Juanita Joyce Dietrich passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017 at the Mason Valley Residence in Yerington. She was 76.
Juanita was born to Edward H. and Beulah C (Boden) Jones at St Mary's Hospital in Reno, Nevada. In 1945 when Juanita was 5 years old she and her family moved to Yerington. Upon graduation from Yerington High School, Juanita joined the United States Air Force being stationed at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey for three years. She flew with Military Air Transport Service enjoying layovers in England, Germany and Spain. Juanita came back home to Nevada and settled in Carson City making her home there for the next 20 plus years.
Juanita worked for Nevada Highway Patrol Dispatch and the State of Nevada in various departments. While in Carson City she met her former husband, Dwaine Dietrich and the loves of her life her two children, Kenny and Kim Dietrich.
Juanita was active in the International Order of Rainbow for Girls and enjoyed being Mother Advisor. She played on softball teams also participated in pool leagues. Juanita loved to crochet and sew. In 1984 she attended training school for dog grooming and moved to Pahrump, Nevada where she built and operated JJ's Groom and Room, a dog grooming shop and boarding kennels. She had a very successful business. Juanita was active in the Pahrump Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Women of the Moose. She lived in Pahrump for 16 years and returned to Yerington to help care for her parents. She worked for Mason Valley Residence for five years and South Lyon Medical Center until she retired in 2013. She was active in the Mason Valley Women of the Moose and was very active in her Church. Family was a very important part of Juanita's life.
She is survived by her siblings, Jacquie (Dick), Eddie (Mary) and Judy. Her children Kenny (Joanne) and Kim (Greg), grandchildren Jessica, Joe Donn (Sharayah) Sean, and Jake (Megan) and great-grandchildren twins Bella and Brea and Nixon, along with aunts and uncles, numerous nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews and many cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents and her niece Tina Louise Jones (Park).
Juanita Memorial service will be held 11:00 am Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Yerington Vineyard Fellowship Church in Yerington
Family and friends are invited to sign her online guest book at
www.FRFH.net
, also sympathy cards may be sent directly to her sister, Judy from this site.
Arrangements and cremation are under the direction of Freitas Rupracht Funeral Home, 25 Hwy 208 Yerington, NV 89447 (775) 463-2911