The world was blessed with her birth on July 5, 1921, in Farmington, Utah, born to parents William and Lina Barkdull. On Oct. 23, 2013, her spirit departed this earth while in the loving arms of her daughter and caregiver, Linda Sauer, and into the awaiting arms of our Lord, her family and friends. She was 92 and the last of her immediate family.
Eva Dolores (Bianchi) Bruce of Battle Mountain passed from us at the age of 87 on Dec. 3, 2013, at BMGH long-term care. She was born in Battle Mountain, Nev., on Aug. 7, 1926.
Richard (Sugar) Lee Williams Sr., 77, of Austin, Nev., passed away on Nov. 29, 2013.
Rick Howard, age 39, of Winnemucca, Nev., passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at 2:28 p.m. at Renown Regional Medical Center of Reno, Nev.
Beth Devine Arruti , 87, passed quietly at Humboldt General Hospital, in Winnemucca, Nev., on December 14, 2013.
Eva Mae "Red Rusty Brick" Briggs (formerly Hoskins) passed on Dec. 8, 2013. She is survived by her daughters, Marge Walker and Carolyn Lynch, her 95-year-old sister, Marge Turner, and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Eva Briggs was a devoted mother, grandmother and friend to all who knew her. She was known in her younger years for her vibrant red hair (hence the "red rusty brick" descriptor by her classmates) which first attracted the attention of a young sailor, John Briggs. After a brief courtship, the two were married, proceeded to have two daughters, and were the "loves of each other's lives."
Yesenia Nunez de Ortiz, 52, passed from this life at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., on Dec. 10, 2013.
Born in Reno, Nev., to Owen and Shelly Brinkerhoff, Bobby was raised in Winnemucca, Nev., and died unexpectedly on Dec. 7, 2013.
Eleanor was the oldest daughter of Harry and Mary Wetmore (both deceased) and had five siblings, Donald Wetmore (deceased), Ruth Helen Stroud, John Wetmore, Eugene Wetmore, and Joy Koonz.
Our beloved Frank Iturriaga of Battle Mountain, Nev., passed away in the evening of Dec. 15, 2013, in Reno, Nev.
The world was blessed with her birth on July 5, 1921, in Farmington, Utah, born to parents, William and Lina Barkdull. On Oct. 23, 2013, her spirit departed this earth while in the loving arms of her daughter and caregiver, Linda Sauer, and into the awaiting arms of our Lord, her family and friends. She was 92 and the last of her immediate family.
Michael Sondermann, 65, lost his battle with cancer on Dec. 22, 2013, surrounded by loved ones. Born March 1, 1948, in Battle Mountain to Paul and Ellen Sondermann, Mike spent the majority of his life in his hometown.
Bill was born in Queen City, Mo., on Jan. 2, 1924. He moved to Lovelock at the age of 11 to join his parents, Glen and Goldie Story, who moved to Nevada during the Depression to seek work.
Danny Robert Tate, 71 years young, passed away Dec. 7, 2013, at his home in Winnemucca, Nev.
