A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Nevada > Mineral http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1001 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=45201 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Reno Evening Gazette Article Date: July 3 1935 Article Description: Early Resident Of Hawthorne Expires (Gio Bata "Joe" Laiola) Article Text: Hawthorne, 3 Jul - Gio Bata "Joe" Laiola, early resident of Hawthorne died at his home here Staurday morning (29 Jun 1935) after several years of inactive life and failing health at the age of 79. He was born in Genoa, Italy and came to this country before he was 20 years old and immediately made the state of Nevada his home, setteling in Eureka, where he engaged in mining, and then moved to Hawthorne where he made his home until his death with the exception of nine years spent in San Francisco with his daughter, Mrs. Rose KRETZ. After coming to Hawthorne he engaged in the wood business and held contracts with te Carson and Colorado for the furnishing in many thousands of cords of wood for their locomotives while the narrow gauge railroad operated through Hawthorne. He was actively interesed in minng and operated in many of the mining camps in Southern Nevada, after his wood business was stopped by the withdrawl of the railroad. He is survived by three daughters; Mrs. Delia STARKS and Mrs. Ann LARKIN of Oakland, CA and Mrs. Rose KRETZ of San Francisco. Mrs. STARKS and Mrs. KRETZ attended the funeral which was held in the Knights of Pythias Sunday afternoon (30 Jun 1935) at 2:00 with interment in the Hawthorne Cemetery. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NV-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com