Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary
Oramae May
Dec 5, 2020
Ora Mae Bishop May was an awesome person, a fantastic mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 91 years old. She was born the youngest of 8 children on January 11, 1929 in Delta, Utah, to John Avery and Lemira Walker Bishop. She had lived 40 years after her husband, Richard...
Lita Fisher
Dec 4, 2020
Lita Vilate Fisher, 89, passed away on December 4, 2020 in St. George, UT. Lita was born on July 6, 1931 in Hazelton, ID to Lester James VanLeuven and Leona Vilate Park. At four years old, Lita’s family moved to Roberts, ID, where Lita helped on the farm and canned food. Her mother was the first person in the...
Dorothy Clarice (Shurtliff) Fetherston
Dec 3, 2020
Dorothy Clarice Fetherston
Dorothy Clarice, passed away on December 3, 2020 in St. George, UT. Dorothy was born on July 1, 1930 in Overton, NV to Norman Ezra Shurtliff and Adelia Winsor. Dorothy was raised in Overton where she had many happy memories of working with her siblings and cousins on the family farm. Dorothy graduated from...
Daniel Bailey
Dec 2, 2020
Words can never fully reflect the light Dan Bailey has given — and continues to give — to his family, friends, and community. From humble beginnings, he grew into a rare man who recognized the troubles of others, cared deeply about them, and found ways to help. Where some saw disrepair, he saw beauty. We will miss his wisdom,...
Scott Edward Webb
Nov 30, 2020
Scott Edward Webb, age 54, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020 at his home in Peoria, AZ. He started his life adventure December 10, 1965 born in St. George, UT to Edward Milo Webb and Tonya Ann Hughes. He was raised by his mother and stepfather, Merlyn Bigelow, in Mesquite, NV where he graduated from Virgin Valley High School...
Melanie Jones
Nov 30, 2020
Melanie Jones, aged 61, passed away peacefully November 30, 2020 at the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah from complications due to liver failure. She was born in Cedar City, Utah on March 2, 1959 to Ivan Mac and Lennie Page Jones.
Melanie grew up in Las Vegas and Logandale, Nevada. After graduating from Moapa Valley High...
Joseph Anthony Iovino
Nov 29, 2020
Joe was born October 19, 1933 in Brooklyn NY and passed away November 29, 2020 in Mesquite, NV. His mother; LillianLaboria Lisi, was born January 18, 1907 in Sicily, Italy and she passed away in 1985, San Jose, California. His Father; Frank Gilberto Iovino was born in 1905, Florence, Italy and he passed away in 1968 in California.
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Harry (Jr) Fitch
Nov 28, 2020
Harry Fitch, Jr. , age 98. He served in WWII as a radio operator, flying combat cargo over the Himalayas from 1943-1945. He married Marilyn (Ellis – Hale), the great love of his life in 1961. He was the loving father of Harry III (Linda), Joy, Mike (Angie), Paul and Bryan. He was the proud grandfather of Michael (Keri),...
Sheila Jeanette (Groshek) Cholewinski
Nov 28, 2020
Sheila Jeanette Cholewinski, age 83, died Saturday, November 28, 2020 in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born June 14, 1937 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin to Harry A. and Esther Simonis Groshek. On January 18, 1958, she married James Cholewinski in Steven’s Point, WI. They had one daughter, Darlene and both James and Darlene preceded her in death, James on November...
Imelda Chavez
Nov 28, 2020
Imelda Chavez, 65, passed away on November 28, 2020 in St. George, UT. Imelda was born on May 13, 1955 in Estacion Bamoa, Sinaloa, Mexico to Miguel Angel Curiel and Bertha Chavez. Imelda was raised in Estacion Bamoa, and after graduating high school, she attended a secondary school to earn a degree as an executive secretary. She met Rosario...
T. Terry Olive
Nov 27, 2020
Thomas Terry Olive, 69, passed away on November 27, 2020 in Las Vegas, NV. Terry was born on April 28, 1951 in Pocatello, ID to Joseph Thomas Olive and Janet Ann Semmens. Terry was raised by his grandparents, Joe and Charlotte Olive, and loved playing with his siblings, and liked doing crazy stunts. They loved riding horses, and Terry...
Edna Blanche (Walker) Shrock
Nov 27, 2020
Edna Blanche Shrock, age 93, passed away on November 27, 2020 in her daughters home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born November 2, 1927 in Punxsutawney, PA to Ray and Ethel F. Carley Walker during the great depression. Her family worked hard to make it through. These experiences helped her to persevere through out her life. She graduated from...
Marina (Gonzalez) Gomez
Nov 26, 2020
Marina Gomez Gonzalez, 84, passed away on November 26, 2020 in Las Vegas, NV. Marina was born on December 18,1935 in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico to Ramon Gonzalez and Petra Zavala. She married Pedro Gomez in Mexicali, Mexico on April 27, 1957, and enjoyed their marriage until his passing on January 20, 2006.
Marina was a great woman...
Ovid Lee Pinckert
Nov 24, 2020
Ovid Lee Pinckert, 74, passed away on November 24, 2020 in Las Vegas, NV due to complications of COVID-19. Ovid was born on July 3, 1946 in Dimmitt, TX to Robert Lee Pinckert and Leta Mae Fulcher. He grew up fishing and hunting in Durango,Colorado. As a young man, he was a talented athlete, and played football, baseball and...
Tim Ryan
Nov 24, 2020
Timothy George Ryan, age 70, died Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born March 3, 1950 in Las Vegas, Nevada to James George and Hazel Lucinda Fulkerson Ryan. On June 7, 1969 he married Maureen Nelson in Alamo, Nevada. On Jun 7, 1979 they were sealed in the St. George LDS Temple....
Tomas Trujillo
Nov 21, 2020
Tomas Trujillo, age 88, died Saturday, December 21, 2020 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born November 5, 1932 in Mexico to Jesus Trujillo de Esrobedo and Juana Berumen Trujillo. On February 8, 1950 he married Maria Guadalupe Ochoa in Jerez, Zacatecas, Mexico. She preceded him in death on May 28, 2016.
A visitation will be held from...
Dean Hampson Bradshaw
Nov 21, 2020
On November 21, 2020, Dean Hampson Bradshaw, loving husband and father of seven children passed away at the age of 91, at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. Dean was born October 22, 1929 to Hampson Walters and Afton Perry Bradshaw in Tremonton, Utah. He served an LDS mission in England and graduated from the University of Utah. On August...
Pedro Ramos
Nov 21, 2020
Pedro Ramos, age 62, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born December 8, 1957 in Jalisco, Mexico to Andres Ramos and Consuelo Nunez. Pedro enjoyed working and caring for animals and worked as a farmer. He loved the Mesquite/Bunkerville area. Survivors include his siblings; Ramon Ramos, Macaria Acosta, Petra Ramos, Aristeo Ramos, Irene...
Thomas Walter Johnson
Nov 20, 2020
Thomas Walter Johnson was born September 21,1952 in Ft. Monmouth New Jersey, the oldest child of Thomas Leo & Vivian Beyer Johnson. Tom died November 20, 2020 at home with the “Original 4”; his wife and two daughters after a 15-month battle with cancer.
Tom grew up on the Jersey Shore, where he acquired his life-long love...
Lawrence Joseph Baudino
Nov 20, 2020
Lawrence Joseph Baudino, 79, passed away on November 20, 2020 in his home in Las Vegas, NV. Larry was born on January 9, 1941 in East St. Louis, IL to Lawrence Vincent Baudino and Geraldine Maizie Bunyard. Larry grew up in Collinsville, IL surrounded by a large extended family. He was raised by his grandparents, and loved being around...
