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A6 Wednesday, november 3, 2021 Elko Daily FrEE PrEss 1 NEWS OF RECORD Kristin Emmalie Ost-Gregersen October 10, 1954 October 4, 2021 Kristin Emmalie Ost-Gregersen passed away on October 4, 2021 at the age of 66. Kris was born in South Dakota to Army Cap- tain and Mrs. Lincoln Ost on October 10, 1954. She graduated from Lathrop High School in Fairbanks, Alaska and attended Pa- cific Lutheran University in Washington. Kris worked as a police dispatcher in Fairbanks, Alaska and in that same ca- pacity in Flagstaff, Arizona in the early From 1985 to 2021 Kris worked in the Elko County office in Elko, Nevada.

Kris married David Gregersen on February 22, 2001 and they lived in Spring Creek, Nevada. Kris is survived by her husband David and her two sons and families: Joshua David Lincoln (Tamara) Penn and their two children, Connor and Ciara, Elko, Nevada; and Scott Christopher Mason (Kelly) Penn and their two children, Kailey and Logan, Layton, Utah; sister, Karen Ost (Mar- vin Underwood, Fort Collins, CO; and brother, Philip Lincoln (Janice Ruth) Ost, Plattsburg, Missouri; as well as nieces and nephews. Kris was an avid reader and enjoyed curling up with a book before the fire on a cold evening. She and David were also great sports fans and seasonally they enjoyed following the Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, Golden State Warriors and New York Yankees. During these times or exuberant times of watching a game she would sometimes text and appropriate sentiment to family or friends who shared her interest in the games! Ev- ery Sunday it was an important tradition to make ta- cos for dinner one of favorites.

Family and visiting missionaries feasted on these delicious meals, often leaving with a package from kitchen. Kris was a very loving person who reached out to many people. While visiting a family member at a health care facility she became friends with other residents there and often visited them just as with her own family. Kris loved friendships, and one particular friend was a pen pal in the She and Kris wrote and tele- phoned frequently. Kris mailed her books to share with this retired friend.

Most of all, Kris cherished her fam- ily and times spent with them. She loved cheering on granddaughter Kailey at swim meets, being amazed at grandson love and knowledge of history and ge- ography and sharing time with Kelly and Tamara. Gath- erings of family at home with David and family were special and the more feet under the table the better. Kris and David loved being in Lamoille Canyon in the Ruby Mountains; driving, hiking, picnicking and camping. Sitting by the stream and being surrounded by the beauty brought her peace.

Deer and their fawns peacefully roamed Kris and yard where they knew they were safe, and each year they fed the deer from their garden. Kris also loved her two dogs, Callie Rose, Greta and a scruffy cat named Jack. Although Kris was not a member of a church, she deeply loved God and His Son. She and David read scripture and prayed together each day. We have heard her say, I would never want to embarrass my brother She welcomed missionaries of the Church of Je- sus Christ of Latter Day Saints into her home for dinner many times and enjoyed talking to them about faith.

Kris, we love you! We will carry you with us all of our lives and look forward to meeting again. What a grand time it will be. A memorial service and Celebration of Life will be held November 6 at 1PM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints meeting house located at 77 Spring Creek Parkway. Lunch will be served following the ser- vice. OBITUARIES PaId noTICes Kenneth Whiteside March 17, 1952 October 26, 2021 Kenneth D.

Whiteside was born March 17, 1952 to Hershall (Spike) and Zura (Zip) Whiteside in Lamesa, Texas. Ken passed away peacefully on Octo- ber 26, 2021 at his home surrounded by family and close friends. He was raised across America with his family until he graduated high school in Bakersfield, Cal- ifornia in 1967. From there he went on to follow in his footsteps and worked for GSI, followed by a job at Amax Coal in Gil- lette, Wyoming. Kenny and his family moved to Elko, on May 16, 1988 to work at Newmont Gold.

Ken worked at Newmont for 31 years and retired in 2019. Ken was a friend to any stranger, always willing to give a helping hand to anyone in need. A true Texas Good Boy with a Texas sized heart born and bred. He made his mark on this world and everyone he met. A man with no enemies and a friend to all he encountered.

Ken is survived by daughters, Rebecca Whiteside and Melissa Taylor, son Devon Dernovich, 10 grand- children, 3 great grandchildren and MANY adopted. He is preceded in death by his parents, Hershel and Zura Whiteside; sister, Jo Ann Bowen; brother, Jerry Ray and son, Tobias Taylor. Services will be held Monday November 8th at 1 pm at Burns Funeral Home in Elko, NV, followed by a potluck at home, 108 Pinto Circle, Spring Creek. Wilbur Ross Woods May 23, 1943 October 27, 2021 On October 27, 2021 Wil- bur Ross Woods went to be with God, at the age of 78. Wilbur Woods was born May 23, 1943 in a teepee in Lee, Nevada to Willie John- son and Ellen Dick Rodri- guez.

He was raised by his grandparents, Willie and Carrie Woods. He attended elemen- tary school in Lee, un- til he transferred to Elko High School. After school, Wilbur worked in the Elko area at a variety of ranches. Wilbur also worked as a mechanic at a variety of gas stations. Wilbur worked at the Mountain City Lumber Company for about 5 years.

After Mountain City Lum- ber closed, he started working construction helping to build the Red Lion in Elko. Wilbur was employed by the Te-Moak Housing Authority in 1980, where he worked for 20 years. In 2002, Wilbur moved to Owyhee, Ne- vada where he was employed by the Elko County School District as the Building Superintendent at the Owyhee Combined Schools until he retired in 2013. He lived his remaining years in Owyhee, Nevada. Wilbur is survived by his wife Rosalie Woods, sisters; Deborah Mendez (Gonnie), Lavina TeMoke, Mary Lou Martinez; brother, Edward Hooper (Judy), his children; Fred Leyva, Stephanie Enriquez, Ronnie Woods, Da- vid Woods (Tara), Janique Woods, Aunna Woods, Tia Woods, Juliann Woods, Woods, Caleb Woods, and Naryah Stanley and his step-daughters; Amy Bizik, Heidi Jett, Danielle Mockwitz; numerous grandchil- dren, great Grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, parents, various brothers and sisters, and his daughter, Rikki Woods. Wilbur will be remembered for his tremendous work ethics, gentle spirit and his love for his family. There will be a viewing for family in Elko, at the Burns Funeral Home, on Wednesday, November 3rd; from 4:30 to 7 pm. Graveyard services will be held at November 4th, 1 p.m. Thursday in Owyhee at the Old Cemetery.

NOV. 1 natasha F. allard, 40, of Wells was arrested at 1052 Colt drive for tres- passing. bail: $195 Kerby P. deaton, 37, of Wells was ar- rested at 162 second st.

for grand lar- ceny, robbery enhanced with deadly weapon, attempted grand larceny, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, and two counts of attempted child abuse or neglect. bail: $380,000 maynard W. murray, 58, of Hunting- ton, Utah was arrested on Interstate 80 for second-offense driving under the influence, open container of alcohol in vehicle, tail lamp violation, and failure to maintain lane. bail: $2,225 The charges above do not imply guilt. Under the law, everyone is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

POLICE LOG OCT. 4 Isaac Joseph salazar pleaded no contest to driving without a valid license and was ordered to serve two hours in jail. In sepa- rate matters, he pleaded guilty to one count of basic speeding viola- tion 31-40 mph over posted speed limit, one count of basic speeding violation 1-10 mph over posted speed limit, and one count of fail- ure to properly maintain travel lane or improper lane changes and was ordered to pay $715 in fees and fines. OCT. 5 Jess Phillip dailey-reynolds pleaded guilty to careless driving and he was ordered to pay $355 in fees and fines.

OCT. 6 Tatiana sharnae Champain burns pleaded guilty to one count of driving without a valid license and one count of operat- ing an unregistered vehicle and was ordered to pay $145 in fees and fines. Kevin damar brown pleaded guilty to one count of battery and one count of destroying or injur- ing real or personal property and was ordered to pay $550 in fees and fines. Tyler david Pool pleaded no contest to open alcohol container in vehicle and was ordered to com- plete 24 hours of community ser- vice in lieu of fine payment. In a separate case from march 22, 2016 forfeited bail for one count of con- tributing to the delinquency or ne- glect of a minor and was ordered to complete 60 hours of commu- nity service in lieu of a fine.

OCT. 7 Troy Luke boyd pleaded no con- test to domestic battery, first of- fense, was given a suspended sen- tence of 90 days in jail and was ordered to serve 14 days in jail, complete 48 hours of community service, surrender, sell or trans- fer firearms and pay $675 in fees and fines. ryan Jeffrey Cowles pleaded guilty to petit larceny and was ordered to serve 24 hours in jail. bryan ricardo Quezada Fer- nandez pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, was given a suspended sentence of 30 days in jail and was ordered to complete 48 hours of community service in lieu of jail time and pay $800 in fees and fines. Jeffrey allen Williams pleaded guilty to driving with a suspended license and was ordered to pay $355 in fees and fines.

ELKO JUSTICE COURT KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) Raid- ers wide receiver Henry Ruggs III is facing a driving under the influence charge after a fiery vehicle crash early Tuesday in Las Vegas that left a woman dead and Ruggs and his female pas- senger injured, authorities said. According to police, Ruggs was driving a Chevrolet Cor- vette a little before 3:40 a.m. when it crashed into the rear of a Toyota Rav4 on a busy thoroughfare in a residential area several miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. The Toyota caught fire and the driver died, police said. She was not immediately identified.

Ruggs, 22, signs of police said in a statement that said he will be charged with felony DUI resulting in death. Ruggs and his female passenger were hospital- ized. injuries were described by officials as not life-threatening. His female passenger was not immedi- ately identified. Charges were not imme- diately filed.

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said he was aware of the crash and would await results of the police investi- gation. Probation is not an option in Nevada for a conviction on a charge of DUI causing death, which carries a pos- sible sentence of two to 20 years in state prison. attorneys, Da- vid Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, said that on be- half of their client they also were investigating the crash ask everyone to reserve judgment until all the facts are The Raiders released a statement saying the team is aware of the accident in- volving Ruggs. are dev- astated by the loss of life and our thoughts and prayers go out to the fam- the team said. are in the process of gathering information and will have no further comment at this Ruggs is a second-year wide receiver who was taken 12th overall in the 2020 draft after a productive three-year career at Alabama, including helping the Crimson Tide win the national champi- onship as a freshman in 2017.

Ruggs has 24 catches for a team-high 469 yards and two touchdowns this season. As a rookie in 2020, he had 26 catches for 452 yards and two touchdowns. Ruggs, from Montgom- ery, Alabama, caught 12 passes for 229 yards and six touchdowns as a freshman with Alabama in 2017. He caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Tua Tagovailoa in the 26-23 victory against Georgia in the championship game. Raiders player to face charge in fatal crash STEVE MARCUS Las vegas metro Police investigators work at the scene of a fatal crash on south rainbow boulevard between Tropicana avenue and Flamingo road in Las vegas, Tuesday, nov.

2, 2021. RICHARD WINTON Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a $2.5 million settlement for two families suing over the unautho- rized sharing of photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash, in which their loved ones also were killed. Matthew Mauser will receive $1.25 million and siblings J.J. Altobelli and Alexis Altobelli will share another $1.25 million. wife, Christine, and the mother, father and younger sister Keri, John and Alyssa died in the Jan.

26, 2020, crash that also killed Bry- ant, his daughter Gianna and three others. The Altobellis and Mat- thew Mauser filed separate federal lawsuits against the county alleging they suffered emotional dis- tress after a Los Angeles Times investigation re- vealed that Los Angeles County deputies and firefighters took and shared crash scene pho- tos for purposes outside law enforcement. The lawsuits mirror one filed by Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Lakers leg- end Kobe Bryant, who lost her husband and 13-year- old daughter in the crash. In a deposition made public last month, Bryant revealed how Sheriff Alex Villanueva pledged to her personally that no one would take photographs of her family. In addition to lawsuit, the surviving family members of Sarah Chester and her 13-year- old daughter, Payton, who also died in the crash, sued over the crash scene photos.

husband, Christopher Chester, along with their sons, Ri- ley and Hayden, filed suit in December citing emo- tional stress. A report from L.A. counsel recom- mended the settlement with the Mausers and Al- tobellis. the risks and un- certainties of litigation, as well as the tragic accident giving rise to the lawsuits, fair and reasonable set- tlements at this time will avoid further litigation costs; therefore, full and final settlements of the two cases are The county already spent approximately $1.29 million in legal costs in the two cases. believe these pro- posed settlements of $1.25 million are reasonable and fair to all attorney Skip Miller, of Miller Barondess, who represents the county, said last week.

are pleased that the Mauser and Altobelli families, who as private citizens suffered the same grief and loss as others, will be able to move forward after these settlements. We also hope that eventually the other families will be able to do the Vanessa Bryant has waged an intense battle with the county, even us- ing her social media cachet to castigate the sheriff and name the deputies linked to the photo scandal. Families settle in Kobe Bryant crash photos You can now place obituaries by going to our website: www.ElkoDaily.com/obituaries Click on A How to Place anObituary To place an obituary or death notice in the Elko Daily Free Press, call 775-738-3118 or email com. You can also stop by our office at 3720 Idaho St. If emailing, please submit in a word document or rich text format.

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