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Donald Gilbert Revelle
A memorial service for Donald Gilbert Revelle, 72, a 13-year resident of Dayton, will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Family in Carson City.
Mr. Revelle died Oct. 2, 2004, at home of cancer.
He was born Sept. 5, 1932, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, to Albert and Mabel Revell.
He married Nellie Rawson Oct. 12, 1963, in Cheektowaga, N.Y.
Before moving to Dayton, he lived in Hawthorne, Calif.
He became a naturalized U.S. citizen on Oct. 27, 1967.
Mr. Revelle retired from American Airlines in 1992 after 38 years.
Most recently, he was part-time custodian for St. Paul's Lutheran Family, where he was also an active member of the congregation.
He enjoyed drinking a good cup of coffee; listening to George Jones' music; coaching Little League; watching NASCAR races; rooting for the Anaheim Angels, San Jose Sharks and Buffalo Bills; and volunteering at the Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
On Aug. 28, 2000, he was appointed by Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn to the State Council on Libraries and Literacy and served three years.
He served in the U.S. Army as a military police officer from 1955 to 1957, followed by four years of reserve duty.
Among his survivors are his wife of nearly 41 years; daughter Karen Revelle and significant other Steve Jones of Lakewood, Calif.; daughters and sons-in-law Cheryl and Carl Ewing of Fernley and Debbie and James Bottieri of El Segundo, Calif.; grandchildren Courtney Woo of Fernley, Kyle Matsko of Dayton and Ryan Revelle of Fernley; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Donald G. Revelle Memorial Fund, c/o St. Paul's Lutheran Family, 1201 N. Saliman Road, Carson City, NV 89701; or St. Mary's Hospice of Northern Nevada, Reno Office, 3605 Grant Drive, Reno, NV 89509.
FitzHenry's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Gunder J. Olesen
Gunder J. Olesen, 92, a Gardnerville resident for the past 16 years, died Oct. 7 at home. He was born Oct. 31, 1911, in Hartford, Conn., to Hans and Bertha Olesen.
He spent most of his life in Southern California before moving to Gardnerville.
Mr. Olesen was an electrician. He enjoyed boating and taking trips from San Pedro, Calif., to Catalina Island. He was a Lutheran.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marian, in June 1996; and son, Keith, in September 2000.
Among his survivors are his daughter and son-in-law, Sylvia and Peter Smith and brother and sister-in-law, Anker and Margaret, all of Gardnerville; grandson and wife, Scott and Tracy Smith of Dana Point, Calif.; great grandson, Kyle Smith; great-granddaughter, Reagan Smith; and many nieces and nephews.
Burial was at Eastside Memorial Park.
FitzHenry's Carson Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Charles Wilson Ridgeway Sr.
A celebration of life for Charles "Chuck" Wilson Ridgeway Sr., 81, a Sparks resident for the past two years, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at 4625 Canyon Drive in Reno.
Mr. Ridgeway died Oct. 8, 2004, at home. He was born Sept. 17, 1923, in Quapaw, Okla., to Eugene and Mable Ridgeway. He grew up in Kansas, Missouri and Oregon.
He married Dorothy Wakeman May 2, 1945, in San Jose, Calif.
Before moving to Sparks, he lived in Greenville, Calif., and Kings Beach.
Mr. Ridgeway also lived in Novato, Calif., where he was co-owner of A&R Body Shop. He later worked for the Novato Fire District as a purchasing agent and moved up to the rank of captain.
He was an officer in the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and assistant scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts of America. After relocating to Kings Beach, he was assistant chief, chief and retired from the North Tahoe Fire Protection District. He enjoyed camping, fishing and traveling in his RV.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in June 1932, and served in the European Theatre and the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded a Purple Heart, good- conduct medal, European African, Middle Eastern Theatre ribbon and a battle star. He was honorably discharged in October 1944.
He was preceded in death by his mother, brother and four sisters.
Among his survivors are his wife of 59 years of Sparks; daughter, Norma Conway of Carson City; son, Charles Jr. of Windsor, Calif.; grandchildren Dennis Conway and Danielle Conway, both of Carson City, Diane Strand of Reno, Wendy Hummel of Sparks and Cliff Ridgeway of Windsor; sister, Ruby Kidder of Lake Havasu, Ariz.; eight great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary's Hospice.
John Sparks Memorial Cremation & Burial Society is in charge of arrangements.
May Meta Greer-Hiatt
A funeral for May Meta Greer-Hiatt, 86, a South Lake Tahoe and Stateline area resident for the past 30 years, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Hope Lutheran Church of the Sierra, 930 Julie Lane, South Lake Tahoe.
Mrs. Greer-Hiatt died Oct. 10, 2004, at home in Stateline. She was born May 19, 1918, in Milwaukee to William and Meta Heyn Woolweber.
Mrs. Greer-Hiatt served 27 years in the Los Angeles County Child and Family Services office as a transcriber. After retiring to South Lake Tahoe, she was church secretary of Hope Lutheran Church of the Sierra. She was actively involved in the South Lake Tahoe and Douglas County senior citizens groups. She enjoyed nature and gambling.
She was a founding member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lynwood, Calif., and was active in its women's guild and church office. She excelled at hand sewing and won many ribbons for her embroidery entries at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, a sister and her husband of 41 years Frank Greer.
Among her survivors are her husband Charles Hiatt of Stateline; daughter, Linda Whitley of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; son, Frank Greer of Pomona, Calif.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
McFarlane Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Donald Ray Wall
Donald Ray Wall, 66, a Gardnerville resident for the past 14 years, died Oct. 6, 2004, at Washoe Medical Center in Reno after a long illness.
Mr. Wall was born July 23, 1938, in Tribbette, Okla., to Odell and Joy Dearmore Wall.
He enjoyed cars, planes and guns. He earned a master's degree in aviation. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1984 and served as a test pilot at Fort Ord, Calif.
Mr. Wall was a member of the Sierra Sagebrush Flyers, the Disabled American Veterans, the National Rifle Association and the Valley Cruisers.
Among his survivors are his wife Madgelean of Gardnerville; daughter Christine Rodriguez of San Jose, Calif.; son Steven Cokley of Gardnerville; sister Susie McConniel of Timbo, Ark., and seven grandchildren.
No services will be held.
Donations in his memory may be made to the Disabled American Veterans Memorial Program, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45250-0301.
Cremation will be at FitzHenry's Crematory. FitzHenry's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Reinhard "Lee" Speltz
A memorial service for Reinhard "Lee" Speltz, 92, of Minden will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Gall Catholic Church in Gardnerville.
Mr. Speltz died Sept. 29, 2004, at home.
He was born April 16, 1912, in Rollingstone, Minn.
He joined the Minnesota National Guard and was promoted to second lieutenant in the mid-1930s after completing officer candidate school.
His unit was called to active duty early in 1941. He was stationed in Riverside, Calif., and San Francisco, where he commanded an anti-aircraft artillery battery.
Shortly after Pearl Harbor, he was transferred to the South Pacific, and was in Okinawa at the end of the war.
After the war in 1946, Col. Speltz was stationed in Seoul, South Korea, where he met and married Floe Otteson.
For the following 12 years, he was stationed in various areas, including Fort Davis in the Panama Canal Zone, and retired in 1958 as a full colonel at Fort Sam Houston in Texas.
After retirement, he moved to Zephyr Cove, where he had various jobs while studying for his real estate license, which he received in 1960.
He retired from his real estate business in 1979, and remained at Lake Tahoe until 1997, when he moved to Minden.
He was active in various organizations, including Rotary, Chamber of Commerce and the Retired Officers Association.
He volunteered to sit on several boards of community organizations.
Among his survivors are his wife of 57 years and sons Gordon of Minden and Richard of Sacramento.
Memorial contributions may be made to the South Lake Tahoe Chapter of the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 17962, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96151.
Emmet Robert Conklin
A funeral for Emmet Robert Conklin, 84, a Carson City resident for the past 21 years, will be at 9 a.m. Friday at FitzHenry's Funeral Home.
Mr. Conklin died Oct. 4, 2004, at Tahoe Pacific Hospital in Reno.
He was born March 3, 1920, in South Pasadena, Calif., to Emmet Robert Sr. and Nellie Webber Conklin. Before moving to Carson City, he lived in Southern California.
Mr. Conklin was a machinist for Freightliner Trucking for many years.
He was an avid fan and follower of David John and the Comstock Cowboys. Music was a passion. He was an amateur radio operator and held a general-class license.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Edna Mae Stevenson.
Among his survivors are his wife, June of Carson City; son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Jeanne of Venice, Calif.; daughters and sons-in-law Linda and Bill Fowler of Corona, Calif., and Rosalind and Paul Andrews and daughter, Rebecca Conklin of Portland, Ore.; stepchildren and spouses Patricia and Delbert Naylor of Colton, Ore., Debbie and Ron Raef of Vancouver, Wash., Judy and Patrick Cox, Al and Candy Kramer and Dona and Bob Tuttle of Carson City, and Barbara and Wayne Testolin of Elko; 19 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Burial will be at 11 a.m. in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, Calif.
FitzHenry's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
