Margaret "Joan" Tindle, 76, of Gardnerville died May 2, 2011. She was born May 19, 1934, in Colorado to Dave and Margaret (Dotson) Mathieson. She is survived by her daughter Donna Tindle of Gardnerville; sons Carl Tindle of Ventura, Calif., and Joel Tindle of Lake Tahoe; sister Marilyn Pankey of Colorado; five grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband John Tindle and brother Bob Matheson. Autumn Funerals & Cremations is in charge of arrangements.