Obituaries
Yerington, Nevada Obituaries
Patricia Ann Stephens
Oct 26, 2011
Patricia Ann Stephens passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. She was 58. Patricia was born in Washington, DC on August 2, 1953 the daughter of Bill and Betty Puckett. She married Frank O. Stephens on June 2, 1977. Patricia has lived in Fernley, Nevada for the past year, coming from...
Robert Lee White
Oct 24, 2011
Robert Lee White passed away at his home in Yerington, Nevada on Monday, October 24, 2011. He was 70. Bob was born September 28, 1941 in Coos County, Oregon the son of Jack an Irene (Jones) White. Bob married Patricia Ann Larson in Bandon, Oregon on May 31, 2001. He lived in Yerington since 2003 coming from Carson City, Nevada...
Donald "Don" Joy
Oct 23, 2011
Doanld 'Don' Willard Joy passed away at his home in Yerington early Sunday morning, October 23, 2011. He was 60. Don was born in San Bernardino, California on July 5, 1951 the son of Willard and Margaret (Getchell) Joy. He married Lorraine J. Christian in Marysville, California on February 14, 1993. Don lived in Yerington for the past 18 years....
Grace A. Ortiz
Oct 14, 2011
Grace Ortiz passed away at Renown Medical Center in Reno, Nevada on October 14, 2011 with her family by her side after a 14 month battle with leukemia. Grace was 22. Grace was born in San Jose, California the daughter of Suzanne (Alonso) Ortiz. Grace had remained hopeful, postive and brave throughout her entire battle with leukemia even up to...
Lorrayne M. Hubmer
Oct 14, 2011
Lorrayne M. Hubmer, 89, a resident of Yerington for the past 10 years passed away at her home on Friday, October 14, 2011. She was born in San Mateo, California on May 3, 1922. Lorrayne married Harold W. Hubmer in St. Clair, Minnesota on August 3, 1922. While raising their two children in Wapato, WA, Lorrayne was involved as a...
Linda Sue Miller
Oct 12, 2011
Linda Sue Miller, owner of Linda's Historical Wabuska Bar passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at her home in Yerington, Nevada. Linda was 58. Linda was born in Sandusky, Ohio on September 22, 1953 the daughter of Earvin and Edith Hammonds. Linda moved to Topaz, Nevada in the mid 1990's where she met Edmund "Miller the Driller" Miller whom...
Marie Ethel Burchette
Oct 11, 2011
Marie Ethel Burchette passed away on Tuesday evening, October 11, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was 88. Marie was born in Sweetwater, Nevada on the Fredericks Ranch on May 12, 1923 the daughter of Henry and Maude (Summers) Fredericks. She was the oldest of eight brothers and sisters; Chester, Lawrence (Duke), Richard, Henry and infant, Claron, Grace and Ida...
Maxine Ford
Oct 7, 2011
Maxine Ford a lifelong resident of Yerington, passed away at her home on Friday afternoon, October 7, 2011. She was 102. Maxine was born in Yerington on October 4, 1909 the daughter of Louis and Lydia (Holland) Trankle. She married Paul Ford in San Francisco, California on October 13, 1931. They lived in Yerington running different businesses and Maxine also...
Lyle Earl Klose
Oct 6, 2011
Lyle Earl Klose passed away on Thursday evening, October 6, 2011 at the Evergreen Healthcare facility in Gardnerville, Nevada. He was 81. Lyle was born in Elkhart, Indiana on October 8, 1929 the son of Earl and Mary (Rinehart) Klose. Lyle served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Lyle worked many years in construction. Lyle lived...
Leo John Lewis
Sep 30, 2011
Leo John Lewis passed away at his home in Yerington, Nevada on Friday, September 30, 2011. He was 87. Leo was born in Sacramento, California on August 27, 1924 the son of Gus and Estelle Lewis. Leo had served in the United States Army during World War II. Leo had worked as a supervisor for Campbell Soup Company for many...
Jeanne Elizabeth Bell
Sep 29, 2011
Jeanne E. Bell passed away on Thursday morning, September 29, 2011 at the South Lyon Medical Center/LTC in Yerington, Nevada. She was 91. Jeanne was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on December 22, 1919 the daughter of Tilden and Bessie (Richard) Gauthier. Jeanne was raised an army brat, traveling to many outposts throughout her childhood. Jeanne graduated from Inglewood...
Dale Roy Rhea
Sep 26, 2011
Dale Roy Rhea passed away on Monday, September 26, 2011 at South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. Dale was 76. Dale was born in Portales, New Mexico, the son of Roy and Mildred (Bedinger) Rhea. He was a veteran having served in the U. S. Army. Dale lived in Redding for thirty years before moving to Washington state. He...
Lamar Brown
Sep 17, 2011
Edwin Lamar Brown passed away at the Veterans Hospital in Reno, Nevada on Saturday, September 17, 2011. He was 72. Lamar was born in Edinburg, Texas on April 23, 1939. He was a veteran having served in the United State Marine Corps. Lamar has lived the past 10 years in Yerington coming from Texas. He is survived by his children,...
Carolyn Kay Clinton
Sep 15, 2011
Carolyn Kay Clinton passed away at the Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City, Nevada on Thursday morning, September 15, 2011. She was 73. Carolyn was born in Fort Morgan, Colorado on August 4, 1938 the daughter of Henry and Cleo (Graham) Foos. She was raised in Fort Morgan and Sterling, Colorado. Carolyn married Victor Rhamy and from this union they...
Arthur Edward Thomas Reynolds "Schunke"
Sep 13, 2011
Arthur Edward Thomas Reynolds "Schunke" passed away early Tuesday morning, September 13, 2011 at the Renown Medical Center in Reno, Nevada. Arthur was 7. Arthur was born in Lancaster, California on November, 2003. Arthur has lived in Yerington since October 2006. He was a first grader who loved playing Video games, Fire Trucks, Dinosaurs. He very much liked being with...
Peter Martin Lopez
Sep 10, 2011
Peter Martin Lopez passed away Saturday afternoon, September 10, 2011 at the Renown Medical Center in Reno, Nevada. Peter was 22. Peter was born in Reno, Nevada on November 27, 1988 the son of Avery Lopez and Lona Katenay. He lived his entire life in Yerington. He was the bass player for the band called 'Seven Churches'. He was a...
Norman Roger Smith
Sep 10, 2011
Norman Roger Smith passed away at his home in Mason on Saturday, September 10, 2011. He was 74. Norman was born in Battle Mountain, Nevada on May 4, 1937 the son of William and Juanita (Oyarbide) Smith. He was a life long Nevada resident and had worked as a miner for many years. He was a member of the NRA....
Pearl Frances Shea
Sep 10, 2011
Pearl Frances Shea passed away at her home in Yerington, Nevada on Saturday evening, September 10, 2011. She was 80. Pearl was born in Beans Corner, Maine on December 18, 1930. She has lived in Yerington since July 2002 coming from Henderson, Nevada. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements and cremation are under the direction of Freitas Rupracht...
Cathleen Ann Leach
Sep 10, 2011
Cathleen Ann Leach went home to be with the Lord on Sept 10, at 12:45pm. Cathy received a double lung transplant May 8 2004 at UCLA she was doing very well up until she was stung by a mosquito on approx. Aug 30, because she had no immune system she was rapidly taken by the West Nile Virus. Cathleen was...
Adlai 'Ad' F. Betterton
Sep 10, 2011
Adlai 'Ad' F. Betterton passed away on Saturday afternoon, September 10, 2011 at the South Lyon Medical Center, Long Term Care in Yerington, Nevada. Ad was 90. Adlai was born in Van Buren, Arkansas on October 1, 1920 the son Adlai C. and Ethel (Scott) Betterton. Adlai graduated from Mesa Union High School. He was a World War II veteran...
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