RENO PURDUE

Reno Pace Purdue, 22, passed away May 1, 2018, inhis apartment, in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born and raised in Las Vegas. Known for his quick wit and dry sense of humor, Reno attended Faith Lutheran Middle and High schools. He played football and was part of the team that led Faith to its first State Championship in 2013. In 2014, Reno was blessed to have celebrated graduating high school with a vacation to Maui along with Jacob Deaville, Frank Neuhauser and Eric Newman, which became one of his favorite places to visit. He continued his love for football by becoming an Assistant Coach for the Faith Lutheran Football Team. When the 2017 football season ended, Reno began his next journey by attending the Universal Technical Institute in Avondale, Arizona, to learn welding. He enjoyed the school, making new friends and creating projects for his classes. Reno maintained enduring friendships with many people, particularly Zack Sheel. He loved to go shooting with David Logan, Dakota Jones and Joey D’Amico. Playing roller hockey in the park with friends was a longtime fun activity. In addition, Reno had a passion for his car and enjoyed testing its speed on the race track. Reno also enjoyed ice hockey, becoming a dedicated fan of the Knights and returning to Las Vegas frequently to watch the games with his father and friends. Loyal, respected and loving, Reno will forever be remembered by his family and friends. For a man so young, he was very well-loved. Grandpa Albert Purdue preceded Reno in death. Reno is survived by his maternal grandparents, Mary and Bob Stanke; paternal grandparents, Margy “Mimi” PurdueJohnson and Carl Johnson; grandmother, Cheryl Purdue; mother, Sheri Stanke Purdue; fiance, Frankie Cuttaia; father and stepmother, Doug and Gina Purdue; sister, Amanda D’Amico (Joey); four aunts, Teri Stanke (Thomas Hawley), Jean Youngerman (Eugene), Suzanne Rogers-Plant (Brian) and Kimberly Rogers-Batson (Eugene Batson); two uncles, Don Purdue (Laurie Abdo) and Perry Rogers (Nicole); and several cousins, Nick (Jacqueline), Paige, Lillian Jean, Danielle, Hunter, Madeline, Landry, Jenny Lynn, Maren, Aiden, Graeme, Savanah, Skylar, Hannah, Grant and Ryan. Viewing will be 3-7 p.m. Friday, May 18, at Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at Faith Community Lutheran Church, 2700 S. Town Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89135. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Reno Purdue Memorial Fund at US Bank, Account No. 153758142654. Eleanor Sparer, 86, passed away peacefully May 4, 2018, surrounded by family and friends, at her home at Merrill Gardens in Henderson. Born in Brooklyn, New York, to Rosaline “Kitty” and Solomon Weingast, Eleanor and her younger brother, Joe, spent their childhood in Woodmere, New York. Eleanor loved life, her family, her friends, boating, the beach, classical music, the theater, the opera, bicycling, bowling and especially action movies. Eleanor attended Monrovia College and Syracuse University before marrying and raising her three sons, Steven, Jonathan and David, in Woodmere, New York. The family spent every summer on the beach or on their boat, traveling all over Long Island, enjoying such ports as Fire Island, Tiana Bay, and even out to Greenport on the east end of Long Island. Her three boys were the light of her life, even when they would “take over department stores” in their youth. Eleanor spent her career working in office management, culminating as the office manager of DHL for many years at JFK Airport. She was privileged to fly on the Concord numerous times during her tenure. Upon retiring, Eleanor moved to Delray Beach, Florida, joining most of her childhood friends living within 10 miles of each other, enjoying the warm climate of southern Florida. The true testament to Eleanor’s love of people were her circle of lifelong friends that date back to elementary school. There were so many of Eleanor’s school classmates retired in Florida that they held their high school reunion 1,300 miles from the school. Eleanor was preceded in death by her mother, Kitty; father, Sol; daughter-inlaw, Mary Sparer; and longtime companion, Joe Brooks. Eleanor is survived by her children and their spouses, whom she loved and cherished, Steven and Susan Sparer, Jonathan Sparer and John Klai and David Sparer; her grandchildren and their spouses, Philip Sparer and Elaine Gebel, Zachary Sparer and fiance, Katerina Satanovsky and Alison and Jimmy Mulligan; as well as seven great-grandchildren, with one on the way; her brother and sister-in-law, Joseph and Sybil Weingast; three nieces; three nephews; eight great-nieces; and six great-nephews. There will be a celebration of life Sunday, June 24, in New York. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to the MS Society through alisonsparer.com, Parkinson Research, Alzheimer’s Research or the Association for the Blind. Mom, Grandma, Grandma Elephant, Momanor, Grammypants, Aunt Eleanor and GG (great-grandma) will be greatly missed. Her smile and sparkle in her eyes will be in our hearts forever.