Nellie Spoto, 91, a Carson City resident for over 30 years, passed away May 26, 2009. She was born in Palermo, Italy in 1917.
Beloved mother, grandmother and wife. Nellie was a skillful painter and avid gardener.
She is survived by Samuel Spoto, her husband, of 67 years as well as her daughters Dr. Patricia Morgan and Elaine Brooks; granddaughters Shannon Miller, Gina Torry and Lisa Smith; and three great-grandchildren Mckenzie, Adam and Haley Miller.
A gathering of family and friends will be 1-3 p.m. Sunday with a memorial service to start at 2 p.m. at Ross, Burke and Knobel Mortuary, 1538 C Street, Sparks, Nevada.