Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Mar 12, 2018

Doris Ilean Gessell, 80, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at her home in Mesquite, NV. She was born October 17, 1937 in Fort Duchesne, UT, to George Geddes Lindsay and Thelma Luella Anderson. She married Roger Earl Gessell in Las Vegas, NV, on March 8, 1958.

Doris loved to go camping with her family where they...

Mar 9, 2018

Paul Condie Lewis, age 91, died March 9, 2018 at his home in Moapa, Nevada surrounded by his loving posterity. He was born July 1, 1926 in Springville, Utah to Clarence Arthur and Lillian Condie Lewis. He grew up with his five siblings in Overton, Nevada. He was a farm boy who loved animals and the out of doors....

Mar 7, 2018

Louise Green Lytle, age 93, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at her daughter’s home in Centerville, Utah. She was born October 10, 1924 in Pima, Arizona to Reece D. And Geneva Mattice Green. On July 2, 1948 she married Grant Lawson Lytle in Pima, Arizona. They were sealed in the Los Angeles LDS Temple in 1979. He preceded her...

Mar 7, 2018

Lori Pendle, 55, passed away on March 3, 2018 at her home in Mesquite, NV. Lori was born to Larry Braithwaite and Tamra Arnold on April 22, 1962 in Ogden, UT. She married her high school sweetheart, Bobby Pendle, on June 6, 1980 in Mesa, AZ.

Lori was at her happiest at the beach. She loved being...

Mar 4, 2018

Sam Paul Baker Sr., 65, passed away on March 4, 2018 at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, NV following extensive heart and thoracic surgery. Sam was born in Ely, NV on November 2, 1952 to Orville and Marguerite Baker, the youngest of four children. He lived in White Pine County all his life. He married his wife of forty-nine...

Feb 26, 2018

Eugene (Joe) Spendlove, age 84, died Monday, February 26, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born July 1, 1933 in Virgin, Utah to Karl Ervin and Lenora Barney Spendlove. On November 15, 1956 he married his sweetheart, Emma Frances Cox. They were sealed one year later in the St. George LDS Temple.

Joe, as he was...

Feb 26, 2018

Jeremy M. Bowman passed away unexpectedly due to health complications on February 26, 2018. Jeremy was born October 8, 1986 to Michael and Gail Bowman in Las Vegas, NV.

Jeremy was a kind and loving person. His daughter Hayden Bowman was his pride and joy. He will truly be missed by all his family and friends.

Feb 24, 2018

Diane Rodriguez

Diane Nicholson Rodriguez, age 60, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born March 10, 1957 in Murray, Utah to Colin and Sarah Pearce Nicholson. On September 2, 1995 she married Alexander Garcia Rodriguez Jr. in Las Vegas, NV. They were sealed February 25, 2000 in the Las Vegas LDS Temple....

Feb 23, 2018

Tustin was a man of God, and did his best to live by the scriptures he read. He always searched for those near him that needed service or ministering. He was very service-minded, and loved everyone he came in contact with. He enjoyed spending time in the outdoor, whether it be fishing or hiking, and was an exceptional athlete,...

Feb 19, 2018

Dear Les,

I have been with you for 31 years. You were the most loving and caring husband anyone could have ever had.

I am going to miss you with all my heart. You now have no more pain, you are now able to do anything you want too because you don’t hurt so badly,...

Feb 19, 2018

Dr. Richard Herold Baker, age 84, died peacefully at Summerlin Hospital early on Monday, February 19, 2018. He was born April 26, 1933 to Herold Clark and Ida Elizabeth Marshall Baker in Allen, Michigan.

He is survived by his wife, Galina Ammon, two daughters, Julie (Mike) Finn of FL; Elizabeth (Dan) Nielsen of UT; sons, Sam (Katrina)...

Feb 18, 2018

Lois Amelia Van Tussenbrook passed away on February 18, 2018 at the age of 97. She was born in October 1920 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Lois is the daughter of Walter and Gertrude Julien. She was an active member in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She worked many years as a secretary, telephone operator, and...

Feb 12, 2018

Manuel Guzman

Manuel Guzman Alfaro, age 54, died suddenly, Monday, February 12, 2018 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born December 20, 1963 in San Diego de Alcala, Guanajuato, Mexico to Daniel and Teresa Alfaro Guzman. On September 21, 1991 he married Maria Luz Mercado in Overton, Nevada.

Manuel grew up in Mexico...

Feb 10, 2018

Marilynn Lynette Ainge, age 77, passed away February 10, 2018. She was born August 21, 1940, in Wichita, KS, to Paul Byron League and Beulah Virginia Ingrim. She married Roddy Carl Ainge on January 8, 1982, in Jensen, Utah.

Born in Wichita, she later moved to Medicine Lodge, where she attended elementary school, then to Dodge City,...

Feb 10, 2018

Elmer LaVoy Waite, age 87, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 at his home in Overton, Nevada. He was born May 8, 1930 in Kanosh, Utah to Delbert and Ethelyn Robison Waite. On July 13, 1954 he married Elaine Perkins in the St. George LDS Temple.

Elmer grew up in Bunkerville, Nevada. He raised his family in...

Feb 5, 2018

Patricia Jeanne Houghton, 73, passed away at her home on Monday, February 5, 2018 in Mesquite, NV. She was born in Binghamton, New York, on September 25, 1944 to David Carlyle and Leah Arlene Martindale Olmstead. She married David Houghton in Ventura, California on April 13, 2007.

Patricia was a sweet woman who loved her family. She...

Jan 28, 2018

William Milton Anderson, age 44, died Sunday, January 28, 2018 at his home in Moapa, Nevada. He was born March 18, 1973 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Milton William and Shirley Ann Bow Anderson.

William grew up in Moapa, he graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 1991. He then graduated from graphics art school in Tempe,...

Jan 27, 2018

Mesquite, NV - Darrell George Miller, 89, passed away at his home, on January 27, 2018, in Beaver Dam, AZ. He was born December 3, 1928, in Rexburg, Idaho to Roger Miller and Juanita Larson-Miller. He was a life partner of 25 years to Carol Maloney.

Darrell and Carol had shared residence in Lander, Wyoming...

Jan 25, 2018

Kristoffer Noel "Kris" Sozzoni, age 44, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, January 25, 2018 at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born May 9, 1973 in Las Vegas to James Stephen and Diane Jo Beckwith Sozzoni. On January 25, 1997 he married Stormie Gail Durham in Las Vegas.

Kris lived most of his life in Las...

Jan 24, 2018

Gail Marie Hellander, age 74, died Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at her home in Henderson, Nevada. She was born February 20, 1943 in Butte, Montana to Harold and Verle Opal Quam Holmes. Gail grew up in Butte, Montana and graduated from Nursing School at St. Patrick’s School of Nursing in Missoula. She then became a stewardess nurse on the...