Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Mar 9, 2014

Scenic, AZ- Urbano R. Ornelas II, 75, passed away March 9, 2014 at his home. He was born on November 3, 1938 in Lordsburg, NM. Preceded in death, father Urbano Ornelas, Sr. and mother Jessie Olivas. He married Fannie Aragon on May 20, 1956.

He was in the Teamster Union for 40 years. He loved...

Mar 6, 2014

Mario Medina Borboa, 75, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born August 12, 1938 in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico to Raymundo and Delfina Borboa Medina. He married Manuela Gallegos on June 10, 1962 in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. Mario grew up in Mexicali, Baja California. He worked as a truck driver in...

Mar 4, 2014

Catherine Angela Quinn, age 81, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014 in St. George, Utah. She was born May 7, 1932 in South Hampton, New York to Owen Francis and Catherine Angela McCarthy McGarry. On May 29, 1954 she married Wesley Lewis Quinn in Portland, Maine. He preceded her in death on December 9, 2005.

Catherine grew up...

Mar 3, 2014

Teddie Renee Vogel, 67, passed away on March 3, 2014 with family at her side. Renee was born on December 6, 1950 to Donald William and Irene (Sanchez) Anderson. Renee attended school at several different schools and graduated from Moapa Valley High School. She attended college at Chief Dull Knife College in Lame Deer for a short time. While...

Feb 28, 2014

Beaver Dam, AZ- Raymond Ralph Peterson, 89, passed away Friday, February 28, 2014 at Mesa View Regional Hospital. He was born on January 8, 1925 in Levan, Utah to Ralph and Edna Peterson. He married the love of his life Marjorie Cowan on January 28, 1943 in Nephi, Utah.

Raymond was raised in Levan, Utah. He loved...

Feb 15, 2014

Ila Adams Winsor, age 95, passed peacefully Saturday, February 15, 2014 in St. George, Utah. She was born August 2, 1918 in Littlefield, Arizona to Louis and Lillian Frehner Adams of St. Thomas, Nevada. On October 28, 1937 she married Vasco Gilbert "Scott" Winsor in Mesa LDS Temple, Arizona. He preceded her in death on January 20, 2000.

Feb 11, 2014

Gene Eldon Litton

Gene Eldon Litton, 84, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at Mesa View Regional Hospital. He was born April 24, 1929 in Clarkston, Washington to Gile and Lola Pierce Litton.

Gene was raised in Sarpy Creek and Hardin, Montana. He attended school in Hardin when they could keep him there....

Feb 5, 2014

Rick L Adams, age 46, died Wednesday, February 5, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born July 11, 1967 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Larry T and Patricia Ann Leavitt Adams.

Rick grew up in Overton, graduating from Moapa Valley High School in 1985. He earned his Bachelor's Degree at San Diego State and his Master's...

Feb 5, 2014

Terry Carl Stevens, age 70, died Wednesday, February 5, 2014 in Overton, Nevada. He was born December 28, 1943 in Jackson, Michigan to Carl William and Bernice Irene Groom Stevens. Kathryn Ann Jepsen has been his companion for 34 years.

Terry grew up in Nevada. He served in the Army during the Vietnam Conflict. He raised his...

Feb 2, 2014

Carol Raye (Davenport) Riggs died Sunday, February 2, 2014, at Highland Manor in Mesquite, Nevada.

She was born September 22, 1924 in Parowan, Utah to Horace Miller and Cora (Bryant) Davenport. She married George Robert "Bob" Riggs on November 7, 1947 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

They spent their early married life travelling with Bob's job...

Jan 31, 2014

Walter James Cross, 66, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2014 at his residence after an eighteen month battle with brain cancer. He was born March 6, 1947 in Plattsburg, New York to Austin and Shirley Cross. He married Theresa L Ahrens on April 28, 2005 in Mesquite, Nevada.

Buck treasured the memories of his childhood summers...

Jan 30, 2014

Shanna De Pulsipher Benson, age 41, died Thursday, January 30, 2014 at her home in Orem, Utah. She was born December 3, 1972 in St. George, Utah to Dennis K. And Rhonda Lee Talbot Pulsipher. On May 14, 1994 she married Craig W. Shirley in Moapa, Nevada. They were later sealed in the Las Vegas Temple. They had two...

Jan 21, 2014

Tracy, 57, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. He was born March 1, 1956 in Murray, Utah to Chris Goris and Jeane Smith. He married Kari Guiver on March 22, 1989 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Tracy loved life and he had a special gift for making people laugh. His greatest accomplishment was raising his two...

Jan 20, 2014

Rose Marie Picard, 65, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014 at her Arizona residence after a courageous and valiant fight with cancer. She was born on August 14, 1948 in Long Beach, CA to Lacadia (Gonzales) Carretero and Thomas Francisco Carretero Sr. She married Moss Picard on November 4, 1979 in Rowland Heights, CA.

Rose was...

Jan 20, 2014

Maria Consuelo Plancarte, 98, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014 at her Bunkerville residence. She was born on October 26, 1915 to Asuncion and Maria de Jesus Chavez Cervantes.

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 1 p.m. at La Virgen De Guadalupe Catholic Church. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January...

Jan 18, 2014

Theodore "Ted" Hansen, 86, was called to Jesus on Saturday, January 18, 2014. He was born on April 27, 1926 in Norcatur, Kansas to August and Johanna Wessels Hansen. He married Ethel Greenwood on October 28, 1947 in Norton, Kansas.

Ted was a Roughneck in Off-Shore Drilling and business-owner in the jewelry industry. Ted enjoyed golfing and...

Jan 17, 2014

Raymond Hodges Raymond Everet Hodges, age 74, died Friday, January 17, 2014 in Logandale, Nevada. He was born August 25, 1939 in Sanderson, Florida to Roland and Emmie Godwin Hodges. He was briefly married to Florence Lewis of East Palatka, Florida before serving his country in the US Air Force. He was stationed in Germany where he met and...

Jan 16, 2014

Joyce Hansen Solomon, beloved wife, mother, sister and friend, passed away, January 16, 2014 from sudden heart attack. She was a great lady who lived life to the fullest and whose tender heart reached out to help countless individuals. Joyce was born in St. George, Utah, on Dec. 18, 1935, to Charles Francis Hansen and Clarissa Amy Perkins. She...

Jan 13, 2014

Elsie Black, age 89, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 13, 2014 in Mesquite, NV, surrounded by her loving family. Elsie was the second oldest of seven children, born April 14, 1924 in Arvada, WY to George and Elizabeth (Jane) Campbell Bartholow.

Elsie was raised in the Sheridan area, graduating from Sheridan High School in 1942. After...

Jan 12, 2014

Bonnie Kay Black, 55, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Mesa View Regional Hospital. She was born August 3, 1958 in Pleasant Grove, Utah to Kenneth Howard and Dora Mae Mackey Mills. She married William Tyler Black on April 17, 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bonnie grew up in Pleasant Grove, Utah and later graduated from...