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Yerington, Nevada Obituaries
Hazel Adams
Nov 6, 2020
Hazel Adams was born February 11, 1931 at Tagus Camp 7 in Tulare County, CA to Howard and Mary (Stanitzky) Avant. Hazel came to the end of her long journey through the darkness of dementia on November 6, 2020, at the age of 89, in Reno, NV. The youngest of six children, she was the last of her generation. Hazel...
Janae Bristol
Oct 26, 2020
Leah Janae Bristol passed away in south Jordan, Utah on Monday, October 26, 2020. She was 81.
Janae was born in Lehi, Utah on April 5, 1939 the daughter of Vern and Vernice Curtis.
Funeral services were held in Utah and her graveside service was held Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at the family plot in...
Lorene Tingle Compston
Oct 21, 2020
Lorene Tingle Compston, beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother was born on June 25, 1927 to Earl and Lena Scaggs in Tryon, OK. She passed away peacefully on October 21, 2020 at the age of 93.
Lorene moved to Yerington, NV in 1955 with her late husband Bill Tingle. They had two children together, Bill Jr. and...
Lota Louise Rosaschi
Oct 20, 2020
Lota Louise Rosaschi passed away at her home in Yerington on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. She was 89.
Lota was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma the daughter of Louis and Mucie Madewell. She married Romeo Rosaschi, Jr August 12, 1948. She had lived in Yerington for over 82 years. She was a member of the Copper Hills Bible...
Wilson Eugene Thomas
Oct 16, 2020
Wilson Eugene Thomas was born December 31, 1930 to Lewis Thomas and Lorraine Raper of Bauxite, Arkansas. He passed away at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, on October 16, 2020. He was 89.
As a young child, Wilson's parents divorced and he moved to Southern California with his mother, who later married Leonard Duarte. ...
Yvonne Lucile Rife
Oct 10, 2020
Yvonne Rife, 85, succumbed to the coronavirus on October 10, 2020 after a rapid decline. "God saw that she was suffering and a cure was not to be. So he put his arms around her and whispered, 'Come with Me.' With tear-filled eyes, we watched her quickly fade away. Although we loved her dearly, we could not make her...
Helen Katherine Charavay
Oct 7, 2020
Helen Katherine Charavay passed away at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington on Wednesday,, October 7, 2020. She was 93.
Helen was born in Big Bay, Michigan on August 3, 1927 the daughter of Chester and Lillian Cram. She had married Frederick Charavay and he preceded her in death in 2009. Helen had lived in Yerington...
Anne W. Erkkila
Oct 7, 2020
Anne Wines Erkkila, of Yerington, was a Dr. Mary Baby, born at the old hospital in Yerington, on January 9, 1947 to Albert and Lorraine (Schmaling) Wines. Anne grew up in Smith Valley, but lived most of her adult life in Yerington. She was preceded in death by her parents, grandparents, Clyde and Verna (Bradshaw) Wines and Alfred...
Arthur 'Art' See
Oct 5, 2020
On Monday October 5, 2020 Arthur F. See II was called home to our Lord in Heaven. He was born on August 29, 1946, in New York, New York. He was the eldest of 3 brothers and 3 sisters born to Arthur and Dorothy See.
Arthur Fillmore See enlisted in the Army with Charlie Company 2...
Dorothy Rodgers
Oct 2, 2020
Dorothy Isabel Rodgers passed away on Friday evening, October 2, 2020 at the Mason Valley Residence facility in Yerington, Nevada. She was 93.
Dorothy was born in Brisbane, Australia on September 11, 1927. She married Marion Rodgers in Carson City, Nevada on August 27, 1967.
Dorothy was a Life Member of Eastern Star. She enjoyed...
Melanie Ann Romo-Skroch
Oct 1, 2020
Melanie Ann Romo-Skroch passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at the Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno. She was 37.
Melanie was born in Reno, Nevada on June 14, 1983 the daughter of Robert and Frances (Johnson) Romo. She married Timothy Skroch in Yerington on December 18, 2009.
Melanie enjoyed very much spending time...
Joe 'Coyote" Mccann
Sep 27, 2020
Joe McCann passed away at his home in Yerington with family by his side on Sunday, September 27, 2020. He was 93.
Joe was born in Yerington, Nevada on July 10, 1927 the son of Ed and Maime (Dempsey) McCann.
Joe had worked in Agriculture and also worked at the ski resort in June Lake...
Arlene Mae Benjamin
Sep 21, 2020
Arlene Mae Benjamin passed away at her home in Yerington on Monday, September 21, 2020. She was 82.
Arlene was born in Schurz, Nevada on September 9, 1938 the daughter of Thomas and Mae Benjamin.
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Cecilia Emm
Sep 6, 2020
Cecilia Johnson-Emm died peacefully at her home in Yerington, Nevada on September 6, 2020, at the age of 78.
Cecilia was born in Yerington, Nevada to Juanita Conway-Johnson and Francis Johnson. Cecilia met and married her husband Elwood Emm Sr., and had five (5) children, she attended the local nursing program where she received her GED and...
Pauline Mae Stockton
Sep 3, 2020
Beloved mother, grandmother, great- grandmother and great-great-grandmother, Pauline Mae (McCutcheon) Stockton passed away on Wednesday September 3, 2020 at the age of 92 in Yerington, Nevada.
Pauline was born on September 26 th , 1927 in her family home in Snowball, Arkansas to parents Perry and Nettie Mae McCutcheon.
At an early age Pauline moved...
Glenn Stark
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...
Kayla Jean Stevens
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...
Deana Lee Soukup
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...
John 'Johnny' Smith
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...
James Edward Echard
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...
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