Walter Robert Heil
Aug 16, 2011
Walter Robert Heil passed away on Tuesday morning, August 16, 2011 at the South Lyon Medical Center, Long Term Care in Yerington, Nevada. Walter was 81. Walter was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 23, 1930 the son of Otto and Magdalena (Lenzen) Heil. Walter served in the United States Army. After his service he married Joan Wolfe in San...
Eugene 'Gene' J. Steik
Aug 9, 2011
Eugene 'Gene' Steik passed away peacefully after a long courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 in Yerington, Nevada. He was 83. Gene was born in Bellflower, California on Setpember 22, 1927 one of seven children of Joseph and Rose Steik. Gene had served in the U. S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1947. He and his...
Carol Jean Nye
Aug 6, 2011
Carol Jean Nye passed away on Saturday afternoon, August 6, 2011 at the Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno. Carol was 70. Carol was born in Denver, Colorado on January 20, 1941 the daughter of Charles and Elsie (Schauer) Lee. She lived most of her life in Nevada. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Carol loved to fish,...
Sean G. Kelley
Jul 31, 2011
Sean Kelley passed away at his home in Yerington, Nevada on Sunday, July 31, 2011. Sean was 42. Sean was born in Tacoma, Washington on March 26, 1969. He moved to Nevada in 1983, and graduated from Yerington High School in 1987 and then enlisted in the Marine Corps, honorably serving his country in Desert Storm. After his military service...
Thelma Mildred Sutton
Jul 28, 2011
Thelma Mildred Sutton passed away early Thursday morning, July 28, 2011 at Long Term Care of South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. Thelma was 99. Thelma was born in Kentucky on April 5, 1925 the daughter of Samuel and Daisy (Adkisson) Cox. She had married Ben Sutton who passed away in 1987. Thelma was a long time resident of...
Don Bradish
Jul 25, 2011
Donald (Don) Lee Bradish passed away at his home in Athol, Kansas on Monday, July 25, 2011 after a long battle with cancer. He was 59. Don was born on December 29, 1951 in California. He spent many happy years in Nevada and earned his living as a long haul truck driver. Don is survived by his loving wife, Stephanie;...
Glenna Marie Griffis
Jul 22, 2011
Glenna Marie Griffis passed away at her home in Yerington, Nevada on Friday morning, July 22, 2011 with her husband by her side after an extended illness. Glenna was 75. Glenna was born in Tinsman, Arkansas the daughter of Inick and Glois (Drummond) Davis. Glenna had lived the past ten years in Yerington, Nevada coming from Norwalk, California. She had...
Dorothy Matheson
Jul 20, 2011
Dorothy L. Matheson passed away at her son's home in Tollhouse, California on Wednesday evening, July 20, 2011. Dorothy was 85. Dorothy was born in Cedar City, Utah on September 7, 1925 the daughter of Leland and Golda (Corry) Leigh. She married McDell Matheson on May 19, 1944 in Cedar City, Utah. Dorothy moved to Yerington from Utah in 1954....
Idelle Decroy
Jul 11, 2011
Idelle DeCroy entered into eternal rest with her loved Jesus Christ on Monday afternoon, July 11, 2011. She was 79. Idelle was born in Yerington, Nevada on October 9, 1931 the daughter of Ed and Irene (Brown) DeCroy. She was a student at the Stewart Boarding School until the 8th grade. Idelle lived in Wellington until 1980 when she moved...
Ann Fortier
Jul 7, 2011
Ann Fortier passed away on Thursday evening, July 7, 2011 at Renown South Meadows in Reno, Nevada. She was 69. Ann was born in Northern Ireland on June 26, 1942 the daughter of James and Nancy (Scot) Lynch. Ann had lived in Yerington for the past 42 years. She was an active member of the Faith Lutheran Church. She was...
Dona Jean Rader
Jun 30, 2011
Dona Jean Rader passed away on Thursday evening, June 30, 2011 at the South Lyon Medical Center, Long Term Care in Yerington, Nevada. She was 85. Dona was born on October 9, 1925 in San Diego, the youngest of Felix and Augusta Ward's four children. She was a talented trumpet player and while in high school played numerous times with...
Ethel Fredericks Schmid
Jun 30, 2011
Ethel Fredericks Schmid passed away at home in Fernley, Nevada on Thursday evening, June 30, 2011 where she lived for the past five years with her granddaughter Marva and her family. Ethel was 104. Ethel was born to John and Ida Fredericks on September 10, 1906 on the family ranch in Sweetwater, Nevada where she spent her childhood and younger...
Lola W. Gifford
Jun 28, 2011
Lola W. Gifford passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 28, 2011 at the South Lyon Medical Center, Long Term Care in Yerington, Nevada. Lola was 85. Lola was born in Maricopa, California on November 20, 1925 the daughter of Wledon and Lola (Hawkins) Gifford. She was a 10 year resident of Yerington coming from South Lake Tahoe, California. Lola is survived...
Theodore A. Wilson
Jun 24, 2011
Theodore A. Wilson passed away on Friday evening, June 24, 2011 at the Renown Medical Center in Reno, Nevada. Ted was 70. Ted was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada June 9, 1941 the son of Jack and Mary (Mulrooney) Wilson. He was the youngest of seven children and raised in a large loving home. The Catholic Church with Jesuit Priests...
Anita Marie Johnson
Jun 24, 2011
Anita Marie Wood Johnson passed away on Friday afternoon, June 24, 2011 at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. Anita was 87. Anita was born in Topeka, Kansas the daughter of Riley and Gladys (Eversole) Wood on February 22, 1924. Her family moved to Sandpoint, Idaho where Anita had graduated from High School in 1941. In 1944 she...
Frances Jean Snyder
Jun 15, 2011
Frances Jean Snyder passed away at her home in Weed Heights on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Frances was 77. Frances was born in Bristow, Oklahoma on July 16, 1933 the daughter of George and Ida (Vanderpool) Smith. She moved with her family to Modesto, California in 1940 eventually settling in Coalinga, California in 1945. She graduated from Coalinga High School...
Lilyan Fausone
Jun 14, 2011
Lilyan Fausone passed away peacefully at the South Lyon Medical Center/LTC in Yerington. Lilyan was 99. Lilyan was born in California on April 4, 1912. She attended high school in Merced, California. She had worked for Bank of America as a manger in San Francisco for 36 years. She was a prominent member of California society, the Fausone family was...
Larry "Short" Ray Steinbach
Jun 6, 2011
Larry "Short" Ray Steinbach passed away suddenly in Mono County, California on Monday, June 6, 2011. Short was 57. He was born in Boise, Idaho on June 12, 1953 the son of Donald and Charlotte (Summers) Steinbach. Short lived in Yerington, Nevada since 1954. He graduated from Yerington High School in 1972, and in 1973 he married Patty Lommori. Together...
Emilio Vargas-Gonzalez
May 22, 2011
Emilio Vargas-Gonzales died from injuries received in an auto accident on Sunday, May 22, 2011. He was 26. Funeral Mass for Emilio will be held 2:00 pm Sunday, May 29th at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Yerington, Nevada. Arrangements are under the direction of Freitas Rupracht Funeral Home 25 Hwy 208 Yerington, Nevada 89447, (775) 463-2911.
Phoebe Ann Ervin
May 8, 2011
Phoebe Ervin passed away Sunday morning May 8, 2011 at the South Lyon Medical Center after a lengthy illness, with her husband by her side. Phoebe was 72. Phoebe was born in Napa, California on June 7, 1938 the daughter of Frank and Dorothy Winslow. She married Charles Bublak in 1957, and they had four children, Alma, Lori, Mark and...
