Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary
Stephen Paul Hamilton
Dec 4, 2021
Stephen Paul Hamilton, age 79, died Saturday, December 4, 2021 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born January 29, 1942 in Gardiner, Maine to Ernest Nelson Hamilton and Maxine Erma Belyea. On July 22, 1965 he married Ramona Faye Gimbel in Buena Park, California. Stephen grew up in Connecticut. He served in the US Navy before settling in Southern California...
Susan (Perkins) Mccann
Dec 4, 2021
Susan Perkins McCann, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother passed away from complications of Parkinson’s disease on December 4th, 2021 in Las Vegas surrounded by her loving children.
Susan was born May 14th, 1940 in Overton, NV to Clyde & Geneva Perkins. As there were no hospitals in this small town, she was delivered in the home of Gertie...
Ronald James Mauser
Dec 3, 2021
Ronald "Ron" James Mauser, 71, passed away on December 3, 2021 in Mesquite, NV. He was born on July 8, 1950 in Youngstown, OH to Bernard and Marion (Bartz) Mauser. Ron graduated from Liberty High School in 1968 and served with the Ohio National Guard from 1969 to 1975. During these years he married, briefly attended Youngstown State University,...
Linda Sue Nunn
Dec 2, 2021
Linda Sue Nunn passed away unexpectedly at the age of 74 on December 2, 2021 in Mesquite, Nevada. Linda was born on November 15, 1947, in Laramie, Wyoming to parents Helen Kilgore (Wolfe) and Ken Kilgore. She was married to John R. Nunn on September 28, 1968, in Laramie, Wyoming.
Linda lived the majority of her life...
Allen Robert "Duck" Thompson
Nov 30, 2021
Allen Robert “Duck” Thompson, 79, passed away on November 30, 2021 in St. George, UT. Robert was born on November 24, 1942 in Caliente, NV to David Carl Thompson and Viola Schroeder. Robert was raised in Caliente and attended Lincoln Co. High School. After graduating, Robert moved to Kansas to attend Airline School, where he was certified as a...
Russell Woods
Nov 29, 2021
Russell Fred Woods, 88, passed away on November 29, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV. Russell was born on January 9, 1933 in Mesquite, NV to Joseph Fredrick Woods and Orpha Hardy. Russell would move out to Barclay Cattle Ranch to work during the summer and attend VVHS in Mesquite where he played football. After graduating, he joined the United...
Fernando José Muñoz
Nov 26, 2021
Fernando José Muñoz passed away on November 26, 2021 at Mesa View Hospital in Mesquite, NV. Fernando was born on September 16, 1958 in Auburn, California to Josefina and José Muñoz. He was raised in Colfax, CA and that was where he graduated high school. He and his best friend, Manley Scott Minsker, enjoyed a wonderful 39 years together...
Donald Edward Nowery
Nov 26, 2021
Donald Edward Nowery, 83, passed away on November 26, 2021 in his home in Overton, NV. Donald was born on December 28, 1937 in Beeville, TX to John Edward Nowery and Mary Inez Gattis. Donald’s family shortly moved to Shreeveport, LA and after graduating high school, he moved to Colorado for work. He met Anne Claire Matheny, and they...
Ethelene (Quesenberry) Burgi
Nov 25, 2021
Ethelene, our precious mother, became God’s newest angel on November 25, 2021; she suffered a stroke on the evening of November 20, 2021. She had just celebrated her 100th birthday in October, a milestone she always knew she would reach. She was a resident of BeeHive Homes in Mesquite, NV for the past year and half and had come...
David V. Jahns
Nov 23, 2021
David V. Jahns Jr. died at his home in Mesquite, NV on November 23, 2021. He was 71.David was born in Fort Wayne, IN in 1950. His passion for all things mechanical became apparent when, at a very early age, he took apart the family’s radio and tried to put it back together. He worked as an auto mechanic...
Clifford Franklin Thornton
Nov 21, 2021
Clifford Franklin Thornton, 69, passed away on November 21, 2021. Cliff was born on December 18, 1951 in Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Ca to Benjamin Franklin Thornton and Verna Rae Bashaw. He was raised in Overton, NV, where his father owned the B & J Club on Main Street. In 1961, his family moved to Las Vegas, where he would...
Amado Salazar Prieto
Nov 19, 2021
Amado Salazar Prieto, 86, passed away on November 19, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV. Amado was born on September 13, 1935 in Delta, CO. to Tiburcio Prieto and Isabel Salazar. In his younger years Amado worked with his parents as they traveled from state to state working in the fields. He married Janie Monzolo in Overton, NV on February...
Herbert Clarence Calhoun
Nov 18, 2021
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Herb Calhoun, 79, on November 18, 2021, in Mesquite Nevada. Herbert C. Calhoun was born March 27, 1942, in Everett, WA to Leonard and Elizabeth (Churchill) Calhoun. He grew up in Meacham and Adams, OR where he attended school and specialized in playground, sports and later, girls. He enjoyed...
Albert Carl Krause
Nov 12, 2021
Albert Carl Krause Jr, age 88 passed away on November 12th at Mesa View Regional Hospital. He was born on 10-5-1933 in Staten Island N.Y. to Albert Krause Sr., and Virginia Lisean. He married Phyllis Quillen on 5-20-1961 in Caroline County Virginia with full military honors while both were participating in a Civil War reenactment.
His first...
Clayton Gerald Christian
Nov 12, 2021
Clayton Gerald Christian, 34, passed away on November 12, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV. Clayton was born on July 30, 1987 in Las Vegas, NV to LeRoy Christian and Clarissa George. Clayton was raised in Alamo, where he developed a fondness for the outdoors. He went fishing and hunting with his father, and his friends often. Clayton attended Pahranagat...
William Albert Luce
Nov 12, 2021
William Albert Luce, 88, passed away on November 12, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV. Bill was born on March 17, 1933 in McGill, NV to Eugene Joseph Luce and Sara Bertha Ericson. He married Edith Ann Bunnell on November 28, 1981 in Overton, NV.
Bill was raised in White Pine county in Ely. He had a love...
Nicole Elizabeth Eccles
Nov 7, 2021
Nicole Elizabeth Eccles, 48, passed away on November 7, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV. Nicole was born on October 2, 1973 in Salt Lake City, UT to Butch Eccles and Fredina Yazzie. Nicole was raised in Richfield, UT and met Eric Lee in 1988, and they dated for several years before they had their daughter, Dominique and their son,...
Donato Thomas Coruzzi
Nov 7, 2021
Donato Thomas Coruzzi, 68 years old, of Mesquite, NV, passed away at his home, November 7, 2021. He was born March 6, 1953 to Sebastian and Camilla Tuello Coruzzi in Amityville, NY. Donato was a graduate of Locust Valley High School in 1971. He studied mechanical engineering at NY Tech, Brookville, NY and proudly served in the Air Force...
Lida Ruth Oakley
Nov 4, 2021
Lida was born in New Milford, Connecticut to Catherine Beverly Reynolds and Fredrick George Oakley. Lida met the love of her life January of 1996 and married David Myhaver July 3, 1999 their lives together were such an amazing adventure.
Lida enjoyed working at the VA in St. Petersburg Florida for 26 years. And loved the Veteran’s...
Allen "Pop" Chassey
Nov 3, 2021
Allen Alexis Chassey, age 79, died Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at his home in Montrose, Colorado. He was born August 29, 1942 in Brockton, Massachusetts to Charles Reginald and Yvonne Marie Fortier Chassey. On November 12, 1965 he married JeanAnn Galbreath in Tujunga, California. Allen grew up in Tujunga where he graduated from Verdugo Hills High School. While in...
