Obit LA Times:
Scherry Harrah; Helped Casino Tycoon Husband in His Ventures
Scherry Teague Harrah, former actress and showgirl who helped William F. Harrah decorate his Reno and Lake Tahoe casinos, has died. She was 75.
Harrah, of the the longest tenured of the late gambling magnate's six wives, died Sunday in Reno of breast cancer, said Gary Nelson, an attorney for her son Tony Harrah.
The Chattanooga, Tenn,. born worked in Hollywood before moving to Reno in the mid 1940's to become a dancer at Harold's Club, one of the Nevada city's earliest casinos. She soon met Bill Harrah, who founded his stored Harrah's Club in Reno in 1946.
Two years after that, she married the generation-older businessman, who died in 1978 at the age of 67. They divorced in 1969, shortly before his brief marriage to pop singer Bobby Gentry.
Through the 1950's and 1960's, Scherry chose colors, dishes, furnishings and several decorating elements for her husband's original casino in Reno and the companion resort he founded in Lake Tahoe in 1955.
She also joined her husband enthusiastically in his avocation: collecting and exhibiting antique cars. The collection expanded to more than 1,500 automobiles and became the nucleus for his antique auto museum in Reno.
Scherry was active in and requently entertained the Horseless Carriage Club of Nevada. Dressed memorably in pre-1915 costumes, she would drive antique automobiles on long excursions.
What she wore the period clothing, elegant designer evening ensembles or bargain denim for trimming hedges - became a part of her much-admired persona. Known as a modest and private woman, Harrah was also remembered for her kindness, her ability to treat elevator operators as nicely as she did celebrity entertainers and her self-deprecating sens of humor.
Son Tony now owns the Wild Island Family Adventure Park in Spars, and son John is a real estate developer in the Reno area.
After her divorce, Harrah remained single and continued to live in Reno, maintaining an interest in her former husband's business and in development of the city. Until recently, she could be seen dining in Harrah's Reno Steak House.
She also launched businesses of her own; a small casino, a cosmetics company and a juice distribution operation.
Harrah is survived by her sons, John and Tony of Reno, and five grandchildren. Services are private.
Memorial donations can be sent to the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O.Box 2425 Reno, Nevada 89505
Scherry Harrah; Helped Casino Tycoon Husband in His Ventures
Scherry Teague Harrah, former actress and showgirl who helped William F. Harrah decorate his Reno and Lake Tahoe casinos, has died. She was 75.
Harrah, of the the longest tenured of the late gambling magnate's six wives, died Sunday in Reno of breast cancer, said Gary Nelson, an attorney for her son Tony Harrah.
The Chattanooga, Tenn,. born worked in Hollywood before moving to Reno in the mid 1940's to become a dancer at Harold's Club, one of the Nevada city's earliest casinos. She soon met Bill Harrah, who founded his stored Harrah's Club in Reno in 1946.
Two years after that, she married the generation-older businessman, who died in 1978 at the age of 67. They divorced in 1969, shortly before his brief marriage to pop singer Bobby Gentry.
Through the 1950's and 1960's, Scherry chose colors, dishes, furnishings and several decorating elements for her husband's original casino in Reno and the companion resort he founded in Lake Tahoe in 1955.
She also joined her husband enthusiastically in his avocation: collecting and exhibiting antique cars. The collection expanded to more than 1,500 automobiles and became the nucleus for his antique auto museum in Reno.
Scherry was active in and requently entertained the Horseless Carriage Club of Nevada. Dressed memorably in pre-1915 costumes, she would drive antique automobiles on long excursions.
What she wore the period clothing, elegant designer evening ensembles or bargain denim for trimming hedges - became a part of her much-admired persona. Known as a modest and private woman, Harrah was also remembered for her kindness, her ability to treat elevator operators as nicely as she did celebrity entertainers and her self-deprecating sens of humor.
Son Tony now owns the Wild Island Family Adventure Park in Spars, and son John is a real estate developer in the Reno area.
After her divorce, Harrah remained single and continued to live in Reno, maintaining an interest in her former husband's business and in development of the city. Until recently, she could be seen dining in Harrah's Reno Steak House.
She also launched businesses of her own; a small casino, a cosmetics company and a juice distribution operation.
Harrah is survived by her sons, John and Tony of Reno, and five grandchildren. Services are private.
Memorial donations can be sent to the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O.Box 2425 Reno, Nevada 89505
Obit LA Times:
Scherry Harrah; Helped Casino Tycoon Husband in His Ventures
Scherry Teague Harrah, former actress and showgirl who helped William F. Harrah decorate his Reno and Lake Tahoe casinos, has died. She was 75.
Harrah, of the the longest tenured of the late gambling magnate's six wives, died Sunday in Reno of breast cancer, said Gary Nelson, an attorney for her son Tony Harrah.
The Chattanooga, Tenn,. born worked in Hollywood before moving to Reno in the mid 1940's to become a dancer at Harold's Club, one of the Nevada city's earliest casinos. She soon met Bill Harrah, who founded his stored Harrah's Club in Reno in 1946.
Two years after that, she married the generation-older businessman, who died in 1978 at the age of 67. They divorced in 1969, shortly before his brief marriage to pop singer Bobby Gentry.
Through the 1950's and 1960's, Scherry chose colors, dishes, furnishings and several decorating elements for her husband's original casino in Reno and the companion resort he founded in Lake Tahoe in 1955.
She also joined her husband enthusiastically in his avocation: collecting and exhibiting antique cars. The collection expanded to more than 1,500 automobiles and became the nucleus for his antique auto museum in Reno.
Scherry was active in and requently entertained the Horseless Carriage Club of Nevada. Dressed memorably in pre-1915 costumes, she would drive antique automobiles on long excursions.
What she wore the period clothing, elegant designer evening ensembles or bargain denim for trimming hedges - became a part of her much-admired persona. Known as a modest and private woman, Harrah was also remembered for her kindness, her ability to treat elevator operators as nicely as she did celebrity entertainers and her self-deprecating sens of humor.
Son Tony now owns the Wild Island Family Adventure Park in Spars, and son John is a real estate developer in the Reno area.
After her divorce, Harrah remained single and continued to live in Reno, maintaining an interest in her former husband's business and in development of the city. Until recently, she could be seen dining in Harrah's Reno Steak House.
She also launched businesses of her own; a small casino, a cosmetics company and a juice distribution operation.
Harrah is survived by her sons, John and Tony of Reno, and five grandchildren. Services are private.
Memorial donations can be sent to the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O.Box 2425 Reno, Nevada 89505
Scherry Harrah; Helped Casino Tycoon Husband in His Ventures
Scherry Teague Harrah, former actress and showgirl who helped William F. Harrah decorate his Reno and Lake Tahoe casinos, has died. She was 75.
Harrah, of the the longest tenured of the late gambling magnate's six wives, died Sunday in Reno of breast cancer, said Gary Nelson, an attorney for her son Tony Harrah.
The Chattanooga, Tenn,. born worked in Hollywood before moving to Reno in the mid 1940's to become a dancer at Harold's Club, one of the Nevada city's earliest casinos. She soon met Bill Harrah, who founded his stored Harrah's Club in Reno in 1946.
Two years after that, she married the generation-older businessman, who died in 1978 at the age of 67. They divorced in 1969, shortly before his brief marriage to pop singer Bobby Gentry.
Through the 1950's and 1960's, Scherry chose colors, dishes, furnishings and several decorating elements for her husband's original casino in Reno and the companion resort he founded in Lake Tahoe in 1955.
She also joined her husband enthusiastically in his avocation: collecting and exhibiting antique cars. The collection expanded to more than 1,500 automobiles and became the nucleus for his antique auto museum in Reno.
Scherry was active in and requently entertained the Horseless Carriage Club of Nevada. Dressed memorably in pre-1915 costumes, she would drive antique automobiles on long excursions.
What she wore the period clothing, elegant designer evening ensembles or bargain denim for trimming hedges - became a part of her much-admired persona. Known as a modest and private woman, Harrah was also remembered for her kindness, her ability to treat elevator operators as nicely as she did celebrity entertainers and her self-deprecating sens of humor.
Son Tony now owns the Wild Island Family Adventure Park in Spars, and son John is a real estate developer in the Reno area.
After her divorce, Harrah remained single and continued to live in Reno, maintaining an interest in her former husband's business and in development of the city. Until recently, she could be seen dining in Harrah's Reno Steak House.
She also launched businesses of her own; a small casino, a cosmetics company and a juice distribution operation.
Harrah is survived by her sons, John and Tony of Reno, and five grandchildren. Services are private.
Memorial donations can be sent to the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O.Box 2425 Reno, Nevada 89505
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