Gypsymystic

In Honor of my Granny who is the luckiest person I know.


I love you so much!

Martina Huber/ Gardner Varner

Born: February 4, 1917
Passed: October 28,2006

My Grandma was known by friends and family and loved ones as "Granny" .

May she rest in peace.

I miss you very much and I think of you every day.

Martina Varner, center, enjoys a moment on Friday with her son Carroll Varner, left, and daughter-in-law Josephine while talking about Martina Varner's good fortune at the Carson Nugget. Brad Horn Nevada Appeal |








Fortune smiles on Carson City retiree


BY peter thompson,
Carson City's Martina Varner should have no problem buying a vowel any time soon. Or much of anything else, for that matter.

The oversized novelty check with the Wheel of Fortune logo on display on her family's dining room table will see to that.

The 87-year-old great-grandmother of 47 and great-great-grandmother to two quietly fed $40 of her $150 stash into a quarter progressive Wheel of Fortune slot machine on Wednesday night at the Carson Nugget.

Almost immediately, Varner nailed the MegaJackpot for $319,202.78.

Not too surprising for a woman who spent World War II toiling in the shipyards and earning her the nickname "Rosie the Riviter" from her adoring family. She may move a bit slower these days, but she still has the manual dexterity of a concert pianist.

It was the first time the popular quarter progressive had been hit at the Nugget.

While the news spread almost immediately to her vast extended family through a complicated tree of e-mails, it took a while for Varner herself to realize exactly what had happened.

With all of the noise and the feedback from her hearing aids, she thought somebody else had won. The crowd that gathered around her quickly brought her up to speed.

"I usually go play on Tuesday," grieved the retired Marin County nurse, relaxing in the sunken living room of her son Carroll and daughter-in-law Josephine's stone modernist home in Jacks Valley.

Her face, already bright, betrays a sly smile, her eyes shining freely behind her glasses.

"She was upset because we couldn't take her to the casino on her usual day," laughs her son, playing along in disbelief.

Apparently, Martina got over the affront to her gambling schedule pretty quickly. As she likes to say, "It was just one of those things."

One of those things that seem to happen to her quite a lot. Like the time she took the Hyatt for $2,000. Or the time she walked out of Harrah's with more than $4,000. Or the time one of her grandchildren won a brand-new Mercedes Benz playing the slots.

Though planning on purchasing a new, more MegaJackpot-friendly set of hearing aids, she hasn't thought of anything else to spend her winnings on just yet. She went for her usual hair appointment on Friday and looks forward to her next trip to the Nugget. One day at a time.

"As long as I'm good," she says, conspiratorially, "they'll take me next Tuesday."

 

VARNER, AUSTIN, WHITE, BYERS, SANDERS, WRIGHT

[Marin County Obit Board]

My Grandpa Martina's Husband.


Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 05:01:31 :

Marin Independent Journal
Wednesday, July 3, 1985


CARROLL T. VARNER

The funeral for Carroll T. Varner, 75, of Black Point, was to be 2 p.m. today at Keaton’s Chapel of Marin in Novato.

Mr. Varner died Saturday. He was a native of Arkansas. He had lived in Black Point for the past 25 years.

He had worked as a truck driver.

He is survived by his wife, Martina Varner of Black Point; two sons, Carroll Varner of Novato and Bob Varner of Pope Valley; four daughters, Beverly Austin of Sebastopol, Jacqueline Varner of Novato, Shirley White of Petaluma and Pamela Byers of Novato; six brothers, Leonard, Forest, Howard, Charles and Odum Varner, all of Utah, and Dwayne Varner of Lake County; three sisters, Edna Sanders of Havasu Lake, Cecilia Varner of Utah and Esther Wright of San Anselmo; 23 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Burial will be in Valley Memorial Park in Novato.

The family prefers memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society or the Hospice of Marin.

 

http://varner.yolasite.com
In Honor and Memory of Grandpa White, I will truly miss you!



Henry William “Bill” White, 91, was born April 23, 1918 in Breckenridge, Minn. to John and Esther White. Bill was the eldest of eight children. He passed away May 19, 2009 in Carson City, where he has resided the last seven years.

Bill married the love of his life, Dolores Kvalvik, June 24, 1946 in Scobey, Mont. He was a retired Master Chief in the United States Navy, serving during World War II and Korea, totaling 28 years of dedicated service to his country. Bill’s list of Naval accomplishments is too numerous to mention. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Shriners of Oakland, Calif. Bill made a lasting impression on everyone he met. He was generous to all with his time and his talents, helping wherever he could. He will be greatly missed by his many friends and family members.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years Dolores White; sons and daughters-in-law Kenneth Duane and Shirley White of Petaluma, Calif. and Raymond Conrad and Jacqueline White of Waxhaw, N.C.; daughter and son-in-law Galeyn Rochelle and Thomas Molnar of Carson City; brother James White of Blaine, Minn.; sister, Grace Smith of Wahpeton, N.D.; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

A graveside service with full military honors will be 10 a.m., Saturday at Walton’s Carson Gardens Cemetery in Carson City. A celebration of Bill’s life will follow at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Carson City. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations are made to the First Presbyterian Church in Carson City.

Arrangements are entrusted to Walton’s Chapel of the Valley, Carson City.
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