All Obituaries

Samuel Bruce Lewis, 82, passed away on June 18 in Logandale, NV. Samuel was born on August 22, 1939 in Anson, TX to Jefferson Watson Lewis and Oma Ruth Sims. He married Barbara Jean Brians in Anaheim, CA on June 5, 1987.  Samuel worked as an electrician for many years and owned his own business, Sambarco in California. In 1991, he and Barbara moved to Nevada, and later to Logandale, NV where he worked with his brother. He was a kind and caring person, and liked to help people. He loved...

      Maria Guadalupe Marin de Fragoza, age 85, died Friday, June 17, 2022 in Twin Falls, Idaho.  She was born December 12, 1936 in Zacatecas, Mexico  to Manuel and Petra Rodriquez Marin. On November 12, 1956 she married Francisco Fragoza in Tepechitlan Zacatecas.  They had five children and raised them in Mexico. He preceded her in death on January 07, 2015.        Maria grew up in Mexico.  She moved to Jackpot, Nevada in...

Louise Ann LaBella Preston, age 82, died Tuesday, June 14, 2022 in Mesquite, Nevada.  She was born June 23, 1939 in East Boston, Massachusetts to Giro and Louise DeMarco LaBella.  On January 22, 1997 she married Carl Alvin Preston in Mesquite, NV.  He preceded her in death on December 6, 2011. Louise grew up in East Boston until the age of 12 when her family relocated to Southern California.  She raised her family in Southern California before moving to Mesquite in...

Gaynell Call Mackay, 90, passed away on June 13, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV. Gaynell was born on October 10, 1931 in Omaha, NE to Owen Udell Call and Maguerite Olson. Her family moved to Salt Lake City, UT, then to Ely, NV, and her family eventually ended up in Las Vegas, NV. As a young girl, her mother encouraged a love for music, and Gaynell learned to play the organ, piano, and the bassoon. She also was a Majorette with her two sisters at Las Vegas High School and BYU. She met her future...

Jennifer Ann McDaniel-Coleman, 39, passed away on June 12, 2022 in Moapa, NV. Jennifer was born in Wheeling, WV on November 15, 1982 to Donald McDaniel and Twila Yocum. As a young girl, Jennifer fell in love with Medieval Reenactments and became a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism. She attended many events and loved the tight-knit community. She met Joshua Coleman at one of these events when she was fifteen and they developed a great friendship. They reunited in 2010 and were...

Elaine Hardy Whipple, 94, passed away peacefully June 9, 2022 in Logandale, Nevada. Elaine was born November 18, 1927 in St. George, Utah to Dudley Leavitt Hardy and Vera Eva Wittwer. Elaine was raised in Bunkerville, Nevada, and was the eldest of four children. At the age of ten, her father passed away unexpectedly and Elaine felt the huge responsibility of helping with raising her siblings as her mother attended school in Reno, Nevada to become certified as a teacher. After graduation, her...

Gerald (Jerry) C. Kenny, 65, peacefully passed away Monday, June 6, 2022 surrounded by his children and with the love of his family in his heart. Preceded in death by his parents, John and Jeanne Glaser Kenny, Jerry was born and raised in Rochester, NY where he worked as a construction estimator before taking early retirement.  His love for the Nevada “dry” heat and Blackjack led him to Las Vegas and then eventually to Mesquite, NV around 2015. With his love for anything...

Annette Irene Jorgensen, 65, passed away on June 1, 2022 in St. George, UT. Annette was born on February 19, 1957 in Mesa, AZ to DuWayne Lowmna Eyre and Maxine Leany. Annette was raised with her brother and three sisters, and her family moved around often as her father worked as a plumber. She later graduated from South Sevier, UT High School and attended one semester at SUU. She returned to Richfield and worked at a drive-in café where she met Gary Lee Jorgensen. After a few months...

Lloyd Eugene Rammage, age 90, died Monday, May 30, 2022 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada.  He was born November 25, 1931 in Lingle, Wyoming to Lloyd William and Laura Saunders Rammage.  Gene grew up in Kearney, Nebraska, and then moved to Washington State as a young man. On October 18, 1950 he married Patricia Perla Wagner in Seattle. He was a devoted husband and father and enjoyed time with his family, supporting them in all their activities.  He enjoyed fishing, bowling and...

Gary Dean Scacco, 73, passed away on May 29, 2022 in Overton, Nevada. Gary was born on July 4, 1948 in Chicago, IL to Joseph Scacco and Alice Williams. His family moved to Moapa Valley, Nevada in 1958 when he was a young boy. He graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 1966. Directly after graduating high school, he joined the United States Navy. While in the Navy, he completed two tours in the Vietnam Conflict earning a Purple Heart during one of these tours. He was honorably discharged...