Obituaries

Yerington, Nevada Obituaries

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...

Madge G. Munson

Madge G. Munson

Sep 26, 2007

Madge G. Munson passed away on Wednesday afternoon, September 26, 2007 at the South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington. She was 89. Madge was born in Fillmore, Utah on June 13, 1918 the daughter of John and Lucy (Wilson) Giles. She had married Albert Munson on December 25, 1936. They had lived in Yerington since 1957. She is survived by...

Philip D. Heater

Philip D. Heater

Sep 22, 2007

Philip David Heater passed away Saturday afternoon, September 22, 2007 at the Carson Tahoe Regional Hospital in Carson City, Nevada. He was 69. Philip was born in Bishop, California on January 9, 1938 the son of Samuel P. & Helen Irene (Nelson) Heater. He was a veteran having served in the U.S. Army. He was retired from working most of...

Harold & Dolores Rogers

Harold & Dolores Rogers

Sep 17, 2007

Harold 'Hap' and Dolores E. Rogers died from injuries received from an auto accident which occured on Monday, September 17, 2007. Harold "Hap" Rogers was born in Los Angeles, California on May 23, 1926 the son of Edward and Ruby Rogers. Dolores was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 5, 1929 the daughter Percy and Pauline Straw. Harold was a...

Jeannette Florence Larsen

Jeannette Florence Larsen

Sep 15, 2007

Jeannette Florence Larsen passed away Saturday afternoon, September 15, 2007 at South Lyon Medical Center, Yerington, Nevada. She was 93. Jeannette was born in San Francisco, California on August 15, 1914 the daughter of Harry R. and Ginnie Ella (Staut) Shutter. She had lived in Rio Vista, California and was a frequent visitor to her daughter's home in Yerington, Nevada....

Marta Torres

Marta Torres

Sep 8, 2007

Marta Torres passed away at her home in Yerington on Saturday, September 8, 2007. She was 44. Marta was born in Mexico the daughter of Delfino and Maria (Hernandez) Ceniseros on September 3, 1963. She married Pedro Torres on June 10, 1981. She had lived in Yerington for the past 25 years. She is survived by her husband, Pedro Torres...

Richard Eugene Babcock

Richard Eugene Babcock

Sep 6, 2007

Richard Eugene Babcock passed away on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at the Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno. He was 80. Richard was born in Redmond, Oregon on October 18, 1926 the son of William and Della (Tuttle) Babcock, He was a World War II Navy veteran. Richard lived in the Yerington area for the past 15 years. He was...

Rosie P. Farrell

Rosie P. Farrell

Aug 31, 2007

Rosie P. Farrell passed away on Friday morning, August 31, 2007 at South Lyon Medical Center. She was 85. Rosie was born in Yerington, Nevada on January 3, 1922 the daughter of John and Rosie (Legierski) Polish. She married Beryl Farrell on June 7, 1958. Rosie was not only a homemaker but she also worked on local farms and did...

Ardith Askins

Ardith Askins

Aug 30, 2007

M. Ardith Askins passed away on August 30, 2007 at County Villa Riverview Rehabilation Center in Susanville, California. She was 94. Ardith was born in Yerington on December 6, 1912 the daughter of James and Hilda Barton. Upon graduating from Yerington High School in 1930 she married William Donald Askins, and the marriage lasted 53 years until Don's death in...

Jere P. Giomi

Jere P. Giomi

Aug 25, 2007

Longtime Smith Valley and Yerington resident Jere P. Giomi died Saturday afternoon, August 25, 2007 at the Renown Medical Center in Reno following injuries she received in a fall. She was 86. Jere was born to Clarence and Frankie Patten in Idaho Falls, Idaho on May 26, 1921. She was a Reno High School graduate in the class of 1939....

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