Edith Joan Salas

December 12, 1936 - August 12, 2024

12/12/1936 - 8/12/2024

Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend Edith Joan Salas went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 12, 2024.
Edie was 87 years old and a nine year resident of Lovelock, Nevada.
She was born the youngest of five daughters in Cincinnati, OH where she lived for 27 years.
She served two years in the Marine Corps and was stationed in Parris Island, South Carolina.
She moved out west to Nevada in 1965. She married Rudy Salas in 1967.
They lived a simply wonderful rural life on a farm in Hiko, NV where their first daughter was born.
They moved to Moapa, NV and continued the farming lifestyle. They welcomed two more daughters while living in Moapa.
In 1976 their family of five moved back to the Crystal Springs Ranch in Hiko, NV were they lived for 24 years.
Edie was a homemaker, was very active in church, and worked for several business in Alamo, NV.
Rudy retired from farming in 1998 and they moved to Cochise, AZ. Rudy passed away in Arizona in 2013. Edie wanted to move closer to family so she moved to Lovelock, NV in 2015 where she was welcomed with open arms into the Gottschalk family with her youngest daughter, Connie, and her son-in-law, Joe.
Edie is preceded in death by her husband, Rudy, her parents, Harry & Alma, and three sisters, Alma, Dorothy, and Elaine. She is survived by her children, Michele (Ken) Fellows, Vicki (Bryan) White, Connie (Joe) Gottschalk, eight grandchildren, Dax, Josey, Bryan, Sean, Axel, Joaquin, Bryce, and Mikaela, and her sister, Naomi.
Edie was a beloved daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, grandmother, and treasured friend.
She loved music and with her beautiful voice was passionate about singing in the church choir whenever given the opportunity.
She touched many people by giving them a hand knitted prayer shawl that she lovingly prayed over and worked on for hours.
Edie had a wonderful sense of humor and even when things were tough, she had the ability to remain joyful and when something struck her as funny, she would laugh so hard that you could do nothing else but laugh along with her.
She brought joy and showed kindness to every nurse and doctor she visited. Her positivity through the tough times was a gift to everyone around her.
She will be greatly missed as she was loved immensely by her family and friends.
The most important thing Edie leaves her family and friends is a legacy of faith. She was a prayer warrior.
She knew the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior and was sure of her salvation and where she would spend eternity. In her own words,“If I could give my family anything from my life, I would give all of them Jesus. He has been the only thing in my life that has never changed.”
A Celebration of Life service and luncheon will be held on Saturday, September 14 at 2pm at the Pershing County Community Center (820 6th St, Lovelock, NV 89419).
Please come and celebrate her incredible life with us.