Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Feb 21, 2015

Rose J. Santoro, 90, passed away February 21, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born March 4, 1924 in Syracuse, New York to Andrew Fiumano and Fortunata Romero Fiumano. She was married to Anthony Santoro July 4, 1946 in Syracuse, New York. Rose and her husband moved to Mesa, Arizona in 1986. Through the Knights of Columbus they became...

Feb 18, 2015

Yvonne K. (Pfeifer) McGuire, age 67, a long time resident of Overton, NV passed away on February 18th, 2015 in Las Vegas Nevada from complications of a stroke. She was born in Ashland, WI., on June 30th, 1947, and attended school in Hayward, WI., a graduate of the class of 1965. George and Yvonne were married on August 17th,...

Feb 14, 2015

Richard Lee Morgan, 79 passed away February 14, 2015 in Mesquite, NV . He was born July 16, 1935 in Hollywood, California to William and Evelyn Walters Rosenberger. On December 18, 1994 he married Marie Elizabeth Henning Morgan in Las Vegas, Nevada. She preceded him in death on April 6, 2011. Richard grew up in California. He served in...

Feb 13, 2015

Jeffrey Myrle Bradley, 68, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 at his home in Mesquite, NV. He was born December 4, 1946 in Oak Park, IL to Everett Emmett & Florence Helen (Folkes) Bradley. Jeffrey served honorably as a SGT USAF 1964-1968. He graduated from the University of New Mexico in 1974 with an Associate of Science in Instrumentation...

Feb 11, 2015

Susan Rosland, 67, passed away February 11, 2015 at her home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born May 19, 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to John D. Havrish and Rosemary Heyer. Susan moved to Mesquite, NV in 2006 and fell in love with the people and the small town atmosphere. She was known for her loving heart and she loved...

Feb 8, 2015

James (Jim) Henry Norton, 69, left this earth surrounded by friends and family on February 8, 2015, in Mesquite, Nevada. Jim was born in Hannibal, Missouri, on July 21, 1945 to William and Wanda Norton. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, William Norton, Jr. Jim graduated from Golden High School in Golden, Colorado, in 1963...

Feb 8, 2015

Arrion Dawn Henry - Ojeda, age 51, died Sunday, February 8, 2015 in St. George, Utah. She was born September 29, 1963 in Las Vegas, Nevada to James Jr. and Betty Bow Henry.

Arrion lived most of her life on the Moapa Paiute Indian Reservation in Moapa, Nevada. She lived a simple life, caring for family, listening...

Feb 7, 2015

Victor Thomas Atkinson, age 94, died Saturday, February 7, 2015 in Ivins, Utah. He was born September 8, 1920 in Dayton, Idaho to Samuel Hyrum and Martha Mae Phillips Atkinson. On November 10, 1941 he married LaFae Bennett in Dayton, Idaho. They were later sealed in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. She preceded him in death on July 26,...

Jan 30, 2015

Anna Marie (Gottone) Mancuso left this world on January 30, 2015 to join her husband Frank Gregory Mancuso, son of Frank J. Mancuso and daughter of Virginia Bell, after several months of declining health problems. Anna was born in Flushing Long Island, New York on February 18, 1903 to Antone and Rosemarie Gottone. Her parents moved their...

Jan 30, 2015

Jason Scott Cox, 39, passed away January 30, 2015 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born December 26th, 1975 in Torrance, California to George Harvey Cox and Sandra Lynn Delongchamp. He married Leanna Maria Befort on September 9th, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jason was raised in Torrance, CA where he enjoyed snowboarding, skateboarding, video games, and...

Jan 29, 2015

Barbara Duster, 67, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born on February 22, 1947 to Harry Donald and Hazel Nadyne Mueller Smalley. She married Thaddeus Anthony Duster in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 17, 1964.

Jan 28, 2015

Beaver Dam, AZ - Ralph Douglas Reese, 76, passed away on January 28, 2015 in St. George, Utah. He was born on August 5, 1938 in Long Beach, CA to Ralph and Violette Reese. Doug spent his childhood in Long Beach, CA. As a teenager in the ‘50's, his rebellious nature prompted his mother to enroll him in military...

Jan 24, 2015

David Lee, age 35, died Saturday, January 24, 2015 in Moapa, Nevada. He was born June 5, 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the eldest son of Michele Patrice Morgan and the (Late) Nathan Lee. He is survived by his three brothers: Chava Lee, Fabian Lee and Deloyd Henry, nieces: Tha'lia and Amaya Lee; great uncle, Leonard Henry, Sr...

Jan 23, 2015

Gary Lee Lutz, age 73, died Friday, January 23, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born July 22, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan to Ralph Albert Wilhelm and Eleanore Caroline Keller Lutz. On May 20, 2005 he married Michelle Elizabeth Rhodes in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gary lived most of his life in Detroit. He worked for over 25 years with...

Jan 22, 2015

Anna Mary Adamson, age 90, died peacefully Thursday, January 22, 2015 at her home in Logandale, Nevada. She was born September 22, 1924 in Pierre, South Dakota to Franklin Rusk and Helen Ziba Osmun Blasingame. On October 22, 1948 she married her sweetheart, Marshall Williams Adamson in Brookings, South Dakota. He preceded her in death on September 15, 1985....

Jan 21, 2015

Henry Edward "Eddie" Alcorn, age 69, died peacefully Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born August 7, 1945 in Phoenix, Arizona then adopted a few days later by O'Henry and Lottie Irene Webb Alcorn. On June 20, 1967, he married Lillie Henry in Las Vegas. They had three children and were later...

Jan 18, 2015

Maurice Christian Nelson, age 92, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born November 15, 1922 in Rockwell, Iowa to John Nelson and Nellie Way Nelson. On November 11, 2001 he married Doreen Elkins in Mesquite, Nevada. Maurice played sports in High School and attended a Tech School in Kansas City. He joined the...

Jan 17, 2015

Kathleen, age 64 passed over on January 17, 2015 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born on March 3, 1950 in Oakland, California to Muriel Wilder. She enjoyed her childhood growing up in the bay area. She and her husband Kenneth moved all over the country due to his career they lived in New York, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Idaho, Oregon, Utah,...

Jan 15, 2015

Norman Mazel Littlefield, Jr., age 75, died at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 15, 2015. He was born September 12, 1938 in Salt Gulch, Utah to Norman Mazel and Clella Hall Littlefield. He joined the US Navy in 1955 when he was only 17 years old. He was able to travel to many parts of the...

Jan 15, 2015

Elizabeth (Betty) Chaney, 62 passed away on Thursday, January 15 at home in Mesquite, NV. She was born on August 16, 1952 in Washington, DC to Robert Matthews and Elizabeth Milby. She was married to Timothy (Turk) Chaney on August 24, 1974 in Washington, DC.

Betty was raised in Bethesda, MD where she attended Walt Whitman H.S....