Elaine Nadine Hunt
Jul 29, 2008
Elaine N. Hunt passed away at South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada on Tuesday morning, July 29, 2008. She was 70. Elaine was born in Los Angeles, California on September 30, 1937 the daughter of Ormond and Georgia (Clark) Moye. She spent 20 years working at Fizgerald's in Reno, Nevada as a Pit Boss. She had also lived in...
Carl Wayne Wetmore
Jul 14, 2008
Carl Wayne Wetmore passed away on Monday evening, July 14, 2008 at the South Lyon Medical Center, Yerington. He was 86. Carl was born in Blanchard, Iowa on November 15, 1921 the son of Earl and Edith (Tait) Wetmore. He lived in Chico, California and Redding, California and Portland, Oregon before moving to Yerington, Nevada. He worked for Anaconda Cooper...
David John Barnett
Jul 9, 2008
DAVID JOHN BARNETT; Well-known Broadcaster and Viet Nam Veteran David Barnett, a native of Nevada and member of the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame, died of heart failure at the home of his sister, Chere` Brown, in Richmond CA on July 9th 2008. He was 56. David grew up in Yerington Nevada where he went through his school years and...
Allen Lincoln Bishop
Jul 9, 2008
Allen L. Bishop passed away on Wednesday morning, July 9, 2008 at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. He was 88. Allen was born in Loveland, Colorado on August 22, 1919 the son of Arch and Mollie (Schlothower) Bishop.He married Erma Cooper in Ogden, Utah on December 18, 1942. He was an Army veteran serving during World War...
Annabelle Schalberg
Jun 25, 2008
Annabelle Schalberg passed away Wednesday evening, June 25, 2008 at the South Lyon Medical Center,LTC, Yerington. She was 86. Annabelle was born in Rossville, Kansas on March 2, 1922 the daughter of Earl and Matilda (Shumacher) Searcy. She married Alfred 'Porky' Schalberg in Grand Junction, Colorado on September 2, 1939. She enjoyed sewing, Quilt making and playing Pinochle and Shanghai...
Rudolph A. Schwandt
Jun 24, 2008
Rudolph A. Schwandt passed away peacefully at his home in Wellington, Nevada on Tuesday evening, June 24, 2008. He was 99. Rudolph was born in San Francisco, California on February 27, 1909 the son of Otto and Freida (Fricke) Schwandt. He moved to the Lancaster, California area with his family in 1913. He ranched in the area from 1931 -...
Inez M. Kipke
Jun 22, 2008
Inez M Kipke passed away at her home in Yerington on Sunday morning, June 22, 2008. She was 86. Inez was born in Argenta, Nevada on April 20, 1922 the daughter of Guadalupe and Romana (Florez) Leyva. She is survived by her daughters, Diana Wallace and Janine (Jack) Zane of Mina, Nevada, her son, John (Patrick) Kipke of Hawthorne, Nevada...
Viola Victoria Burris
Jun 19, 2008
Viola V. Burris passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2008 at her residence at Mason Valley Residence in Yerington. She was 90. Viola was born in San Francisco, California on February 19, 1918 the daughter of Carl and Victoria Mathisen. She had lived in the Mason Valley since 1993 coming from Tacoma, Washington. She is survived by her nieces and...
Pamela Arment Forrester
Jun 19, 2008
Pamela Arment Forrester passed away peacefully at her home in Yerington, Nevada on June 19, 2008. She was 66. Pam was born June 19,1942 in Spokane, Washington the daughter of Paul and Sylvia Beaupre. She married Wendell Forrester in Reno, Nevada. During her life she worked in electronics, construction, health care and as a business woman developed and operated a...
Adam Orin Carrera
Jun 14, 2008
Adam Orin Carrera-Ta boo'oo (cotton-tail) a member of the Walker River Paiute Tribe-Nevada (Agai Dicutta Numu) was born in May 20, 1986 at Washoe Medical Center-Reno, Nevada. Adam was called home by the Creator on June 14, 2008 to go on the numu road on the milky way in the sky. Adam is survived by Oe'yoopana numu'dooe; Orin (na'ah) and...
Dolores Elaine Hodges
Jun 14, 2008
Mom, Momma Dee, Granny Dee: Dolores Elaine Hodges peaceable passed away on Saturday June 14th, 2008 in Yerington, Nevada. Dolores was born July 17th, 1932 to Carl and Ann Sartz. She and her brother Howard grew up together in Detroit, Michigan, where Howard resides today with his wife, Darlene. Dolores was a graduate of Highland Park High School. She married...
Marie Balaam
Jun 12, 2008
Marie Balaam who was a lifetime resident of the Mason Valley passed away on June 12th. She was 77. Marie was born in Smith Valley on February 7, 1931. She graduated from Yerington High School in 1949. She married Donald Balaam on December 4, 1949. She worked for the local post office for 25 years and was active in Lyon...
Tracy David Herman
Jun 8, 2008
Tracy David Herman passed away at his home in Yerington, Nevada on Sunday morning, June 8, 2008. He was 49. Tracy was born in El Paso, Texas on February 24, 1959 the son of David and Fair (Willhoyt) Herman. He graduated from Sparks High School in 1977. While in high school he was the Northern Nevada Wrestling Champion and a...
Genevieve Mae Logan-Carpenter
Jun 3, 2008
Genevieve Mae Logan-Carpenter passed away at her home in Yerington, Nevada on Tuesday afternoon, June 3, 2008. She was 78. Genevieve was born in Des Moines, Iowa on May 19, 1930 the daughter of Harold and Jean (Lee) Johnson. She had married Ace Logan in Vancouver, Washington on March 13, 1949. She worked as an insurance agent for many years....
Norman 'Nippy' Neilson
May 24, 2008
Norman Penrose Neilson, better known to friends and family as Nippy, died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 89 on May 24, 2008 in South Lyon Medical Center, eleven weeks after the passing of his beloved wife Deana. Nippy was born in Wabuska, Nevada, on January 31, 1919 to Nelse and Nellie (Penrose) Neilson. Most of his life...
Kenneth Dale Karr
May 24, 2008
Kenneth Dale Karr passed away early Saturday morning, May 24, 2008 at the Regent Care Center of Reno. He was 85. He was born January 4, 1923 in Jackson, Minnesota the son of Ottis and Grace (Bushnell) Karr. He served in the US Army during World War II. Kenneth worked for over 32 years for GTE in Southern California. After...
Robert Harold Kendall
May 20, 2008
Robert Harold Kendall passed away Tuesday morning, May 20, 2008 at the Tahoe Pacific Hospital in Reno. He was 71. He was born May 24, 1936 in Woodland, California the son of Harold and Dorothy (Green) Kendall. He had worked many years as a truck driver. He is survived by Bert Kendall of Kalispell, Martha Kendall of Redding, California, Lynnea...
Donald Gordon Cutler
May 20, 2008
Donald G. Cutler passed away at his home in Yerington, Nevada after a long illness on Tuesday morning, May 20, 2008. He was 76. Donald was born January 17, 1932 in Los Angeles, California the son of Buford and Martha (Hunsaker) Cutler. He was a veteran having served in the U.S. Navy. He married Dee Anne Ecker in Yuma, Arizona...
William George Calka, Sr.
May 12, 2008
William George Calka, Sr. passed away at his home in Yerington, Nevada on Monday evening, May 12, 2008. He was 77. He was born in Stamford, Connecticut on December 8, 1930 the son of Francis and Agnes (Wach) Calka. He had served in the US Navy. He enjoyed boating, wood working and gardening. In 1985 he received the Marine Corps...
Philip William Wilkinson
May 10, 2008
Philip William Wilkinson passed away at his home in Yerington on the morning of May 10th 2008 in the presence of his family. Philip was born on January 24th 1929 in London, England to Kate and William Wilkinson. As a boy during World War II at the age of ten he was evacuated from the city to the English Countryside...
