All Obituaries

Norma Rae Rizzi, 88, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023 at Homestead Assisted Living in St. Anthony, Idaho from natural causes. She was born July 24, 1934, in Elko, Nevada, to Della and Robert Johns. Norma attended school in Elko and graduated from Elko County High School in 1952. She attended Reno Beauty College graduating in March of 1953. In May of that same year, Norma married Don Rizzi, a rancher from Mountain City. She and Don lived a happy life for 47 years on the Rizzi Ranch,...

Lupe Vasquez Gonzalez, 98, of Wells, Nevada, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the Highland Manor Skilled Nursing Facility in Elko, Nevada. She was born June 1, 1924, in Redwing, Colorado, to Aucencio and Cleotilde Vasquez. She married Blas Lara Gonzalez, and they began to move westward eventually settling in Wells, Nevada, where Blas worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Lupe is survived by her sister Elsie Serna of Windsor, Colorado; brothers, John Vasquez, Jerry Vasquez, and...

Nicolas Alexander Serrano April 16, 1996 ~ February 23, 2023 Nick "Alex" Serrano passed away suddenly on February 23, 2023, in Reno NV. He was born in Elko NV to parents Ruben Serrano Sr. and Rhonda Serrano. He was the middle child of 3 boys. He lived in Elko his entire life. He was a friend to many people as it was easy for him to make friends and those friendships lasted a lifetime. Alex, as his family called him and Nick as most of his friends called him, was very funny, had...

Walter “Dan” Daniel Redding Jr., 64, passed away suddenly on February 21, 2023. He was born on July 9, 1958, in Holyoke Massachusetts to Walter and Dorothy Redding. Dan is survived by his daughter Danielle, granddaughter Aurora, mother Dorothy, and sister Deborah. Dan graduated in 1976 from Holyoke high school. He joined the United States Air forces in May of 1978 and was stationed on Nellis Air Force base in Las Vegas Nevada. Upon leaving the service in 1982 he went to work at...

Marian Cole Filippini August 6, 1933 - March 10, 2023 Marian Cole was born August 6, 1933, to Joseph Bonner Cole and Geneve Potter Cole in Salt Lake City, Utah. She grew up in Copper Canyon, a mining camp 15 miles southwest of Battle Mountain. If you asked her what kind of house, she lived in she would tell you a tar paper shack. She had a lively upbringing in Copper Canyon and told great stories of growing up there with her lifelong friends. In 1951, Marian married Hank Filippini and they...

Heaven gained another angel, March 2nd, 2023, when Carol B. (Holden)Knopp passed away. She was 77 years old. Carol was born in Redmond, Oregon September 4th, 1945. Carol was raised by a single mother; Sylvia Gettig. As a Hermiston bulldog, Carol graduated in 1963. Carol went on to get married and have her first daughter in 1965 and 4 years later, have her 2nd daughter. She was one of everything to someone; realtor, receptionist, bartender, but at the end of the day, she was a wife, mom,...

Erah Justine Bagley (Meller), 61, of Batlle Mountain, NV passed away February 26th, 2023. She is preceded in death by her parents, James Russell Bagley and Erah Bagley Vineyard, her siblings, sister Jenny Bagley Silvers, brother Randy Bagley. Also, a special niece, Jessica Bagley Johnson. Erah is survived by her husband Paul Roberts of Battle Mountain; sisters, Darlene Bagley Eaker, Amanda Vineyard Cruse, Jackie Vineyard Hoffbauer, and her brother Jason Vineyard,...

Stanley Alexander Zunino, 101, of Boise (previously of Elko Nevada) passed peacefully in his granddaughter's home on February 2nd, 2023. Stan was born in a small northern Nevada mining camp called Bullion on April 11, 1921, to Sebastiano Zunino and Antoinetta (Verdino) Zunino. He was the 6th born of 10 children. The family of 12 moved around a lot during Stan’s early childhood as their living was closely tied to the mining industry. They purchased a home in...

Norma Mae Hammond McDonald, 87 June 18, 1935 – February 12, 2023 Norma McDonald, 87, born Norma Mae Hammond, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2023, at home in Orem, Utah. Norma was born June 18, 1935, in Elko, Nevada, to parents Veda Knapp and Christopher “Toby” Hammond. Norma grew up in Elko and graduated from Elko High School where she enjoyed acting in plays, playing in the band, and participating in Nevada Girls State. She married Tiburcio “Sonny”...

Olan “Cliff” Teel January 15, 1943 - February 8, 2023 Cliff passed away on February 8, 2023, at his ranch in Clover Valley of natural causes at the age of 80. He was born in Oklahoma City, OK to Houston & Clarice Teel. Cliff was raised in rural east Texas until his early teens when they moved to California where they often worked in the many orchards and fields in the area. At the age of 16 he struck out on his own working various jobs. He was working pipeline construction...