Memorial funds set up for victims of accident

Memorial funds have been set up for two people killed Tuesday morning in an auto accident in Mound House.

Scott LaMonda, 46, of Yerington, a lineman for NV Energy, and Isolde Ann Taysom, 51, of Dayton, a certified nursing assistant at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center, died in the 6:30 a.m. head-on collision just east of the V&T Railway bridge in Mound House.

According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, Taysom's eastbound Chevy HHR crossed the center lanes and struck LaMonda's westbound GMC pickup. The driver of a third vehicle and two passengers in LaMonda's truck survived.

Pete Focha, administrator of Yerington Vineyard Fellowship where LaMonda was a deacon, said donations can be made to the church in LaMonda's name and will be used for missions.

"Scott was heavily involved in our church and had a heart for missions. He had been involved in mission trips, which included a trip to Costa Rica in 1987, and then he also was part of the first team that we sent to Guatemala in 1997," said Focha.

The missions were to orphanages where missionaries did maintenance and building.

"He was heavily involved in his community. Scott was a really nice, gentle guy, and he's going to be sorely missed by the church and by the community," Focha said.

LaMonda started commuting to Carson City after NV Energy closed its Yerington office earlier this year.

He moved from Southern California to Yerington when he was a junior in high school and graduated from Yerington High School in 1981. After graduation he worked for Sierra Pacific Power, which later became NV Energy, starting in the mail room and working his way up to full-time lineman.

He is survived by his wife, Tori; son Tyler LaMonda; daughters Gabrielle LaMonda and Tashina Conner; brothers Tim and Jason, sister Marie Blanchard; and parents Barry and Virginia LaMonda.

A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Yerington Vineyard Fellowship Church, 307 Broadway. A reception will follow at the LaMonda residence.

Friends of Taysom have also set up a memorial account in her honor at Wells Fargo Bank.

Taysom, of Dayton, was employed by the hospital for four years and was on her way home after working a late shift when the accident happened. The cause remains under investigation.

Information was not available on a memorial service for Taysom.