Leah-Magnone-Obituary

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Leah Fay Magnone

Sanger, California

May 30, 1927 – Jun 17, 2020 (Age 93)

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BORN
May 30, 1927
DIED
June 17, 2020
AGE
93
LOCATION
Sanger, California

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Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home Obituary

Mrs. Magnone, a resident of Sanger, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at the age of 93. She was a Cafeteria Manager.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George Louie Magnone; son, Dennis Louie Magnone; daughter, Betty Marie Merk; and brothers, Eurwin Ray Summers and Charlie...

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My deepest sympathies to Gayle, Vernon, Bertha, and the rest of the family. I'll always remember Fay's warm smile and hugs, she brightened every room!

My Uncle George and Aunt Fay had an almond orchard when I was a boy of about 13 or so (kinda big) and there was a labor shortage at the time (maybe 1972). He gave me my first job "knocking almonds". Oh joy.

This was hard and dirty work what with swinging a heavy, rubber-tipped kinda mallet at each main branch of the tree to "knock" the almonds off of the upper branches (by shear vibration of the branch) and onto two large, heavy tarps positioned below the tree. Either a straw or...