Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Nov 2, 2019

James Cominiello (Vince) was born in Denver on September 21, 1949. He passed peacefully with Karen at his side at the age of 70. Vince had a long struggle with COPD and a myriad of other medical conditions and in the end succumbed to respiratory failure.

He is survived by his wife Karen, son John David (Wendy...

Nov 2, 2019

James Joyce was born on May 24th, 1944 and adopted and raised in Kansas City, Missouri by Lucy Maise. Jim, as most people called him, was survived by his loving wife of 21 years, Margaret Joyce, and her family; (5) children, (19) grandchildren, (14) great-grandchildren, as well as his own daughter (Brenda Kaye Joyce). Jim and Margy enjoyed traveling...

Nov 1, 2019

Anthony Adam “Tony” Zaleski, age 71, died Friday, November 1, 2019 peacefully at his home in Mesquite, Nevada, surrounded by his family.  He was born November 14, 1947 in Quantico, Virginia to Anthony Adam and Kathryn Tignall Peyton Zaleski.  On October 6, 1973 he married Cherrie Diane Boettcher in Garden Grove, California. Tony moved with his military family in...

Oct 29, 2019

Linda Jane RoestMesquite, NV – Linda Jane Roesti, 72, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019 of natural causes. Linda was born December 23, 1946 in Minnesota, to Morris and Sally (Marjamaa) Hanninen. She married Chum Roesti at the Gold Hill Lutheran church in Butte, MT on December 26, 1965. They were married just shy of 54 years.

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Oct 23, 2019

Conrad Villalpando Castillo, 50, passed away on October 23, 2019 in Moapa, NV. Conrad was born on November 5, 1968 and was raised in San Antonio, TX to Augustin Moreno Castillo and Elida Villalpando. Conrad later moved to Paramount, CA and Buena Park, CA. He then moved to Moapa, NV in 2004. He married Nadine Nevada John in Las...

Oct 21, 2019

Francis  Carlyn Palmer, age 77, passed away October 21, 2019 at her home in Beaver Dam, Arizona. She was born August 22, 1942 in Oakland, California to Robert Whitelock and Leona Zeeman Whitelock. On March 24, 1964 she married LuDale J. Palmer in Ely, Nevada. “Frannie” went by Carlyn in her early years and later became known as Francis...

Oct 7, 2019

Mildred Louise Bohn Friel (86) passed away Monday  Oct.7,2019 of natural causes living a long good life. She was born on October 25, 1932, and her parents were Murray Bohn and Garnetta Eyre Dotson and Stepfather James L. (Pat) Dotson.

Mildred grew up in Minersville Utah, and in her twenties, she served a mission for The Church...

Oct 6, 2019

Elise Bunker James, age 70, passed away on October 6th, 2019 at her home in Overton, NV, surrounded by those who knew and loved her.

She is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, Stephen; mother-in-law Jane, and father-in-law Armond; 9 children Rachel, Jeremy, Jenefer, Gary, Jessica, Emily, Nathan, Sarah and Susan; as well...

Oct 2, 2019

Patricia (Patty) Jean Van Houten, 79, returned to her heavenly home on October 2, 2019. She was born on October 26, 1939, in Barstow, California to Milton and Ethel Halstead. She married Stephen Oliver Van Houten on March 8, 1957. They were later sealed in the St. George Utah Temple.

Patty grew up in the desert area...

Oct 1, 2019

Betty Ann Hedger, 81, passed on October 1, 2019 in St. George, UT. Betty was born on May 25, 1938 in Peoria, IL to Chauncy Thomson and Ann Florence Stalens.

Betty’s family moved to southern California when she was a child, and she graduated from Antelope Valley High School in 1956. In 1957, she married Larry Hedger,...

Sep 30, 2019

Edith Paige Holt Reese was born December 14, 1941 in Las Vegas, NV to Vaughan and Helen Williams Holt. She passed away Monday, September 30, 2019 at Beehive Homes in Mesquite, NV after a brief illness.

Paige grew up in Las Vegas during the 1940’s and 50’s and has very fond memories of her childhood. She remembers...

Sep 26, 2019

Doyle Britt Hedger, 57, passed away on September 26, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. Doyle was born on October 17, 1961 in Lancaster, CA to David Larry Hedger and Betty Ann Thomson.

Shortly after his birth, Doyle’s family moved to Las Vegas, NV. As the youngest sibling of a family that loved Rodeo, Doyle traveled with his...

Sep 23, 2019

Joyce M. Lyttle, 91, a resident of Overton, Nevada, died peacefully Monday September 23rd 2019 at Beehive Care in Mesquite, Nevada.

Joyce was born November 28, 1927 in Glendale, California to Alice Merced Garretson Meyer and Eugene Meyer. After her mother died, Joyce and her sister Virginia lived in the Los Angeles Orphanage for three years before...

Sep 20, 2019

Frederick Frank Turnier, 74, passed away in St. George, UT on September 20, 2019. Fred was born on August 17, 1945 in Queens, NY to Frederick Conrad Turnier and Ilene Isaacs. Fred later moved to Niles Canyon, California, and met and married his best friend, Raula Gonzalez, on December 19, 1964.

Together, Fred and Raula...

Sep 19, 2019

Noreen Nelson Bishop passed away peacefully at her home in St. George, UT on September 19, 2019.

Noreen was born September 22, 1929 in Goshen, UT to Alof and Hilda Webb Nelson.  She was the oldest of four children.  She was a big help to her parents on their farm and a wonderful example to her three...

Sep 18, 2019

Hester Elizabeth Sharkey, 81, passed away on September 18 , 2019 in her home in Mesquite, NV. Hester was born on August 29, 1938 in Thornport, OH to William H. Hukill and Ethel Eldee Scott. She married Larry E. Sharkey in Richmond, IN on March 2, 1957.

Hester served twenty-eight years as a military wife with her...

Aug 29, 2019

Gene Arnold Gruenig, age 84, died Thursday, August 29, 2019 in Mesquite, Nevada, after a courageous battle with cancer.  He was born January 10, 1935 in Platte, South Dakota to Ruben and Elizabeth Anne Mahaney Gruenig, and grew up in Platte. After graduation from Platte High School in 1953, he entered the Unites States Navy, and while stationed at...

Aug 27, 2019

Ronald Lee Jirak, 71, passed away in Las Vegas, NV on August 27, 2019. Ron was born on October 19, 1947 with his twin brother, Donald, in Tooele, UT to Richard Albert Jirak and Mary Rose Fender. He married Jeanie Lee Mostteller on March 20, 1971 in Elko, NV; she passed away on February 21, 2006.

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Aug 26, 2019

On August 26th, 2019, Maxine Ruth Hull Poulsen, age 88, passed away peacefully at her home in Alamo, Nevada surrounded by her family.  She was born July 28, 1931 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Robert Rigby and Grace Evelyn Bailey Hull.

Maxine grew up in Ogden, Utah, where she attended Ogden High School and later went...

Aug 24, 2019

Michael Joseph Evans, age 86, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2019 in his hometown of Mesquite, NV. He was born in Toronto, Canada to parents Thomas Edwin and Edna Mary Rosar Evans. After moving to Southern California, he met and married Joan Gladys Barnes. She preceded him in death on November 4, 2013.

Michael spent his...