Obituaries

Yerington, Nevada Obituaries

Joyce Virginia Loop

Joyce Virginia Loop

Oct 19, 2012

Joyce Virginia went home in Glory to meet her Savior on Friday evening, October 19, 2012 at the South Lyon Medical Center, Long Term Care in Yerington, Nevada.  She was born December 30, 1929 and was 82 years, 9 months and 20 days when she passed away. Joyce had lived in Yerington for the past three  years coming...

Norman Gene Pursel

Norman Gene Pursel

Oct 9, 2012

Norman "Putter" Pursel slipped peacefully from this life after a long struggle with the affects of advancing age. He was 88. Norman was born in Yerington on March 3, 1924 to Emmett and Marie Sloan Pursel. He spent his youth attending Yerington schools and graduated from Yerington High School in 1943. He was very active in the Future Farmers Association...

Robert Daniel Reavis

Robert Daniel Reavis

Oct 1, 2012

Robert (Bob) Daniel Reavis passed away at the Renown Medical Center in Reno on Monday afternoon, October 1, 2012. He was 83. Bob was born in Independence, Kansas on January 3, 1929 to Daniel Donald and Florence Esther (Howard) Reavis. Born in the Depression Era, his family moved from town to town, state to state searching for work. Eventually the...

Michael Dean Thieme

Michael Dean Thieme

Sep 27, 2012

Michael Dean Thieme earned his Celestial Master Captain's license after a three-year battle with Pancreatic Cancer. His beautiful spirit left his body on the morning of September 27, 2012 at South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. His wife, Maranne, and daughter Kelley, were by his side when he traded in his 71-year-old body to sail on God's fair seas....

Marcus Harold Kness

Marcus Harold Kness

Sep 23, 2012

Marcus H. Kness passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2012 in Schurz, Nevada. He was 22. Marcus was born in Reno, Nevada on August 4, 1990 the son of Ronald and Shawnna (Whalin) Kness. [Please check back his full obituary notice will appear] Marcus funeral service will be held 11:00 am Saturday, August 29, 2012 at the Walker River Tribal...

Steve Farmer

Steve Farmer

Sep 10, 2012

Floyd 'Steve' Stephen Farmer passed away on Monday, September 10, 2012 at the Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City, Nevada. He was 72. Steve was born on February 16, 1940 in Arvin, California the son of Lou and Oleta (Winningham) Farmer. He was a veteran having served in the United States Navy. Steve married Nancy Jo Winn in 1968 in...

Lauren L Hulse

Lauren L Hulse

Sep 8, 2012

Lauren L. Hulse passed away on Saturday morning, September 8, 2012 at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. He was 81. Lauren was born in Duncan, Oklahoma on August 31, 1931 the son of Lawt and Edna (Zorger) Hulse. Lauren had served in the United States Coast Guard from 1951 to 1954. He received the National Defense Service...

Arthur Winfield Knight

Arthur Winfield Knight

Sep 7, 2012

Arthur W. Knight passed away on Friday afternoon, September 7, 2012 at his home in Yerington, Nevada. He was 74. Arthur was born in San Francisco, California on December 29, 1937 the son of Walter and Irja Knight. He grew up in Petaluma, California. Arthur moved with his wife, Kit, to Yerington in 2006. He is survived by his wife,...

Larry Don Rosse

Larry Don Rosse

Sep 3, 2012

Larry Don Rosse died from injuries received in a tractor accident on Monday, September 3, 2012. He was 47. Larry was born in Olney, Texas on April 28, 1965 the son of William and Edna (Smith) Rosse. Larry had married Claudia Saunders and they lived in Yerington for over 19 years. Larry worked in construction for over 23 years with...

Isabella Menesini

Isabella Menesini

Sep 3, 2012

Isabella Menesini passed away at her son's home in Yerington on Monday, September 3, 2012. She was 99. Isabella was born in Tofori, Italy on May 4, 1913 the daughter of Sebastiano and Asunta (Colombini) Maionchi. She is survived by her Daughter, Nancy and her husband Nolan Cantral; her Son, Steve and his wife Judi Menesini; her Grandson, Jimmy and...

Della Mae Lyons

Della Mae Lyons

Aug 26, 2012

Della Mae Lyons passed away on Sunday afternoon, August 26, 2012 at the Gardnerville Health & Rehab Center in Gardnerville, Nevada. She was 84. Della was born in Englewood, Colorado on July 7, 1928. She married Rolland Lyons in Los Angeles, California on December 25, 1947. They moved to Wellington in 1969. She worked for Bentley for many years. Della...

Barbara D Roberts

Barbara D Roberts

Aug 25, 2012

On Saturday, August 25, 2012 our beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Sister and Aunt, Barbara D. Roberts went to be with the Lord after a short battle with cancer. Barbara was born in Reno, Nevada on August 19, 1947 the daughter of Patricia and Segford Sunde. She graduated from Wooster High School in 1966 and shortly after met the...

Vernon Frank Clark

Vernon Frank Clark

Aug 20, 2012

Vernon Frank Clark passed away at his home in Yerington, Nevada on Monday evening, August 20, 2012. He was 84. Vernon was born in Bremerton, Washington on July 5, 1928 the son of Frank and Edeth (Palmer). He lived many years in Yerington, Nevada. Vernon worked in construction as a carpenter. In keeping with his wishes no memorial service will...

Everett Junior Spradlin

Everett Junior Spradlin

Aug 5, 2012

Everett Junior Spradlin passed away on Sunday evening, August 5, 2012, at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. He was 78. Everett was born in Greenup, Kentucky on January 21, 1934 the son of Charles and Ethel (Howard) Spradlin. Everett was a veteran having served in the U. S. Navy. Everett had lived in Yerington since 2000 coming...

Eunice Jane Lang

Eunice Jane Lang

Aug 1, 2012

Eunice Jane Lang passed away at her daughters home in Spanish Springs, Nevada with her family by her side on Wednesday morning, August 1, 2012. She was 90. Eunice was born in Wadina, Minnesota the youngest of 14 children of Frank and Mary (Thompson) Simon. She married Richard Steve Lang in Staples, Minnesota on November 7, 1938. She had lived...

Walter Lester Shipley

Walter Lester Shipley

Jul 27, 2012

Walter L. Shipley passed away on Friday evening, July 27, 2012 at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. He was 86. Walter was born in Centralia, Washington on December 20, 1925 the son of Claude L. and Delfa Lillie (Gans) Shipley. Walt lived in Richland, Washington until joining the U.S. Navy in 1943. He was discharged in December...

Donald Elmer Gano

Donald Elmer Gano

Jul 25, 2012

Donald E. Gano passed away at his home in Smith, Nevada on Wednesday morning, July 25, 2012. He was 79. Don was born in Spokane, Washington on January 18, 1933 the son of Walter and Lillian (Dunning) Gano. Don had served in the US Army. He had worked many years as a Heavy Equipment Operator. In December 2011 he moved...

Dale Gard

Dale Gard

Jul 25, 2012

Walter Dale Gard passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at the St. Mary's Medical Center in Reno, Nevada. He was 46. Dale wss born in Eugene, Oregon on January 7, 1966 the son of Glen and Donna Gard. Dale grew up and attended schools in Junction City, Oregon and moved to Yerington in 2008. He was a member of...

Lola Acciari Lerg

Lola Acciari Lerg

Jul 18, 2012

Lola Acciari Lerg, 79, of Smith Valley, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at Renown Medical Center in Reno, Nevada. She was born on July 11, 1933 the daughter of Pasquale Acciari and Palma (Lommori) Acciari in Yerington, Nevada. She grew up and attended schools in Smith Valley. In 1948,...

Betty Ann Hopper

Betty Ann Hopper

Jul 2, 2012

Betty Ann Hopper passed away on Monday, July 2, 2012 at the Renown Medical Center in Reno, Nevada. She was 83. Beety was born in North Dakota on May 29, 1929 the daughter of J.W. and Myrtle (Anderson) Nelson. Betty has lived in Yerington since 1979. She is survived by her sons, Thomas Wolfe and Douglas Wolfe; her three brothers,...

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