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Mrs. Merle MABRY, 1300 W Second St, died yesterday at a Reno hospital. She had been a resident of this community for the last four years. A native of Oklahoma, Mrs. MABRY was born on January 10, 1913 and was 37 years old at the time of her death. She was the mother of Mrs. Dorla Fern BAKER, of Santa Monica, and of Claud Allen MABRY of Reno. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ezra ELMORE of North McAllister, Okla., and she was the sister of Effie Irene SEAY, of Santa Monica and Henry Windfield ELMORE of Anchorage, Alaska. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 Friday afternoon from the Ross-Burke Co. chapel, with R. B. WEAVER as clergyman. Interment will be in the Masonic cemetery.
A celebration of life for Pearl MACDONALD, 82, who died April 12 in Las Vegas, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 5 at the Mac Donald home.
She was born July 4, 1922 to Burney and Pearl Theresa LANGSTON in Reno.
She worked as a 21 dealer in several casinos in Reno and dealt to many famous people
including Howard HUGHES and Chico MARX. She received her private pilot's license in 1944
and after marrying her husband Sid, they traveled to the Philippines, Shanghai, Manila and Hong Kong.
She was a member of the Neighborhood Watch in Pahrump. She gave freely of her time and was always there to help anyone that needed her. Her children Kim (Cash) MITCHELL of Reno and Kit MACDONALD of Las Vegas; sisters Jessie HOLMES of Green Acres, WA and Margaret BARISKI of Santa Rosa, CA; grandchildren Christopher and Steven; and many dear friends and neighbors survive her. Her husband of 47 years, Sid, and brothers Lige LANGSTON, Don LANGSTON and Jack LANGSTON preceded her in death.
In Lieu of flowers donations may be made to Nathan Adelson Hospice.
MACKAY, Mary Catherine [ Blakely ] [ Williamson ] "Mollie" – born 12/27/1916, Reno, NV; died 11/18/2005, aged 88; contributed 2023 from Legacy & Memory of Jose Rivera Nieves [no obituary found at Heritage Hub]
ARSEN MALO DIES AT AGE OF EIGHTY-TWO
Arsen MALO, for over half a century a resident of Ormsby County, passed away at his home in this city at 5:20 o'clock this morning from an illness from which there could be no recovery.An infection set in one of his feet several weeks ago and physicians announced to the family shortly afterward that his death would be a matter of but a short time. Because of his advanced age, an operation was deemed inadvisable and efforts were directed toward alleviating the pain.
Mr. MALO was born in Canada eighty-two and a half years ago today. He came to Nevada when but a young man and engaged in business here. After a few years, he took employment with the Virginia & Truckee Railway and was engaged by the railway for over fifty years, for the greater part of the time in the yards in this city.Surviving relatives are his wife, two daughters; Mrs. Walter MCKEOUGH of Carson and Mrs. Joe WOODS (sic) of San Francisco, and two sons, Oscar of Virginia City and Rudolph of Gardnerville.
The funeral will take place Wednesday morning with a high mass at St. Theresa's Church at ten o'clock. Interment will be in the Catholic Cemetery. NOTE: Mr. Barton advises that his great-grandfather is buried in Lone Mountain Cemetery.TWO MINERS KILLED IN MINE NEAR LANFAIR
SEARCHLIGHT MAN SACRIFICES HIS LIFE IN VAIN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE OTHERSJack MARTIN of Searchlight and Roy SCHOEMAKER of Lanfair were killed by the caving in of an old shaft in the Old Hansen mine near Lanfair, California, about 20 miles from Searchlight, MARTIN sacrificing his life in an attempt to rescue SHOEMAKER.
On Monday, October 4, Roy SHOEMAKER and his brother were working removing the timbers from the old shaft. Roy went down on the ladder and started to work, when his brother who was at the top of the shaft, heard a noise and found that the shaft had caved.Help was sought at Lanfair, but there being no miners there, word was sent to Searchlight asking for help. Jack MARTIN and Bert MIZER responded to the call. Upon their arrival they went to work with Jack THOMAS and another man from Lanfair. MARTIN and THOMAS went below and started digging for SHOEMAKER's body while the other two began to build a bulkhead in the shaft as a protection against further caving.
MARTIN and THOMAS had nearly reached SHOEMAKER's body when a second cave occurred, carrying the bulkhead down and a mass of rocks onto the men below. MARTIN was completely covered and probably lived but a few minutes. THOMAS succeeded in extricating himself in two or three hours, although buried to his waist. He suffered severe lacerations to the legs, arms and hands and was taken to his home in Lanfair where he is recovering.Word was sent to Searchlight for more help and four cars of miners went to the rescue. It was found impossible to do anything until the shaft was retimbered. John R. MENDENHALL of Searchlight took charge of that work, which was pushed with all possible speed. However, it was six days from the time of the first accident and five days from the time MARTIN was entombed until the bodies were recovered.
The body of Roy SHOEMAKER was buried at the mine. He had been a resident of Lanfair for about ten years. But little is known of his relatives or his former life.The body of Jack MARTIN was taken to Searchlight for burial. He had been a resident of that camp for a number of years and bore a fine reputation as a man. He was closely associated with C. L. Aug. MAHN. He has stated that he had a son in the U. S. Army, but nothing more is known of his relatives.
MARTIN, Richard Russell "Curley" [ Scott ] – born 09/11/1925, Eureka, NV; died 12/28/2004, aged 79; last known residence Reno, Washoe County, NV; contributed 2023 from Legacy & Memory of Jose Rivera Nieves [no obituary found at Heritage Hub]
as reported by John MINEDEAU - "I am his brother-in-law; he was 21 years of age, single, and was born in Deerfersies, Devon, England; he has two sisters living in Cornwall, both married; one is my wife, and the other is married to a man in good circumstances; his father lives in Georgia; he had no other relatives that I know of; I do not know of deceased having any money or property."
A GRUESOME TRAGEDY AT R.R. EATING HOUSE
LOUIS H. MAYER COMMITS SUICIDE WITH RAZOR WHILE TEMPARARILY{sic} INSANELouis H. MAYER, who arrived in Vegas Sunday morning, May 11, to take a position as pantryman at the railroad eating house in this city, was found Tuesday evening about 10:30 in his room on the second floor of the eating house, lying on the floor, his body partly under the bed, dead from a ghastly cut in the throat. The body and the room were splashed with a gory flood, the man's jugular vein having been severed and his death struggles having apparently been strenuous.
Coroner LILLIS and Dr. LYNWALTER were called and viewed the body that night, after which it was removed to the undertaking rooms. The inquest was held Wednesday, the 14th, Coroner LILLIS having summoned M. M. RILEY, J. F. COYLE and J. M. EVANS to act as jurors.Charles M. MADDEN was the first witness examined. He testified that he had known the deceased about 3 days. He was sent here from Los Angeles as a pantryman: "I was going to bed about 11 o'clock and was called by the porter telling me that the pantryman was dead. I asked the porter to go for a doctor, which he did. So after Dr. LYNWATER and the nurse came we went to the room and found the pantryman dead, lying on the floor under the bed. The doctor and nurse sent for the coroner. After we came out I locked the door and no one entered the room. When he arrived on May 11, he told me that he had worked at the Beverly Hotel at Los Angeles and said he was born in Indiana.
Jerry USICK testified that he was porter at the eating house. Had known the deceased three days. "He told me that he was registered (for the draft) at Reno, September 11, 1918 as Louis Henry MAYER."Dr. Don C. LYNWATER testified that he is a physician and surgeon. Examined the deceased for the R. R. Co. for the position of pantryman and found him normal. "He made a statement to the effect that they suspected him of being pro-German, a German spy and a bank robber. I do not know who those parties were. He voluntarily offered this confession. In mind he seemed melanchollac. He said certain persons were after him and that they were going to 'get him tonight.' From his talk I did not understand that it was the U. S. Government. When I was called to the death scene I found a pool of blood with the body under the bed, no pulse or respiration. The cause of death was a cut with which he severed the jugular vein and external carotid artery."
Phillip William LEDERER testified that he had known the deceased since May 11. "He said he had a daughter about 16 years old. Did not mention any other relatives. I saw him last alive about 8:30 p.m., May 13. I roomed with him. He was lying on his right side, his head under the bed in a pool of blood. I was going to bed after my shift was over. I went up the stairs and knocked at the door numerous times and could get no reply. I went down stairs and told the second cook who happened to be in the kitchen. He said he thought he was in bed and to keep knocking if I couldn't get in any other way. I went up stairs with the porter and he tried the door with his key and succeeded in opening it. I went in and turned on the switch and found him lying on his right side covered with blood. I turned off the switch and ran down stairs and told the second cook, who notified Mr. MADDEN. When Mr. MADDEN came in he sent for the doctor. I went up stairs again and saw the body lying on its back and under the bed, the feet protruding slightly. That is all I did. I went to sleep in a small room in the yard."E. J. TOMLISON testified that he has been a resident of Las Vegas since May 5th. That he is second cook at the eating house and had known the deceased for about two days. "I had a conversation with him yesterday evening, from about 7:30 to 8:30. He stated to me that they were going to get him. He told me to go into his grip and get letters and pictures of and from his wife and daughter who I think he said lived in Indianapolis. Telling me also that he was going to be tarred and feathered and killed by 'them'; stating also that he wasn't the man they thought he was. I asked him, 'what is the matter with you, Harry? Are you a dope fiend? 'No,' he replied, 'though I have been on an awful drunk at Vernon and cigarettes have done the rest.' I implored him to go to bed, that no one was going to harm him. He replied, 'It's no use, Uncle Sam always gets the man he is after, but they are mistaken. I am not the man. I am not a pro-German or a robber.' He asked me if I really thought he could go to bed without being killed before daylight. I told him, 'certainly'. I then went with him to the kitchen and I suppose he went to his room.
The verdict of the jury delivered through J. M. EVANS, foreman, found that the deceased was a native of the United States, about 30 years of age. That he came to his death on May 13 by a razor held in his hand, by cutting the jugular vein and main arteries in his neck while temporarily insane.Among the effects of the deceased the coroner found $5 in currency, $2.55 in silver, one small gold watch and a very light watch chain, one suit of new and one suit of old clothes, underclothing, etc.
A message to Indianapolis by the coroner brought a response from Mrs. Mayme MAYER, probably the wife of the deceased man. Arrangements for the disposition of the remains have not been completed pending further instructions from the relatives."the deceased was a native of Cornwall, Canada
West; about 25 years of age, and unmarried; leaves a father and mother
in Canada, in fair circumstances, one brother, married, and three sisters,
one married and the others single. Deceased had no money or property, as
far as we can ascertain, except $37.00 on his person when taken out of
the mine.
"deceased was a native of Canada West, aged about 27 years, and unmarried; he leaves an aged mother and a large family of brothers and sisters, most of them in Canada; no money was found on his person, or certificates of any money to his mother or not, but many of his friends think he did."
McNINCH Blackmon, Terry R. [ Dahlby ] – born 04/19/1955, Las Vegas, NV; died 03/14/2004, aged 48; contributed 2023 from Legacy & Memory of Jose Rivera Nieves [no obituary found at Heritage Hub]
McPHEE, John D. – born 04/03/1921, Reno, NV; died 11/25/2006, aged 85
Age 85 , passed away in Sun City West, AZ on November 25, 2006. He was born on
April 3, 1921 in Reno, Nevada. He graduated from Fremont High School in Oakland,
CA in 1940. He served in the 82nd Airborne during WWII. He worked as a
lithographer for 49 years retiring in 1995. He and his wife,Jo moved to Arizona
in 2004. He served as Commander of VFW Post 2509, and was past Master of Masonic
Blue Lodge in Castro Valley, CA. He was a member of the Scottish Rite and
Shriners; also president of Shriners Golf Club. He is survived by his wife, Jo,
daughter Kay Moon, Sun City West, AZ; son Douglas McPhee, Medford, OR; eight
grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held at 9:00 am,
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at Camino del Sol Funeral Chapel, 13738 W. Camino
del Sol, Sun City West, AZ. A memorial service will follow one hour after the
viewing. A graveside service will be held at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, November
29th at the National Memorial Cemetery of AZ, 23029 N. Cave Creek Road, Phoenix,
AZ. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2929 E.
Thomas, Phoenix, AZ 85016.
Source: The Daily Review, Hayward, CA,
November 28, 2006; contributed from Legacy & Memory of Jose Rivera Nieves and
Heritage Hub.
MENSINGER, Estelle R. [Ede ] – born 12/21/1905, Reno, NV; died 08/15/2003,
aged 97
Estelle R. Ede Mensinger, 97, of Escalon died Friday at Memorial
Medical Center, Modesto. Mrs. Mensinger was a native of Reno. She lived in
Escalon 62 years. She was a homemaker. She also taught and was a principal in
Lone Tree and Valley Home from 1945 to 1950. She was a 50-year member of the
Order of the Eastern Star, Escallonia Chapter, the Escalon Grange and California
State Grange. She is survived by her children, Merle Mensinger Jr. of Riverbank
and Audrey Gillispie of Escalon; and five grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Merle Mensinger.
A private graveside service will be at Burwood Cemetery. No public visitation.
The Colonial Chapel of Franklin & Downs, Modesto, in charge of arrangements.
Remembrances may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, 2425 Stockton Blvd.,
Sacramento 95817; or the Escalon Library, 1540 Second St., Escalon 95320.
Source: The Modesto Bee, August 16, 2003; contributed from Legacy & Memory
of Jose Rivera Nieves and Heritage Hub.
Minnie Miller
Winnemucca resident and author of children’s books Minnie G. Miller, 84, died Sunday [27 Nov 1977] in a Sparks hospital. She was born April 13, 1893 in Kingman, Ariz. Mrs. Miller was a former employee of the American Express Co. in New York City and for years had been a telegrapher for the Santa Fe Railroad and later Western Pacific Railroad.
She had had two books published and about 150 stories published in various magazines. Mrs. Miller was a member of the Order Of Eastern Star, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Aden Kindred Society and the Methodist Church of Winnemucca.
Survivors include her husband Martin C. of Winnemucca; sons Alden of Reno and Stan of Sparks; daughters Eldora Hoyer of Clayton, Calif., Marni Miller of Sparks, Winneva Miller and Priscilla Dorazio, both of Reno, and Jewel Lojo of Richmond, Calif.; brothers Joe Tarr of Fort Morgan, Colo., and Stinson Tarr of Portland, Ore., and seven grandchildren.
A funeral is scheduled for 10am Tuesday at Walton’s Sparks Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in San Diego, Calif.
Katherine MILTON, age 90, died Wednesday, August 11, 2004, in Las Vegas.
She was born May 4, 19114 in New York, New York, to Spiro and Helen MANOS ROKOS (sic).On September 25, 1939, she married George MILTON in Manhattan, New York. He preceded her in death on July 25, 1980.
MILTON lived most of her life in New York. In 1993, she moved to Overton to be near her nephew. She loved to read and she loved her time traveling through Europe. She was always close with her nieces and nephews.Survivors include one sister, Julie ANTHONY of Hawaii; three nephews and three nieces, including Spero BETTALICO of Overton, and one sister-in-law, Marge ROKUS (sic) of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Funeral services were held in Monday, August 16, 2004, at the New Rochaell Greek Orthodox Church. Interment was in Rye, New York.MITCHELL, Valerie – born 10/08/1964, Schurz, NV; died 12/31/2001, aged 37; contributed from Legacy & Memory of Jose Rivera Nieves and Heritage Hub [no obituary found at Heritage Hub].
"deceased was nearly 23 years of age, and born
in the Parish of Kinkinhorn, Cornwall, England, where he leaves a father
and mother; leaves a brother in Gold Hill, and another brother somewhere
in the Eastern States; deceased left no money or property."
MORGAN, Joey Dennis [ Black ] – born 04/20/1974, Reno, NV; died 01/31/2007, aged about 32; contributed from Legacy & Memory of Jose Rivera Nieves and Heritage Hub [no obituary found at Heritage Hub].
A native of Tyler, Minn., he was born April 30, 1923. He had been a resident of Fallon since 1973, and previously lived in Carson City.
MORSETH was a retired supervisor of the state Adult Parole and Probation Office in Fallon and was past president of the Western Nevada Peace Officers Association. He retired from his job with the state in 1978. Since then he has served on occasion as acting municipal court judge in Fallon and as an instructor for the Churchill Traffic Survival School.MORSETH served in the Navy and attended Yankton College in South Dakota, where he obtained degrees in theology and English. He had served in congregational churches in South Dakota and Nebraska. He was a member of the Four Wheel Warriors of Carson City.
He was preceded in death by his father, Clarence, and brother, Dick MORSETH. Surviving are his widow, Nedra, and son, Rand SCHUFT, both of Fallon; sons, Don P. MORSETH of Reno, Scott SCHUFT of Rapid City, S.D., and Rick SCHUFT of Henderson; daughter Pam BURNS of Boulder, Colo; mother, Mrs. C.E. MORSETH of Clara City, Minn.; sisters, Oriet BLAIR of Webster City, Iowa, Margaret WEISBECKER of Clara City, Minn., and Helen LATHER of Huron, S.D.; and 10 grandchildren.A funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at the Austin, Matson and Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be at the Fallon Cemetery. A memorial is being established with the Nevada Heart Association.
Fatally Injured -At the hour of going to press word was brought to the Appeal office that Dan MULDOON of the MULDOON Ranch on the King's Canyon Road just west of town had received fatal injuries from the kick of a fractious horse which he was handling. It is said that the unfortunate young man had had the entire side of his head crushed in and that there was but slight chance, if any, of his recovery. The news will be received with sorrow by the many friends of the family.
ANOTHER PIONEER GONE
Death of Dan MURPHY, the Nevada Cattle King.
Daniel MURPHY, the well known cattle king and one of the largest land owners on the Pacific Coast, died at Elko last Sunday morning of inflammation of the bowels, after an illness of but a few days. His wife and daughter came up from California the night before he died, and were with him when he breathed his last. His son also was with him.
Daniel MURPHY was born in Nova Scotia in 1825, and at the age of fifteen settled in Missouri with his father's family. At the age of nineteen he crossed the plains and settled at San Jose, California, in 1844. After the discovery of gold he mined for a time, then turned his attention to stock raising, remaining in the cattle business ever after.
In January, 1851, Mr. MURPHY was married to Mis Mary FISHER, daughter of Captain FISHER - one of the early settlers of California and formerly a Cape Cod sea Captain - by whom he had six children, three of whom died in infancy. Of the three remaining children, the eldest, a daughter, since deceased, was married to O. E. CHAPMAN, of San Jose, and two children, the result of this union, are living. The two surviving children of Mr. MURPHY are Miss Diana and Daniel MURPHY Jr.
He had amassed a very large fortune in lands in California, New Mexico and Arizona, and he probably owned more land and a greater number of cattle in Nevada than any other man in the State. His estate is variously estimated at from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000. Although owning a palatial residence at San Jose, California, he preferred to spend the most of his time at Halleck Station, on the Central Pacific Railroad, in Elko County, which place was his business headquarters.
Mr. MURPHY was a man of remarkable social qualities,and had endeared himself to a large circle of friends by his generosity, integrity in all business transactions, and his universal good nature, always having a good word for rich and poor alike. His death will be greatly regretted by the many who know him in California and generally throughout the Pacific Coast. The remains were taken to San Jose for burial.