All Obituaries

Mildred Louise Bohn Friel (86) passed away Monday  Oct.7,2019 of natural causes living a long good life. She was born on October 25, 1932, and her parents were Murray Bohn and Garnetta Eyre Dotson and Stepfather James L. (Pat) Dotson.  Mildred grew up in Minersville Utah, and in her twenties, she served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to the Northern States Mission. After her mission she married Boyd D Friel. They had seven children and later...

  Elise Bunker James, age 70, passed away on October 6th, 2019 at her home in Overton, NV, surrounded by those who knew and loved her. She is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, Stephen; mother-in-law Jane, and father-in-law Armond; 9 children Rachel, Jeremy, Jenefer, Gary, Jessica, Emily, Nathan, Sarah and Susan; as well as 37 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren, with another on the way. Elise was born in American Fork, UT on Feb 16th, 1949 to mother Velda Rachel...

Patricia (Patty) Jean Van Houten, 79, returned to her heavenly home on October 2, 2019. She was born on October 26, 1939, in Barstow, California to Milton and Ethel Halstead. She married Stephen Oliver Van Houten on March 8, 1957. They were later sealed in the St. George Utah Temple. Patty grew up in the desert area of Barstow, California. She enjoyed visiting her grandparents ranch in Hinkley, California. As a teenager, she met the love of her life, Steve. They soon married and Steve was...

Edith Paige Holt Reese was born December 14, 1941 in Las Vegas, NV to Vaughan and Helen Williams Holt. She passed away Monday, September 30, 2019 at Beehive Homes in Mesquite, NV after a brief illness. Paige grew up in Las Vegas during the 1940’s and 50’s and has very fond memories of her childhood. She remembers riding horses with friends down the famous Las Vegas Strip and walking alone to her night-shift job in downtown Las Vegas. Later, Paige studied music at Brigham Young...

Joyce M. Lyttle, 91, a resident of Overton, Nevada, died peacefully Monday September 23rd 2019 at Beehive Care in Mesquite, Nevada. Joyce was born November 28, 1927 in Glendale, California to Alice Merced Garretson Meyer and Eugene Meyer. After her mother died, Joyce and her sister Virginia lived in the Los Angeles Orphanage for three years before Joyce was adopted by Glenn and Gertrude Long, who were loving parents. Joyce attended school in Whittier, California and went on to attend The...

  Frederick Frank Turnier, 74, passed away in St. George, UT on September 20, 2019. Fred was born on August 17, 1945 in Queens, NY to Frederick Conrad Turnier and Ilene Isaacs. Fred later moved to Niles Canyon, California, and met and married his best friend, Raula Gonzalez, on December 19, 1964. Together, Fred and Raula shared their love of playing softball. Their shared love for and experience with softball and the camaraderie with fellow players spanned fifty-two years. They played...

Noreen Nelson Bishop passed away peacefully at her home in St. George, UT on September 19, 2019. Noreen was born September 22, 1929 in Goshen, UT to Alof and Hilda Webb Nelson.  She was the oldest of four children.  She was a big help to her parents on their farm and a wonderful example to her three younger siblings.  When she was in junior high, she received an award for best penmanship and also held various offices in both junior high and high school. There was no high...

Hester Elizabeth Sharkey, 81, passed away on September 18 , 2019 in her home in Mesquite, NV. Hester was born on August 29, 1938 in Thornport, OH to William H. Hukill and Ethel Eldee Scott. She married Larry E. Sharkey in Richmond, IN on March 2, 1957. Hester served twenty-eight years as a military wife with her husband, Larry. They were stationed in many places in the United States, and three years in Naples, Italy. Hester loved children, and specialized in Early Childhood Development, and...

Gene Arnold Gruenig, age 84, died Thursday, August 29, 2019 in Mesquite, Nevada, after a courageous battle with cancer.  He was born January 10, 1935 in Platte, South Dakota to Ruben and Elizabeth Anne Mahaney Gruenig, and grew up in Platte.  After graduation from Platte High School in 1953, he entered the Unites States Navy, and while stationed at San Diego he married Glenda Thayer.They then moved to Rapid City, South Dakota, where they raised their family . On April 7, 1983 he...

Ronald Lee Jirak, 71, passed away in Las Vegas, NV on August 27, 2019. Ron was born on October 19, 1947 with his twin brother, Donald, in Tooele, UT to Richard Albert Jirak and Mary Rose Fender. He married Jeanie Lee Mostteller on March 20, 1971 in Elko, NV; she passed away on February 21, 2006. As Ron graduated High School, he was drafted in the U.S. Army and bravely fought in the Vietnam War. He was wounded in the war, and was awarded the Purple Heart. During his time in Vietnam, he...