Obituaries

Aug 19, 2020

Glenn M. Stark died on August 19, 2020, at Sierra Ridge due to complications after breaking his hip on July 29, 2020.  He was ninety years old.

Glenn M. Stark was born in Ada, Minnesota, and was the youngest of four children born to Bert and Dianitia Stark.  The family moved to several locations in western Minnesota...

Aug 13, 2020

Kayla Jean Stevens passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at the Renown Regional Medical Center, Reno.  She was 65.

Kayla was born in Yerington, Nevada on September 11, 1954.  She was raised in Yerington and graduated from Yerington High School.  She has lived in Lovelock for the past twenty years.  She had worked as a Dispatcher...

Aug 9, 2020

Deana Lee Soukup passed away at the Carson Tahoe Regional Hospital in Carson City, Nevada on Sunday, August 9, 2020.  She was 54

Deana was born in Yerington on December 16,1965.  She had attend schools in Yerington and graduated from Yerington High School.  She married Kirk Soukup August 31, 1985.  Deana worked for many years for the...

Aug 7, 2020

Legendary Native American Johnny Smith passed from this life to his eternal rest on August 7, 2020 at his home in Schurz.  He was 99. Johnny, as he was affectionately known, was born on a high mountain ridge near Engles Mine in Taylorsville California where his father was a blacksmith.  There Johnny resided with his parents Seymour (Maidu tribe) and...

Jul 30, 2020

James E. Echard, beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather passed away at 83 after an ATV accident on July 30, 2020.

Jimmy was born in Salida, Colorado to Henry and Mildred Echard. He moved to Tacoma, Washington when he was five years old. There he went on to graduate from Franklin Perce High School and then...

Jul 14, 2020

Brock Lorne Tibbals, age 54, of Yerington, Nevada passed away on July 14, 2020.

Brock was born on October 27, 1965 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1972 he was adopted by Joe and Carol Tibbals and moved to Yerington, Nevada. The minute he arrived on the ranch, he found his love for outdoors, ranching, rodeo, and animals....

Jul 9, 2020

Katherine Kay Cabral, 66, of Richmond, VA (formerly of Wellington, NV), beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend passed away peacefully on July 9, 2020.

She was born to Isol and Stella Walker in her grandmother's house in Albuquerque, NM, on July 7, 1954. She lived her life providing care and comfort to family and friends, often sacrificing...

Jul 4, 2020

Ernest Charles Page "Ernie" passed away on July 4, 2020 at the VA Hospital in Reno NV. He was 89 years old. Ernie was born in Benton Township Michigan on September 15, 1930. He was one of 15 children born to Ray and Mary (Smith) Page. Although he was a twin, his brother Harold did not survive. He died at...

Jul 2, 2020

Merceda Ruth Haskins passed away at her home in Yerington on Thursday, July 2, 2020.  She was 86.

She was born in Portland, Oregon on October 17, 1933 the daughter of Claire and Luella Bernard

Her local service will be held 11:00 am Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at the Freitas Rupracht Funeral Home, 25 Hwy...

Jun 27, 2020

Gail Louise Steinman passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington.  She was 70.

Gail was born in Bakersfield, California on December 27, 1949 the daughter of Forrest and Mary Louise (Becas) Ehret.  She married Marvin Steinman in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 16, 1974.

She had worked...

Jun 26, 2020

Sylvia Marie Grimm passed away at the Renown Medical Center in Reno on Friday, June 26, 2020.  She was 84.

Sylvia was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 24, 1935.  She had lived in Yerington for the past 30 years and had worked at Mason Valley residence for many years.  She was known as the "Yerington Hat...

Jun 25, 2020

Vaughn Raymond Smith, Jr passed away at his home in Yerington on Thursday, June 25, 2020.  He was 66.

Vaughn was born in Los Angeles, California on May 6, 1954 the son of Vaughn and Dorotha (Caswell) Smith.

Vaughn, also known by 'Butch and 'Shine', has been a resident of Yerington for the past 21...

Jun 24, 2020

Merlin Theodore McCandless born on October 4, 2001 in Fallon, Nevada. Merlin grew up and resided in Yerington, Nevada. Merlin recently graduated from Yerington High School on June 6, 2020 where he was honored to be freshman class president. Starting at an incredibly young age, Merlin loved to learn new things. At age 3 he started learning magic with...

Jun 23, 2020

Donald L. Jones was loved by family and friends spanning the places he lived from Ohio to California, Nevada, and Idaho.

Don was born January 31, 1928, and passed June 23, 2020 at the age of 92.  Don had one son named Roger from his first marriage that lasted from 1946 until the mid - 1960s. His...

Jun 22, 2020

Sandra Stone Sargent passed peacefully on Monday afternoon, June 22, 2020, surrounded by her loved ones at her home in Carson City, Nevada. She was 71 years old.

Born in Schurz, Nevada on October 21, 1948, the only child of Marjorie (Stevens) and Thurman Stone. While her...

Jun 13, 2020

Scott Richard Brown passed away suddenly in Scottsdale Arizona in the presence of his fiancé, Bernadette Gonzalez on Saturday June 13, 2020. He was 51 years old.

He was born in Schurz, Nevada on January 12, 1969, the son of Delphine Brown.

Scott was a resident of Scottsdale, Arizona and Yerington Nevada. He was engaged...

Jun 12, 2020

A Small Man with a Huge Presence

William "Bill" Schmidt, born May 20, 1935, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 12, 2020 at Northern Nevada Medical Center in Sparks, Nevada. He was 85 years old. His grandson Cody Bohman and Cody's wife, Amber, were at his side.

Bill was born in Corona, California and grew...

Jun 4, 2020

Wayne R. Monahan known by many as "Grandpa", passed away at his home in Yerington, Nevada on June 4, 2020. He was 82 years 11 months. Wayne was born weighing 13 pounds in West Line Township,  (Lucan), Minnesota on June 28, 1937 at home.  The Youngest son to Robert (RC) and Caroline (Bolster) Monahan. He was the youngest child of...

May 30, 2020

Judy J. Shope, 80, passed away on Saturday morning, May 30, 2020 after a short illness, with her family by her side.

Judy was born in Smith Valley, Nevada on November 10, 1939 to Pasquale Acciari and Palma Bianchini-Acciari (Lommori) who predeceased her. She is also predeceased by brother Joe Acciari, sisters Lola Lerg, Madeline Acciari and...

May 29, 2020

Norman Elwood Pierson passed away at his home in Smith on Friday evening, May 29, 2020.  He was 77.

He was born October 9, 1942 in San Jose, California the son of Elwood and Dorothy (Thayer) Pierson.  He married Roxanna (Roxy) Shaw in Carson City on October 31, 1972.  He worked as an Appliance Service Tech and...