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Mary Ellen Allison died in Reno on 2 July 2020. Born in Salt Lake City 15 November 1922 to Mike and Mary Hegarty, the family then moved to McGill, Nevada, where Mary Ellen attended White Pine High School, graduating in 1942. Following her passion for helping others Mary Ellen attended Saint Mary's College of Nursing in San Francisco, graduating as a Registered Nurse in 1945. She married George Allison (her devoted husband for 59 years) in 1945; the couple moved to Reno, where she began her career as a nurse at Saint Mary's Hospital, where she stayed for 35 years. Mary Ellen was a devoted member of Our Lady of Snows Catholic Church, where she attended services every Sunday. She was also a member of the We Like to Dance Club for more than 50 years where she enjoyed dancing with her husband and later with her companion Heinz Gundlach. Mary Ellen and George traveled extensively after retirement and enjoyed every day together. Mary Ellen cared deeply for others and spent most of her life taking care of family as well as friends and neighbors. She was survived by three sons and four grandchildren. [Edited from a user-submitted, unsourced obituary.]
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Mary Ellen Allison died in Reno on 2 July 2020. Born in Salt Lake City 15 November 1922 to Mike and Mary Hegarty, the family then moved to McGill, Nevada, where Mary Ellen attended White Pine High School, graduating in 1942. Following her passion for helping others Mary Ellen attended Saint Mary's College of Nursing in San Francisco, graduating as a Registered Nurse in 1945. She married George Allison (her devoted husband for 59 years) in 1945; the couple moved to Reno, where she began her career as a nurse at Saint Mary's Hospital, where she stayed for 35 years. Mary Ellen was a devoted member of Our Lady of Snows Catholic Church, where she attended services every Sunday. She was also a member of the We Like to Dance Club for more than 50 years where she enjoyed dancing with her husband and later with her companion Heinz Gundlach. Mary Ellen and George traveled extensively after retirement and enjoyed every day together. Mary Ellen cared deeply for others and spent most of her life taking care of family as well as friends and neighbors. She was survived by three sons and four grandchildren. [Edited from a user-submitted, unsourced obituary.]
Full dates of birth/death/burial from cemetery records.
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Mary Ellen Allison died in Reno on 2 July 2020. Born in Salt Lake City 15 November 1922 to Mike and Mary Hegarty, the family then moved to McGill, Nevada, where Mary Ellen attended White Pine High School, graduating in 1942. Following her passion for helping others Mary Ellen attended Saint Mary's College of Nursing in San Francisco, graduating as a Registered Nurse in 1945. She married George Allison (her devoted husband for 59 years) in 1945; the couple moved to Reno, where she began her career as a nurse at Saint Mary's Hospital, where she stayed for 35 years. Mary Ellen was a devoted member of Our Lady of Snows Catholic Church, where she attended services every Sunday. She was also a member of the We Like to Dance Club for more than 50 years where she enjoyed dancing with her husband and later with her companion Heinz Gundlach. Mary Ellen and George traveled extensively after retirement and enjoyed every day together. Mary Ellen cared deeply for others and spent most of her life taking care of family as well as friends and neighbors. She was survived by three sons and four grandchildren. [Edited from a user-submitted, unsourced obituary.]
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Mary Ellen Allison died in Reno on 2 July 2020. Born in Salt Lake City 15 November 1922 to Mike and Mary Hegarty, the family then moved to McGill, Nevada, where Mary Ellen attended White Pine High School, graduating in 1942. Following her passion for helping others Mary Ellen attended Saint Mary's College of Nursing in San Francisco, graduating as a Registered Nurse in 1945. She married George Allison (her devoted husband for 59 years) in 1945; the couple moved to Reno, where she began her career as a nurse at Saint Mary's Hospital, where she stayed for 35 years. Mary Ellen was a devoted member of Our Lady of Snows Catholic Church, where she attended services every Sunday. She was also a member of the We Like to Dance Club for more than 50 years where she enjoyed dancing with her husband and later with her companion Heinz Gundlach. Mary Ellen and George traveled extensively after retirement and enjoyed every day together. Mary Ellen cared deeply for others and spent most of her life taking care of family as well as friends and neighbors. She was survived by three sons and four grandchildren. [Edited from a user-submitted, unsourced obituary.]
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ALLISON
George A.
1919 — 2004
Mary Ellen
1922 — 2020
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Date of Burial: 23 July 2020
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