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02/10/2020 - Winnemucca, NV, USA

Marilyn Dee "Mernie" Mentaberry Warn was born August 19, 1944 to John Mentaberry and Angela Gabica Mentaberry in Winnemucca, NV. She spent her formative years at Cordero Mine in McDermitt and graduated high school from Humboldt High in Winnemucca.

In 1970, Mernie married Jack Warn, the love of her life. Mernie and Jack spent the next 50 years together, running the Old Basque Inn in Jordan Valley, OR and the Westerner Trailer Lodge in Winnemucca, NV before retiring in 2007. Mernie was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She was a talented cook, crocheter, quilter, and collector.

Mernie passed away peacefully at home, five months after being diagnosed with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents and numerous aunts and uncles. Mernie is survived by her loving husband, Jack; her children, Todd (Jolinda) Warn, and Jaci (George) Miller; and her grandchildren, Lauren, Jake, Kenadee, Megan, Wyatt and Josie; as well as her sister Larae Warden, brother-in-law Terry (Rosemary) Warn, sister-in-law Donna Watterson; and many nieces and nephews and extended family members.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 11:30 am at the East Hall of the Winnemucca Convention Center. Any donations in Mernie's memory, may be made to Rope For Hope, in care of Ginny Dufferena, PO Box 328 Winnemucca, NV 89446

(published in Reno Gazette-Journal, Legacy.com from Feb. 11 to Feb. 15, 2020)