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Yerington, Nevada Obituaries

Virginia Lee Soetaert

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Sharon Louise Palmer

Sharon Louise Palmer

Nov 9, 2007

Sharon Louise Palmer passed away on Friday morning, November 9, 2007 at the Highland Manor Conv. Hospital in Fallon, Nevada from complications related to Alzheimer's disease. She was 72. Sharon was born September 22, 1935 in Martinez, California the second child of three and the only girl to her parents C. L. (Barney) and Elizabeth Von Bima Bernard. She grew...

Peggy Ann Getchell

Peggy Ann Getchell

Nov 8, 2007

At her favorite time of day, which was sunrise, Peggy went to be with her Lord on November 8, 2007. She was 79. Peggy was born November 22, 1927 in Cincinnati, Ohi the daughter of Phil and Virginia (Newman) Bohannon. After graduating high school, she married Robert (Bob) Scheidt. They left Ohio for California in the late 1940's. Later she...

Joseph Edward Giomi

Joseph Edward Giomi

Nov 7, 2007

Joseph E. Giomi passed peacefully to join his wife, AnnaBelle, on November 7, 2007 at SLMC. Joe was born in the Mason Valley on March 10, 1918 the son of Frank and Cherabina. He went to Bartlett School, and yes he had to walk the five miles there and back. In 1936 he played in the legendary State football game...

Jack Mann

Jack Mann

Nov 4, 2007

Jack Mann passed away on Sunday afternoon, November 4, 2007 at Renown Medical Center, Reno. He was 60. Born November 14, 1946, Allen Jackson Mann, Jr. in Escondido, California the son of Allen J. and Alice (Bowden)Mann. He graduated from Hemet High School in 1965. While in High School he participated in football and track. Competing in the California State...

Virginia Mcelroy

Virginia Mcelroy

Oct 30, 2007

Virginia McElroy passed away on Tuesday afternoon, October 30, 2007 at the Northern Nevada Medical Center in Sparks, Nevada. She was 81. Virginia was born July 30, 1926 in Warren, Rhode Island to the Navy family of Raymond and Elsie Finan. She was the sixth of thirteen children. The family moved from the east coast and settled in San Diego...

Marge Pellegrini

Marge Pellegrini

Oct 29, 2007

Marge Pellegrini passed away at Renown Health Center in Reno on Monday after a brief illness. She was 83 and a lifelong resident of Yerington. Marge was born in Wabuska on March 24, 1924. She was the eldest child of Tony and Emma Wilslef Glock. As a small child she moved with her parents to the south end of the...

Marie K. Menesini

Marie K. Menesini

Oct 23, 2007

Marie K. Menesini passed away on Tuesday evening, October 23, 2007 at the South Lyon Medical Center, Long Term Care in Yerington, Nevada. She was 94. Marie was born in Yerington, Nevada on May 19, 1913 the daughter of Modesto and Margherita (Roselli) Dellamonica. She was raised on the Dellamonica ranch and graduated from Yerington High School. She had married...

Marilyn Joyce Gilliland

Marilyn Joyce Gilliland

Oct 10, 2007

Marilyn Joyce Gilliland passed away at her home in Yerington on Wednesday morning, October 10, 2007. She was 73. Marilyn was born in Village of Princeton, Minnesota on January 10, 1934 the daughter of Robert and Flossie McMinn. Memorial service will be held in Oregon at a later date. Cremation and meorial arrangements are under the direction of Freitas Rupracht...

Michael Anthony Seny

Michael Anthony Seny

Oct 2, 2007

Michael Anthony Seny passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at his home in Silver Springs, Nevada. He was 48. Michael was born in Mason City, Iowa on April 15, 1959 the son of Patrick and Betty (Carroll) Seny. He is survived by his Mother, Betty Seny of Plano, Texas; his sisters, Patricia Callahan of Frisco, Texas, Kathleen Harrington of...

Beryl "Slim" Farrell

Beryl "Slim" Farrell

Oct 2, 2007

Beryl Andrew "Slim" Farrell passed away on Tuesday afternoon, October 2, 2007 at Long Term Care of South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington. He was 79. Beryl was born June 16, 1928 in Payson, Arizona the son of Fred and Rhoda (White) Farrell. He was an Army veteran and had worked for Anaconda for many years. He is survived by...

Rosetta Mae Moore

Rosetta Mae Moore

Sep 27, 2007

Rosetta Mae Moore passed away on Thursday afternoon, September 27, 2007 at her home in Yerington. She was 66. She was born in Bakersfield, California the daughter of Vance and Matilda (Bishop) Thompson on May 1, 1941. She grew up primarily in California, Nevada, Utah and Idaho and has been a resident of Yerington for the past thirteen years. She...

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