Hazel P. Dunn
Jan 27, 2008
Hazel P. Dunn passed away on Sunday evening, January 27, 2008 at the Northern Nevada Medical Center in Sparks. She was 79. Hazel was born in Reno, Nevada on August 28, 1928 the daughter of Thomas A. and Edvina (Jeppson) Pittman. She was raised in the Mason Valley and graduated from Yerington High School. She attended Westminster College in Salt...
Leland H. Medaris
Jan 23, 2008
Leland H. Medaris passed away at his home in Yerington early Wednesday morning, January 23, 2008. He was 83. He was born in Oklahoma on January 5, 1925. He worked as a machinist for many years and has lived in Yerington for the past 12 years coming from San Diego, California. He married Joanne Moris in Las Vegas, Nevada on...
David Kile Washmuth
Jan 22, 2008
David Kile Washmuth passed away Tuesday evening, January 22, 2008 at his home in Yerington, Nevada after a brave 4 1/2 year battle with Amyotophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.) He was 54. David was born in Ridgecrest, California on January 19, 1954 the son of Harold and Joanne Washmuth. David is known in Yerington as...
Gladys M. Domenici
Jan 14, 2008
Gladys M. Domenici died on January 14, 2008 at the Rancho Specialty Hospital in Rancho Cucamonga, California. She was 84. Gladys was born in Smith Valley, Nevada on April 15, 1923 the daughter of Frank and Amelia Gomes. She moved with her family to Fallon, Nevada where she spent most of her childhood. She married Joseph Domenici on October 30,...
Gerald Soukup
Jan 12, 2008
Our beloved brother, Gerald (Jerry) Soukup completed his life's journey on Saturday, January 12, 2008. His passing was unexpected, taking us all by surprise. He passed away quietly, alone, as the sun came up. He was 55. Jerry was born on November 14, 1952 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, the first born child of Andrew and Viola Louis Soukup. He came...
Dorothy B. Enochson
Jan 12, 2008
Dorothy Barbara Enochson passed away peacefully at the home of her loving son, Roy and wife, Barbara's home in Yerington early Saturday morning, January 12, 2008. She was 87. Dorothy was born in Reno, Nevada on August 15, 1920 the daughter of Clarence and Albino Ohl. She was a life long resident of Nevada. She had married Wayne G. Enochson...
Robecca Ann Pond
Jan 8, 2008
Robecca Ann Pond passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington. She was 56. Robecca was born in Fallon, Nevada on August 15, 1951 the daughter of Orrin and Dolores (Davis) Howard. She is survived by her Father, Orrin Howard of Winnemucca; a sister-in-law, Twila Howard of Winnemucca and a nephew, Rick of...
Edgar Lawrence Pierce
Jan 6, 2008
Edgar L. "Larry" Pierce passed away on Sunday morning, January 6, 2008 at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. He was 78. Larry was born April 9, 1929 in Watertown, MA the son of Charles and Edith Pierce. He joined the US Navy in 1946 and married Margaret K. Nelson in Woburn, MA on June 12, 1948. They...
Jean Marie Cook
Jan 2, 2008
Jean Marie Cook passed away at her home in Yerington, Nevada early Wednesday morning, January 2, 2008. She was 66. Jean was born in Iowa on October 3, 1941 the daughter of Dale and Alice Marie (Christensen) Everson. She had married Vurniss LeRoy Cook on June 11, 1960 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jean had worked for over 35 years as...
Helen R. Hawkins
Dec 31, 2007
Helen R. Hawkins passed away on Monday evening, December 31, 2007 at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. She was 97. Helen was born in Oklahoma on July 29, 1910 the daughter of Frank and Frances (Morrison) Thompson. She was educated in southern California. She spent many years as a teacher in southern California and after her retirement...
Patrick E. Dillon
Dec 19, 2007
Patrick Edward Dillon passed away at his home in Yerington on Wednesday afternoon, December 19, 2007. He was 41. Patrick was born in San Rafael, California on August 11, 1966 the son of Harry and Katherine (Swett)Dillon. He grew up in Claremore, Oklahoma where he graduated from high school. He has lived in Yerington for the past ten years coming...
Virginia Lee Soetaert
Dec 10, 2007
Virginia Lee Soetaert passed away Monday evening, December 10, 2007 at South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. She was 91. Virginia was born October 1, 1916 at home in Martin City, Missouri the daughter of Jesse and Verda Gray. She had graduated from Stanley High School in 1935. She married Charles Joseph Soetaert on April 19, 1939. They had...
Andy Straw
Dec 10, 2007
SOME PEOPLE COME INTO OUR LIVES AND QUICKLY GO....SOME STAY FOR A WHILE AND LEAVE FOOTPRINTS ON OUR HEARTS, AND WE ARE NEVER THE SAME. Percy Andrew 'Andy' Straw, Jr. passed away at his home on Monday morning, December 10, 2007 in Yerington, Nevada. He was 82. Andy was born in Jamestown, New York May 16, 1925 the son of...
Maxine Hansen
Dec 9, 2007
Audrey Maxine Booth Hansen, age 81 of Yerington, left this world to go to heaven early Sunday morning, December 9, 2007. She was born February 8, 1926 to Georgia June and Thomas Swithers Booth on Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. Her Mother moved the family to Yerington in 1926 when Maxine was 9 months old. According to family stories, her Mother...
Luella A. Herman
Dec 7, 2007
Luella A. Herman passed away Friday morning, December 7, 2007 at South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington. She was 91. Luella was born in California the daughter of Henry and Mary Steinbeck. She had married Ernest Herman in 1944. They had no children. She was a homemaker and also babysat at her home. She is survived by numerous nephews and...
Matt S. Hames
Dec 6, 2007
Matt S. Hames died on Thursday afternoon, December 6, 2007 from injuries received in an auto accident. He was 53. Matt was born in Glendale, California the son of Robert and Ruth Hames. Matt will be remembered and missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his brother, Jay Hames and sister, Pamela Hames; nephews, Jason, Joshua, Zachery...
Raymond Irving Mcdannell
Nov 26, 2007
Raymond Irving McDannell passed away at his home in Yerington on Monday morning, November 26, 2007. He was 78. Raymond was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 11, 1929 the son of Raymond F. and Phyllis E. (Myers) McDannell. He was an Army veteran. He worked as a Motel Manager for many years. He lived in Yerington the past eight...
Donald A. Duncan
Nov 24, 2007
Donald A. Duncan passed away on Saturday morning, November 24, 2007 at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada. He was 81. Donald was born March 27, 1926 in Stockton, California the son of Oscar and Irma Duncan. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked as an accountant most of his professional life, but...
Vivian Florence Walker
Nov 20, 2007
Vivian Florence Walker passed peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday morning, November 20, 2007 at the South Lyon Medical Center Long Term Care facility in Yerington, Nevada. She was 83. Vivian was born in Michigan on April 2, 1924 the daughter of Franklin and Ethel Bevier. She is survived by her children, Sharon, Clarence and Stephen; by her brothers, Donald...
Roberta Ann Ponder
Nov 17, 2007
On November 17, 2007, Roberta Ann Ponder, a great woman left this world to follow her beloved husband, Robert Ponder, into the afterlife. She was 63. Roberta, MOM to all who were close to her, touched lives deeply with her earnst and outspoken opinions on life and love. She made her years worthy of praise and pride. She was born...
