Local obituaries for Moapa Valley Mortuary
Daniel Harold Shipman
Jul 5, 2016
Daniel Harold Shipman, age 64 died Tuesday, July 5, 2016 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born May 7, 1952 in San Jose, California to Harold and Noel Shipman. On Marcy 18, 1977 he married Sharon Christine Gentry in Paso Robles, California. Daniel grew up in Atascadero, California. He raised his family in nearby Paso Robles, California where he worked...
Barbara Ann Damron
Jul 5, 2016
Barbara Ann Damron, age 66, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016 peacefully at her home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born September 13, 1949 in Tacoma, Washington to Edward Joseph and Charlotte Mae Frodsham Benoit. On January 13, 1980 she married Thomas "Tom" Walter Damron in Seattle, Washington. Barbara lived most of her life in Washington, until retiring to Mesquite,...
George Veit
Jul 5, 2016
George Veit, 78, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2016 in Mesquite, NV. George was born on July 5, 1938 in the state of New Jersey. He was very grateful to the wonderful care provided by those at Highland Manor.
Alan Ray Johnson
Jul 1, 2016
Alan Ray Johnson, 70, born on August 17, 1945, passed away peacefully in his home on July 1, 2016. Alan was a life-long resident of Mesquite. He was born in Souix Falls, South Dakota. He served our country during the Vietnam War, although he was not able to go over-seas, he proudly served as a Military Police. He helped...
Glen Allen Tobler
Jun 29, 2016
Mesquite, Nevada- Glen Allen Tobler, 65 years old, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at his home. He was born March 22, 1951 in St. George, Utah to Iren Tobler and Myra Schaub. He married Michele Mae Cochran on July 20, 1972 in the St. George Utah Temple.
Glen was born and raised in Mesquite...
Jerome Herbert "Jerry" Moore
Jun 28, 2016
Jerome Herbert "Jerry" Moore of Mesquite, NV, passed away June 28, 2016. He was born February 19, 1935 in Edgeley, North Dakota. He attended Fargo Central High School and began his career at the Manchester Biscuit Company in 1952. Later that year he married Marcella Lorraine Morgan. Jerry and Marcie had three children and moved numerous times as Jerry...
Bruce Gentry Perkins
Jun 26, 2016
Bruce Gentry Perkins, age 70, died Sunday, June 26, 2016 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was born January 23, 1946 in Mesquite, Nevada to John Gentry and Carolyn Lewis Perkins. On December 26, 1969 he married Nancy Lee Grover in the Idaho Falls Temple.
Bruce spent most of his life in Overton, Nevada. He was a football king,...
John Andrew Wamsley
Jun 25, 2016
John Andrew Wamsley, age 76, passed away at home in Mesquite, Nevada on June 25, 2016. He was born to Everett E. and Helen Bolger Wamsley on July 5, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois. He married his wife, Nora Ann on December 12, 1992 in Las Vegas, Nevada. John will be greatly missed by his family and friends....
Jack Wamsley
Jun 25, 2016
John (Jack) Wamsley, age 76, passed away in Mesquite, Nevada on June 25, 2016. He was a loving father of four daughters, and grandfather to eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was a wonderful teacher, protector and a genuinely good man. We are heart-broken having been unable to say goodbye, to you dad, but find peace in...
Doug Schwartz
Jun 23, 2016
Douglas Reed Schwartz, age 58, died Thursday, June 23, 2016 in Elko, Nevada. He was born June 2, 1958 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Leon E. and Doris Jane Thompson Schwartz. On July 31, 1981 he married Diane Edlefsen in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.
Doug grew up in the Terreton / Mud Lake area of Idaho....
Winona Whitney
Jun 21, 2016
Winona Andersen Whitney passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 21, 2016. She was 92 years old and an inspiration to all who knew her. She was born in Overton on November 7, 1923, and was the youngest of 7 children born to James William and Ellen Josephine Robertson Andersen. Winona married Lloyd Frehner Whitney on July 5, 1941. They...
George Russell Perkins
Jun 19, 2016
George Perkins
George Russell Perkins, age 68, died Sunday, June 19, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born March 2, 1948 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Arthur Marion and Ida LaPriel Cochran. George grew up in Las Vegas. He served in the US Air Force then graduated from Utah State University. He enjoyed a career as an environmental...
Arkie Demoss
Jun 17, 2016
Arkie DeMoss passed away on June 17, 2016 in Mesquite, NV. Arkie was born on March 10, 1939 in Saldee, KY to Peter Neace and Velma Turner.
Arkie was an artist, designer, seamstress and owned her own business, Always Unique Interiors. She lost the love of her life James DeMoss in 2001. Arkie loved her...
John Michael Deniro
Jun 13, 2016
John Michael DeNiro, age 76, passed away on June 13, 2016. John was born in Murray, Utah to Mike and Angelina DeNiro. He graduated from Murray High School, earned a degree in accounting from the U of U in 1961 and passed the CPA exam in 1963. He was the senior partner of DeNiro and Thorne for many years...
Tammy Chenchick
Jun 13, 2016
We lost Tammy on June 13, 2016.
She courageously fought three cancers in her lifetime. She helped pioneer protocols testing immunotherapy drugs used in fighting cancer today. She is survived by her daughter Lisa Platte and anyone who knew Tammy will understand why her grandchildren affectionately gave her the title of Glam-ma. Tammy led a...
David Newman Lake
Jun 12, 2016
David Newman Lake, 53, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016 in St. George, Utah. He was born August 17, 1962 to Newman K. and Elenoa Mulitalo Lake, David was such an inspiration to everyone who was blessed to be in his life and to know him.
David was born in Kahuku, on the island of Oahu with...
Michael Earl Casper
Jun 12, 2016
Michael Earl Casper passed away on June 12, 2016 of natural causes in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born November 25, 1945, a son to Darrel Casper and Leola Trimble Casper.
He served an LDS Mission to New Zealand. He worked as a manufactures representative for commercial carpet mills. He graduated from South High School and the University...
Delbert L. Martin
Jun 10, 2016
It is with great sadness, we mourn the passing of our beloved father, grandfather, and friend. Delbert L. Martin passed away at his home in Mesquite, Nevada on June 10, 2016. Del was born on February 11, 1942 to Venna and Charles Delbert Martin in Afton, Wyoming.
Del attended high school in Afton and graduated...
Peggy D. Arguello
Jun 5, 2016
Mesquite, Nevada - Peggy Denise Arguello, 54, passed away Sunday, June 5th, 2016. She was born February 10, 1962 in Denver, Colorado to Eugene and Clara Arguello. She gave birth to her only son TJ Ortega in December of 1985. She married Ricardo Saenz in December 31, 2003.
Peggy had a larger than life personality...
Ernesto Zubia
Jun 3, 2016
Ernesto Zubia, age 57, died peacefully at his brother's home in Moapa, Nevada. He was born June 18, 1958 in Las Cruces, New Mexico to Ramon and Cecelia Prieto Zubia. On March 24, 2012 he married Estela Arellano in Overton, Nevada.
Ernesto lived most of his life in Moapa Valley, Nevada. He graduated high school from Moapa...
