Sutter County Obituaries

Walter Nock

Submitted by April Hennes; 1 Feb 2008

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Appeal Democrat, Monday, December 28, 1992

Lifelong Y-S area resident Walter Nock, 68, is dead
A rosary will be recited at 7 pm Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Gridley 
for Walter Herman Nock, 68, of Live Oak, who died Dec. 27, 1992, at Memorial Hospital 
in Gridley. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 am Wednesday at Sacred 
Heart Church. Born in Live Oak, he had lived in the Yuba-Sutter area his entire life and 
had been a prune farmer for 50 years. He was a 17 -year member of the California Prune 
board, and was chairman of the California Prune festival. He served for seven years as a 
trustee of Yuba College. He was past president and a member of the Yuba-Sutter Farm 
Bureau, and a member of the Knights of Columbus, Marysville Council No. 1869 and Elks 
Lodge No. 783 of Marysville. He was a life member of Future Farmers of America and 
recieved the organizations California State Farmer and American National awards. A 
graduate of Live Oak High School and Yuba College, he received a degree in philosophy 
from Mt. Angel Major Seminary, Mt. Angel, Oregon. He is survived by his wife, Shirley 
M. Nock of Live Oak; a step- son, Richard Garmire of Yuba City; a step daughter, Marilyn 
Spengler of Live Oak; a brother, Joseph Nock of Durham; and three grandchildren. The 
Rev. Sean O"Leary of Sacred Heart church will officiate at the services. Burial will be in 
Live Oak Cemetery. the family suggests a memorials to the American Cancer Society, 
Yuba, Sutter, Colusa Unit, 621 B St., Suite B, Marysville, Calif. 95901