Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Dec 12, 2012

Michael John Brochmann, age 93, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born November 12, 1919 in Grace City North Dakota to Michael John and Elsie Marie Brochmann. Following a chance encounter with a radio mechanic during WWII that sparked a stardust romance, he married Betty Ann Schweiger at St. Patrick's Cathedral El Paso Texas...

Dec 10, 2012

Mesquite, Nevada-Butch Donovan, age 70, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born April 26, 1942 in Butte, Montana to William "Bill" and Jeanne Murtha Donovan. He married Dorothy "Dottie" Quane Donovan June 12, 1965 in Anaconda, Montana. Butch was raised in Butte, Montana. He attended St. Joseph Elementary, Butte Central High School and graduated...

Dec 2, 2012

Wanda Jewel Hopkins, 83, passed away on December 2, 2012 at her residence in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born April 21, 1929 to Gilbert Robinson and Bessie Woolary in Springfield, Illinois. On March 1, 1947 she married Herbert Hopkins in East Carbon, Utah.

Wanda loved gardening, cleaning and spending time with her friends and family. She enjoyed...

Dec 1, 2012

Robert C. Wilson

Robert Charles "Bob" Wilson, age 87, died Saturday, December 1, 2012 in St. George, Utah. He was born September 14, 1925 in Watertown, South Dakota to Robert Charles and Elvira Peterson Wilson. His parents died when he was very young and he was raised by his grandparents and his beloved Aunt Estelle. Robert was...

Nov 21, 2012

Kenneth Arnold Clauson of Mesquite Nevada, age 64, passed away Wednesday November 21, 2012. He had worked for 42 years at the same company before retiring from Lombard, IL., before moving to Mesquite in 2008 to enjoy the warmth and beauty of the desert. He was born in Gary, IN. on April 17, 1948 to Rose Janiga and Claude...

Nov 16, 2012

Janett Gladys Anderson, age 74, passed away Friday, November 16, 2012 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born December 20, 1937 in Mint Hill, Missouri to Luther W. Anderson and Virginia E. Turner.

Janett grew up in Missouri, California, Illinois, and Texas. After living in several different places throughout her lifetime she decided to move to Mesquite, Nevada...

Nov 7, 2012

Gay Norine Armstrong Pendleton, 87, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 in Henderson, Nevada. She was born July 26, 1925 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Joseph Dalley and Norine Streeper Armstrong. When Gay was just 10 days old, her mother died and when she was almost four, her father married Myrtie Jensen....

Nov 4, 2012

Kathleen Ann O'Toole Duffey, age 58, died Sunday, November 4, 2012 at Mesa View Hospital in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born November 28, 1953 in The Bronx, New York to James Francis and Rita Ann Noga O'Toole. She married William Clay Duffey, Jr. on March 21, 1972 in Jericho, New York. Kathleen grew up in Syosset, New York and...

Oct 23, 2012

Thomas Donald Overy, 83, passed away Friday October 26, 2012 at the Highland Manor in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born November 11, 1928 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, to Thomas Overy, Jr. and Hanna Axelina Johnson. He married Wanda Jean Sharpley July 17, 1954 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was raised in Rock Springs and Stansbury Wyoming. He graduated from Rock...

Oct 21, 2012

Clyde C. Fancher, Jr.

Clyde Calvin Fancher, Jr. age 83, after fighting a valiant battle with cancer, died a peaceful death Sunday, October 21, 2012 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born October 26, 1928 in Birmingham, Alabama to Clyde Calvin and Beulah Matilda Blackerby Fancher. Clyde grew up in Alabama. He entered the US...

Oct 20, 2012

Ann Rebecca Collins, 35, passed away in the early hours of October 20, 2012 at her residence in Mesquite, Nevada after a long hard fought battle against breast cancer. Ann was born December 11, 1976 in Denver, Colorado to Tim and Mary Collins.

The second of two children, Ann lived most of her life in Denver, Colorado...

Oct 17, 2012

Nancy Ann Nelson

Nancy Ann Nelson, 67, passed away October 17, 2012 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born March 8, 1945 to Vincent and Estelle Martis Rasimas in Worchester, Massachussetts. On January 2, 1988 she married Miles Kent Nelson in Salt Lake City, Utah. Nancy grew up in Worchester. She worked at Digital Computers just as the...

Oct 17, 2012

Mesquite, NV- Annita Russell Wittwer, 74, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, October 17, 2012. She was born April 12, 1938 in Hurricane, Utah to Ellis and Estelle Roundy Russell. She married Harold Edwin Wittwer on May 30, 1956 in the St. George Temple.

Her early years were spent in Hurricane, Utah then in Mills, Utah, where...

Oct 5, 2012

Doreen Natalie Thiel passed away at her home in Mesquite, Nevada on the morning of October 6, 2012 at the age of 77 from Leukemia. She was born October 19, 1934 in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada to Emil Freiheit and Natalie Sonneburg.

She is survived by her only daughter, Deborah Natalie Polich, her son-in-law Bob Polich both of...

Sep 30, 2012

John Rollin Brummett, 81, of Mesquite, Nevada passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2012. He was born September 13, 1931 in Winchester, Illinois to Collier Brummett and Bertha Lee Leeper. On December 25, 1951 he married Beverly Stoddard in Winchester, Illinois.

John attended Jacksonville High in Jacksonville, Illinois. He served our nation in the Korean War in...

Sep 29, 2012

Edythe Leavitt

Edythe Meralda Prisbrey Lytle Leavitt, age 96, died Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Caliente, Nevada. She was born January 3, 1916 in Overton, Nevada to Loren and Lydia Copper Prisbrey. On July 9, 1934 she married John V. Lytle in Las Vegas, Nevada. They had three children and later were divorced. On November 2, 1956...

Sep 27, 2012

Robin Brooks

Robin Alan Brooks, age 51, died Thursday, September 27, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada after battling cancer. He was born July 4, 1961 in Dover, Delaware to Alvin and Ada Ann Leavitt Brooks. Robin lived most of his life in Las Vegas, Nevada. He worked as a laborer. He was baptized into the Church of...

Sep 27, 2012

James Jensen

James Anders Jensen, age 71, died Tuesday, September 25, 2012 in Overton, Nevada. He was born December 31, 1941 in Racine, Wisconsin to Anders and Oda Therkelsen Jensen.

James grew up in Sacramento, California. He then moved to South Lake Tahoe where he met his wife and fathered a son. He then moved...

Sep 22, 2012

Thomas Francis Timer

Thomas Francis Timer, 84, of Mesquite, Nevada passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012. He was born October 16, 1927 in Youngstown, Ohio to Joseph Timer and Frances Bannon. On June 23, 1948 he married his high school sweetheart Margaret...

Sep 20, 2012

Claude Beaver, age 51, died Thursday, September 20, 2012 at his home in Overton, Nevada after battling cancer for nearly a year. He was born May 21, 1961 in Copper Hill, Tennessee to Hoyt and Nettie Byers Beaver. On May 4, 1996 he married Maria Garcia in Mesquite, Nevada.

Claude grew up in Tennessee and later in...