Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Jul 15, 2008

Marjorie Post

Marjorie Beulah Artz Post, age 71, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at her home in Overton, Nevada after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born June 29, 1937 to Claire Theodore and Beulah Agnes Barr Artz, the oldest of four daughters.

Marge was raised on a farm in North Dakota where...

Jul 10, 2008

Tommie Davidson

Tommie Allen Davidson of Mesquite, Nevada passed away July 10, 2008. Tommie and his wife, Jennye, moved to Mesquite eight years ago from Fort Pierce, Florida.

Tommie was born in Panama City, Florida on February 11, 1936, to Raymond Alexander Davidson and Merline Howard Davidson. Before World War II, Tommie and his family...

Jul 9, 2008

John Joseph Lustig,78, passed away Wednesday July 9, 2008. Born Jean Lustigman, in Paris, France on December 21, 1929, came to the United States in 1938 with his mother and sister. In 1946 he joined the U.S. Army and went to Europe as part of Patton's 3rd army replacements. In 1949 he joined the U.S. Marines. Since 1962 he...

Jul 8, 2008

Robert Brannan

Robert Edward Brannan passed away on July 8, 2008 at Dixie Medical Center in St. George, Utah. Robert was born on March 27, 1940 in Lincoln, Illinois to Clifford and Geneva Brannan, however, he was raised by his loving Uncle and Aunt, Wallace and Melba Morgan.

Robert, who went by Bob, graduated from...

Jul 5, 2008

Bennie Davis, age 92, died Saturday, July 5, 2008 at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born November 19, 1915 in Syracuse, New York to Isadore and Sarah Galinsky Davis. On July 3, 1934 he married Sylvia Kessel in Syracuse, New York.

Bennie grew up in Syracuse. He served his country in the US Navy,...

Jun 29, 2008

Deborah Brown

Deborah Ann Brown, 47, Passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2008 in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born October 8, 1960 in Atlanta Georgia to Franklin Marlon and Frances Jane West. She Lived in Mesquite for seven years before moving to Las Vegas.

Deborah is survived by one sister...

Jun 29, 2008

Theodore Rimpau

Theodore (Ted) B. Rimpau, 83, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2008 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born January 21, 1925 in Hollywood, California to Helen Burntrager and Edward L. Rimpau. He attended Hollywood High School and after graduation, entered WWII. Ted served his enlistment in the European Theater, 558th Field Artillery in four campaigns. After...

Jun 28, 2008

Johanna Rawson

Johanna Burghart Rawson, age 80, died Saturday, June 28, 2008 at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born August 10, 1927 in Buxheim, Germany to Kaspar Melchior and Johanna Oefner Burghart. On February 6, 1952 she married James Howard Rawson in Sonthofen, Germany. He preceded her in death on June...

Jun 28, 2008

Rita O'Toole

Rita Anna O'Toole, age 78, died June 28, 2008 at her daughter's home in Overton, Nevada. She was born September 18, 1929 in Bronx, New York to John and Anna Skrok Noga. On September 10, 1950 she married James Francis O'Toole in the Bronx, New York. He preceded her in death on September 20, 1991....

Jun 27, 2008

Eileen Frances Hill, 79, Passed away Friday, June 27, 2008 in her home in Littlefield, Arizona. She was born October 30, 1928 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada as an only child to John and Dora O'Neill. She was married to Earl Hill August 25, 1973 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In her early years she was raised in N.Y. but...

Jun 26, 2008

Veronica Mary Krzyzak

Veronica Mary Krzyzak 94, of Mesquite, Nevada passed away at home on June 26, 2008. Veronica was born the third child of five on April 11, 1914, to Karol Bojanowski and Sabina Klepacki in Broadalbin, New York. Veronica grew up in New York and married Walter Francis Krzyzak on June 29, 1935 in Broadalbin,...

Jun 15, 2008

Howard Hammond

Howard Lee Hammond, age 60, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2008 at his home in Scenic, Arizona. He was born May 7, 1948 in Santa Fe, New Mexico to Donald and Virginia Samuelson Hammond.

Howard is survived by two sons, Jesse (Marisa) Hammond and Joey (Jennifer) Hammond, both of Las Vegas, Nevada; two...

Jun 12, 2008

Donald Peter Lilja

Donald Peter Lilja, age 74, passed away June 12, 2008 at his home in Desert Skies Resort, Arizona. He was born November 2, 1933 to Carl Lilja and Mildred Severson in Proctor, Minnesota.

Donald grew up in Minnesota and joined the Army after graduation from highschool. Donald and some friends moved out...

Jun 10, 2008

Bruce Brunson

Born in Clovis, New Mexico, November 6, 1956, Bruce Brunson went on to kneel at our Father's feet on June 10, 2008. Bruce was raised in many states as well as in Trier and Bitburg, Germany, as the family supported their father's career with the United States Air Force. Bruce graduated high school in Las...

Jun 8, 2008

Gayland D Robison

Gayland D Robison, age 78, died Sunday, June 8, 2008 at his summer home in Cedar City, Utah. He was born June 29, 1929 in Lyman, Idaho to George David and Marilla Simpson Robison. On October 11, 1951 he married Carol Sutton in the Idaho Falls Temple.

Gayland was raised in the...

Jun 3, 2008

Lorraine T. Gonzales

Lorraine T. Martin Mortensen Gonzales (Linda) passed away on June 3, 2008 at her home in Mesquite, Nevada surrounded by her family. She was born April 12, 1929 in Guadalupita, New Mexico to James Willie Martin and Georgia Lucero Martin. She married Robert J. Mortensen and they adopted a daughter, Anita Mortensen Preece (Keith)....

Jun 1, 2008

Pat Waite

Patricia Ann "Pat" Waite, age 67, died Sunday, June 1, 2008 at Valley Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born November 6, 1940 in Pueblo, Colorado to Alfred Jack Renfro and Kathryn Ann McNear. On November 12, 1960 she married Ronald Edward Waite in St. George LDS Temple. He passed away suddenly...

May 31, 2008

Linda Norene Day

Linda Norene Day, age 65, died Saturday, May 31, 2008 in Murray, Utah. She was born November 3, 1942 in Antioch, California to Elmer and Helen Davis. On August 19, 1978 she married Stan Day in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

Linda moved to Mesquite eight years ago from Castro Valley, California. She loved...

May 28, 2008

Alva Bailey Alva Bailey, age 78, passed away in her home in Mesquite, NV on Wednesday May 28, 2008. She was born July 31, 1929 in West Enfield, Maine, the daughter of Walter Hanson and Mona (McPhee) Hanson.

She graduated from Howland High School in 1946 and attended Northeastern Business College in Portland, Maine. She was widowed...

May 22, 2008

Wade J. Briggs passed away at his Mesquite, Nevada, home, as he wished, on May 22, 2008, at 3:30 p.m. He was born Nov. 30, 1938, in Idaho to John Victor and Kate Lavon Briggs. He was an organist for the LDS 5th Ward in Mesquite until he could no longer play the organ.

He is survived...