Obituaries
Yerington, Nevada Obituaries
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...
Isabel Rodriguez
Jan 21, 2017
Isabel Rodriguez passed away on Saturday evening, January 21, 2017 at South Lyon Medical Center, Long Term Care, Yerington. She was 85. Isabel was born in Hayward, California on October 2, 1931. Isabel is survived by her long time companion, James 'Jimmy' Cummings. A Memorial service will be held 11:00 am Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Faith Baptist Church...
Christne Elizabeth Boucher
Jan 20, 2017
Christine Elizabeth Boucher passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017 at the South Lyon County Medical Center in Yerington. She was 73. Christine was born in Rialto, California on March 12, 1943 the daughter of Albert and Nellie (Brunner) Joplin. She had been a sixty year resident of Yerington. Christine is survived by her husband, Michael Boucher; her children, Wayne...
Lorna Ruth Johnston
Jan 8, 2017
Lorna Ruth Johnston passed away on Sunday morning, January 8, 2017 at Renown Medical Center in Reno. She was 84. Lorna was born in Seattle, Washington September 9, 1932, the daughter of Guy and Ruth (Pickerill) Derby. Lorna had lived in Yerington since 2009. She loved music and was also a piano instructor, she also enjoyed reading and watching movies.....
Nathan Henry Ervin
Dec 28, 2016
Nathan Henry Ervin passed away at his home in Yerington on December 28, 2016. He was 83. He was born April 24, 1933 in Seattle, Washington the son of Ernest and Harriet Ervin. He was a veteran having served in the US Navy He had lived in Yerington since 1996 coming from Sacramento, California A Memorial service for Nathan will...
Kenneth Raymond Bean
Dec 27, 2016
Kenneth 'Ken" R. Bean passed away on Tuesday evening, December 27, 2016 at South Lyon Medical Center. He was 89. Ken was born in Emmett, Idaho on December 7, 1927 the son of Rolland and Pearl (Kuckku) Bean. He married Ethel Rose Pettinger June 15, 1948 in Emmett, Idaho. Ken worked as a Welder for many years. He enjoyed hunting...
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