Obituaries

August 9, 1934 - April 12, 2011Frank Csiga Sr., a four-year resident of Carson City and a 50-year resident of Nevada, passed away at Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City after a brief bout of pneum...

Joan DeMar Beattie passed away April 10, 2011, at home in Carson City. Joan was born March 1, 1939, in San Francisco to Lisle and Bernice DeMar. She was raised in Redwood City, Calif., where she at...

May 5, 1994 - April 9, 2011Stephen James Anderson, 16, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011, in Monterey, Calif. Stephen was born May 5,1994, in Reno to Chris and Thea Anderson of Carson City.Ste...

Robert Montooth Aten, 87, died April 9, 2011, in Carson City. He was born March 30, 1924, in Illinois to Clarence and Bertha Aten. He is survived by son Randy Aten (Kory); daughters Pamela Hauck (C...

Russel Warren Korman, 76, of Carson City died April 12, 2011. He was born on April 11, 1935, in Bottineau, N.D., to Herbert B. and Lillian (Paulson) Korman. He is survived by his wife Beverlee Korm...

Dorothy A. Leeth, 92, died in Carson City on April 13, 2011. She was born June 7, 1918, in Ashland, Wis., to B. and L. Gaylord. She was preceded in death by her husband Alvin and son Thomas Villar....

Rayna Katherine Donoho-King was born on Sept. 20, 1989, in Carson City. She went back to heaven on March 18, 2011. Named after her Grandpa Ray and her Grandma Katherine, from birth Rayna was the...

March 5, 1958 - April 9, 2011 Susan L. Neighbors died peacefully at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno after five years with ovarian cancer. She went to Sierra High in Whittier, Calif., and ...

Stephen James Anderson, 16, of Carson City died April 9, 2011. He was born May 5, 1994, in Reno. He is survived by his parents Chris and Thea Anderson; sister Sara; grandparents Jim and Jan Anderso...

James Allan Slaton, 70, of Carson City died April 5, 2011, at Veterans Hospital in Reno. He was born June 6, 1940, in Bishop, Texas. He is survived by his wife Colleen Slaton; daughters Roberta and...

Dorothy Fendrich Dolan, 89, passed away at her home in Carson City April 7, 2011. Dorothy was born Dec. 21, 1921, in Philadelphia, Pa., to Edgar and Dorothy Fendrich. Dorothy was raised in Phila...

Ethel Jean (Hale) Van NuysResident of Brookings, OregonDied: March 27, 2011Born: June 26, 1921 in Berkeley, California. Ethel Jean (Hale) Van Nuys was a retired medical-legal secretary, having ...

Wilma Ophelia Spears, 88, of Carson City died April 10, 2011. She was born Nov. 4, 1922. She was preceded in death by her husband. She is survived by her son Daniel (Joyce) Howard of Stagecoach; an...

Susan Lee Neighbors, 53, of Carson City died April 9, 2011. She was born March 5, 1958, in Los Angeles to Hermann and Ginger Brasuell. She is survived by her husband Gary Neighbors and three nieces...

Vernon M. Latshaw of Gardnerville died April 3, 2011. He was born on Nov. 3, 1923, in Sawtelle, Calif., to Carl and Pearl Latshaw. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a Pearl Harbor survivor. He ...

Leontine Bennett, 94, died April 7, 2011, in Carson City. She was born Dec. 31, 1916, in Billings, Mont., to William and Hazel (Harger) Girdwood. She was a Carson City resident for 44 years, mov...

Arthur Chelton (Shelly) LeonardMarch 11, 1923 - April 5, 2011Chelton Leonard, after battling numerous health issues, passed away peacefully at his home in Carson City surrounded by his family. H...

Robert "Bob" Stevens, 87, passed away peacefully at home in Carson City on March 31, 2011. He was a life-long heavy equipment operator and a 57-year "elite" member of Operating Engineers Local 3. H...

Rayna Katherine Donoho-King was born on Sept. 20, 1989, in Carson City. She went back to heaven on March 18, 2011. Named after her Grandpa Ray and her Grandma Katherine, from birth Rayna was the...

December 4th 1921- December 2nd 2010

Vivian M. Romero completed her life journey December 2nd 2010, two days shy of her 89th birthday in Omaha, Nebraska surrounded by friends and family. Those who knew and loved her called her Viv. After the passing of her husband George in 2003, Viv left Carson City and returned to her childhood home of Omaha, Nebraska to be closer to family.

The following obituary was submitted by Jeff Cowen, community liaison for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency on the passing of spokesman Dennis Oliver:

DENNIS J. OLIVER
May 20, 1963 - November 3, 2010

By Andrew Barbano
Longtime Nevada labor leader Danny Coyle died of cancer in Carson City early Saturday morning, July 17. He was 74 years old.
At the time of his death, he was president of the retiree chapter of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 4041/AFL-CIO, an organization he founded. He was concurrently legislative vice-chair of the Nevada Alliance for Retired Americans. He had also served as president of AFSCME Local 4041/AFL-CIO.

Neal Jean Downes, 77, of Carson City, died Nov. 15, 2009, at Carson Ta

Roy Dowling, 68, a 40-year resident of Nevada and long-time resident o

Jeannie Cardwell, 62, of Carson City, died Nov. 9, 2009. She was born

Dennis Hynes, 58, of Dayton, died Oct. 15, 2009, at the Veterans Admin

Although they might not remember his name, most everyone in Carson Cit

Doramae C. Jakobson joined her son, Sidney Cook, Nov. 9, 2009. She is

Ernest George WeigelStaff Writer

Obituary: Karen KotyStaff Writer