James Robert O'Banion
Apr 11, 2017
James Robert O'Banion passed away at his home in Wellington, Nevada on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. He was 89. James was born January 9, 1928 in Los Angeles, California the son of Curtis and Mary (Wilson) O'Banion. He was a WW2 veteran having served in the U.S. Navy. James was the only commercial trout grower in the State of Nevada....
Duane Norris Larson
Apr 7, 2017
Duane Larson, age 83, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 7, 2017 at Renown Hospital in Reno, NV following a brief illness. Duane was born in Harvey, ND on October 1, 1933, the son of Emil & Edna (Petzke) Larson. Duane grew up in Heimdal, ND with his brother and little sister. He married Katherine Rice on October 25, 1959...
Donna "Mamo' Sue Shramek
Apr 2, 2017
Donna Sue Shramek, 69, passed from this world into the tender arms of Jesus April 2, 2017. She was born February 25, 1948 in Marion, Kansas the daughter of Leonard and Elva Holub. Donna grew up in Marion, Kansas, a sensitive young girl with a surprising stubborn streak. She and her siblings shared the hard work and early hours of...
Lee Andrew Lawson, Jr
Mar 24, 2017
Lee Andrew Lawson, Jr. passed away on Friday morning, March 24, 2017 at the Mason Valley Residence in Yerington. He was 86. Lee was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 19, 1930 the son of Lee and Ollie Lawson. He was a veteran having served in the US Army during the Korean War. He is survived by his daughter, Janice...
Yvonne Jane Draper
Mar 23, 2017
Yvonne Jane Phillips Draper, 77, of Yerington, Nevada, passed away on March 23rd, 2017 in Reno, Nevada from complications of a recent surgery. Yvonne was born in Glasgow, Montana to Wendell and Myrtle Phillips on April 4th, 1939. She lived a short time in Glasgow and Denver prior to settling in Boise where she attended Boise High School and later...
Richard Grant Rogers
Mar 17, 2017
Richard Grant Rogers (also known as Dick DelGiudice to friends in Elko) passed away at his home in Yerington on Friday morning, March 17, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 65 years young. He was born in Williston, North Dakota on July 12, 1951, the son of Oliver Joel and Ollie Mae Rogers. Shortly after, the family...
William Jay Ebert
Mar 13, 2017
William Jay "BJ" Ebert passed away at his home in Yerington on Monday morning, March 13, 2017. He was 75. Jay was born in San Francisco, California on February 11, 1942 the son of William and Lillian Ebert. He was a veteran having served in the U.S. Navy. Jay has lived in Yerington for the past 18 years. He enjoyed...
Charissa Chisum Rumel
Mar 11, 2017
Charissa Chisum Rumel passed away at her home in Tacoma, Washington on March 11, 2017 after a long battle with cancer. She was 39. Charissa was born in Reno, NV on January 10, 1978. She had played sports and was homecoming queen at Yerington High School and graduated in 1996. She attended Dixie College in St George, Utah and then...
Virgie Elizabeth Karnes
Mar 4, 2017
Virgie Elizabeth Karnes passed away at the Mason Valley Residence from complications of Alzheimer's on Saturday, March 4, 2017. She was 82. Virgie was born on March 26, 1934 in Pleasant Ridge, Arkansas. She was the 5th of 14 children. Virgie married Ralph H. Karnes in 1950. Ralph held many jobs all over the United States and Virgie was a...
Sophia Acciari Seubert
Mar 2, 2017
Sophia Acciari Seubert passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Renown Medical Center in Reno. She was 86. Sophia was born on January 10, 1931 in Smith Valley, Nevada to August and Henrietta Bunkowski. She attened Smith Valley schools. On July 17, 1949 Sophia married her high school sweetheart, Joe Acciari. Joe and Sophia bought a farm in Smith...
Doyle Clay Hall
Mar 2, 2017
Doyle Clay Hall passed away at his home in Yerington on Thursday, March 2, 2017. He was 64. Doyle was born in Del Norte, Colorado on November 6, 1952 the son of John and Virginia Hall. He graduated from Yerington High School in 1971. He married his high school sweetheart in 1973. Doyle and his family moved to Winnemucca in...
Raeme Giovacchini
Feb 24, 2017
Raeme Shay Giovacchini died from injuries received in an auto accident on Friday evening, February 24, 2017. She was 18. Raeme was born on September 11, 1998 in Valencia, California the daughter of James and Sheila (Mitchell) Giovacchini. Raeme lived all of her life in Smith Valley, she had attended schools in Smith Valley from kindergarten until she graduated from...
Burdette Arthur Lyons
Feb 18, 2017
Burdette Arthur Lyons passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at the Gardnerville Health & Rehab Center. He was 77. Burdette was born in Iowa City, Iowa on January 5, 1940 the son of John and Helen Lyons. He had lived in Nevada for the past 5 years coming from California. He is survived by his 2 sons and a...
Frankie Sue Dane
Feb 18, 2017
Frankie Dane passed away unexpectedly on Saturday evening, February 18, 2017 at her home in Yerington. She was 41. Frankie was born in Yerington on November 29, 1975 the daughter of Frank and Sue Dane. In 1977 the family moved to Goldendale, Washington, where Frankie started school. She was very active on the swim team. In 1986 the family moved...
Eugene 'Gene' M. Adrian
Feb 13, 2017
Eugene 'Gene' Marcellus Adrian passed away in Sparks on Monday, February 13, 2017. He was 98. Gene was born November 26, 1918 the son of Eugene and Anna Adrian. His adventurous spirit took him many places including the Galapagos Islands working on a tune fishing boat and rafting down the Yukon River with his buddy with only a fishing pole...
Grace T. Haro
Feb 11, 2017
Grace T. Haro passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the St, Mary's Hospital in Reno. She was 92. Grace was born in Los Angeles, California on April 16, 1924 the daughter of Manuel and Joaquina Torres. She is survived by her many nieces, nephews and cousins. A Rosary will be held for Grace 5:00 pm Friday, March 3rd at...
Wilbur Richard Johnson
Feb 8, 2017
Wilbur "Bill" Richard Johnson was born in Schurz on August 13, 1931, to Robert and Deborah Brown Johnson. His Grandmother, Mary Sherwin Brown, acted as the midwife, because this was a year before the Schurz hospital opened. He was the third eldest of six sons. During his elementary years, he attended the public school at Schurz. After graduating from elementary...
Iris Irene Brown
Feb 7, 2017
Iris Irene Brown passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at the Renown Medical Center in Reno. She was 82. iris was born in Smith Valley, Nevada on August 3, 1934 the daughter of Claude and Ida Rife. She married Charlie Brown in Yerington on July 8, 1954. Iris loved reading, sewing, and being with friends and family. She had...
Betty Jean Brown
Jan 28, 2017
Betty Jean Brown passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at her home in Yerington. She was 84. Betty was born in Modesto, California on March 5, 1932 the daughter of William and Margaret Sharpe. She married Shelby 'Brownie' D. Brown in San Francisco, CA on August 19, 1950. Betty has lived here in Yerington with her husband for over...
Harlan Lee Fugate
Jan 28, 2017
Harlan Lee Fugate passed away at his home at TRE, Wellington on Saturday morning, January 28, 2017. He was 79. Harlan was born on June 26, 1937 in Three Rivers, Michigan to Harlan Cletus Fugate and Beatrice Evelyn Davis. He had 2 sisters; Patricia Ann Thomas (currently in Niles, MI) and Martha Elaine D'Amore who preceded him in death. After...
