Former Elko and Fallon City Councilman John E. Tewell was remembered Saturday as not only a family man with a deep love of God but also as a public servant who served two communities on opposite ends of Nevada.
Steve Ranson / LVN Dottie Krake, John Tewell’s daughter, captures several of his life’s accomplishments with his grandchildren.
Steve Ranson / LVN An engine from the Fallon Churchill Volunteer Fire Department parked outside during the Celebration of Life for former Fallon City Councilman John Tewell.
Steve Ranson / LVN First responders from the Fallon Police Department and Fallon Churchill Volunteer Fire Department stand for Faye Tewell, widow of former Fallon City Councilman John Tewell, and grandson Nick Krake.
Steve Ranson / LVN file photo John Tewell checked off his bucket list in December by lighting the city’s Christmas tree. From left are Faye and John Tewell, daughter Dotty Krake and councilwoman Kelly Frost.
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Steve Ranson / LVN Son-in-law Larry Krake delivers remarks with a poster of John Tewell and events from his birth year of 1928 before him.
Steve Ranson / LVN Fallon Mayor Ken Tedford hugs Faye Tewell, widow of former Fallon City Councilman John Tewell, after his Celebration of Life.