Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary
Bud Myers
Aug 29, 2021
Bud Myers, age 86, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday August 29, 2021. He was born on June 14, 1935 at a Conservation Civilian Corps (CCC) camp in the mountains of Kaibab, Arizona to the late Jim and Flora Myers. He is survived by his loving wife Lavinia Tom Myers, brother, Ronnie...
Willverna (Pulsipher) Leavitt
Aug 29, 2021
Willverna Pulsipher Leavitt, age 98, died Sunday, August 29, 2021 at her home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born during the horse and wagon times on September 14, 1922 in Arden, Nevada to William and Nevada Hardy Pulsipher. On October 5, 1939 she married Harley Heber Leavitt in the St. George Temple. Harley preceded her in death on January...
Willard "Bill" Drew
Aug 27, 2021
Willard "Bill" Leroy Drew passed away Friday, August 27, 2021. Bill was born in Portage, Wisconsin on March 8, 1945 to Willard and Vinnie (Stowell) Drew.
He graduated from Oxford High School, Oxford, Wisconsin in 1963. Bill served in the Army and was deployed to Vietnam twice. His love of his family was the...
Catherine (Morton) Ellerton
Aug 26, 2021
Catherine Ellerton, 80, passed away on August 26, 2021 in her home in Overton, NV. Catherine was born on August 7, 1941 in Whitehall, MT to John Morton and Teresa Zimmerman. Catherine had a talent for music, which showed at an early age. In grade school, she participated in a singing contest in Butte, MT singing, “Someday My Prince...
Eileen Elizabeth Beiersdorf
Aug 25, 2021
Eileen Elizabeth Beiersdorf, age 79, died Wednesday, August 25, 2021 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born November 23, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois to William John and Adeline Mary Hlavac Schiffer. On September 2, 1961 she married Donald Frank Beiersdorf in Hinsdale, Illinois.
Eileen grew up in Hinsdale and met Donald at Drake University in Iowa. She enjoyed...
Anna Marlene (Rogers) Dechant
Aug 25, 2021
Anna Marlene DeChant, age 75, died on August 25, 2021 in Mesquite, Nevada. Anna was born on March 26, 1946 in Watertown, New York to James and Muriel Rogers. While in grade school, Anna's family moved to Girard, Ohio, where she met, and later married John DeChant Jr. on December 16, 1967. Anna was a graduate from Youngstown State...
Deann (Lister) Walker
Aug 25, 2021
DeAnn Walker, 67, passed away on August 25, 2021 in Moapa, NV. DeAnn was born on November 9, 1953 in Ogden, UT to Marion Boyd Lister and Lola Mae Smith. She was the youngest of her four siblings, and was so young that she grew up with her nieces and nephews. She met Steve Walker and they were married...
Vada Charlene (Adams) Hopkins
Aug 24, 2021
Vada Charlene Hopkins, 83, of Mesquite, NV, passed away Tuesday August 24, 2021 while asleep at home.
Charlene was born January 8, 1938 in Los Angeles, CA, to Vada and Charles Adams. She grew up in National City where she met her husband, Gerald Hopkins. They were married on June 15, 1955. They recently celebrated their 66th...
Wilfred Albert "Sonny" Carrier
Aug 24, 2021
Wilfred Albert “Sonny” Carrier, of Mesquite, Nevada, 82, passed away on August 24, 2021. He was born to Wilfred and Alberta Carrier on November 13, 1938 in Dover, New Hampshire.
Sonny grew up in Berwick, Maine, adjacent to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He loved going to the beach and was a devoted son and brother....
Mark Verl Peterson
Aug 22, 2021
Mark Verl Peterson, age 52, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021. He was born in Richfield, Utah on October 21, 1968 to Joseph Verl and Jolene Jacobsen Peterson. He graduated from Richfield High School.
Mark married the love of his life Kristin Delacy Sorenson of West Point, Utah on August 23, 1991. Together, they had four...
Frank Merritt
Aug 22, 2021
Frank Merritt, 79, passed away on August 22, 2021 in his home in Logandale, NV. Frank was born on January 29, 1942 in Georgia to William G. Merritt and Julia S. Drummond. Frank was raised outside of Marrieta, GA on his family’s farm. Much of his time was spent working to sustain the family on the small farm. Being...
John Edward Jamieson
Aug 20, 2021
John Edward Jamieson born April 13, 1950 to Ira and Alma Jamieson in Denver Colorado was called to Glory on August 20, 2021 in Mesquite, NV. John was the youngest of 3 sons; Tom (Karen) Jamieson, Grand Island, NE. and Dave (Kathy, deceased) Jamieson of Phoenix, AZ. He spent his early years in Bond, a railroad town in the...
Lawrence David Martin
Aug 16, 2021
Lawrence David Martin passed away on August 16, 2021. He was born on a cold winter day in the beautiful state of Connecticut to John and Eleanor Martin. Lawrence found the love of his life, Lezel in Colorado during a billiards completion. After 27 blissful years together, and moving several times from state to state, they decided to settle...
Filemon Romero Garcia
Aug 16, 2021
Filemon Romero - Garcia, de 67 años, murió el lunes 16 de agosto de 2021 en St. George, Utah. Nació el 6 de junio de 1954 en León, Guanajuato, México de Juan y Josefa García Hernández Romero. El 3 de julio de 1976 se casó con Yolanda Rodríguez en Los Ángeles, California. Filemon pasó sus primeros años en México...
Kent Fenton Perkins
Aug 15, 2021
On Sunday, August 15, 2021, Kent Fenton Perkins passed away at his home in Overton, NV at fifty-two years old. Kent was born on July 29, 1969 in St. George, UT to Jenifer and Murray Perkins of Overton, NV.
With the exception of a few short stints in Las Vegas, Kent spent most of his life living...
Minerva Pearl Hatch
Aug 14, 2021
Minerva Pearl Hatch, 85, passed away on August 14, 2021 in Moapa, NV in her daughter’s home. Pearl was born on November 23, 1935 in Randolph, UT to Ivan Ray Hoffman and Arvella Pearl Gunn. She married Roger J. Hatch on August 22, 1952 in the Salt Lake City, UT Temple, and he was the love of her life,...
Raymond W Corn
Aug 13, 2021
It is with heavy heart that we announce the unexpected passing of our father, husband, leader, and friend Raymond W. Corn. Ray passed on Friday August 13th, 2021. Ray was born in Cebu City, Philippines on December 31st, 1949. He moved with his family to Kansas City in 1954 and then on to Broomfield Colorado in 1960. He graduated...
Shelley Jeanne Lonetti
Aug 7, 2021
Shelley Jeanne Lonetti passed peacefully away Saturday, August 7, 2021 at her home surrounded by family and loved ones. She was 56 years old.
She was born to John and Eunes (Bell) Lonetti on June 30, 1965 at the Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital in Las Vegas Nevada. Her grandparents were John and Anna (Scapella) Lonetti and John...
Terry J Solomon
Aug 5, 2021
Terry Solomon passed away on August 5, 2021 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born on August 6, 1939 to Ruby and Harry Solomon in Emporia, Kansas.
He graduated from Emporia High School in 1957, and Kansas State Teachers College in 1961. He married Sharon K. Giffin in September of 2009. He had known Sharon since the first...
Charles Frank Palmira
Aug 1, 2021
Charles Frank Palmira, age 90, died Saturday, August 1, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born April 15, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio to Charles and Felicita DeSienna Valeria Palmira. Charles lived his early life in Ohio, moving to Boulder City with his young family where he started a career as a barber. He later moved to Las Vegas...
