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1948
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2023
VICTORIA DEATES Obituary
Victoria "Vicki" (West) Deates, age 74, passed peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, April 23, 2023. She was born August 14, 1948 in Anchorage, Alaska.
Vicki graduated high school in Everett, Washington and married high school sweetheart Rodney Pedersen. They moved to Reno, Nevada and divorced. When her children were adults she married Dave Deates (deceased) and moved to California. They also divorced. She moved to the Laughlin/Bullhead City area to enjoy the sunshine. She had many friends who will miss her.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Edward West and Helen (Shaler) West; and her brother, Edward "Mike" West.
She leaves daughter, Heidi (Derek) Ellison; son, Paul Pedersen; sisters, Lindy (John) Frederickson and Cindy Taylor; three grandsons; two granddaughters; and a great-grandson.
Vicki will be placed with her family at Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Washington.
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Lindy Fredrickson
May 7, 2023
No more pain. No more worries. Rest in peace
my sister. Love from your little sister, Lindy
Colleen
May 7, 2023
I will miss you my friend. We had so much fun and laughter over the last 30 years.
Rest In Peace my Dear Friend.
HEIDI
May 5, 2023
Vicki had stage 4 inoperable breast cancer. She was making arrangements to come live with me. She grew up in Washington. She married Rod in 1965. About 1970 they moved to Reno when Boeing laid Rod off. In Reno the family went boating, rode motorcycles, rode horses and went skiing. They divorced jn 1975. She always loved horses and had a half arabian mare her dad gave her from 1971 until about 1986 when she gave her to Lindy's friend she always loved crafting and would crochet, sew and make jewelry and trinkets. She had a lifelong love of antiques, often going to garage sales and thrift shops. She was a dancer in Reno and also a professional clown with "Spangles the clown and the clangerbangers". The group was also contracted to do Ronald McDonald and Vicki had the role of the "Hamburglur". In Reno she worked as dealer and cocktail waitress. She also attended beauty scholl to be a hairdresser. In Kirkland she worked in insurance as a claims adjuster and spent most of her time in Canada where the company was based. She then took a job in airlines and moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. She eventually returned to Reno where she met Dave. They married and she mkvedvto Califiornia. They traveled, went boating, gold prospecting, moved to Alaska and Pennsylvania for Dave's job. When he retired they traveled the country in a motorhome for a couple years. They went to Washington in 2003 as Vicki's mother was ill. While there Vicki was diagnosed with breast cancer. She and Dave divorced in 2006. But she moved to California to help him about 2007 until about 2017. She moved to Laughlin but would still go help Dave. Vicki had more recuurences of breast cancer and received treatment up until her death.
Sharon Ybarra
May 3, 2023
I am going to miss you so much my dear friend; I hope you´re having fun up in heaven, tell dad hello! You will always be in my heart forever and forever young. I love you and my prayers go out to Heidi and Paul all the grandchildren and your first great grandson; she was proud of all of you and always talked about you all.
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