigby and Grace Evelyn Bailey Hull. I attended Ogden city schools including...

Oct 21, 2015

Scott J Hill II, age 10, returned to live with his Heavenly Father on October 21, 2015. Scottie was born in Las Vegas, Nevada to Scott J Hill and Clelia Meraz-Hill on September 18, 2005. He tragically passed away in an accident on his way to Cub Scouts in Logandale, Nevada.

Scottie was raised in Logandale and...

Oct 17, 2015

Randy passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 in Moapa, NV. He was born in Las Vegas, NV on December 3, 1953 to the late Herbert Ward and Christina Samson Meyers.

In his teenage years, Randy moved to Las Vegas and lived with Dr. and Mrs. Pearson . He attended and graduated from Rancho High School where he...

Oct 13, 2015

Ernie Gibbens, Jr.

Ernie Gibbens, Jr., age 86, died Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at his home in Cedar City, Utah. He was born May 19, 1929 in Alpine, Texas to Ernest and Annie Margaret Douglass Gibbens, Sr. On January 8, 2002 he married Joan Elizabeth Johns in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ernie grew up in New...

Oct 12, 2015

Jennifer Lynn Doland passed away Monday, October 12, 2015. Jennifer was born in Las Vegas, NV on September 26, 1982. She is survived by her mother Theresa and two older brothers, Sean and Jason. Jennifer graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 2000. She enjoyed her friends and family and anybody can tell you about her love for cats...

Oct 6, 2015

Trina Kay Talbot Ellis, age 35, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2015 in Lognandale, Nevada. She was born September 19, 1980 in St. George, Utah to Harvey Jay and Arlene Cluff Talbot. On April 25, 2015 she married John Aubrey Ellis in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Trina lived most of her life in Logandale, Nevada. She enjoyed scrapbooking,...

Oct 5, 2015

Ann-Marie Isenburg was born December 19, 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah and died October 5, 2015 in St. George, Utah of interstitial lung disease. She is survived by her sons, Mark Isenburg, and his wife Janet Bloom, and Russel Isenburg; two brothers, Mark Heugly and Len Heugly; and one sister, Esther Criss Rudy.

Ann-Marie owned and...

Oct 4, 2015

Trevor James Long, age 27, died Sunday, October 4, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He is now resting peacefully in the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was born June 14, 1988 in Ely, Nevada to Wayne and Beady Long.

Trevor grew up in Ely where...

Oct 2, 2015

Matthew Steven Gifford, age 31, died Friday, October 2, 2015 in Overton, Nevada. He was born April 16, 1984 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Steven Terry and Melanie Kim Walton Gifford.

Matthew grew up in Las Vegas until the eighth grade when his family moved to Logandale, Nevada where he graduated from Moapa Valley High School. He...

Oct 2, 2015

Phillip Patrick Henderson, (Woo-Woo!) was born March 17, 1950 to the late James and Faustina Henderson in Gary, Indiana where he grew into manhood.

Phillip Graduated from Frobel High School, class of 1968. He worked the Steel Mill and even operated a pizza parlor. Not fully satisfied with the city, he then relocated to Nevada...

Sep 29, 2015

Charlie Castor passed away September 29, 2015 at his home in Mesquite, NV. He was born to Marvin Edward Castor and ShirleyAnn Fero in Wheatland, Wyoming on May 31, 1949.

After high school, he spent 3 years in the Army serving his country overseas during the Vietnam conflict. After receiving an Honorable Discharge, he continued...

Sep 28, 2015

Mesquite, NV - Marina Ramirez, 66, passed away in her home September 28, 2015. She was born November 18, 1948 in Littlefield, Texas to Jose and Adelfa Arispe Ramos. She married Jose Ramirez, the love of her life, in Seguin, Texas on February 14, 1983.

Marina loved to cook and bake. She also enjoyed sewing...

Sep 27, 2015

Beverly Jean Cheeney, 83, passed away peacefully at her home in Alamo, NV on September 27, 2015. She was born December 18, 1931 in Meridian, Idaho to Lester Leon and Viola Starr Adams. She married LeRoy Strong in Idaho, they had seven children and later divorced. She married Lawrence Cheeney in Las Vegas, NV, they were later sealed in...

Sep 21, 2015

Cecelia Louise Johnston passed away on September 21, 2015. She was born December 19, 1942 in Bakersfield, CA to Francis George and Frances Louise McLaughlan. Cecelia and Lee Neil Johnston were married on April 5, 1965 in Fallon, NV. They moved to the Valley in January 1967.

She was warmhearted, loving, thoughtful, and onery. Cecelia loved to...