All Obituaries

Larry Lee Jensen, age 75, died Saturday, April 20, 2019 at his home in Mesquite, NV. He was born on June 11, 1943 in Rolfe, IA to James Frokjer and Mildred Irene (Baker) Jensen. In 1963, he married Kathryn Siddall.  They had one son and later divorced. On September 28, 1972 he married Jeanette Norma Schlecht in Bangkok, Thailand. After graduating from high school in Laurens, Iowa in 1961, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Biology and earning a minor in Chemistry, from...

Leon Broadhead Leon Paul Broadhead, age 77, passed away peacefully Friday, April 19, 2019 with his loving wife by his side. He was born September 19, 1941 in Payson, Utah to Paul Elmer and Ruby Romero Broadhead. He was the second of three sons. He met the love of his life, Pauline Morgan, on a blind date and they were married November 28, 1959. They were later sealed in the Manti Temple on May 19, 1963. Together they raised four beautiful children. Leon attended Juab High School in Nephi,...

John Oleen Marble, age 78, died Friday, April 19, 2019 in Logandale, Nevada. He was born April 2, 1941 to Grant and Lavinia Barnard Marble. On February 11, 1971 he married Cynthia May "Cindy" Connolly in Reno, Nevada. Oleen, also known as "Smiley" and "J.O.", grew up in Deweyville, Utah where he lived until moving his young family to Bountiful, Utah. He worked as a truck driver, hauling cattle, delivering propane and eventually running a route between Salt Lake...

Jacquelyn Ann (Loveland) Holyoak, age 60, was called back to her heavenly home on April 17, 2019. She was born on July 14, 1958 in Henderson, Nevada to Dean Thomas Loveland and Dora Jean White. Shortly after, her family moved to North Las Vegas and then to Las Vegas in her teen years. She attended Eldorado High School where she was a songleader. She had a beautiful singing voice from an early age. Upon graduation from high school she attended Southern Utah State College, now Southern Utah...

Barbara Kristine “Kristy” Hoffman, 57, passed away on April 17, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. Kristy, the daughter of Larry Rathje and Barbara Kurtz, was born in St. George, UT on December 16, 1961. She grew up in Las Vegas surrounded by grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles and cousins who adored her. She spent a lot of time with her family on Cedar Mountain, where she learned how to chop wood and drive a car.  Kristy graduated from Western High School and earned an...

Elfreda Ray Shaner Corral, 76, passed away on April 14, 2019 in Mesquite, NV. She was born on July 13, 1942 in West Millton, OH to Arthur Ray Shaner and Lucina Leavitt Shaner and was raised in Blue Diamond, NV. She attended Blue Diamond Elementary and graduated from Rancho High School in Las Vegas, NV. Elfreda worked several jobs in her life, working at casinos and restaurants in Mesquite and Las Vegas as a porter, waitress, changegirl, and housekeeper. In her free time, Elfreda enjoyed...

Mary Joan Rogers, age 87, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, April 13, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born December 1, 1931 in Canton, Illinois to James Ross and Frances Faith Hoffman Baird, she was the second of four children. She was raised on the Baird family farm near Williamsfield, Illinois. She earned a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Illinois, where she met Charles ("Chick") Rogers. On September 19, 1953 they were married in Williamsfield. Mary Jo...

Muriel Jean Griffith, 96, passed away on April 12, 2019 in Mesquite, NV. Muriel was born on August 24, 1922 in Sioux City, IA to Lawrence Regis Bourret and Helen Lindblade. She married Frank M. Griffith in Los Angeles, CA in January of 1965.  Muriel loved to laugh and to be with family. She worked hard to raise her five children and treasured the years they had together. Muriel loved to sew, and used this talent to make clothing for her children and grandchildren. She loved to garden...

James Lanier "Jim" Berry, Jr., age 80, died Tuesday, April 9, 2019 in Overton, Nevada. Jim was born February 4, 1939 to James Lanier and June Gertrude Staples Berry, Sr. in Marshall, Texas. On November 29, 1958 he married Evelyn Jean Myers in Topeka, Kansas. Jim , or Jimmy as he was known as a child, grew up in Marshall, Texas, the only boy of 5 children. After serving in the US Air Force for four years, he began a career in the aerospace industry working on the Apollo missions....

Edwin M. MacKenzie, 83, passed away April 9, 2019 in Mesquite, Nevada.  Ed was born on February 25, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts to Edwin M. MacKenzie and Mary Manola (Miller) MacKenzie.  Ed married Wilma Jean (Shinkle) on January 17, 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ed served proudly in the United States Air Force for twenty-eight years.  He traveled to all the continents except Australia and helped flights for the U-2, B-2 and SR-71 and served as NCOIC for the Air Force...