Obituaries

Yerington, Nevada Obituaries

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...

Lucille B. Bernard

Lucille B. Bernard

Feb 4, 2010

Lucille B Bernard, 89, of Nampa, ID formerly of Yerington, NV, entered into rest on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 in a Nampa Care Home. Lucille was born February 5, 1920 in Pratt, KS to Sarah Hannah Musgrove (born in Indian Territory, Oklahoma Oct 25 1893) and Lawrence Musgrove (born in Olney, Illinois July 12 1892). Shortly after graduating from High...

Lynda Carol Reese

Lynda Carol Reese

Feb 1, 2010

Lynda Carol Reese passed away on Monday morning, February 1, 2010 at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada surrounded by her family. She was 46. Lynda was born on July 2, 1963 in Yerington, Nevada the daughter of Luther and Alyce Reese. Lynda was a very loving, generous soul. She was always there to help someone in need...

Gertrude 'Trudy' Dini

Gertrude 'Trudy' Dini

Jan 19, 2010

Gertrude 'Trudy' Dini passed away peacefully at her home in Yerington, Nevada on Tuesday morning, January 19, 2010 with her daughter by her side. She was 89. Gertrude was born in Smith Valley, Nevada on June 26, 1920 the daughter of William and Mary Depoali. She attended schools in Smith Valley and lived in Nevada her entire life. She married...

Sondra Y. "Sandie" Affolter

Sondra Y. "Sandie" Affolter

Jan 9, 2010

Sondra Yvonne "Sandie" Affolter passed away Saturday, January 9, 2010 at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. She was 49. Sandie was born in North Hollywood, California on November 23, 1960. She was raised in the San Fernando Valley and lived in that area until she moved to Yerington in 1989. She was kind hearted and was loved...

George P. Belle Isle

George P. Belle Isle

Jan 7, 2010

George P. Belle Isle passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2010 at the Manor Health Care Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was 79. George was born in Maine on January 25, 1930. He was an Army Air Force Veteran. He had married Carolyn F. Petersen, she passed away August 27, 2001. George had lived in Silver Springs since 1995....

Elsie Joan Gerberding

Elsie Joan Gerberding

Jan 3, 2010

Elsie Joan Gerberding passed away peacefully on Sunday afternoon, January 3, 2010 at the South Lyon Medical Center/Long Term Care facility in Yerington, Nevada. She was 81. Elsie was born in Chinook Cove, BC, Canada on September 19, 1928 the daughter of Hans and Charlotte (Schmidt) Schwenk. She married Bill Gerberding on January 22, 1956 in San Andreas, California. She...

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