Notes
Note for: Katherine Helen Nason, 29 JUN 1892 - 7 MAR 1972 Index
Headstone photo - Salt Lake City Cemetery [sb]
Obituary - Salt Lake Tribune March 8, 1972
Marriage License - [jm]
Photos
Nothing in SSDI
Notes
Note for: Diane Elizabeth NASON, 21 SEP 1943 - 4 JUN 2001 Index
Baptism:
Place: Hollywood California
Burial:
Date: 8 JUN 2001
Place: Knights Ferry Cemetery, Knights Ferry California
Individual note:
Named after -
Diane - [I have no idea]
Elizabeth - for fathers mother - Elizabeth Ella Aregood
Diane was a chubby little beautiful girl that blossomed into a beautiful
woman.
She was very popular in school and the guys all wanted to take her out.
She lived with mom's sister, Addie, for awhile as Aunt Addie couldn't
have children of her own. Aunt Addie and Fred spoiled her so much that
the other kids had a hard time when she came home to live. I was just
born then, so don't remember.
I remember a long term relationship with Vick Graves, not sure what
happened or why it ended. But we thought for sure that is who she would
marry. Instead she met Jim Cahill, a bartender at the time, and within a
few days of knowing him they ran off to Nevada and got married. They had
their ups and downs and kept splitting up. Finally divorcing in the late
60's.
I was "Dee Dee's" baby, and she spoiled me, looked after me. I often
spent summers with her after she left home. I remember she kept a
special doll that used to sit on her bed when she was a teen, I was the
only one that could play with it.
She used to tell me as a child that Peter Pan was in the closet and I
couldn't open it or he would fly away with all the christmas presents
that were hidden in there for me. (Kept me out of the closet until I
caught on to her trick)
January 31, 1966 was the day to change Diane's life. She had been working
as a waitress. After work she was driving from Oakdale to Modesto to pick
up her son. It was a rainy night and she lost control on the slick and
foggy road leading to Modesto as she was rounding a curve. The Doctors
didn't think she would pull through, but she did. Unfortunately, she
became addicted to pain medication due to all of the trauma she suffered,
she had a very low tolerance for pain and it just got worse as the years
went by. They had to put a metal box in her neck to regulate the blood
flow. I don't remember the medical terms for it. But I know if you put
your ear up to hers you could hear the blood pumping. She suffered minor
brain damage and was plagued with headaches and would have seizures.
Diane and Jimmy tried to get back together again after the accident, but
just couldn't seem to stay together. Diane was always a very stuborn and
of course spoiled child and hard to get along with. She wanted it her
way
She tried to go back to a normal life, but it just didn't happen. She
often worked as a bar maid, or in fast food places. She worked quite
awhile after her accident, but she started mixing booze and pain
medication and Jimmy ended up with custody with Herbie. That was the
decline of Diane's life when she lost custody. She married a couple of
guys - but didn't stay with them long. Then in the late 1970's, she met
Ray and they lived together until her death.
Diane E. Nason-Snyder
(Published: Thursday, June 07, 2001)
Modesto Bee, Modesto California
Sept. 21, 1943 -- June 4, 2001
Diane Elizabeth Nason-Snyder, 57, of Modesto
died Monday at Memorial Medical Center.
Mrs. Nason-Snyder was a native of Hollywood.
She lived in Modesto 43 years. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Ray M.
Pellascio of Modesto; son, James Herbert Cahill
Jr. of Riverbank; sisters, Wendy Watson and
Marlene Madderra, both of Modesto; brother,
Guy Theodore Nason III of Modesto; and five
grandchildren.
A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at
Knights Ferry Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4
to 8 p.m. today at Oakdale Memorial Chapel.
We buried with Diane: One of her stuffed penguins; rocky road candy bar;
her cigarette pouch with a full pack of cigarettes - one broken for
Marlene who quit; photos of all of us; her watch; wedding ring; she wore
a penguin on her collar; and a nice pretty one I found in her stuff that
was two gold penguins hugging - I attached this to her pillow. After
viewing, I removed her Mothers ring which will go to her son.
Tribute that I wrote and they read
Diane Elizabeth Nason - Snyder
Born: Sept 21, 1943 Hollywood Ca
Died: June 4, 2001 Modesto Ca
(As told by the siblings of Diane, written by sister, Wendy Watson.)
Beloved wife of Ray Pellascio; mother of her pride and joy, James H.
Cahill and his sons, her grandchildren, Patrick and James. Sister of
Marlene Madderra, Bub Nason, Wendy Watson.
She leaves an Aunt, Olive Posivak of Burbank; Cousin Kathy Smith of
Oakdale; and several cousins throughout the United States. Diane was
"Aunt DeeDee" to several nieces and nephews and their children.
Diane attended schools in Oakdale. Diane was a beautiful girl - she
modeled for a short time; she ran for rodeo queen in 1960; and was
trophy girl at many stock car races.
Diane was a very simple person; she didn't want big cars and fancy
houses. She wanted a new outfit once in awhile, and pair of slippers she
could wear for shoes, a coffee pot to fix the coffee I never saw her
drink, a microwave to warm up the coffee she never drank, lots of ice,
her TV, a pack of cigarettes and clean underwear, oh and a box of
Kleenex and a new TV guide every week.
The last several years of our mothers life, Diane and Mom did everything
together, usually Mom running Diane around since she didn't have a car -
but more often than not, Diane was with mom to make sure that nothing
happened to mom and to keep her company.
When our mom passed away we gave Diane mom's car..... (which was on it's
last legs)..... A few years ago it gave out and Ray bought Diane a new
(used) Thunderbird - that was her pride and joy. She loved that car.....
She’d get up in the middle of the night to check on it and make sure no
one stole it or vandalized it.
Diane took on the job of checking in on everyone, making sure we were
all ok and in our houses safe and sound. If she was out running around
she would have to drive by everyone’s house and even if she didn’t stop,
she would honk.
Diane was a very loving and thoughtful person, she didn't miss a holiday
without a card or two or three that usually had a little something in
it. Even if she didn't feel well she would come to whatever family
function there was and make an appearance, Ray was always by her side.
Diane and Ray had been together for over 20 years and even though they
didn't show it publicly, they loved each other very much. She was a
queen in Ray’s eyes and he waited on her hand and foot. When Ray got
sick a few years ago, Diane did the same for him and she was always
worried about him. Ray, the family would like to thank you and remind
you that we love you very much for all of the love, support and care you
did for our "DeeDee".
Diane never once hung up the phone or left where ever she was without
telling you she loved you and giving kisses to everyone.... if you went
out of town you had to call before you left and let her know when you
arrived. If she was at someone's house, she called to let us know she
got home ok.... About 10pm the night she died I (Wendy) got a phone
call from a little boy asking for Diane, curious instead of hanging up
and saying you have the wrong number, I asked "Diane who?".... he said
he didn't know, "an old lady", when I asked who he was he hung up..... I
believe that was Diane's way of telling me she got to heaven ok....
Diane, we will love you always and forever