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Reno Evening Gazette - December 12, 1906MR. J. W. ARCHIBALD Submitted by Holly Hart
Archibald Death.
J. W. Archibald died at his home on Vine and Second streets yesterday afternoon after suffering a severe illness brought on by tonsillitis. He was 64 years of age and well known in Nevada having been engaged in mining in the early history of Nevada. Perkins & Gulling have charge of the funeral.
February 6, 1970MR. DONALD RALPH BACKUS - Submitted by Susan
Donald Backus, 69, of 8109 N. Virginia St., died Saturday in a Reno hospital.
He was the retired owner of the Wagon Wheel Liquor Store, having owned that business for 15 years.
Surviving are: Sam and David, of Reno, Donnie in CA, Gary of Boise, Idaho, Bonnie Krajeski of Fontana, CA, Susan (Martino) Raquel of Sacramento, Toby Backus of Reno; Sister Viola Berkrandt of Norfolk, Nebraska; Brother Tooly of Sioux City, Iowa; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The funeral will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Ross, Burke and Knobel Mortuary. A Lutheran minister will officiate.
Burial will be in the Mountain View Cemetery.
Nevada State Journal - September 8, 1967MR. JACK CANFIELD - Submitted by Marcena Thompson
Jack Canfield, 59, of Montello, Nevada, died Saturday in a Reno hospital.
A native of Terrace, Utah he had resided in Montello for six months and was employed as a constable and as a custodian at the Montello School.
He was a veteran of World War 11.
Surviving are: his wife, Connie of Montello, sisters, Ruby Canady of Sparks, Florence Canfield of Lone Pine, CA., Edna Faro of Trout Creek, Mont., Alice Edie of CA., and Charline Nelson of Sparks; a brother, J. H. Canfield of Sparks.
Graveside funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Montello Cemetery.
Walton funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Nevada State Journal - June 15, 2008MR. JOSEPH H. CANFIELD - Submitted by Marcena Thompson
A funeral will be held at 3 p.m. today in Alexander's Pyramid Funeral Home for Joseph Henry Canfield.
Canfield, 71, of 926 C St., Sparks, died in Reno hospital Thursday.
He retired Chief Clerk for the Southern Pacific Railroad having worked there for 55 years.
As a small boy he moved from Utah with his family to Montello and went to work on the railroad as a crew caller.
In 1928 he moved from Hazen to Sparks having lived in Hazen for five years. He was born Nov. 3, 1902 in Terrace, Utah.
Surviving are daughters, Marjorie Bartlett of Reno and Florence (Pat) Rogers of Sparks; son Joseph Canfield, Jr. of San Francisco, Ca, 14 grandchildren and several great grandchildren, sisters, Charlene Nelson of Sparks, Edna Faro of Trout Creek, Mont, and Florence Canfield of Lone Pine, CA.
Burial will be in the Masonic Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Mountain View.
1922MR. AZRO E. CHENEY
AZRO EUGENE CHENEY, 1854-1922 Former member of Executive Council of the Nevada Historical Society. Born at Monroe, Ashtabula County, Ohio, April 15, 1854. Educated, Conneant Academy and Jefferson Polytechnic, Ohio. Received Honorary Degree of LL.D. from the University of Nevada, 1908. Admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of Ohio, 1877; by the Supreme Court of Nevada, 1880, and by the Supreme Court of the United States, 1904. Married Jennie Wethered at San Francisco, 1887. District Attorney of Eureka County, Nevada, 1885-1887. Member of Nevada Legislature, 1889. District Judge of Nevada (assigned to Second Judicial District), 1891-1898. Practiced law at Reno from 1898 to his death. Nevada delegate to Universal Congress of Lawyers at St. Louis, 1904. Nevada Commissioner in National Conference on Uniform State Legislation, 1912. President of Nevada Bar Association, 1913. Regent University of Nevada, 1919-1920. Charter member of Nevada Historical Society. Member of Executive Council of Nevada Historical Society for three years. Died in Reno, March 13, 1922.
For more than twenty years he was the recognized leader of the Nevada Bar. The lofty eminence to which he attained was due solely to the high qualities of his mind and character, which enabled him to overcome obstacles and struggle upward while weaker men remained behind. Because of failing health he came West and engaged in manual labor in order to gain the physical strength for the continuation of his professional work. Intermittently, through all the intervening years, he was threatened with a return of delicate health. But this was thwarted, as were all other obstacles, by his indomitable will and unflinching determination never to retrace a step. Balzac tells us "The qualities of a great man are often federative. If among these colossal spirits one has more talent than wit, his wit is still superior to that of a man of whom it is simply stated that 'he is witty.' Genius always presupposes moral insight. This insight may be applied to a special subject; but he who can see a flower must be able to see the sun." And so Judge Cheney answered the description of genius. His qualities were certainly federative. He probably had more talent than wit; still his wit was keen, quick, forceful, and superior as manifested both in humor and invective. He could apply himself with close and careful scrutiny to the minutest details of a special subject, but never lost sight of the greater surrounding entities of which it was a part. When looking at a flower, he always saw the sun. So manifold were his activities and his virtues that we cannot enumerate them all, but will refer to a few that particularly distinguished him.
He was not an orator. His mind was of the philosophical rather than the oratorical turn. The philosopher states a truth and lets it rest. The orator states, illustrates, enforces, and adorns the truth. To illustrate: Lord Bacon, the philosopher, says: "Histories make men wise," and quits. Edmund Burke, the orator, says exactly the same thing, but he says it in this way: "History unfolds a vast volume for our instruction, drawing the materials for future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind." Judge Cheney was a conservator of energy. His mind went directly to the meat in the nut. He was a diligent student of the law and was a thorough master of a vast store of legal learning. He studied keenly into public affairs and economics, dipped into arts and sciences, traveled widely, and learned what he could of all things. He was peculiarly keen and alert, always on his guard. He knew human nature, loved its virtues, admired its strength, forgave its frailties, abhored its meanness.
Judge Cheney practiced law to succeed. He tried his cases to win. But he did not espouse a cause which he considered unjust and he was always ethical. He never allowed the commercial side of his practice to crowd out the professional, but ever kept in mind those sacred duties that distinguish a profession from a trade. Above all things he was wise, sagacious, and philosophic. In one trait he was most remarkable. To the very end, he was as interested in and enthusiastic for the future as a boy. Always his eyes were turned from the past. But history meant to him the wisdom of the ages and he hence was deeply interested in the work of the Nevada Historical Society. Until failing health compelled his resignation, Judge Cheney was an active worker in the Council of the Society. His legal advice to the officers on matters pertaining to the Society was always gratuitous and willingly given. With an exhibition of the same courage that had characterized him through life, Judge Cheney met death with the same fearless intrepidity with which he had faced all the exigencies of life, a credit to himself, a joy to his family, a pride to his friends, an honor to the community, and an inspiration to all who desire to live a great and noble life.*
*Adapted from Memorial of Nevada Bar Association.
[Source:
Nevada Historical Society Papers
By Nevada Historical Society
Published by State Printing Office, 1922]
Contributed by Kim Torp
Reno Evening Gazette - December 1, 1928MR. FRED A. CUSHING - Submitted by Elaine Elliott
DIED CUSHING
Friends are invited to attend funeral services for the late Fred A. Cushing at Carson City, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock . Ross-Burke Co. service.
(The Submitter is missing one son, Edwin H. Cushing. Her wish is that someone will see these Cushing obituaries, i.e., Fred, George, Jean and Josie Ritchardson and add Edwin to complete the family.)
Nevada State Journal - April 11, 1939MR. GEORGE D. CUSHING - Submitted by Elaine Elliott
GEORGE CUSHING
Final rites for George Dewey Cushing, well known Reno resident who died at his home Friday following a long illness, were held from the Ross Burke chapel Monday afternoon.
Rites were conducted by the Rev. William Moll Case and internment was in the Arlington plot of Mountain View Cemetery. Arthur Kelly, Raymond Muldoon, Harry Anderson, August Berning, Norman Annett and Coleman Moore acted as pallbearers.
(Note: George was son of Frederick A. Cushing & Josie B. Fellows)
Reno Evening Gazette - October 27, 1953MRS. JEAN M. CUSHING - Submitted by Elaine Elliott
JEAN CUSHING Services Held
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Mrs. Jean Cushing, member of the Washoe county court house custodial force who died at a local hospital Friday after being stricken a few hours earlier.
The rites were held at the Ross-Burke chapel at three o'clock with the "Rev. Blake M. Franklin of the First Baptist church clergyman. Burial took place in the Mountain View cemetery.
Mrs. Cushing, a native of Tonopah and a member of Utopia circle No. 286, Neighbors of Woodcraft, is survived by a daughter, Barbara Cushing Nelms and her mother Mrs. Rose McVey both of Reno. Also surviving are a sister Mrs. Roselee Espanal of Eureka and four brothers, Robert Davis of Redwood City, Calif.; James McVey of Reno, Wesley McVey of Portola and Philip McVey of Ely
(Note: Her maiden name was Jean Marie Davis)
Oregon Sentinel, Jacksonville, OR - December 16, 1882MRS. SARAH M. DRANNAN - Submitted by A Friend of Free Genealogy
DIED - DRANNAN - At Reno, Nev., Nov. 4th, 1882, of typhoid pneumonia, Mrs. Sarah M. Drannan; aged 50 years, 3 months and 4 days.
Reno Nevada Gazette - December 4, 1954INFANT MICHAEL SANDY DAVIS
Infant Succumbs at Reno Hospital
Michael Sandy Davis, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford A. Davis, died at a local hospital this morning. Michael was born at Lakeview, Oregon on February 12, 1954. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandmothers, Mrs. Edna Davis of East Liverpool, Ohio, and Mrs. Georgia Taylor of Nilscott, Oregon. Funeral arrangements which are incomplete, will be announced by Walton Funeral Home.
November 7, 1999MRS. MARJORIE E. DOWLAR - Submitted by Marcena Thompson
Marjorie Esther Robinson Canfield Dowler, 95, of Sparks died Nov. 7, 1999, at Northern Nevada Medical Center.
A native of Ogden, Utah, she was born Nov. 23, 1903, to Herbert Preston and Mabel Esther (Burns) Robinson and had lived in Sparks for several years, coming from Hazen, where she lived since 1928.
Mrs. Dowler was a homemakcr. Her husband, Joseph H., died in 1974 and a daughter, Florence Rogers, died in 1998.
Surviving are son, Joseph Canfield of Sun Valley; daughter, Marjorie Winkelmann Bartlett of Reno; 15 grandchildren, 24 greatgrandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at Ross, Burke & Knobel Mortuary, 1538 C Street, Sharks.
A funeral is scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with burial at Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund is being established with the Nevada Humane Society, 200 KresgcLane,Sparks, 89431.
The Humboldt Sun - January 17, 2008MRS. DOROTHY B. ENOCHSON
Dorothy B. (Ohl) Enochson passed away peacefully, Jan. 12, 2008, at her loving son Roy and Barbara Enochson's home in Yerington. She was 87.
Dorothy was born to Clarence and Albina Ohl in Reno on Aug. 15, 1920.
A lifelong resident of Nevada, Dorothy was married to Wayne Enochson Dec. 14, 1941, shortly before Wayne was shipped off to fight in World War II. After the war Dorothy and Wayne settled in Reno, where she was a homemaker and raised four boys. She was very involved with her boy's sports and school activities. Dorothy loved the outdoors and also her housekeeping chores. After Wayne passed away she moved to Winnemucca. While in Winnemucca she became a volunteer for Poke N' Peek.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Robert Ohl and Roy Ohl, husband Wayne and son, William.
She is survived by her sons Roy Enochson (Barbara) of Yerington, Dale Enochson (Maryanna) of Winnemucca, David Enochson (Melinda) of Winnemucca, 15 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
According to Dorothy's wishes a private memorial will be held at her son Dale's home.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to be made to Poke N Peek, 3205 Bengochea Circle, Winnemucca, Nevada 89445.
Reno Evening Gazette - December 12, 1906MR. JAMES ROMEYN GREGORY - Submitted by Holly Hart
LONG RIDE IN STORM HASTENED FATAL ILLNESS
---------------------------- Three Prominent Nevadans Died in Reno Yesterday -- Relatives Mourn Loved Ones
---------------------------------------------- After an Illness extending over eleven days James Romeyn Gregory died at the home of his son, Dr. E. B. Gregory, on Court street yesterday afternoon. Death as caused by Bright's disease, hastened by a chill, which he had contracted on a ninety-six mile ride overland from Greenville to Reno.
Mr. Gregory was born in Albany, N.Y., sixty-five years ago. In early life he graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York city. When the first call for volunteers in the war of the rebellion was made he entered as a private, later resigning and entering the army as a surgeon. He remained with the army until 1877.
Soon after he became ordained a minister of the Methodist church and for a while practiced surgery and followed the ministry at the same time, but was compelled to give up the latter work, owing to trouble with his throat. He continued to serve the government, being a veteran of the Spanish-American war. In later life he gave up the practice of medicine and again took up the ministry. He was assigned to Austin, Nev., some two years ago and the altitude proving to [sic] great for Mrs. Gregory, he asked for a new field, going to Greenville. Here the [sic] found the work even harder than that at Austin. A new assignment was given him at Sparks and he was on his way to reorganize the Methodist church at that place when he was taken with the illness that proved fatal. He attempted to make the trip from Greenville, overland, and got caught in the big storm that has been raging in that region. As a result, when he reached Reno he was thoroughly chilled and had to go to bed. For seven days he lingered. yesterday he died at 11 o'clock almost without a struggle.
A wife, Caroline Gregory; a son, Dr. E. B. Gregory, and family; a brother, a mining man of Los Angeles, and a sister, living in New York, survive him. The funeral will be held from their residence on Court street Friday morning at 11 o'clock. Perkins & Gulling have charge of the remains.
November 4, 2007MRS. LEONA S. GRAVELLE - Submitted by June G. Eddins.
Leona Sellman Gravelle, 97 years young, passed peacefully at home on Saturday, November 4, 2007.
Leona was preceded in death by her very devoted and loving husband, William H. Gravelle. Together they shared over 70 wonderful years of marriage.
Leona was from an old Reno family and is survived by her daughter, Loni: sisters, Audrey and Jesse, two grandchildren, Sarah and Joanna, and three great grandchildren, J. P., Jade and Jake, and several nieces and nephews.
Prior to Leona's passing, she requested a private family service. Nanna, we miss you dearly and will cherish you in our hearts and memories forever. We are so blessed to have had you in our lives. We send you with all our love to Heaven. Peace be with you.
January 4, 2007MR. WILLIAM H. GRAVELLE - Submitted by June G. Eddins, sister of William
William H. Gravelle, 93, passed away peacefully in his home January 4, 2007. He was born in Hayden, Arizona, April 4, 1914, to Harry C. and Mary Eunice McCaughey Gravelle. The family moved from Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1922, where Bill graduated from high school. He attended both the University of Airzona and the University of Nevada, Reno. He has lived in Nevada for over 70 years.
Bill owned a furniture store "Interiors by Gravelle) on South Virginia Street in Reno for fifty years. He was a city councilman in the early 1960's and was involved with building the Reno-Sparks Convention Center and the Pioneer Auditoreum. Bill was a member of Ducks Unlimited and sat on the Board of the National Wildlife Federation. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, his many faithful English Springer spaniels and visits to Europe with his family.
Bill is survived by his wife, Leona Sellman Gravelle, his daughter, Loni Gravelle Byloff, two grandchildren, Sarah Haslip and Joanna Murry: three grandchildren, J. P., Jady, and Jake; and sister, June Gravelle Eddins, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Star Valley, Wyoming.
A private funeral service will be held and in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the SPCA at 840 E. 5th Street, Reno, Nevada.
MR. WILLIAM H. GRAVELLEWilliam Howard Gravelle was a member of one of the early day Las Vegas families. He was born on April 4, 1914, the son of Harry C. Gravelle and Mary Eunice McCaughey Gravelle, in Hayden, Arizona. He was the eldest of four children and was named after his grandfather, William Howard Gravelle, who came west with the Army in 1864 from Pennsylvania to New Mexico and Arizona. Two of his siblings predeceased him: his sister, Dorothy Eunice Gravelle Smith, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and a brother, Harry C. Gravelle, Jr., of Fair Oaks, California.
Before moving to Las Vegas, the family lived in Hayden, Superior and Flagstaff, Arizona, where his father worked in the wholesale grocery business. On August 26, 1922, they arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada. At that time Fremont Street, the main thoroughfare in downtown Las Vegas, was two blocks long and according to Bill's mother, one chuck hole after another. His father's first position in the area was located at Arden, Nevada, (which is now part of Las Vegas), where he ran a store on the Union Pacific Railroad Line. The family soon moved to Las Vegas, where his father was instrumental in in the founding of Clark County Wholesale and later opened a grocery store, Main Street Grocery, formerly known as the OK Adcock store, which is often shown in early pictures of Las Vegas.
The family home in Las Vegas was built in 1928 and Bill attended and graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1932, where he played football for Coach Butcher (for whom the LV High School field was named) during the early days of the Las Vegas High School Wildcats.
During the construction of Boulder (now Hoover) Dam, the Gravelles lived in Boulder City, where Harry C. Gravelle, Bill's father, was a manager of the Six Companies Store--which handled both groceries and dry goods and was the only store in Boulder City. After the completion of the Dam in 1935, Bill was one of the first guides to work at the Dam. It was at this time his father was appointed U. S. Marshal of Nevada by President Roosevelt and the family moved to Reno, Nevada. The family home in Reno was located at the bottom of Sorority Row on the corner of Maple and Sierra Streets and was often filled with university friends of the Gravelle brothers and sister, who were all attending school there.
It was at this time that Bill met his lifetime companion, Leona Sellman, who was a native of Reno. They were married on December 28, 1936, and soon moved to Las Vegas, where they later worked for defense contractors during World War II. Their daughter, Loni Gravelle (Byloff), was born in Las Vegas on February 16, 1938.
When Loni was a young girl, the William Gravelles returned to Reno, where Bill began his long and successful career in the furniture business--Interiors by Gravelle--on South Virginia Street. He also successfully ran for a seat on the Reno City Council and served during the building of the Reno Convention Center and the Pioneer Theatre and Auditorium, which he was instrumental in designing and decorating. Nearing retirement, Bill and Leona built and beautifully decorated their home on Solari Drive in Reno, where they have resided to the present day.
Bill was an avid and conscientious protector of the wild life of Nevada, serving on the National Wildlife Federation and was on the Board of Ducks Unlimited of Reno, Nevada. He also maintained a hunting camp in the Sierras with several friends, where he spent many happy times throughout the years. When fishing, he utilized only catch and release, and when hunting during his later life, carried a gun, but did not shoot. Throughout the many years of his lifetime, an English Springer Spaniel was his constant and loved companion.
William Howard Gravelle passed into eternal life on January 4, 2007, at the age of 93 years. He is survived by his wife, Leona Gravelle, his daughter, Loni Gravelle Byloff, his granddaughters, Sarah Byloff Haslip, and Joanna Byloff Murry, three great grandchildren, all of Reno, and his younger sister, June Gravelle Eddins, of Las Vegas.
Contributed by June G. Eddins
The Humboldt Sun - January 14, 2010MR. DAVID B. GRIGGS
David Buchanan Griggs, born Nov. 26, 1946, our beloved husband, father, son, and brother, passed away oh Dec. 25, 2009, from a head injury due to a fall.
Born in Willimantic, Conn., David grew up in Davis, Calif. He was an avid outdoorsman and athlete, and he focused on hiking and survival skills to become an Eagle Boy Scout. David was outstanding in track and wrestling and was a halfback for the Champion Davis Blue Devil Football team where he was recognized for being one of the top in the area for total rushing yards. He remained close friends with many Davis High alumni and upon hearing of his death; they offered the following description of David: "David was the personification of the true Blue Devil Spirit. He was always hard working, kind, and always positive." David received the Gordon H. True Cup for being the outstanding senior at Davis High in 1965.
David also graduated from the University of Montana at Missoula as the outstanding, forestry senior. During the summers of his college years he was a smoke jumper in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. After graduating, David served for three years (1969-1972) in the Peace Corps in Paraguay. In Asuncion, Paraguay, he worked with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and developed a 400 page book of all the more than 700 species of trees in the country. This document is still used as an important agricultural resource.
Upon returning to the states, Dave moved to Moscow, Idaho, to work on a Master's degree in Rangeland Management. In 1976 he began his career with the Bureau of Land Management in Shoshone, Idaho. He later became the Area Manager for the Paradise Denio Area out of Winnemucca. He moved to Reno in the 1980's and at the time of his retirement from the BLM in January of 2009 he was serving as the Natural Resource Specialist and Safety and Occupational Health Manager. In recent summers he used his knowledge of firefighting as a single engine air tanker manager in Alturas, Calif.
Dave was an athlete, a conservationist, and a handyman, but he first and foremost loved his family. He is survived by his wife, Josie, his sons William (Gil), and Eldred (Ed), and his daughter, Ruth, his mother, Ruth Griggs, and his sisters Holly Coles(husband Collin Coles), and Paula Lenz (husband John Lenz).
A memorial service will be held at Little Flower Church at 875 E. Plumb Lane in Reno on Jan. 23 at 12 noon. There will be a reception immediately following the service.
EUGENE GRISWOLD, 1848-1920Life member of the Nevada Historical Society. Eugene Griswold was one of the successful and energetic business men of Nevada. Born in Quincy, Illinois, July 14, 1848, he began his business career at Wadsworth, Nevada, in the spring of 1869.
Coming from sturdy old New England stock, he possessed that fine strong character that makes for intelligent citizenship, and at the same time held that spirit of adventure, that sent him out to the new undeveloped country of the far West.
He served his country well in the Civil War, enlisting as a volunteer before he was sixteen. He was distinctively a pioneer in that he did not hesitate to encourage and assist in the upbuilding of many of Nevada's infant industries, notably that of the borax developments, which have proved so famous in this State. A life-long Republican, he not only served as a Justice of the Peace in his own community, but represented them at the State Legislature, where he showed a good and conservative record.
He died at Oakland, California, December 28, 1920.
Source:
Nevada Historical Society Papers by Nevada Historical Society
Published by State Printing Office, 1922Contributed by Kim Torp
Nevada State Journal - May 8, 1921MRS. CORA L. HAWCROFT Submitted by Holly Hart
HAWCROFT - In Reno, May 7, 1921, Cora L., dearly beloved wife of Lee Hawcroft and devoted mother of Vera Hawcroft of Reno and sister of Mrs. J. Spurling and Mrs. P. Marsh of Reno, a native of Nevada, aged 50 years, 3 months, and 22 days. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Remains at the parlors of Perkins-Gulling company.
The Humboldt Sun - November 22, 2008MR. CHARLES R. HOLT
Charles (Chuck-Brown) Ralph Holt was born in Richmond, Calif., on Jan. 24, 1952. He passed away quietly, in his home on Dec. 1, 2008, in Herlong, Calif., after a long illness. His passing comes with great sadness by all who knew him. Chuck was a man who lived-his life by his own choices. He loved the outdoors and was equally happy bombing over the hillsides on his dirt bike, walking the high desert looking for arrowheads and crystals or sitting on a rock outcropping watching the sun set.
Although he led a very simple life, he was always willing to give someone with less, his last dollar. Those closest to him know him as a jack of all trades, although he was a welder by profession. Being gregarious by nature, Chuck could, and would hold a conversation with just about anyone, anywhere, on almost any topic. His sense of life will be missed by all who knew him.
Chuck is survived in life by his loving children, daughter. Shantina McNeil (Antoine) of Cameron Park, Calif.; son. Christopher Holt, of Diamond Springs, Calif.; three granddaughters, Jordan, Kylie and Kamryn. He is also survived by his devoted father and sisters, Charles Leonard Holt, of Herlong, Calif; Cheryl Hebenstreich and Susan Anderson, both of Reno. He was the proud uncle of Angela Hebenstreich, Charles Hebenstreich, Deanna Gundry and Bobby Decker. Being from a large family, Chuck is also survived by his step-brother, John Rider, and his step-sisters, Penny and Lenette Rider, and many other family members, too numerous to mention.
A Celebration of Life Ceremony will be held at Ross, Burke and Knobel Mortuary, 1538 C Street, Sparks, NV, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at 1 p.m. Storytelling will be encouraged and appreciated. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Epilepsy Foundation in support of his two granddaughters. Condolence messages can be written to the family in the Remembrance Registry Guestbook at www.rossburkeknobel.com.
The Humboldt Sun - June 26, 2008RENO MRS. BEVERLY J. HORTON
Beverly Jean Horton 1926-2008
Beverly Jean Horton died June 20, 2008, in Reno. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Robert C. Horton; her daughters, Dr. Debra Horton and Robin Fitzpatrick and husband Ed of Reno and Cindy Meyer and husband George of Las Vegas, her sister Barbara Harbit and husband Steve of Reno and brother Jack Marrs, his wife Kathy and sister in law Annie Burhans, all of Winnemucca.She was preceded in death by her father Walter Burhans, her mother Frances Prewett, and by her brothers Walter Burhans, Ed Burhans, Robert Burhans and Len Marrs.
Beverly was born in Elko on March 25, 1926. She attended the Winnemucca Grammar School and Humboldt County High School where she first met Robert, the love of her life and her eternal husband. Beverly and Robert were married Dec. 5, 1952, at the First Methodist Church, Reno. Beverly traveled extensively, first while Robert was in the Navy and later as Robert's career took them from 22 years in Reno to Grand Junction, Colo., and on to Washington, D.C. During their six years in Washington, D.C., Beverly was a White House volunteer serving in President Reagan's greetings office as well as in other capacities such as greeting foreign visitors and assisting at the annual White House lawn Easter egg roll. Beverly and Robert returned to Reno in 1987, where she lived until her death.
Beverly was a lifelong member of the Order of Eastern Star and Pi Beta Phi. In later years she was very active in PEO. Her generous character, ready smile and cheerful words will be missed by her family as well as by her many friends in Reno, Grand Junction and Washington, D.C.
A private family funeral will be held at the Mountain View Cemetery. An open memorial service for Beverly's family and friends will be held Saturday, June 28, at 10 a.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 1660 Grandview Ave., Reno.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests that contributions be made to the Reno Chapter of the Girl Scouts of America, 605 Washington, Reno, NV 89503. Walton Funeral Home, 875 W. 2nd St., Reno, NV is entrusted with arrangements.
Reno Evening Gazette - December 06, 1920MRS. LIZZIE M. KINCART Submitted by Holly Hart
MRS. L. M. KINCART BURIED TOMORROW
The funeral of Mrs. Lizzie May Kincart, who died Saturday evening at the hospital after an illness of a month will be held tomorrow afternoon from the Kincart home on Mill street at two o'clock. Pallbearers will be Mayor Henry .???, L. S. Rose, W. H. Moffatt, Orville Vaughn, II, Pepper and B. Fraser.
Mrs. Kincart had been in poor health for some time and a short time ago underwent a serious operation in San Francisco. She came to this state thirty years ago from California where she was born. Her residence of Mill street has been "home" to many prominent persons who at different times numbered among boarders and roomers who found hospitality there.
Surviving Mrs. Kincart are her children, Katherine and Gerald; sisters Mrs. Cora Dixon of San Francisco and Mrs. R. C. Leeper of Reno; brothers Henry Prime of Porterville, Cal., and C. E. Prime of Reno. She was fifty-seven years old.
Nevada Evening Gazette - January 13, 1976MR. PHILIP T. KUSTURA
Philip T. Kustura, 75 of 316 Smithridge Park, died in Reno hospital Sunday. Born Feb. 15, 1900 in Yugoslavia, he had lived in Reno 60 years.
Kustura had worked as a steamfitter for Building Trades. He was a member of the Golden Age Club, Senior Citizens, Zazpiak Bat Basque Club, Fraternal Order of Eagles No 523, Virginia City, Knights of Pythias Amity Lodge No 8 DOKK of Reno and Plumbers and Fitters Union Local 350.
Surviving are his widow, Delia; daughter Genevieve Lopey and a son, Roy Larraide , all of Reno, sisters, Anna Marsano of Watsonville, CA and Kate Mullaney of San Pedro CA; brother Thomas of Long Beach CA; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and numberous nieces and nephews. A funeral is scheduled for 1:30 Wednesday at O'Brien-Rogers and Crosby Funeral Home. Cremation will be at Mountain View Crematorium.
Contributed by Christine Walters
Reno Evening Gazette - May 26, 1916MR. LOUIS MANGINI Submitted by Holly Hart
DIED
MANGINI - In Reno, May 22, 1916, Louis, dearly beloved son of John and Jennie Mangini, brother of Albini and Edith Mangini, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Cappura [sic]; a native of Nevada, aged nine years, eight months and 24 days.Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services at St. Thomas Aquinas church on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. Father Tubman officiating. Interment in St. Thomas' cemetery. Remains at the parlors of the Perkins-Gulling Company.
The Humboldt Sun - August 20, 2009MR. JIM MARCUERQUIAGA
Jim Marcuerquiaga, 56, of Sparks, passed away Aug. 13, 2009.
He is survived by his loving wife, Gayle, three children; Mathew of Sparks, Michael of Winnemucca and Linsey of Reno. Jim is also survived by his mother Lorraine Marcuerquiaga, brother, Jerry, both of Winnemucca and a sister, Joanna of Battle Mountain.
Jim was a true servant of God. He gave so much through his faith in praise of his Lord Jesus Christ. Knowing him brought a sense of peace to all that knew him. He was strong for his family and those who he adopted as family, which was most people he met.
Jim ran his own business in the Reno/Sparks area for 21 years, ColorGlo.
A Celebration of Life service is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, at 4 p.m. at Living Waters 155 Glendale Ave., Sparks. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Food Bank of Northern Nevada.
Wells Progress News - Februry 1966MRS. SIDONIA C. MCMULLEN - Submitted by Marcena Thompson
Last Rites Mrs. McMullen
Funeral services were conducted in Montello Saturday afternoon from the Montello Presbyterian church for Mrs. Sidonia Canfield McMullen, 84, who passed away in Sparks last week.Mrs. McMullen was a pioneer resident of Montello, but had made her home in Sparks in recent years.
The Reverend Al Fry of Wells conducted the services with Walton Funeral Home of Reno in charge of arrangements.
Among her survivors are a son, Jack Canfield of Montello.
The Humboldt Sun - November 16, 2009MS MARNIE E. MILLER
Marnie E. Miller, 82, passed away Nov. 5, 2009, in Reno. A native of Winnemucca she was born Oct. 20, 1927, to Martin C. and Minnie T. Miller and has been a resident of Sparks since 1961. She graduated from Winnemucca Grammar School in 1941 and from Humboldt County High School in 1945, receiving the Winnemucca Civic Scholarship. She was a member of Rainbow Girls and received the Grand Cross of Color Degree. From 1945 to 1947 she worked as Deputy Humboldt County Recorder.
Marnie graduated from UNR in 1951. While at UNR, she was Student Body Vice President, President of the Associated Women Students, a member of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, and was also elected to the Student Senate, Phi Kappa Phi, national scholastic honorary; Cap and Scroll, for outstanding senior women; Chi Delta Phi, English honorary; Fine Arts, of which she was president; Gothic N, serving as president; Sagens; and Saddle and Spurs. She served on the homecoming committee and on the yearbook and was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority. At graduation she was presented with the outstanding citizen of the graduating class award. She began her teaching career in the Washoe County School District in September of 1951, and received a Rotary International Fellowship of a year of graduate study at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, for 1952-1953. This fellowship was dedicated toward furthering International understanding and friendship as well as advanced educational study and involved many speaking engagements throughout Great Britain and upon returning to the United States. She completed her master's degree in education at UNR.
Teaching for six years in the U.S. Dependent Schools in Austria, Germany, England and Japan, there was also the opportunity for travel in Europe, Asia, North Africa, Russia and the Middle East.
After returning to Reno, she again taught in the Washoe County School District and was awarded the Washoe County Teacher's Association Distinguished Performance Award in 1969. She retired after 35 years of teaching in September, 1987.
She was a member of Chapter I, of P.E.O. Sisterhood, of which she served as president; a member of the Sparks First Church of the Nazarene; a life member of National Education Association; and a member of Nevada State Education Association and of the Retired Public Employees' of Nevada.
Surviving relatives include four sisters, Winneva Miller and Priscilla Dorazio of Reno; Eldora Hoyer of Clayton, Calif.; and Jewel Lojo of Richmond, Calif.; brother Stanley Miller of Sparks; and six nephews and a niece. She was proceeded in death by her parents and brothers Wyman and Alden.
Nevada State Journal - November 28 1936MRS. C. E. MOOTS
Mother Of Reno Woman Summoned In Illinois
Death Of Mrs. MootsMrs. C.E. MOOTS, mother of Mrs. Clarence BATH of Reno, Nevada died Thursday at her home in Bloomington, Illinois it was learned here (Reno) yesterday, she was 73 years old. Mrs. BATH visited her mother in Illinois last September.
[submitted by Foxie Hagerty]
Reno Gazette Journal - July 19, 1989MRS. CHARLIEN S. NELSON - Submitted by Marcena Thompson
Grass Valle, California - A graveside funeral for Montello native Charline Sidonia Nelson, 74 who died Sunday at Sierra Nevada Hospital, is scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno.
Mrs. Nelson was born Dec. 7, 1914, and had lived in Grass Valley a short time, coming from Sparks where she had resided for 36 years.
Surviving are her husband, Raymon F. Nelson of Grass Valley; daughters, Evelyn Johnston of Sparks, Lucile Lindsey of Naples, Fla., Melba Rae Pounds.
Reno Evening Gazette - December 12, 1906MR. HENRY MORRIS Submitted by Holly Hart
FORMER RENO MAN DIES IN CALIFORNIA
Henry Morris, formerly a resident of this city but for the past few years a real estate dealer in San Francisco, died at his home in that city last Monday night after an illness of several weeks.
He was 59 years of age and leaves a wife and five children, Jack, Roy, Addie, Emile, and Vernie to mourn his death.
He was a brother-in-law of Mrs. Sol Levy of this city, and was well known to all the old timers, having been engaged in business in this city for many years.
1921MRS. ADALINE B. PEACOCK
MRS. ADALINE BRANDON PEACOCK, 1838-1921
By MRS. J. M. McCoRMicK
Member of the Nevada Historical Society.She was one of the oldest and most respected residents of Reno. She was born at Huntington Mills, Pennsylvania, in 1838.
She was married to J. F. Peacock in 1859. In 1861 they started across the plains by ox team, and arrived at Dayton, Nevada, in 1862.
They went to Meadow Lake, California, in 1867, and came to Reno, Nevada, in 1869, where she made her permanent home up to the time of her death, March 22, 1921 . Her husband, J. F. Peacock, two daughters, Ella and Gertie, and a son, Frank, passed away several years ago, leaving Mrs. J. M. McCormick the only surviving member of the family.
Mrs. Peacock was a member of the Nevada Historical Society since its organization. She was a woman of sterling qualities and of a very sunny disposition, that saw the world only as beautiful. She had always a kind word and sympathy for those around her.
For those of her family and we who knew her best, her loss is keenly felt, but only temporarily, for we know that after a few short years and we will be called "To that city not made with hands."
"May friends who love thee, tell thee so, Ere night descends, to bid thee go."
Nevada Historical Society Papers
By Nevada Historical Society
Published by State Printing Office, 1922Contributed by Kim Torp
Reno Evening Gazette - December 12, 1906MRS. B. F. RHODES Submitted by Holly Hart
Mrs. Rhodes Dies.
Mrs. B. F. Rhodes died at her home yesterday afternoon after having been ill for nearly a year. She was born in Northport, Mo., in 1832. One daughter, Mrs. C. C. Pearson, survives her. The funeral will be held from the residence tomorrow afternoon.
Reno Evening Gazette - February 13, 1945MRS. JOSIE B. RITCHARDSON - Submitted by Elaine Elliott
Mrs. Ritchardson Dies Here Today
Lifelong resident of Nevada, Mrs. Josie B. Ritchardson died today. She had been a patient at the hospital for a week.
She was the wife of Will A. Ritchardson, for many years a peace officer here and now caretaker at the Orvis Ring school. Active in social and club affairs, she was a member of the Rebekah lodge, the Neighbors of Woodcraft and the American Legion auxiliary. She was born at Carson.
Surviving besides her husband are a son and daughter[sic] (should be daughter in-law) Edwin H. Cushing of White Pines, California, and Mrs. Jean Cushing of Reno, and a granddaughter, Barbara Jean Cushing of Reno. Funeral arrangements are in charge of the Ross-Burke Co.
(Note: Her maiden name was Josie B. Fellows, she married Fred A. Cushing, then Will A. Richardson)
Nevada State Journal - September 2, 1949MR. HENRY RITER
Henry Riter, Longtime Owner of Bowers Mansion, Pioneer Washoe Residence, Dies at 86.
Resident of Reno and Washoe county for 65 years and owner, with his wife, of Bowers Mansion for 44 years, Henry Riter, one of Washoe county's best known pioneer citizens, died yesterday at the age of 86.
Retired from active work since he and Mrs. Riter sold Bowers Mansion to Washoe county a few years ago in order that it would be preserved as a public recreational grounds, Mr. Riter has resided in Reno. He has been in failing health for the last few months and was in a hospital when he died.
Well known in business activities here long before the turn of the century, Mr. Riter's public career was wrapped up in Bowers Mansion which he and Mrs. Riter operated as a family recreational center for so long that there were few people in the county who did not know them and who had not enjoyed their hospitality at the historic Washoe Valley resort.
Bought It in 1903
Mr. Riter bought the property in 1903 at a time when he operated the Elite Brewery now the Reno Brewing Company in Reno and moved to Bowers mansion in 1917 to make his home. In the meantime he had improved the grounds, enlarged the swimming pool and converted the old mansion into a resort which was and still is western Nevada's favorite picnic ground.A native of Klingen Germany where he was born on October 8, 1863, Mr. Riter came to the U. S. when he was 17 years old and spent four years in Sacramento and vicinity. On March 11, 1885, he came to Reno and was associated with the Becker interests here for a number of years. He also operated the Elite Saloon at the corner of Virginia St. and Commercial Row which was a favorite gathering place for miners and cattlemen during that formative period in Reno's history.
In 1895 he acquired the old Hoffman Brewery and then sold it to the Reno Brewing Company but remained as one of the officials of the firm until 1917 when he gave up all outside activities to devote his attention to Bowers Mansion. He served for a time as vice president of the old Nevada Fire Insurance Company and held other property interests.
Married in 1888 On June 13, 1888 he was married in Reno to Lila Dixon whose death occurred in 1911 in San Francisco. In 1915 he was married to Miss Edna Robison daughter of Nevada pioneers and graduate of the University of Nevada normal school and she shared with Mr. Riter the pleasure as well as the problem incident to conducting Bowers Mansion.
On several occasions in recent years they rejected large offers for the property because in most instances the offers came from persons who wanted to convert the mansion into a road house and gambling establishment.
Three years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Riter announced that they wished to retire and the Reno Women's civic Club undertook the task of raising by popular subscription $100,000 to buy the property for public use. They obtained considerable money but not enough and the Washoe county commissioners urged by the public bought the place using the money raised by the club and also a $15,000 contribution made by Mr. and Mrs. Riter.
The women's group has been active in refurbishing the old house built by Sandy Bowers and his wife Eilley Orrum during the book days of the Comstock where they struck it rich and Mr. and Mrs. Riter have been helping them in obtaining gifts.
Mr. Riter always an ardent Democrat took active part in the political campaigns 30 years ago although he never sought office he was regarded as a fine friend by youngsters who frequented the picnic grounds. He tolerated no foolishness there but was always willing to help young and old have a good time in wholesome surroundings.
He was a member of Reno Lodge of Elks and the Knights of Pythias. He is survived by his widow.
Funeral services are being arranged by Ross Burke Company.
Nevada State Journal - September 30, 1911MRS. LILA (DIXON) RITER Submitted by Holly Hart
Mrs. Lila Riter Dies on the Coast
Pioneer Resident Succumbs to Long Illness; Had Many Friends Here.
Word was received last night of the death in San Francisco of Mrs. Lila Riter, wife of Henry Riter of this city. J. D. Oliver of the Perkins-Gulling company left last night on number 9 to make arrangements for the funeral which will be announced later.
Mrs. Riter was one of the early residents of Reno and was well known in this locality. She has been in ill-health for some time and spent the last three months with relatives on the coast in search of relief in the lower altitude. Mrs. Riter leaves in addition to her husband, Henry Riter, several sisters and brothers, William and Charles Dixon, Mrs. Scott Hart, Mrs. Amelia Williams, Mrs. Al Bergman. The late John Dixon was a brother.
Reno Evening Gazette - February 17, 1990MRS. FLORENCE R. ROGERS - Submitted by Marcena Thompson
Florence "Pat" Ruth Canfield Rogers, 73 of Sparks died Feb. 12, 1998 at her residence.
A Sparks native, she was born Aril 19, 1924 to Joseph and Marjorie Dowler Canfield and had lived in Sparks most of her life.
Mrs. Rogers was a sales clerk. She graduated from Sparks High School in 1941.
A daughter, Bonnie Kish Joyner, died in 1990.
Surviving are son, John and sister, Marjorie Bartlett, both of Reno, son, Scott of Las Vegas, daughter, Echo Taylor of Medford, OR., brother, Joseph Canfield Jr., and mother, Marjorie Dowler, both of Sparks, 10 grandchildren.
A private funeral will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are under the direction of Northern Nevada Memorial Cremation and Burial Society.
A memorial is being established with the Nevada Waterfowl Association, 319 Capital Hill Ave., Reno. 89502.
The Humboldt Sun - June 8, 2009MR. BOB SAMON
Bob Samon was born April 2, 1936 in Berkeley, Calif., and passed away June 1, 2009 in Reno after a hard-fought battle against cancer.
He attended schools in the Walnut Creek area and after graduating from high school, he attended the University of California at Davis.
Bob's life-long passion was anything connected to horses and ranching, so after college he came to Battle Mountain where he worked as a buckaroo for the W. I. Jenkins Land and Livestock Company, owned by long-time Nevada ranchers, Louise and "Cap" Marvel. He spoke happily of going out to summer range with the wagon in springtime with his string of horses and the other cowboys and coming back to the ranch only after the fall work was done.
When the company was split up, Bob worked for several ranches including those of Tom and Rosita Marvel in and around Battle Mountain and the "25" Ranch in Battle Mountain. He managed cattle, ran hay crews, and continued honing his skills as a horse trainer.
In between ranches, Bob owned and operated his own training and show horse business in California and Nevada. He also managed the performance horse program for Wilbur D. May at the Double Diamond Ranch.
In 1978, he married Nancy, his wife of 31 years, and they settled in Washoe Valley where they reside today. Bob worked all warehousing and construction and continued developing Samon Quarter Horses. He and Nancy bred, trained, and showed their own cutting horses to numerous championships while Bob continued training outside horses, giving lessons, and judging.
Bob's specialty was starting colts. Having spent several summers with Tom Dorrance, the originator and master of natural horsemanship, Bob applied many of the techniques he learned from Tom to produce young horses with good minds and solid foundations.
His other love was helping people with their own horses. He especially loved working with kids and guided several young cutters to National High School Rodeo finals.
He was a founding member and past president of Western Nevada Cutting Horse Association and a long-time member and past president of Nevada Reined Cow and Cutting Horse Association. He was also a longstanding member of the National Cutting Horse Association, the Nevada Farm Bureau, and the American Quarter Horse Association.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy; a son, Emitt of Las Vegas: a brother, Mike (Joann) of Easton. Maine; two granddaughters, Aisha and Coryna Samon of Reno; two brothers and sisters-in-law; a nephew, and many true and wonderful friends.
His was a proud legacy of a disappearing way of life. He will be greatly missed, but he made an awesome ride!
A celebration of Bob's life will be held Sunday, June 7 at 11 a.m. at Bowers Mansion in the Washoe Pavilion.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Bob's name may be made to Youth Scholarships, National Cutting Horse Association, 260 Bailey Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas , 76107.
Lake County Examiner (Lakeview, OR) - September 13, 1900MR. E. C. SESSIONS - Submitted by Jim Dezotell
E. C. Sessions, a highly respected citizen of Reno, died at that place Aug. 26th. Deceased was in Washoe county before the town of Reno was thought of. He was the father of Charles and Edward Sessions, of Ft. Bidwell.
Reno Gazette - December 13, 2001MR. DALE C. "TONY" SHERRILL - Submitted by Ida Maack Recu
Dale C. Sherrill, of Sparks, known to just about everyone as "Tony", passed away on December 11, 2001, at Washoe Medical Center. He was 83. Mr. Sherrill was born August 11, 1918, in Nauvoo, Illinois, the son of Henry and Effie (Smith) Sherrill. He had been a local resident since 1951.
Tony was an Army veteran of WW II, serving as a sergeant with the combat engineers in the South Pacific. He was a Teamster for 60 years, and a proud member of Local #533. Prior to a long career in the construction industry, he drove for Greyhound bus Lines for 14 years. Following his retirement in 1980, from H.M. Byars Construction, he was able to devote more time to the outdoor activities he so loved. Tony was an avid fisherman and enjoyed camping.
He is survived by his beloved wife Madaline, daughters, Loretta Sabini, Janet Taylor, Jackie Gilliland, all of Reno and Kathleen Mendenhall of Sacramento as well as nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
There will be a visitation on Friday, December 14, 2001, from 10:00 a.m. until noon at O'Brien-Rogers & Crosby Funeral Home, 600 West Second Street, Reno. A funeral service will follow immediately. Interment will be at Mountain View Cemetery.
Palestine Daily Herald, Palestine, Tex. - May 22, 1908HONORABLE JOHN SPARKS - Transcribed by C. Pinkston, submitted by Dale Donlon
Reno, NV
Governor Sparks DeadWas a Former Texan, and Had Been Ill for Some Time
Reno, Nev., May 22 - Governor Sparks died this morning of neuralgia of the heart. Gov. Sparks was formerly a resident of Taylor, Texas, and had hosts of friends in Texas as well as in his adopted state. He had been sick for some time.
Reno Evening Gazette - July 6, 1923MR. JACKSON SPURLING Submitted by Holly Hart
DIED
SPURLING -- In Reno, July 5, 1923, Jackson, beloved husband of Lorene Spruling and father of Mrs. J. J. Murphy and Sybil Spurling, a native of North Carolina, aged fifty-two years.Private funeral services will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the chapel of Groesbeck & O'Brion [sic]. Interment in Mountain View cemetery.
The Humboldt Sun - October 15, 2009MR. ALBERT H. TIETJEN
Albert Herman Tietjen, 80, of Reno, passed away at his home on Oct. 8,2009, following a brief battle with cancer. Albert (Al) was born in Winnemucca on Dec. 9, 1928, to Henry and Bernadine Tietjen. He was raised on a ranch in Paradise Valley with his two brothers, Herman and Heine, until shortly after his father's death in 1937. Later his mother remarried and the family moved to Reno.
As a young man, Al went into the bit and spur business with his cousin and they opened a shop in San Francisco, Calif. He was drafted into the Army in January 1951, and served in Korea through November of 1952. After returning from the war he was employed by the Ford dealership in Reno, and in his spare time continued to hone his skills as a bit and spur maker. During this time, Al met and married the love of his life, Elsie, in April of 1954.
Al later went into the bit business full-time and went on to become a world-renowned maker of some of the finest silver and gold bits and spurs ever made. Over, the years, Al was honored with numerous awards for his fine craftsmanship. He received an invitation in 1996 to participate in and exhibit his work at The Gathering of the Living Legends in Calgary, Canada. In 1998 he was an original inductee into the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association (TCAA). Also, in 2001 Al was the recipient of the Governor's Arts Award for Excellence in Folk Arts.
Al is survived by his wife of 55 years, Elsie; son John (Cindy); granddaughters Michaela and Amanda; Brother Herman (Anita) of Winnemucca; and several nieces and nephews. Al was preceded in death by his father Henry, step-father Bob Knieke, mother Bernadine, and brother Heine.
Services will ..be held on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, at 1,0 a.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, 1138 Wright St., Reno, (775) 323-6894. In lieu of flowers, you may donate to Saint Mary's Hospice, 18653 Wedge Pkwy, Reno (775) 770-3081 or the American Cancer Society 1-800-227-2345.
Inyo Register - July 12, 1979MR. WOODROW G. TOLES - Submitted by Marcena Thompson
Funeral services were held July 11 for Woodrow G. Toles, 64, of Rovana following his death July 8 at Northern Inyo Hospital.
The Rev. Ron T. Roberts of the First United Methodist Church officiated at the service, held at Brune-Talmage Chapel. Graveside services were held July 12, with Rev. John V. Moore of the First United Methodist Church of Reno, Nev. officiating. Interment was in the Masonic Memorial Garden, Reno.
Mr. Toles was born June 4, 1915 in Meeker, Colo. He is survived by his wife, June, of Rovana, several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The Humboldt Sun - October 27, 2008MR. PAUL J. VESCO
Paul James Vesco passed away recently near Las Vegas. He was born in Kemmerer, Wyo., on Sept. 2, 1954. The family moved to Winnemucca, and Paul attended school in Winnemucca and graduated in 1972.
He was good in art, math and shop. He played little league baseball and Babe Ruth baseball in Elko. He also played baseball in Salt Lake City, Utah. In high school he excelled in football and was awarded a four-year football scholarship to the University of Nevada. He played for the Wolf Pack for one year.
He joined the Marine Corp and during his time in the Marines he earned a membership in the 8th and I, which is the honor guard for the president of the United States of America.
His father and mother Paul and Rene Vesco of Winnemucca, his sister Jeanne Vesco Stewart of Phoenix, Ariz., his sister Monica of Cave Creek, Ariz., his sister Dr. Teresa Vesco of Scottsdale, Ariz., and his brother Chris and wife Julie of Las Vegas survive him. His nephews and nieces James and Marissa Stewart and Jose Parra, Niko Salvaggio and Morgyn ReAnn Vesco, great nephews and nieces Sebastian, Rachelle Rose and Jayden Stewart also survive him. His Aunts Arlene Garritson, Diana and Gale Vesco and his Uncle Jack Vesco and cousins Tim, Joe, Paul, Curt, Lorri, Cyndi, Vance and Jody Vesco and Tom, Susan, Elizabeth, and Patricia O'Doan also survive Paul.
After cremation there will be a private family memorial service in Phoenix, Ariz. Memorial donations can be made to Lakes Crossing, 500 Galletti Way, Sparks, Nevada.
