Edmund Louis Cournia
November 12,1922--November 12, 2014
Ed was born in Crookston, MN, son of Roland and Josephine Cournia. He has two siblings, Anton Cournia (deceased) and Delores Jones who live in WI.
He leaves behind his wife, Audrey Crayton Cournia, his daughter, Andrea Gillespie, two grandsons, Nathaniel and Steve Gillespie and two great-grandsons, Noah and Abram. His nephews are Michael, Steven, and David Cournia, and Norman, Gary and Jeff Jones.
In his youth, he excelled in high school football and later played on the Green Bay Packers farm team before he joined the US Marine Corp in 1942. He fought in the South Pacifc and was last stationed in Okinawa when the first atom bomb was dropped. Returning home he enrolled in a culinary school under the GI Bill, until he was summoned back to California during the Korean Conflict. He instructed other GI's on methods of cooking for troops while engaged in battle.
He and his wife, Ann Doria Cournia, settled in San Fernando Valley, California and opened a barber shop and beauty salon, where he worked until 1977.
After his divorce he met his second wife, Audrey Crayton and together they moved to Reno, NV and opened a deli called The Onion Dogie Deli.
He loved working in the food industry and eventually went to work as a Quality Control supervisor for Sports Restaurants. He traveled between Reno, Sacramento, CA and Tampa, FL. At 62 years of age he retired due to an injury incurred at work.
Ed then began a small business called E.L. Enterprises and engaged in several woodworking hobbies. He created framed Victorian facades, built model ships, and many other projects.
He continued honing his cooking skills. He loved his kitchen and was most content preparing meals and watching his favorite programs on TV. Travel was another one of his passions. He loved meeting people and seeing different parts of the world. His other passion was telling jokes. He loved to amuse others and leave them laughing.
A Memorial Service will be held at Walton's Funeral Home on Sullivan Lane in Sparks, one block north of Oddie Blvd and Sullivan Lane on Friday, November 21st at 9 am. A reception for family and friends will be held following the service.
There will be a military service with full honors at 1 pm at the VA Cemetery in Fernley (exit 48 off I-80 freeway).
Published in Reno Gazette-Journal
November 12,1922--November 12, 2014
Ed was born in Crookston, MN, son of Roland and Josephine Cournia. He has two siblings, Anton Cournia (deceased) and Delores Jones who live in WI.
He leaves behind his wife, Audrey Crayton Cournia, his daughter, Andrea Gillespie, two grandsons, Nathaniel and Steve Gillespie and two great-grandsons, Noah and Abram. His nephews are Michael, Steven, and David Cournia, and Norman, Gary and Jeff Jones.
In his youth, he excelled in high school football and later played on the Green Bay Packers farm team before he joined the US Marine Corp in 1942. He fought in the South Pacifc and was last stationed in Okinawa when the first atom bomb was dropped. Returning home he enrolled in a culinary school under the GI Bill, until he was summoned back to California during the Korean Conflict. He instructed other GI's on methods of cooking for troops while engaged in battle.
He and his wife, Ann Doria Cournia, settled in San Fernando Valley, California and opened a barber shop and beauty salon, where he worked until 1977.
After his divorce he met his second wife, Audrey Crayton and together they moved to Reno, NV and opened a deli called The Onion Dogie Deli.
He loved working in the food industry and eventually went to work as a Quality Control supervisor for Sports Restaurants. He traveled between Reno, Sacramento, CA and Tampa, FL. At 62 years of age he retired due to an injury incurred at work.
Ed then began a small business called E.L. Enterprises and engaged in several woodworking hobbies. He created framed Victorian facades, built model ships, and many other projects.
He continued honing his cooking skills. He loved his kitchen and was most content preparing meals and watching his favorite programs on TV. Travel was another one of his passions. He loved meeting people and seeing different parts of the world. His other passion was telling jokes. He loved to amuse others and leave them laughing.
A Memorial Service will be held at Walton's Funeral Home on Sullivan Lane in Sparks, one block north of Oddie Blvd and Sullivan Lane on Friday, November 21st at 9 am. A reception for family and friends will be held following the service.
There will be a military service with full honors at 1 pm at the VA Cemetery in Fernley (exit 48 off I-80 freeway).
Published in Reno Gazette-Journal
Edmund Louis Cournia
November 12,1922--November 12, 2014
Ed was born in Crookston, MN, son of Roland and Josephine Cournia. He has two siblings, Anton Cournia (deceased) and Delores Jones who live in WI.
He leaves behind his wife, Audrey Crayton Cournia, his daughter, Andrea Gillespie, two grandsons, Nathaniel and Steve Gillespie and two great-grandsons, Noah and Abram. His nephews are Michael, Steven, and David Cournia, and Norman, Gary and Jeff Jones.
In his youth, he excelled in high school football and later played on the Green Bay Packers farm team before he joined the US Marine Corp in 1942. He fought in the South Pacifc and was last stationed in Okinawa when the first atom bomb was dropped. Returning home he enrolled in a culinary school under the GI Bill, until he was summoned back to California during the Korean Conflict. He instructed other GI's on methods of cooking for troops while engaged in battle.
He and his wife, Ann Doria Cournia, settled in San Fernando Valley, California and opened a barber shop and beauty salon, where he worked until 1977.
After his divorce he met his second wife, Audrey Crayton and together they moved to Reno, NV and opened a deli called The Onion Dogie Deli.
He loved working in the food industry and eventually went to work as a Quality Control supervisor for Sports Restaurants. He traveled between Reno, Sacramento, CA and Tampa, FL. At 62 years of age he retired due to an injury incurred at work.
Ed then began a small business called E.L. Enterprises and engaged in several woodworking hobbies. He created framed Victorian facades, built model ships, and many other projects.
He continued honing his cooking skills. He loved his kitchen and was most content preparing meals and watching his favorite programs on TV. Travel was another one of his passions. He loved meeting people and seeing different parts of the world. His other passion was telling jokes. He loved to amuse others and leave them laughing.
A Memorial Service will be held at Walton's Funeral Home on Sullivan Lane in Sparks, one block north of Oddie Blvd and Sullivan Lane on Friday, November 21st at 9 am. A reception for family and friends will be held following the service.
There will be a military service with full honors at 1 pm at the VA Cemetery in Fernley (exit 48 off I-80 freeway).
Published in Reno Gazette-Journal
November 12,1922--November 12, 2014
Ed was born in Crookston, MN, son of Roland and Josephine Cournia. He has two siblings, Anton Cournia (deceased) and Delores Jones who live in WI.
He leaves behind his wife, Audrey Crayton Cournia, his daughter, Andrea Gillespie, two grandsons, Nathaniel and Steve Gillespie and two great-grandsons, Noah and Abram. His nephews are Michael, Steven, and David Cournia, and Norman, Gary and Jeff Jones.
In his youth, he excelled in high school football and later played on the Green Bay Packers farm team before he joined the US Marine Corp in 1942. He fought in the South Pacifc and was last stationed in Okinawa when the first atom bomb was dropped. Returning home he enrolled in a culinary school under the GI Bill, until he was summoned back to California during the Korean Conflict. He instructed other GI's on methods of cooking for troops while engaged in battle.
He and his wife, Ann Doria Cournia, settled in San Fernando Valley, California and opened a barber shop and beauty salon, where he worked until 1977.
After his divorce he met his second wife, Audrey Crayton and together they moved to Reno, NV and opened a deli called The Onion Dogie Deli.
He loved working in the food industry and eventually went to work as a Quality Control supervisor for Sports Restaurants. He traveled between Reno, Sacramento, CA and Tampa, FL. At 62 years of age he retired due to an injury incurred at work.
Ed then began a small business called E.L. Enterprises and engaged in several woodworking hobbies. He created framed Victorian facades, built model ships, and many other projects.
He continued honing his cooking skills. He loved his kitchen and was most content preparing meals and watching his favorite programs on TV. Travel was another one of his passions. He loved meeting people and seeing different parts of the world. His other passion was telling jokes. He loved to amuse others and leave them laughing.
A Memorial Service will be held at Walton's Funeral Home on Sullivan Lane in Sparks, one block north of Oddie Blvd and Sullivan Lane on Friday, November 21st at 9 am. A reception for family and friends will be held following the service.
There will be a military service with full honors at 1 pm at the VA Cemetery in Fernley (exit 48 off I-80 freeway).
Published in Reno Gazette-Journal
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