Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary

Mark Ken Johnson

Oct 15, 2016

Mark Ken Johnson, age 65, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at his home in Hiko, Nevada after a courageous battle with cancer. Through this he taught us the importance of optimism and a positive attitude: "It's all good". He was born September 13, 1951 in Fillmore, Utah to Chester Rogers and Stella Vee Stott Johnson.

Ken...

Yvonne Patricia Houston

Oct 14, 2016

Yvonne Patricia Houston 53, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, October 14th 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Yvonne was born September 5th 1963, in Boise Idaho, to Frank Cano & Patricia Winifred Steedon. Yvonne was a 52-year resident of Las Vegas. She was a graduate of Western High school and worked as a dental assistant for 20 years....

Victoria Carney

Oct 8, 2016

Mesquite, NV - Victoria Carney, 63, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St George UT. She was born December 24, 1952 in Van Nuys, CA to Amy Gomez and Ernest Reyes.

Victoria grew up in Bassett, Ca, was married and had her son David. Her mother, stepfather and sister moved to...

William D. Meeks

Oct 6, 2016

William D. Meeks, 85 years old, US Navy First Class Diver and Special Projects, passed away October 6, 2016 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born July 30, 1931 in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Pearl Claras Boyer and Fred James Meeks and had one brother, Dick Meeks, deceased and spouse, Jeannie from Ponca City.

Schooled in...

Ronald Johnson

Oct 5, 2016

Ronald Dean Johnson, age 63, died Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at his home in Indian Springs, Nevada. He was born January 16, 1953 in Memphis, Tennessee to Armer Woodrow Johnson and Dorothy Mae Larsh. On December 10, 1976 he married Mary Alice Harris in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ronald grew up in many parts of the country as...

Laverne Hirschi

Oct 5, 2016

St. George, Utah – Nancy LaVerne Jones Hirschi, 93, passed away on October 5, 2016. She was born July 1, 1923 in St. George, Utah at the Harradence Nursery Home located on Tabernacle Street. She was the first of 5 children born to Isabelle Leavitt Jones and William Vaughn Jones. Her early life was spent at the hydro-electric...

Ronald G. Seaborn

Oct 4, 2016

Ronald G. Seaborn, 78, passed away on October 4, 2016 at his home in Mesquite, NV. Ronald was born on November 23, 1937 in Blackwell, OK to William L. Seaborn and Della Long. He married Sandra Kaye Potter Taylor on March 19, 1994 in Las Vegas, NV.

Ronald lived a full life. He was an...

Gloria Leavitt

Oct 4, 2016

Gloria Leavitt

Gloria Bowers Leavitt, age 79, passed away, Tuesday, October 4, 2016 peacefully at her home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born May 25, 1937 in Kanab, Utah to Christopher Heaton and Fay Stevens Bowers. On August 3, 1957 she married Owen Douglas Leavitt in American Fork, Utah. On February 29, 1964 they were sealed in...

Timothy O'Keefe

Oct 1, 2016

Timothy Michael O’Keefe, 63, passed away on October 1, 2016 at his home in Mesquite, NV. He was born on July 4, 1953 in St. Paul, MN to Richard O’Keefe and Patricia Franke.

Tim was a talented woodworker and did all of the woodwork in his home. He also enjoyed fishing and hunting, and playing...

Becky Grauman

Sep 27, 2016

Rebecca Jo "Becky" Grauman, age 64, passed Tuesday, September 27, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born January 8, 1952 in Ennis, Montana to Wayne Lee and Floral Judy Robison. On August 3, 1974 she married David Grauman in McAllister, Montana.

Becky grew up on ranches in Montana and British...

Mary-Ellen Helgen

Sep 24, 2016

Mary-Ellen Helgen, 60, of Mesquite, Nev., died Sept. 24, 2016, in St. George, Utah. A non-smoker, she died of complications from lung cancer. A celebration, of a life well-lived, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 900 Soo San Drive in Rapid City, S.D. Inurnment services will be held at 11 a.m....

John Henry Peterson

Sep 20, 2016

John Henry Peterson, 84, passed away on September 20, 2016 in St. George, UT. John was born on March 6, 1932 in Minneapolis, MN to John Elof Peterson and Myrtle Blume. He married Elizabeth Ann Long on March 11, 1972 in South Lake Tahoe, NV.

John was a soft-spoken man that enjoyed working with cars and in...

Fay Kitchen

Sep 5, 2016

Our Beloved mother, Fay Stubbs Kitchen, left mortality on September 4, 2016. Fay was the youngest of six children born to Wilford R. Stubbs and Pearl Penrod. Born May 16, 1930, Fay attended school in Edgemont and Orem, graduating from Lincoln High School where she met Wesley Kitchen, her future husband. They were married October 6, 1948...

Mary Louise Anderson

Aug 29, 2016

Mary Louise Anderson, age 78, died Monday, August 29, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born January 21st, 1938 in Springville, Utah to Neils Arvel and Alice Sanford Ence. On July 20th, 1956 she married Ronald H. Brereton in Springville, Utah. They had four children and were later divorced. She later married the love of her life, James...

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Marie Glass

Aug 27, 2016

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Marie Glass peacefully returned to her Father-In-Heaven just 10 days shy of her 59th wedding anniversary to her beloved husband, Robert George Glass. She joins her father, mother, and sister who have preceded her in death.

Jackie was an incredibly talented artist who loved to paint. Her ability to capture the beauty of...

Barbara Ann Divita

Aug 26, 2016

Barbara Ann Divita, age 66, died Friday, August 26, 2016 in St. George, Utah. She was born May 2, 1950 in Walker, Iowa to Francis Peter and Frances Anna Schmitz Weber. On March 6, 1998 she married Peter Divita, Jr. In Boise, Idaho.

Barbara grew up in Iowa. She started her family in Wisconsin where she lived...

Leola Kay Sansinena

Aug 25, 2016

Leola Kay Sansinena, age 73, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016 at her home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born January 15, 1943 in Carlsbad, New Mexico to Leo and Roxie Potter Sneed. On November 11, 1965 she married Mathieu Sansinena in Overton, Nevada.

Kay lived most of her life in Overton. She was content to support...

Lucile Lorene Greeson

Aug 24, 2016

Lucile Lorene Greeson, age 80, passed away peacefully at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born November 7, 1935 in Kilgore, Texas to Orbie Clyde and Fannie Adaline Hicks. On April 11, 1952 she married Jim Lee Greeson in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He preceded her in death on September 19, 2002.

During Lucile's childhood, her...

Myrna Gaye Linder

Aug 12, 2016

Myrna Gaye Linder, age 84, died Friday, August 12, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born August 28, 1931 in St. George, Utah to Frank Newton and Ruby Cannon Larson. On July 26, 1952 she married Paul Vere Linder in St. George, UT. They had three children and were later divorced. For the past 32 years, she has...

Joanne Barney Ruffner Juergens

Aug 9, 2016

Joanne Marie Barney Ruffner Juergens, age 80, of Watseka, Illinois passed away Tuesday August 9, 2016 at her home in Mesquite, NV. She was born December 11, 1935 to William and Juliette (Jo) Nourie Barney. Shortly after graduating from Watseka Community High School, Joanne married Thomas Ruffner who preceded her in death. She later married John Juergens on August...