Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary
Jerome Lawrence Nelson
Dec 14, 2018
Jerome “Jerry” Nelson died at home, with his wife Gail, at his side, on December 14, 2018. Jerry was born in Proctor, Minnesota, graduated from Proctor High, and then attended two years at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. He met and married Gail in 1957. They then moved to St. Paul, MN where he worked on the railroad for 41...
Marilyn (Whitmore) Cattoor
Dec 14, 2018
Marilyn Maudean Whitmore Nay Cattoor, age 81, died Friday, December 14, 2018 in St. George, Utah. She was born March 14, 1937 in Artesia, California to Leland Odell and Maudie Gertrude Seckinger Whitmore. On June 5, 1954 she married Keith Allen Nay in Overton, Nevada. He preceded her in death on November 17, 1997. On January 2, 2003 she...
Jay Ross Griggs
Dec 11, 2018
Jay Ross Griggs, age 82, died Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at his winter home in Echo Bay, Nevada. He was born October 13, 1936 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to John Roland and Helen Amelia Maier Griggs. On May 29, 1956 he married Carla Lorraine Finley in Idaho Falls, Idaho. They were later sealed in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple....
Edward Leap
Dec 10, 2018
Edward "Ed" Leap, aged 76, died on Monday, December 10, 2018 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada with his beloved wife, Patti, by his side. Ed was born on July 18, 1942 in Manhattan, New York to Agnes (Martinez) and Edward Joseph Leap.
Ed grew up in New York and once able he joined...
Nina Zuniga
Dec 7, 2018
Nina Zuniga, 51, passed away on December 7, 2018 in Moapa, Nevada. Nina was born on August 25, 1967 in Cedar City, UT to Gwen Tom and Glen Zuniga. She was raised by her grandparents, Kenneth and Evelyn Wall and went to school in Cedar City and St. George. Nina loved working for the Moapa Band Paiutes Gaming for...
Jane Theresa (Lulovics) Jorgensen
Dec 7, 2018
Jane Theresa (Lulovics) Jorgensen, 92, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2018. Born on June 12, 1926 in Cleveland Ohio, she then moved to California before spending her later years between homes in Cedar City, Utah and Mesquite, Nevada. Jane was an avid collector of everything Mickey Mouse and enjoyed using her artistic talents for charity. She was preceded...
Zona (Thacker) Tobler
Dec 6, 2018
Zona Tobler, 83, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018, in St George, Utah. Zona was born on October 1, 1935, to Elsie Susan and Oscar LeRoy Thacker in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was the oldest of two children. She attended Moapa Valley High School and has always had a love for the valley. She graduated from the BYU nursing...
Richard Lyman Marshall
Dec 5, 2018
Richard Lyman Marshall, age 88, died Wednesday, December 5, 2018 in St. George, Utah. He was born September 22, 1930 to Herbert Arthur and Lynda Ada Marshall in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. On March 28, 1952 he married Shirley Ruth Houze in the Crafton Christian Church in Crafton, Pennsylvania.
Richard was a graduate of Slippery Rock College and the...
Richard Myles Mccurdy
Dec 4, 2018
Richard M. McCurdy, 86, passed away December 4th in his home surrounded by family. He was born September 5, 1932 in Chaseburg, WI to Myles and Leona McCurdy (Otto). He married Carol Clott November 3, 1956 in Onalaska, WI and was married for 41 years until her death. Richard was raised in La Crosse and Holmen, WI.
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John Michael Cashman
Dec 2, 2018
John Michael Cashman “Preacher Mike”, 74, passed away on December 2, 2018 in his home in Beaver Dam, AZ. Mike was born on April 29, 1944 in Austin, MN to John S. Cashman and Winifred M. Middlebrook. After Mike retired from a career in accounting, and he moved to Beaver Dam, AZ. He was dedicated to serving his neighbors...
Dorothy Elaine (Rich) Pitchford
Nov 30, 2018
My Mom, Dorothy Elaine Pitchford, born June 16, 1943, passed away at her and Dad’s winter home in Beaver Dam, AZ on November 30, 2018. Mom had been sick for a while now, but the end is never expected, we had just had a great Thanksgiving and were hoping to have more time, but we did not get our...
Keith Littlejohn
Nov 28, 2018
Keith Littlejohn, 77, passed away on November 28, 2018 in Beaver Dam, AZ. He was born on May 19, 1941 in Paonia, CO to his mother, Eulah Mae Gorby. Keith married Marcia Eleanor Robl on February 14, 1978 in Delta, CO.
Keith was raised in Nucla, CO, and joined the U.S. Navy on his...
Jeffrey Pearce
Nov 27, 2018
Jeffrey Reed Pearce, age 55, died Tuesday, November 27, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born June 4, 1963 in West Covina, California to Charles Richard and Joyce Loraine Dyer Pearce. On June 19, 2010 he married Samantha Kay Dean in Las Vegas.
Jeff grew up in Azusa, California before moving to Arroyo Grande, California as...
Zane Joseph Lamping
Nov 26, 2018
Elder Zane Joseph Lamping, aged 19, died suddenly on Monday, November 26, 2018 at the South Africa Missionary Training Center in Johannesburg. He was beginning his two year service as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Zane was born August 19,1999 in Overton, Nevada to John Joseph and Jill Tonya Korpi Lamping.
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Kenton "Sam" Lee
Nov 22, 2018
Kenton "Sam" Lee, age 61, died at his home in Moapa, Nevada on Thursday, November 22, 2018. He was born November 19, 1957 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Clyde Vernon and Juanita Weed Lee. He was married to Deborah Inez Campbell. They had four children and were later divorced. He and Deanna Domingo were together for more than 10...
Belva Rose (Rose) Burton
Nov 20, 2018
Belva Rose Burton, (YaYa), 87, joined her Choir of Angels November 20, 2018. She was born on July 5, 1931 in Lake Shore, UT to Bertha Graves Rose and Banaire Rose. She was the sixth child of eight children.
She graduated from nursing school in Blackfoot, ID in 1963. She loved nursing and caring for others. Her...
Opal Marie (Duncan) Voyles
Nov 19, 2018
Opal Marie Voyles, 97, passed away on November 19, 2018 in Mesquite, NV. Opal was born on September 26, 1921 in Walnut Ridge, AR to Almer Jack Duncan and Nelly Marie Darnell. She married Conard E. Voyles on January 19, 1946 in St. Louis, MO, and enjoyed forty-five years of marriage before his passing on September 7, 1991.Opal was...
Rulon George Guymon
Nov 17, 2018
Rulon George Guymon, age 87, a true fighter ‘til the end, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018 surrounded by his children in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born September 2, 1931 in Provo, Utah to Lafayette Carlos and Mary Winnie Jackson Guymon. Rulon had 4 children with his first wife Nancy Campbell Bassett. On March 14, 1969 he married...
Dean Masao Hirabayashi
Nov 16, 2018
Dean Hirabayashi left our world as quietly as he lived on November 16, 2018 at home with his wife, Christine, holding his hand and his fur friend, Mahlah, lying at his side. Dean was born on October 15, 1956 in Los Angeles, CA to Henry (Hank) Hirabayashi (deceased) and Misa Izumi Hirabayashi and was raised and attended school in...
Richard Allen Gott
Nov 16, 2018
Richard Allen Gott, 83, passed away on November 16, 2018 in Mesquite, NV. He was born on November 30, 1934 in Bar Harbor, ME to Milton Gott and Cecelia Cousin. Richard married Mary "Kate" Bach on November 29, 2008 in Mesquite, NV.
Richard was a father, husband, brother, and a true friend...
