Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Jul 29, 2015

Sheila K. Reinke-Mexia of Mesquite, NV was born to Donald Atenhan and Doris Lowery Atenhan on May 22, 1945 in Deshler, NE. She was the oldest of three children, with two younger brothers. Everyone that knew Sheila, knew her to be fun, loving, and generous. After graduating High School, Sheila attended Nursing School, married, and became the mother of...

Jul 19, 2015

Bernice M. Clark, 95, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 in Mesquite, NV. She was born February 3, 1920 in Burley, ID to Carl Moon and Mary Koyle.

Bernice spent most of her childhood between Utah and Idaho. She graduated from High School in Hyrum, UT. She then married Farris Maughan, and they had two...

Jul 18, 2015

Charles "Butch" Connelly Perkins, age 78, died at his home surrounded by his family on July 18, 2015, in Sunset, Utah from cancer complications.

Butch was born Sept 4, 1936 in Overton, Nevada to Robert Elwood Perkins and Ester Lucille Connelly.

On February 12, 1960 he married Frances Nellie Hopkins in Glendale, Nevada. They were...

Jul 16, 2015

Albert Carl "Al" Biederman, age 95, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born December 25, 1919 in Cedar City, Utah to Albert Carl Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Rushton Biederman. On September 13, 1958 he married Phyllis Lawrence in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Al grew up in Cedar City. He served...

Jul 12, 2015

We lost our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, Kendall Ortiz on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Centennial Hills Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. He passed peacefully surrounded by family and friends and will be forever missed.

Ken was born January 24, 1957 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Felix Ortiz and Grace Conigliaro.

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Jul 10, 2015

Judith Marie Bonds, 74, passed away peacefully in Las Vegas, NV on Friday, July 10, 2015 at Mountain View Hospital, with her three loving children by her side. She succumbed to complications from liver cancer. She was born on February 16, 1941 in Norwalk, CT to Douglas Elmore Lowndes and Leona Cecelia Weller (Roth).

Judy...

Jul 10, 2015

James LaVar "Jim" Tanner, age 54, died suddenly in an unfortunate motorcycle accident near Pioche, Nevada on July 10, 2015. He was born March 2, 1961 in St. George, Utah to Robert LaVar and Linda Ann Pace Tanner. On November 26, 1980 he married Judith Whitney "Judy" Tanner in Logandale, Nevada.

Jim lived most of his life...

Jul 9, 2015

Lynnette Gibbons Wolfley, age 64, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 after a valiant struggle with cancer. She was born April 28, 1951 in Afton, Wyoming to Morris Stanley and Della Mae Porter Gibbons. After high school, she met and married Craig Darwin Wolfley on June 20, 1970 in the Idaho Falls Temple. They moved to Etna, Wyoming...

Jul 9, 2015

Rondy (Ron) James Clark passed away quietly in his sleep at the home which he shared with his wife, Liz, on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 1:30 am. He was 64.

Ron was born on February 28, 1951, at Camp Atterbury, Indiana to James Clark and Frances Hutto Clark. He attended military academy in Mexico,...

Jul 7, 2015

Donald Jansson, age 85, died Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born October 27, 1930 in Shelton, Washington to Lawrence O. And Berniece Robbins Richard. On June 23, 1956 he married Violet Schugaard in California. She preceded him in death on December 13, 1994. On October 14, 2002 he married Bonnie Olsen Fredrickson...

Jul 6, 2015

Carole Anne Stuart, age 49, passed away, Monday, July 6, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born June 1, 1966 in Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington to Lyle Leonard Starks and Carole Mae Marquardson. In May 1990 she married Dennis Anthony Stuart. They had two daughters and were later divorced.

Carole grew up in...

Jul 4, 2015

Mildred Victoria Bumgarner, age 87, passed away suddenly in St. George, Utah. She was born December 27, 1927 in Bollinger County, Missouri to Manuel E and Ida May Brinley Sample. On December 13, 1968 she married Walter Lewis Bumgarner in Kankakee, Illinois. They were later divorced. Mildred grew up in Missouri, until at the age of 14 her family...

Jul 4, 2015

Lucina Leavitt Shaner was born December 5, 1920 in Mesquite, Nevada to Dudley Edgar Leavitt, and Bertha Hafen Leavitt. Lucina was the seventh of nine children. Lucina passed away at her home in Mesquite, Nevada on July 4, 2015.

Lucina married Arthur Ray Shaner in West Milton, Ohio on July 15, 1941. They were the parents of...

Jul 3, 2015

Royce Conrad Ficklin, 82, passed away on July 3, 2015, in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born on June 13, 1933, in Duplessis, Louisiana, to Andrew Alfred and Philomene Ida Malbrough Ficklin. Our Dad was raised on a farm near Gonzalez, Louisiana. He was proud of his Cajun roots. His favorite memories as a child came from spending...

Jun 29, 2015

Sandy Abrams, 73, passed away June 29, 2015 at Highland Manor in Mesquite, NV. Sandy was born April 8, 1942 in Pottsville, PA to Mervin Diefenderfer and Paulyne Hudak. She married Ernest Smith Abrams III in Bayview, MD on June 13, 1959.

Sandy Abrams was born April 8, 1942 in Pottsville, PA, but grew up in Newark,...

Jun 29, 2015

Walter J. Smith, 84, passed away June 29th, 2015 in Mesquite, NV. He was born September 9, 1930 to Gilbert Dover and Joyce Eve Forney Smith in Allen, OK. He married Barbara Jane Dailey at Long Beach, CA. on July 23, 2005.

Walter was known as a hard worker. He graduated from California Polytechnic State University at...

Jun 27, 2015

Jean Lovey Carstensen, age 91, passed away June 27, 2015, at home in Mesquite, Nevada in the presence of her son and daughter. Jean was born July 7, 1923 in Jeanette, PA, to Joseph and Vera Witalis Levendusky.

As a young woman, Jean moved to California and lived at the Hollywood Studio Club where hopeful...

Jun 21, 2015

Constance May Baltz, 64, of Mesquite, NV passed away on June 21, 2015. She was born to Orville and Martha Baltz on May 8, 1951 in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. The family invites friends and family to leave a memory or message on their "Guest Book" at www.virginvalleymortuary.com.

Jun 18, 2015

Christopher James Hartley, age 24, passed away Thursday, June 18th 2015 in Hinesville, Georgia. He was born June 28, 1990 in Cedar City, Utah to James Robert and Shannon Frehner Hartley.

Chris was raised in Cedar City, Las Vegas, and Scenic, Arizona where he played high school football and received his high school diploma. He...

Jun 17, 2015

Abigayle Marie Robbins, the infant child of Roy James Robbins and Melissa Marie Hendrix Burke, was born June 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. After only a brief stay on this earth, she quietly slipped away minutes later.

Survivors include her parents, Roy and Melissa; grandmother, Tina Gonser of Logandale, NV: grandfather: Richard (Lori) Hendrix of Las...