Obituaries

Yerington, Nevada Obituaries

Chere Lynn Brown

Chere Lynn Brown

May 27, 2022

Chere` Lynn Brown, daughter of Clara McGee Barnett and Harold Barnett, died on Friday May 27, 2022 at South Lyon Medical Center, Yerington NV. Chere was 73 at the time of her death.

Chere` was a 6th generation Nevada native who was born in Reno, grew up in Yerington, worked throughout the country and came back to...

Henry Harry Rogers

Henry Harry Rogers

May 22, 2022

Henry Rogers died in his home in Yerington on Sunday, May 22, 2022 with family by his side after a prolonged illness.  He was 88.

Henry was born in Vallejo, California on February 23, 1934 the son of Julius and Florence Rogers.

Hank served in the US Navy for 22 years of...

Irene Burd

Irene Burd

May 19, 2022

Irene Burd a long-time resident of Yerington passed away on May 19, 2022 at the age of 93. She was born to Wilmont and Selena "Queenie" Bradley on September 19, 1928 in Winnipeg Canada.

Irene spent her childhood in Canada, moving to Hawaii in her late twenties where she met and married her husband, Lindus Burd. They...

Alexander Richard Emm

Alexander Richard Emm

May 7, 2022

Alexander Richard Emm died Saturday, May 7, 2022 from injuries received in an Auto accident in Sparks, Nevada.  He was 20.

Alex was born in Reno, Nevada on August 12, 2001.  He lived in Yerington his entire life and graduated from Yerington High School in 2020.

He worked within the warehouses at USA Parkway.  In...

Marcello Mitchell

Marcello Mitchell

May 3, 2022

Marcella Genevieve Giese Mitchell left to be with her savior in the early hours of May 3, 2022 while asleep in her home. Marcella was 100 years old and was surrounded by all of the photos of her loved ones at the time of passing.

To sum up Marcella's life in only a few paragraphs would be...

Cindy Lynch

Cindy Lynch

Apr 22, 2022

Cindy Diane Eagles Lynch passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 22, 2022 in...

Trevor John Smith

Trevor John Smith

Mar 27, 2022

Trevor John Smith was born on June 13, 1970 to Tom and Patti (Giomi) Smith in Carson City, NV. In 1979 they moved to Yerington. He graduated from Yerington High School in June 1988 and went on to graduate from Colorado State University in May 1993 with a communications degree.

As a youth, Trevor was kind. He...

Wilbur Thom

Wilbur Thom

Mar 27, 2022

Wilbur Thom passed away on Sunday afternoon, March 27, 2022 after a short illness at Banner Churchill Community Hospital in Fallon.  He was 77.

Wilbur was born on August 13, 1944 the son of Sullivan and Laura Thom in Schurz, Nevada where he lived his entire life.

He is survived by his wife of 53...

Rolland 'Rollie' Lyons

Rolland 'Rollie' Lyons

Mar 15, 2022

Rolland 'Rollie' Lyons went to be with the Lord in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 15, 2022 surround by his family at his home in Wellington, Nevada.  He was 95.

Rollie was born in Ute, Iowa on February 20, 1927 the son of John and Helen (Pardee) Lyons.

He was a veteran serving...

Ann Mary Rudolph

Ann Mary Rudolph

Mar 15, 2022

A nn Mary Rudolph passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at the Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center in Carson City Nevada.  She was 63 years young.

Ann was born in Pasadena, California on June 2, 1958, the daughter of Robert...

Lucinda A. Reyes

Lucinda A. Reyes

Mar 3, 2022

Lucinda Reyes, 87, of Yerington, Nevada passed away at her home with her loved ones, after a brief stay in the hospital.

Lucinda was born in Pinedale, Wyoming to George and Mary Painter. She graduated from St. Sister Euphrasia Catholic School in Denver, Colorado in 1950 and shortly thereafter moved to Ely, Nevada, where she met Benjamin...

Marilyn D. Rilling

Marilyn D. Rilling

Feb 25, 2022

Marilyn Dawn Rilling passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022 at the Renown Medical Center in Reno.  She was 89.

Marilyn was born in Santa Monica, California on March 10, 1932 the daughter of William and Elizabeth Trump.  She graduated from Venice High School in 1950 and worked at Prudential Insurance in Los Angeles, California.

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Scott L. Brown

Scott L. Brown

Feb 22, 2022

Sadly, my brother Scott Leslie Brown, Yerington NV. Passed away February 22, 2022, due to a fall that lead to his death.  Scott was 68

Scott was born and raised in the city of San Fernando, Calif. He attended Sylmar High School. After high school Scott road with a wild Harley motorcycle club for several years until...

Mary C. Hadwin

Mary C. Hadwin

Feb 13, 2022

Mary C. Hadwin passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington.  She was 104.

Mary was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on November 10, 1917 the daughter of Candio and Georgia (Thomas) Correia.  Her family moved to California in 1924.  She moved with her family to Reno, Nevada in 1933 where she...

Carrol Richard Haskins

Carrol Richard Haskins

Feb 6, 2022

Carrol Richard Haskins passed away at the age of 92 on Sunday, February 6th, 2022 at his home in Yerington surrounded by his three loving children.

He was born in Dolores, Colorado on October 11, 1929, the son of Guy and Viola Haskins. His father was a homesteader, equipment operator, truck driver and miner and Carrol spent...

Edward (Ed) L. Hunt

Edward (Ed) L. Hunt

Feb 4, 2022

Edward (Ed) L. Hunt passed away at South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington, Nevada due to complications of COVID at the age of 50.

He was born in Placerville, California, Ed and his older brother, Bill, were raised by their parents Bill and Jean (Riley) Hunt in...

Stanley Robert Spezzi

Stanley Robert Spezzi

Jan 31, 2022

Stanley Robert Spezzi passed on Monday, January 31, 2022 at his home in Yerington. He was 75.

Stan was born in Yerington on June 28, 1946 the son of Raymond and Lynda (Domenici).  He loved everything about Yerington and spent his life here.

He is preceded in death by his parents Raymond and Lynda.  Stan...

Ronald Leroy Sturgeon

Ronald Leroy Sturgeon

Jan 30, 2022

Ronald Leroy Sturgeon has left us on Saturday, January 30, 2022.  He was 80.

Ron was born at the Stewart Indian Hospital in Stewart, Nevada on May 25, 1941 the son of Hubert and Lena (Perri) Sturgeon.  He lived in Bodie, California until he was 5 and it was time to go to school, the family moved...

Robert Eugene Vawter

Robert Eugene Vawter

Jan 29, 2022

Bob Vawter passed away at his home on Saturday, January 29. He was 88 years old. The third of seven children, Robert Eugene Vawter was born January 3, 1934, in Lyndon, Kansas, to Goldie (Ferris) and Walter Lloyd Vawter Sr. As a child, he lived in several cities, including Roswell, New Mexico; Taft, California; and Ojai, California. Bob was a...

Joseph (Joe) W. Dickey

Joseph (Joe) W. Dickey

Jan 26, 2022

Devoted Father, son, brother, and husband. Joseph Dickey, 53 died January 26, 2022 while living in South Korea with his loving wife Carol by his side. Joe was born July 1968 to Charles and Mary Lou. In 1986 he graduated Smith Valley High School and went on to enlist in the United States Air Force as a Munitions Specialist in...

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