Reno Evening Gazette, 12 Dec 1970
"Hawthorne - Steven A. Scanavino, 75 year old native of the famed ghost town of Bodie, Calif., died Wednesday in a Reno hospital.
Scanavino had been residing in Hawthorne for the last 20 years before being hospitalized in Reno. He was born April 19, 1895.
He was educated at the Scanavino Ranch near Mono Lake.
Scanavino was named superintendent of the Mineral County Power System here in 1952, a position he held for seven years. He worked as an electrical engineer throughout California and Nevada.
He wrote numerous historical articles about the early history of Bodie, Bridgeport and Hawthorne areas.
A veteran of WWI, he was a member of the Knights of Pythias, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his sister, Idelle Thompson of Stockton, Calif.; a brother, Paul Scanavino of Salt Lake City; and a number of nieces and nephews.
A Rosary will be recited Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Hawthorne Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church with Father William Avelia officiating. BUrial will be in the Bodie Cemetery."
Reno Evening Gazette, 12 Dec 1970
"Hawthorne - Steven A. Scanavino, 75 year old native of the famed ghost town of Bodie, Calif., died Wednesday in a Reno hospital.
Scanavino had been residing in Hawthorne for the last 20 years before being hospitalized in Reno. He was born April 19, 1895.
He was educated at the Scanavino Ranch near Mono Lake.
Scanavino was named superintendent of the Mineral County Power System here in 1952, a position he held for seven years. He worked as an electrical engineer throughout California and Nevada.
He wrote numerous historical articles about the early history of Bodie, Bridgeport and Hawthorne areas.
A veteran of WWI, he was a member of the Knights of Pythias, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his sister, Idelle Thompson of Stockton, Calif.; a brother, Paul Scanavino of Salt Lake City; and a number of nieces and nephews.
A Rosary will be recited Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Hawthorne Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church with Father William Avelia officiating. BUrial will be in the Bodie Cemetery."
Family Members
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John Scanavino
1889–1904
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Katherine Victoria "Kate" Scanavino Dondero
1890–1956
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PVT Louis Gregg Scanavino
1891–1918
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Mary Ann Scanavino Miller
1893–1963
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Idell Adellina Thompson
1894–1982
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Joseph Gregg "Joe" Scanavino Jr
1896–1955
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Peter J Scanavino
1898–1947
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Paul Dominich Scanavino
1901–1977
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David Scanavino
1903–1921
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Victor Manuel Scanavino
1907–1956
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