Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Spouses
Birth12 Apr 1902, Nevada4337
Death30 Dec 1958, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada4337
Memosuicide
Burial2 Jan 1959, Cremation: Mountain View Crematory4337
FatherJohn Frederick KLEPPE (1872-1938)
MotherPearl Mae MORTON (1876-1932)
Marriage9 Mar 1927, Truckee Meadows, Washoe County, Nevada
Census notes for Nell BAKER
1930 Nevada, Washoe County, City of Reno, ward 5, E.D. 1612, sheet 24A, stamped page 167 (taken 28 Apr 1930)
643 Chestnut, dwelling 203 (from sheet 7A listing), family 277
Kleppe, Ernest J., head, rents, $55, no radio, male, white, age 28, married at age 24, born Nevada, father born Nevada, mother born Iowa, rancher
———, Nell, wife, female, white, age 24, married at age 21, born Washington, father born Germany, mother born California, bookkeeper, department store
1940 Nevada, Washoe, Sparks Township, E.D. 16-30, sheet 1B (taken 2-30 Apr 1940)
19 Glendale, household 19, owns, $3500
Klepe, Ernest head, male, white, age 37, married, 2yrs high school, born Nevada, lived in rural Nevada in 1935, rancher
———, Nell, wife, female, white, age 34, married, 2 yrs high school, born Washington, lived in rural Nevada in 1935, housewife
——————————deceased
643 Chestnut, dwelling 203 (from sheet 7A listing), family 277
Kleppe, Ernest J., head, rents, $55, no radio, male, white, age 28, married at age 24, born Nevada, father born Nevada, mother born Iowa, rancher
———, Nell, wife, female, white, age 24, married at age 21, born Washington, father born Germany, mother born California, bookkeeper, department store
1940 Nevada, Washoe, Sparks Township, E.D. 16-30, sheet 1B (taken 2-30 Apr 1940)
19 Glendale, household 19, owns, $3500
Klepe, Ernest head, male, white, age 37, married, 2yrs high school, born Nevada, lived in rural Nevada in 1935, rancher
———, Nell, wife, female, white, age 34, married, 2 yrs high school, born Washington, lived in rural Nevada in 1935, housewife
——————————deceased
Obituary notes for Nell BAKER
Mrs. E.J. Kleppe Dies Suddenly
Heart Attack Claims Matron
Stricken with a heart attack, Mrs. Nellie Baker Kleppe died Sunday night at her home in the Glendale district. She had been in apparent good health and her death came as a shock to her many friends.
She was the wife of Ernest J. Kleppe, Truckee Meadows rancher and member of the Washoe county commissioners board.
Born on the Baker ranch near Sparks, she was 40 years old. Her parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baker, pioneer settlers in this valley. She attended school in Sparks and before her marriage to Mr. Kleppe, was employed in Reno. She was active in the affairs of the farm bureau and other farm organization, and with her husband was a member of the Nevada White Hats, local riding club.
Surviving besides her husband are two brothers and two sisters, Herman Baker of Reno, Harold (Pete) Baker of the U.S. army, Mrs. Lawrence D. Anderson of Los Angeles and Mrs. Isabel Hodge of Portland. She was the aunt of Bette M. Anderson, Mrs. Jean Gullihur, Henry and Betty Bell Baker of Reno, Fred Kleppe, jr., [sic] of the U.S. air corps, Mrs. Patricia Neale of Iowa and Fred and Robert Hodge of Portland.
Funeral services will be announced by the Ross-Burke co.
Heart Attack Claims Matron
Stricken with a heart attack, Mrs. Nellie Baker Kleppe died Sunday night at her home in the Glendale district. She had been in apparent good health and her death came as a shock to her many friends.
She was the wife of Ernest J. Kleppe, Truckee Meadows rancher and member of the Washoe county commissioners board.
Born on the Baker ranch near Sparks, she was 40 years old. Her parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baker, pioneer settlers in this valley. She attended school in Sparks and before her marriage to Mr. Kleppe, was employed in Reno. She was active in the affairs of the farm bureau and other farm organization, and with her husband was a member of the Nevada White Hats, local riding club.
Surviving besides her husband are two brothers and two sisters, Herman Baker of Reno, Harold (Pete) Baker of the U.S. army, Mrs. Lawrence D. Anderson of Los Angeles and Mrs. Isabel Hodge of Portland. She was the aunt of Bette M. Anderson, Mrs. Jean Gullihur, Henry and Betty Bell Baker of Reno, Fred Kleppe, jr., [sic] of the U.S. air corps, Mrs. Patricia Neale of Iowa and Fred and Robert Hodge of Portland.
Funeral services will be announced by the Ross-Burke co.
Notes for Ernest John & Nell (Family)
Reno Evening Gazette 10 March 1927 p.4
Miss Nell Baker, daughter of H. H. Baker, Truckee Meadows rancher, became the bride of Ernest J. Kleppe, a young rancher of the Sparks district, at a ceremony performed last night at the home of Rev. Brewster Adams. The wedding came as a complete surprise to their many friends as well as to the member of their immediate families, the only witnesses being Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brooks, who accompanied the young people to the parsonage and stood up with them. Immediately after the service Mr. and Mrs. Kleppe left for the Coast to spend a short honeymoon and upon their return will make their home on the bridegroom’s ranch near Sparks. The bride is a graduate of the Sparks high school and for some time has been employed in the sales department of a Reno store. Mr. Kleppe is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Kleppe, prominent ranchers of Washoe county. He attended the Reno schools and has been active in farm bureau work for some time.
Miss Nell Baker, daughter of H. H. Baker, Truckee Meadows rancher, became the bride of Ernest J. Kleppe, a young rancher of the Sparks district, at a ceremony performed last night at the home of Rev. Brewster Adams. The wedding came as a complete surprise to their many friends as well as to the member of their immediate families, the only witnesses being Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brooks, who accompanied the young people to the parsonage and stood up with them. Immediately after the service Mr. and Mrs. Kleppe left for the Coast to spend a short honeymoon and upon their return will make their home on the bridegroom’s ranch near Sparks. The bride is a graduate of the Sparks high school and for some time has been employed in the sales department of a Reno store. Mr. Kleppe is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Kleppe, prominent ranchers of Washoe county. He attended the Reno schools and has been active in farm bureau work for some time.