Caliente, NV Obituaries

Jul 17, 2019

Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Richard Arnold Barr, 81, unexpectedly passed away on July 17, 2019 in St. George, UT.  He was born on May 8, 1938, to Jasper L. and Myla H Barr in Salt Lake City, UT.  He was one of 8 children.  He finished high school in Salt Lake and then joined the US Army.  He...

Jul 12, 2019

Emilio Brocke AKA - Eli Anthony passed away peacefully at his home on July 11, 2019 at the age of 68. Eli was born in Panama and came to the United States as a young child. He was a devoted Roman Catholic. He served as an altar boy in his younger years.  As a young man he served in...

Jul 1, 2019

Theodore William Fiorella, 23, of Anniston, passed away July 1, 2019 in a car accident in Nevada. Born September 21, 1995, the son of Sarah Cavender and Jeffrey Fiorella, Will was passionate about living life on his own terms as an accomplished musician, traveler and seeker. His wanderlust led him west, through Colorado, Nevada, California and Mexico, where he...

Jun 20, 2019

Juanita (Nita) Ann Lamb age 51 passed away on June 15th 2019. Nita was born Sept 6, 1967 in Payson, Utah. She lived a short while in Eureka, Utah and a short while in Pioche, Nevada.  Her family then moved to Alamo, Nevada where Nita attended school until she graduated in 1985. After High School my mom went off...

Jun 2, 2019

Gary E. Mills passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 2, 2019. He was born on October 4, 1942 in Fallon, Nevada to William Mills and Pauline Ash Mills. His early years were spent in Fallon, and he later moved to Las Vegas.

Gary married Bonnie Rakeman. They were later divorced while he served his country....

May 5, 2019

Anna Laurelle Hughes, beloved mother, grand-mother, great-grand-mother, sister, friend, and music evangelist, passed away Sunday, May 5 2019 from a short battle with leukemia at the age of 84.

Laurelle was born on March 24, 1935 in Cleveland, Utah to Lawrence and Lynette (Rawlinson) Thorderson. She was sealed to Ivan Hughes on September 23, 1955. They raised...

Mar 28, 2019

Dorothy A. Carter, age 96, passed away March 28, 2019 at Grover C. Dils Medical Center in Caliente, Nevada.  She and her twin brother, Darwin Kay were born May 21, 1922 at the Star Ranch near Mona, Utah to George Arthur Kay and Vera Edna Houghton Kay.

In 1926, the family moved to Caliente, Nevada and Dorothy...

Mar 26, 2019

Keith Duane Barnett, age 89, passed away on March 26, 2019 in St. George, Utah. He was born on March 14, 1930 in Coolidge, Kansas to Harry and Sybil Polson Barnett. He grew up with 5 brothers, Darwin, Robert, Michael Kenneth and James. And 6 sisters, Betty Ann, Ilene Joy, Patricia Ann, Dianne Lynn, Billie Ann and Shirley.

Mar 3, 2019

Born June 30, 1950 to Henry Grant and Guila Wilcock of Pioche, Nevada. John passed away peacefully   March 3, 2019,  in Las Vegas, Nevada. John attended Caliente and Pioche grade schools, then  graduated from Lincoln County High School in 1968.

John went on a mission to the Central (Missouri) States. Spent a year at UNLV taking a...

Feb 26, 2019

On February 26, 2019, Kenneth Danvers Lee, age 90, passed peacefully through the veil.  Upon hearing this a dear friend said, “Panaca, NV just lost an icon and will never be the same.”  For those who knew this old cowboy and rancher, this sentiment will surely resonate.

Kenny D. was born on January 15, 1929 in a...

Feb 20, 2019

Joseph Mirci passed away February 20, 2019, in Centerville, Utah.

Joe was born April 30, 1926, in Salt Lake City, UT, to Filippo (Philip) Mirci who came to the US from Sicily, and Anna Faraone whose parents also came from Sicily.  Dad was proud of his Italian heritage.

Dad grew up...

Feb 4, 2019

Joan Doris Breeden, age 86, passed away on February 4, 2019 in Caliente, Nevada. She was born on February 9, 1932 in Brockton, Massachusetts to Oscar Napeoleon and Florence Hester Belanger.

She married Russell W. Hawkes, they divorced. Then later she married Marvin Breeden. Joan’s profession was a school teacher, teaching in both McGill and Ely, Nevada....

Jan 28, 2019

Donna Dean Bowden Lytle was born June 2, 1932, to Evelyn Gwen McGhie Bowden and Edward Dean Bowden in Beaver, Utah.  Donna’s young life did not go without sadness. When she was only seven, her father was killed in an automobile accident. Her mother then moved to Caliente, Nevada, to find work in order to raise her three children...

Jan 22, 2019

Richard Wallace "Dick" Cochran, 88, long-time resident of Pioche, Nevada died at his home after a long illness on January 22, 2019.

A retired bookkeeper, he was born at St. Clair Shores, Michigan on March 20, 1930, the youngest child of Louis Willard and Sophia Fredericka (Mach) Cochran.  His older brother, Willard Alan Cochran of Idaho and...

Jan 21, 2019

Neil Peter Horlacher (“Pete”) passed away peacefully on Monday, January 21, 2019 surrounded by his children and grandchildren.  Pete was born in Ely, Nevada on January 4th, 1933 to Harry “Butch” Horlacher and Susan Christiansen Horlacher.  His family moved to Toole, Utah for several years followed by a move to Pioche, Nevada where he spent the remainder of his...

Jan 5, 2019

Leonard Henry Olinghouse was born December 22, 1942 in Caliente, Nevada. He attended school at Pioche and Lincoln County High School, graduating in 1960, and then went on to attend college in Corpus Christi, Texas and Cedar City, Utah.

Leonard enlisted in the US Navy in February, 1964, attending various naval schools, and in 1966...

Oct 23, 2018

Ray L. Bundy, age 97, passed away on October 23, 2018 at his home in Alamo, Nevada. He was born on August 13, 1921 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Omer and Rowena Whitmore Bundy. He was an 8th grade graduate from Mt. Trumbel a 1 room school house. During WWII. he served with Patton’s “Red Ball Express”. Ray was a...

Oct 19, 2018

A devoted and loving husband, father, and grandfather, Bob’s happiest times were spent with his family.  Originally a native of Cedar City, he took a “temporary” teaching position in Panaca, planning to spend a couple of years in Nevada before moving back to Utah.  The Panaca residents and the Lincoln County School District changed his mind, however, as he became...

Oct 4, 2018

On Thursday, October 4, 2018, Lisa left to go to a better place. She is preceded in death by her grandmother Erma Vertrees and grandparents Cyrus & Opal Standlee. Lisa is survived by her father and step mother Gary and Pat Standlee and her mother Jackie Harris. Sisters, Lorri (Ronald) Patrick and Terri Standlee, and her brother Doug Standlee. Her...

Sep 29, 2018

Sandra Hope Bailey, 70, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 in Caliente, Nevada. She was born on February 27, 1948, in Maywood, California, to Nathan & Elizabeth Thorn. She grew up in Bell Gardens, California and married Billy Bailey in February of 1967. Sandy drove school buses for the Long Beach Unified School District for 22 years, retiring in...