Obituaries
Yerington, Nevada Obituaries
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...
Roy Clifford Crandall
May 5, 2011
Roy Clifford Crandall passed away on Thursday evening, May 5, 2001 at his home in Winnemucca, Nevada and joined his wife, Seleta at the throne of our Heavenly Father. Roy was 95. Roy was born in Dover, Arkansas on September 5, 1915 the son of Chester and Annabelle Crandall. Roy had married Seleta Mae Naumann on September 12, 1936 in...
Catherine Lomperis Martinez
Apr 30, 2011
Catherine Lomperis Martinez passed away peacefully at her home in Schurz with her family by her side on Saturday morning, April 30, 2011. Catherine was 80. Catherine was born in Fallon, Nevada on July 16, 1930 the daughter of Mike and Bessie (Dale) Lomperis. She had married George Martinez April 5, 1954 in Schurz, Nevada. Catherine loved to gamble, teach...
John A. Munson
Apr 28, 2011
John A. Munson passed away early Thursday morning, April 28, 2011 at the South Lyon Medical Center, Long Term Care in Yerington. John was 101. John was born in Marysvalle, Utah on March 4, 1910 the son of Silas and Serene (Hanson) Munsen. He married Mae Lee in McGill, Nevada in 1931. She passed away in Yerington on August 13,...
Athena 'Bessie' Lapadakis
Apr 27, 2011
Athena 'Bessie' Lapadakis passed away at her home in Yerington Wednesday afternoon, April 27, 2011 with her family by her side. Bessie was 92. Bessie was born on February 27, 1919 in Gary, Indiana the daughter of George and Georgia (Chellos) Photopoulos. She graduated from Madera High School and then went to San Jose State. She met Alex Lapadakis and...
Jimmie (Jim) Palmer Torvik
Apr 24, 2011
Jimmie 'Jim' Palmer Torvik passed away on Easter Sunday evening, April 24, 2011 at his son's home in South Lake Tahoe, California. Jim was 86. Jim was born in Richmond, California on August 11, 1924 the son of Norwegian immigrants John and Augusta Torvik. He attended Richmond Union High School with four life long friends and was the top hitter...
Barbara Jean Gohn
Apr 18, 2011
Barbara Jean Gohn passed away at her home in Stagecoach, Nevada with her family by her side on Monday evening, April 18, 2011. Barbara was 69. Barbara was born in Denver, Colorado on December 16, 1941, the daughter of Ivan and Juanita Jeannette (Carroll) Johnson. Barbara married Charles Matthew Gohn July 1963 in Colorado. She also served in the U....
Helen Parlanti Lamkin
Apr 1, 2011
Helen Parlanti Lamkin passed away peacefully at her home in Yerington, Nevada with her family by her side on Friday afternoon, April 1, 2011. Helen was 88. Helen was born in San Jose, California on July 9, 1922. She had lived the past 20 years in Yerington coming from Sparks, Nevada. Helen was a teacher for 30 years. She not...
Marylou Ward
Apr 1, 2011
Marylou Ward passed away at her daughter's home in Yerington, Nevada on Friday evening, April 1, 2011. Marylou was 80. Marylou was born in Arkansas City, Kansas on March 26, 1931. She had married Delbert E. Ward in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 11, 1961. Marlou had lived in Yerington for the past 25 years moving from Truckee, California. She...
Edmund D. Reymus
Mar 25, 2011
Edmund D. Reymus passed away at Tahoe-Pacific Hospital in Reno, Nevada on Friday morning, March 25, 2011 after an extended illness. He was 63. Edmund was born in Schurz, Nevada on April 30, 1947 the son of Ernest and Helen (Sides) Reymus. He graduated from Carson City High School and had attended various colleges. Ed had worked many positions within...
Kristopher Cordova
Mar 18, 2011
Kristopher Cordova passed away at his parents home in Stagecoach, Nevada on Friday, March 18, 2011. He was 49. Kris was born in Los Angeles, California on March 30, 1961 the son of Gus and Christine (Pescar) Cordova. Kris had graduated from Longmont High School in Longmont, Colorado. He has lived in Carson City and Stagecoach for the past 20...
Sheila Lorene Jones
Mar 13, 2011
Sheila Lorene Jones passed away at her home after an extended illness in Yerington, Nevada on Sunday afternoon, March 13, 2011. She was 53. Sheila was born in Exater, California on January 13, 1958 the daughter of Lolan and Shirley (Landers) Harmon. Sheila has lived in Yerington for the past three years coming from Victorville, California. She enjoyed sewing and...
Dale 'Pete' Housel
Mar 10, 2011
Dale 'Pete' Housel passed away unexpectedly at his home in Silver Springs, Nevada on Thursday, March 10, 2011. He was 71. Pete was born on August 6, 1939 in Greenwich, Connecticut the son of Dale Osborne and Kathrine (Marsh) Housel. He was a Veteran having served in the United States Army. Pete has lived in Silver Springs for the past...
Cleo Kennedy
Mar 8, 2011
Cleo Nadine Miller Kennedy passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, March 8, 2011 at her daughter's home in Sparks, Nevada. She was 88. Cleo was born in Kansas on October 18, 1922. When Cleo was twelve she moved with her family to California, where she graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach. Cleo then attended and graduated with...
Elizabeth "Betty" Martha Freitas
Mar 6, 2011
Elizabeth "Betty" M. Freitas passed away at Renown Regional Medical Center, Reno, Nevada on Sunday morning, March 6, 2011. She was 83. Betty was born December 25, 1927 in Ranshaw, Pennsylvania the daughter of Stanley and Sophia (Sitko) Lukoski. She attended Coal Township High School, Fitzgerald Mercy Nursing School and the University of Nevada, Reno and Las Vegas. Betty served...
George William Fraser, Sr.
Mar 6, 2011
George William Fraser, Sr. passed away at his home in Yerington, Nevada on Sunday, March 6, 2011. He was 80. George was born July 27, 1930 in Fallon, Nevada the son of George Daniel and Christina Mae (Schacht) Fraser. When George was 6 months old the family moved to Yerington where he spent the rest of his life. In High...
Ronald Edmond Parker
Mar 5, 2011
Ronald Edmond Parker passed away on Saturday afternoon, March 5, 2011 at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. He was 83. Ronald was born in San Jose, California on August 31, 1927 the son of Edmond and Nina (Brown) Parker. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the U. S. Army. Edmond spent most...
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