Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary
Michael Lavalle
Jan 30, 2010
Michael John LaValle
Attn Pipefitters Local 455 brother Michael John LaValle passed away in Mesquite, Nevada on January 30, 2010. He was born June 18, 1951 in St.Paul, Minnesota to Donald and Eleanor LaValle (nee Driscoll).
Michael grew up in the St. Paul area and graduated form Alexander Ramsey Highschool in 1969. He married Linda...
Caroline Myrtle Szekely
Jan 26, 2010
Caroline Szekely
Caroline Myrtle Szekely "Carrie", 87, passed away Monday , January 26, 2010 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born March 16, 1922 in Arlington, Washington the oldest of four children to Andrew and Bridget Berry Danielson.
Carrie grew up in the Arlington, Washington area and graduated from Darrington High School. She married Charles Steve...
Steven Wayne Perea
Jan 26, 2010
Steven Wayne Perea, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2010 in Overton, Nevada. He was born on May 22, 1963 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Alfonzo Belermino and Mary Ann Christensen Perea. On September 20, 1986 he married Deborah Ranee Samora in Ogden, UT. They were later divorced.
Steve grew up in Hooper, UT but spent most...
Olivia May Lecheminant
Jan 21, 2010
Olivia May LeCheminant was stillborn on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, UT.
Survivors include her parents, Matthew Wade and Jenna Lee Martinsen LeCheminant; grandparents: Brian and Frawnda LeCheminant of Mesquite, NV; Jerry and Mindy Martinsen of Mesquite, NV; great-grandparents: Larry and Colleen LeCheminant of British Columbia; Calvin C. Lee of...
Adam Smalley
Jan 18, 2010
Adam Smalley
December 24, 1928 - January 18, 2010
Adam Smalley moved with his wife of 26 years to Mesquite a year and a half ago. Adam loved his new home in Anthem Sun City and the friendly community, enjoying an active life. Adam was born in Syracuse, New York where he worked for 25...
Berta Lea Dye
Jan 17, 2010
Berta Lea Dye, age 92, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Highland Manor, Mesquite, Nevada. She was born July 15, 1917 in Centerville, Iowa to Raymond Thomas Benton and Grace May Hatfield Sherer. On July 26, 1940 she married William Samuel Dye, Jr. in Centerville, Iowa. They had one son and were later divorced.
Berta...
Ronald James Szelestey
Jan 17, 2010
Ronald James Szelestey, age 63, passed away at his home, Sunday, January 17, 2010. He was born March 15, 1946 in Chicago, IL to Louis Fredrick and Norma Elsie Henderson Szelestey. On July 27, 1968 he married Kathy Lou Baxter in Venice CA. They had two children and were later divorced. On September 12, 1989 he married Anita Louise...
Sandra Freeman
Jan 16, 2010
Sabine "Sandra" Annaleece Freeman, age 63, passed away January 16, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sandra was born June 18, 1946 in Baton Rouge, LA. to Alexander and Ruth Ellen Stine Scivicque.
Sandra grew up in Baton Rouge. She attended college and then set to work owning and operating a commercial cleaning business. Sandra had a zest...
Nancy May Hamer
Jan 16, 2010
Nancy May Hamer Nancy May Hamer, 77, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2010 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born March 10, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois to Peter and Mamie Rossi Carollo. Nancy grew up in Chicago and married Dan Branchini. Together they had three children before separating. Nancy moved to Las Vegas in the 1970's and met and married...
Paul J. Piquette
Jan 16, 2010
Paul J. Piquette
August 8, 1945 - January 16, 2010
Paul Piquette, a gentle man with a beautiful loving spirit passed on Saturday, January 16. He was born in Oak Park, IL on August 8, 1945 to Lorraine and Joseph Piquette.
Paul never knew his father, Joseph, as he passed while serving his...
Roberta Joan Van Lant
Jan 14, 2010
Roberta Joan Van Lant
Roberta Joan Van Lant age 79, passed away on January 14, 2010 at her home in Mesquite, Nevada. Roberta was born October 28, 1931 in Los Angeles, California to Robert Bruce Campbell and Myrtle Grace Haskins.
Roberta graduated from John C. Freemont High School in 1949. Upon graduation she worked for...
Kleon "Gabe" Winsor
Jan 4, 2010
Kleon Arni "Gabe" Winsor, age 84, went home to his Father in Heaven and to his eternal companion on Monday, January 4, 2010 in St. George, Utah. He was born May 21, 1925 in Logandale, Nevada to Walter Fay and Victora Sigridur Tobiasson Winsor. On August 31, 1955 he married Masako Yamashita in Gallup, New Mexico. She preceded him...
Verus Jo Root
Dec 31, 2009
VERUS "JO"OSWALD, ROOT passed away at age 87 on December 31,2009 at her home in Mesquite NV surrounded by loving family. Born August 9th, 1922 in Rupert, Idaho to Emma L.Martindale and Reed Bradly Catmull. Jo was the second of 6 siblings, all who proceeded her in death except for one brother, Bob Catmull, still living in Idaho. Jo...
Ethel Leavitt
Dec 31, 2009
Ethel Leavitt
Ethel Leavitt, age 93, died Thursday, December 31, 2009 surrounded by her family at her home in Bunkerville, Nevada. She was born September 1, 1916 in Bunkerville, Nevada to Charles Albert and Lillie May Barnum Leavitt. On June 3, 1936 she married Lorin Abbott Leavitt in the St. George LDS Temple. He preceded her in...
Carl "Combat" Hovietz
Dec 30, 2009
Carl Reid "Combat" Hovietz, age 35, died Thursday, December 30, 2009 in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He was born March 24, 1974 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Carl Reid and Diana Idalia Ibanez Hovietz.
Combat lived most of his life in North Las Vegas. He was a very funny person that liked to tease his friends and family....
Francisca Galindo Baeza
Dec 30, 2009
Francisca Galindo Baeza,78, passed away December 30, 2009 at her home in Bunkerville, Nevada. She was born in San Carlos, Mexico to Manuel and Guadalupe Cabellero Galindo on December 27, 1931.
Francisca grew up in Mexico on a ranch where she learned how to work very hard. She was good with animals and was said to have...
Robert French Stephens
Dec 29, 2009
Robert Stephens
Robert French Stephens, 73, passed away on December 29, 2009 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin to Delman and Jessie Mae French Stephens on December 17, 1936.
He grew up in Wisconsin and joined the Air Force after high-school. After his service he was married in Rapid...
Perry Findley Hartson
Dec 24, 2009
Perry Findley Hartson, age 30, died Thursday, December 24, 2009 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on the North Shore Road below Echo Bay, Nevada. He was born December 7, 1979 in Long Beach, California to Frederick Warren Jr. and Susan Elayne Gilbert Hartson. On December 16, 2006 he married Deanna Lynn Daniels in Mesquite, Nevada.
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Zetta Leona Tanner
Dec 21, 2009
Leona Tanner
Zetta "Leona" Tanner, age 82, passed away Monday, December 21, 2009 in Bunkerville, Nevada. She was born in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 23, 1927 to John Harvey and Julia Griffith Averett. Leona was raised in Las Vegas by Frank and Ed Waite. She married Evan Orlando Tanner on October 30, 1943 and they later...
Alexander Matthew Stephens
Dec 21, 2009
Alexander Matthew Stephens
Alexander Matthew Stephens, age 33, passed away Monday, December 21, 2009 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born in Visalia, California to Dennis Hugh and Lone Mathiesen Stephens on March 18, 1976.
Alex attended high school in the Utah Valley. He enjoyed working and playing on computers and loved to play and watch...
