All Obituaries

Robert Bowler Lytle, age 83, died Thursday, February 13, 2020 in Mesquite, Nevada. He was born November 20, 1936 in St. George, Utah to Andrew Robert and Anna Fern Bowler Lytle. On November 8, 1972 he married Brenda Sue Martin in Las Vegas, Nevada. Robert grew up in Southern Utah. He raised his family in Las Vegas, Nevada where he worked for the Las Vegas City Fire Department as a firefighter. While working as a firefighter, he built homes on the side. He never lost his love for gardening,...

Bob Ellsworth Robert Cooper Ellsworth, age 82, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at his Las Vegas home. He was born January 17, 1938 in Mesa, Arizona to Donald and Margaret B. Cooper Ellsworth. Bob (Bobby) grew up in Queen Creek, Arizona and graduated from Chandler High in 1955. On September 6, 1956 he married his high school sweetheart, Judith Carol Gray, in the Mesa LDS Temple. While working for the family farm and ranch business, Bob and Judy raised their family in Queen...

MaryLee Bailess, 77, passed away in Mesquite, NV on February 2, 2020. MaryLee was the “rock and glue for her family, and always took care of the little things. She loved to spend her time at the Eureka Casino on the Poker 5 Machine. She and William L. Bailess became companions in 1992, and later were married on December 6, 1996. Three years later, they moved to Mesquite, NV to enjoy the warm weather.  MaryLee is survived by her husband, William Bailess, and her two sons, Albert...

Paul Trom Roden, 79, passed away on January 30, 2020 at Dixie Regional Hospital in St. George, UT. He was the husband of Signe Karin Roden of Stavanger, Norway. They shared fifty-two years of marriage. Born in Bisbee, AZ, he was the youngest child and only son of Casper Roden and Luella Trom Roden. The family later moved to Pasadena, CA where Paul spent his childhood and teenage years. His father passed away when he was twelve, and his sainted mother earned many gray hairs before her time...

Charles “Chuck” Edwin Lewis, age 85, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 in St. George, Utah.  He was born March 25, 1934 in Stevensville, Montana to Edwin Edmund and Rosie Louisa Ann Brechbill Lewis.  On September 25, 1954 he married Bonnie Deloris Berry in Bellflower, California.  They had four children and were later divorced.  On June 23, 1978 he married Laila Hjordis Madsen in Missoula, Montana.  She preceded him in death on August 6, 2012. Chuck grew up...

Bryon S. Etsitty, 63, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020 in Las Vegas, NV. Bryon was born on April 11, 1956 in Las Vegas, NV to Peter Etsitty and Eva Cowboy. He married Virginia L. Chee on September 26, 1976 in Las Vegas, NV. Bryon loved the outdoors, often hiking in the local desert or fishing in rivers and streams. He liked to relax, often watching movies, or tinkering with cars. He was a very humble man and sometimes too kind. He would go out of his way to help others and was...

Steve Frank Windish, 82, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020 in Logandale, NV. Steve was born on January 20, 1938 in Carlisle, PA to Charles Frank and Aldine Kessler Windish. He married Helen Gayle Blair on June 12, 1959 in Las Vegas, NV.  Upon graduating high school, Steve joined the U.S. Air Force, and served as a Jet Mechanic for four years. He and his wife Gayle then owned several service stations in the Las Vegas valley from 1961-1988. They then moved to Logandale, NV in 1990....

Anna Frances Acosta, age 88, died Monday, January 27, 2020 in St. George, Utah.  She was born June 20, 1931 in Burn City, Indiana to Roscoe Hunt and Lora Frances Smith Hunt.  On October 6, 1951, she married Walter Phillip Acosta in Los Angeles, CA.  He preceded her in death in June, 2006. Anna grew up in Indiana.  After her marriage to Walter, they lived in West Covina, California, until relocating to San Diego in 1960. She worked as a city clerk in local...

Mesquite, Nevada – Shirley Nelda Nielsen slipped quietly away at her home in Mesquite on Sunday, January 26, 2020. She was born June 13, 1935 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Neldon Peter and Geraldine (Hammond) Miner. Shirley grew up in Salt Lake City where she met and married Lee R. Richmond December 29, 1952. Subsequent to his passing June 11, 1998, she married Claude R. "Doc" Nielsen April 28, 2008 in Mesquite. Shirley was a bright light that touched people all over the world...

Donald Joseph Caron, age 69, died Saturday, January 25, 2020 in St. George, Utah.  He was born December 5, 1950 in Lewiston, Maine to Rosaire Lucienne and Victoria G. (Janelle) Caron.  On October 9, 1987 he married Aida Luz Estrella in Orlando, Florida.  Donald grew up in Lewiston.  He earned his Bachelors Degree from Bentley College then pursued a career in Accounting.  He raised his son in New Hampshire, lived in Florida for a time then settled in Mesquite, Nevada...