Obituaries

Yerington, Nevada Obituaries

Lovette Gunn

Lovette Gunn

Apr 12, 2010

Lovette Gunn passed away on Monday evening, April 12, 2010 at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington. She was 64. Lovette was born in Torrance, California on August 3, 1945 the daughter of Albert and Mary (Cramer) Welch. She moved to Yerington from California and has lived here for over 26 years. She worked as the Payroll Supervisor at...

Theodore Dale Hall

Theodore Dale Hall

Apr 12, 2010

Theodore Dale Hall passed away at his home in Yerington, Nevada on Monday morning, April 12, 2010. He was 68. Theodore was born in Davenport, Iowa on January 10, 1942. He was a veteran having served in the U. S. Army. He worked as a slot mechanic for many years. He is survived by his wife, Corinne and son, Bruce...

Richard 'Dick' Louis Mikkelson

Richard 'Dick' Louis Mikkelson

Apr 11, 2010

Richard 'Dick' Louis Mikkelson, Sr passed away at his home in Yerington on Sunday afternoon, April 11, 2010. He was 87. Dick was born in Belvidere, New Jersey the son of Charles and Fanny (Haycock) Mikkelson. While serving in the U.S. Army he met Lorraine Burnet in Mountain Home, Idaho and they married in 1944. After many jobs and travels...

Melvin Franklin Prince

Melvin Franklin Prince

Apr 8, 2010

Melvin Franklin Prince passed away at his home Thursday afternoon, April 8, 2010 in Yerington, Nevada. He was 85. Mel was born in St. George, Utah on April 23, 1924 the son of Franklin and Florence (Hemenway) Prince. He served in the United States Army during World War II serving as a Platoon Sgt and served in the Asiatic Pacific...

Betty Jane Churich

Betty Jane Churich

Apr 7, 2010

Betty Jane Churich passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. She was 84. Betty was born in Buffalo, New York on November 15, 1925 the daughter of Amos and Thelma (Beals) Owens. Betty worked in a big medical facility for many years in New York during the 1940's. Later she became...

Diane Marie Layton

Diane Marie Layton

Apr 1, 2010

Diane Marie Layton passed away at her home in Silver Springs, Nevada on Thursday morning, April 1, 2010. She was 58. Diane was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in December 25, 1952 the daughter of Walter and Martha (D'Andera) Dean. She married Clyde A. Layton, Jr. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 16, 1978. They have lived in Silver Springs, Nevada for...

Felicia F. Grulli

Felicia F. Grulli

Mar 31, 2010

Felicia F. Grulli passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday afternoon, March 31, 2010 at the St. Anne's Group Home in Reno, Nevada. She was 85. Felicia was born January 25, 1925 in New York,(Greenwich Village) New York the daughter of George and Martha (McGee) McEntee. She was very active in local community organizations, she spent 20 years...

Rosalee Pitts Friend

Rosalee Pitts Friend

Mar 29, 2010

Rosalee Marie Pitts Friend, 40, of Yerington, NV, passed away on March 29, 2010 at Renown Medical Center in Reno, NV. She was born on Oct. 30, 1969 in Yerington, to Reeford Pitts and Helen McCann Davis. She attended schools in Yerington, spending several years with her grandparents and foster mother Doris McCargar. Most of her life was spent in...

Mucie Madewell Morton

Mucie Madewell Morton

Mar 24, 2010

Mucie Madewell Morton passed into the Lord's hands on Wednesday morning, March 24, 2010 at South Lyon Medical Center/LTC in Yerington, Nevada. She was 97. Mucie was born on January 22, 1913 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma the daughter of Jacob and Florence (Bridgeford) Dykes. She moved to California with her first husband, Louis Madewell and their three children. After a short...

Katherine Breckenridge Austin

Katherine Breckenridge Austin

Mar 19, 2010

Katherine Breckenridge Austin passed away at her home in Schurz after a lenghty illness on Friday morning, March 19, 2010. She was 63. Katherine was born in Schurz on November 4, 1946 the daughter of Nina Breckenridge. As a young girl she attended Schurz Elementary School then went to school and graduated from Stewart Indian School. In 1966 she met...

Douglas Dean Quintero

Douglas Dean Quintero

Mar 17, 2010

Our beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather and uncle Douglas Dean Quintero passed away on Wednesday evening, March 17, 2010 surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer at the Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City, Nevada. He was 71. Douglas was born in Schurz, Nevada on August 2, 1938 the son of Patricio and Jennie (Quartz) Quintero....

Alfred R. Rogers

Alfred R. Rogers

Mar 17, 2010

Alfred Ryan Rogers passed away at his home in Yerington on Wednesday morning, March 17, 2010. He was 76. Funeral service will be held 11:00 am Monday, March 22nd, 2010 at the Mason Valley Assembly 210 North Oregon Street Yerington with burial at the Valley View Cemetery with military honors. Family and Friends are invited to sign the online guest...

Frederick Sherwood Cummings

Frederick Sherwood Cummings

Mar 12, 2010

Frederick Sherwood Cummings passed away on Friday evening, March 12, 2010 at the Long Term Care of South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. He was 91. Fred was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 9, 1918 the son of Frederick W. and Esther Louise (Kerr) Cummings. He worked many years as a machinist. He had lived the past 16...

Helen Reymus

Helen Reymus

Mar 12, 2010

Helen Reymus passed away Friday morning, March 12, 2010 at the Renown Medical Center in Reno. She was 90. Helen was born August 22, 1919 on the Walker River Indian Reservation the daughter of Howard and Julia (Miller)Sides. She was a lifetime resident of Schurz and a member of the Walker River Paiute Tribe. Helen married Ernest Reymus in Schurz...

John M. Hoover

John M. Hoover

Mar 10, 2010

John Marion Hoover passed away Wednesday morning, March 10, 2010 at the Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada. He was 79. John was born in Kearney, Nebraska on October 30, 1930 the son of John and Viva Viola (Salle) Hoover, he was the 'baby' of 13 children and was always called 'Jr.' by his big brothers and sisters. After...

Margaret 'Margie' Louise Giovacchini

Margaret 'Margie' Louise Giovacchini

Mar 2, 2010

Margaret 'Margie' Louise Giovacchini passed away Tuesday morning, March 2, 2010 after a brief illness at the Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City, Nevada. She was 69. Margie was born in Smith Valley on February 10, 1941 the daughter of Ernest and Irma (Altman) Giovacchini she was the thirteenth of seventeen children. She was raised a farm girl in Smith...

Megan Anne Marie Mcneil

Megan Anne Marie Mcneil

Feb 24, 2010

Megan Anne Marie McNeil left us to be with the God on February 24, 2010. Megan was born on November 21, 2009 in Fallon, Nevada to her Mother, Sabrina McNeil and her Father, Justin Proctor. While she was with us, Megan loved hugs and kisses from everyone around her, nightly baths by her Mother and Grandmother and helping her Grandfather,...

Helen Virginia Thompson

Helen Virginia Thompson

Feb 24, 2010

Helen Virginia Thompson a resident of Yerington for many years went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 24, 2010. She was 90. Helen was born in Illinois on June 1, 1919 the daughter of Bert and Buelah Crawford. Helen left a legacy of a strong Christian faith. She was a very positive person who influenced all for good....

Arron 'Tobe' C. Leigh

Arron 'Tobe' C. Leigh

Feb 17, 2010

Arron 'Tobe' Cori Leigh passed away at his home on Wednesday morning, February 17, 2010. He was 88. Tobe was born in Cedar City, Utah on November 13, 1921 the son of Leland and Golda (Bowie) Leigh. He was a World War II veteran serving in the United States Army. He lived the majority of his life in Yerington. He...

Wynona D. Buerger

Wynona D. Buerger

Feb 13, 2010

Wynona D. Buerger passed away at the South Lyon Medical Center, long Term Care, in Yerington, Nevada on Saturday, February 13, 2010. She was 71. Wynona was born on March 8, 1938 in Merced, California. She is survived by her husband, Rudolph 'Rudy' Buerger; her brothers, Robert Geer, and Joe William Geer; her children, Cheri Cole, Kymathy Glover and her...

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