Edna MacNelly was 95 years old at the time of her death on March 9, 2015, surrounded by family members in Parker, Colo., her most recent state of residence.
Edna was a registered nurse. She was community health nurse and rural nurse practitioner for Humboldt County, Nev., from 1964 to the time of her retirement in 1987. Her duties included immunizations for school children, family planning services, pre- and postnatal/maternity counseling, investigation and control of communicable diseases, well child examinations and cancer screening, to name a few.
Prior nursing care involved private duty nursing, caring for war brides and their babies, prisoners of war returning from Europe, and camp nurse for children's camps in the Carson/Tahoe region of Nevada.
Edna was a long time resident of Winnemucca, Nev., and was awarded Woman of the Year and received recognition for her community accomplishments.
Edna enjoyed rock hounding for many years then traveling around the world with her companion of many years, John Ferrante, who has preceded her.
In her later years she was an active attendee of the senior citizens center and St. Paul's Catholic Church and will be missed by all those who knew her.
She is survived by her daughter, Marisa Moritz, and son in law, Rick, who reside in Franktown, Colo.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, because Edna's mother succumbed to cancer in her later years.
A viewing will be held at Sonoma Funeral Home, 47 West First street in Winnemucca, Nev., from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2015. There will be a graveside service at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2015, at the Winnemucca cemetery.
Arrangements were handled by Parker Funeral Home and Crematory in Parker, Colo. Please visit Edna's memorial page at www.pfh-co.com.[[In-content Ad]]
