Rowena Riley Vonderheide

Funeral services are scheduled at 2 p.m. today for Rowena Riley Vonderheide 
of Verdi, NV, following her death Jan. 6 in Carson City, NV.  She was 91.

Father Christopher Kelley of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church will officiate 
at the service to be held at graveside.  Burial will be in East Line Street 
cemetery.

She was born in Calico, CA.

She is survived by one son, Harry Vonderheide of Reno, NV; one niece, 
Beatrice Riley McGraw of Bishop; five grandchildren, and four great-
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her brother former State 
Senator Joe Riley.

Mrs. Vonderheide was a resident of the Owens Valley from 1905 until the mid 
1950s.  She managed Keough's Hot Springs for many years.  She was a member 
of the Bishop High School Board for 14 years.  She was the first president 
of the Women's Improvement Club, and was a member of Mt. Whitney Chapter 
No. 197, Order of Eastern Star for more than 60 years.

The Inyo Register
Bishop, Inyo County, California
February 12, 1984

Transcribed by Pat Houser for Inyo County GenWeb, July 17, 2004