Deborah B. Emery passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, January 28, 2024, at the age of 86 in Minden, NV. She was born Bernice Gertrude Conklin, on January 15, 1938, in Suffern, NY, to Eugene & Charlotte “Lottie” (Hogencamp) Conklin.
Debbie was preceded in death by her father, mother, husband Berton Coridon Emery, niece/adopted daughter Wanda (Conklin) King, brothers Eugene Conklin Jr., Frederick Conklin, James Edwin Conklin, George Henery Conklin, William Conklin, and Luther Agustus Conklin, sisters Mildred Anglies Conklin, Florence Conklin, Mary Elizabeth Conklin, Catherine Conklin, Frances Jean (Conklin) Jennings, & Eileen Loris (Conklin) Casseloni, and cousin/adopted sister Beverly Teresa “Sally” (Hogencamp) Knowlton.
She was the beloved mother of her son, Berton Coridon Emery Jr., and daughter, Tamara Melody (Emery) Roberts. She was a cherished grandmother to Bradley Chance Roberts, Tiffany Lynn (Roberts) Kirchner, Makornthawat Eugene Emery, Han Coridon Emery, Brandon King, and Travis King, great-grandmother to Scarlett Rose Roberts, Lincoln Chance Roberts, and Lyla Lynn Kirchner, as well as several nephews, nieces, and cousins.
To satisfy Debbie’s wish to be buried next to her husband in Maine, & offset funeral costs, donations can be made at the following link:
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The funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, February 8, 2024, 3pm-5pm. with Autumn Funerals & Cremations, 15 N. Lompa Lane, Carson City, NV 89701, Tel: (775) 888-6800. A memorial service, to be held when she is buried in Maine this spring, will be arranged with Meader & Son Funeral Home, 3 Franklin Street, Rumford, ME 04276, Tel: (207) 364-4545. May she rest in peace.