Josephine Mary Ritts and Harry James Day

HARRY JAMES DAY was born July 16, 1872 in New York,⁹⁰⁹⁸ and died February 5, 1937 in Reno, Washoe, Nevada.⁹⁰⁹⁸ He is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Washoe, Nevada.⁴⁵⁶

He married JOSEPHINE MARY RITTS, daughter of MARY VIRGINIA SHRIVER and NELSON L. RITTS. She was born March 24, 1886 in Aspen, Pitkin, Colorado,^{11015, 4532} and died April 9, 1975 in Reno, Washoe, Nevada.¹¹⁰¹⁵

• Descendant Reports
  • Felix Stambach Descendant Report (Ancestor of Josephine M. Ritts)
  • Georg Michael Romich Descendant Report (Ancestor of Josephine M. Ritts)
  • Jacob Meyer Descendant Report (Ancestor of Josephine M. Ritts)
  • John Heilman Descendant Report (Ancestor of Josephine M. Ritts)

Children of JOSEPHINE MARY RITTS and HARRY JAMES DAY:

1. MARY CATHERINE DAY, b. March 20, 1908, Golconda, Humboldt, Nevada;¹¹⁰¹⁶ d. May 10, 1999, Indian Valley, Lake, California.¹¹⁰¹⁶
2. HELEN VIRGINIA DAY, b. October 20, 1910, Reno, Washoe, Nevada;^{4532, 11017} m. LAURANCE LESTER LOVERIDGE on July 16, 1932 in Reno, Washoe, Nevada¹¹⁰²⁴; d. March 25, 1994, Elk Grove, Sacramento, California.^{4532, 11017}
3. FLORENCE EMMA DAY, b. September 13, 1915, Reno, Washoe, Nevada;^{250, 11020} d. February 26, 1978, Loyalton, Sierra, California.^{250, 11020}
4. JAMES FREDERICK DAY, b. March 20, 1918, Nevada;⁹⁰⁹⁸ d. April 1, 1918, Reno, Washoe, Nevada.⁹⁰⁹⁸



Obituaries

Nevada State Journal, February 6, 1937¹¹⁰²²

James Henry Day, Long in Reno, Dies

Harry James Day, Reno resident for many years, died yesterday at a local hospital following a brief illness. He was stricken with a heart attack about a week ago, his condition becoming critical Thursday.

He was a native of New York, aged 64 years, and had made his home in Reno since 1908. He formerly engaged in contracting work, but of late years had been employed as an accountant.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Josephine Day, and three daughters, Miss Florence Day of Reno, Mrs. Mary Stephens of Crescent Mills, Calif., and Mrs. Helen Loveridge of Arcata, Calif.

Friends are invited to attend the fuenral at 2 p. m. Monday at the O'Brien & Nugent chapel. Rev. Brewster Adams will officiate and interment will be in Mountain View cemetery.

Reno Evening Gazette, April 14, 1975¹¹⁰¹⁵

Josephine Day

Josephine M. Day, 89, died Wednesday in a Reno hospital.

A native of Aspen, Colo., she had resided in Reno for 67 years and made her home at 909 S. Arlington Ave.

She was a lead work woman for the Southern Pacific Railroad during World War II.

Surviving are: daughters, Florence Day, of Reno, Mary Greiner, of Greenville, Calif., and Helen Loveridge, of Sacramento; a sister, Catherine Bischot, in Nebraska; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the O'Brien-Rogers and Crosby Funeral Home. Cremation will follow in Mountain View Cemetery.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
April 20, 191011025	Reno, Washoe, Nevada	Harry James Day Josephine Mary Ritts Mary Catherine Day
January 9, 192011018	Reno, Washoe, Nevada	Josephine Mary Ritts Harry James Day Mary Catherine Day Helen Virginia Day Florence Emma Day
April 10, 193011019	Reno, Washoe, Nevada	Josephine Mary Ritts Harry James Day Mary Catherine Day Helen Virginia Day Florence Emma Day
April 2, 195011021	Reno, Washoe, Nevada	Josephine Mary Ritts Florence Emma Day