Wanda Jean Ruhlmann

Wanda Jean Ruhlmann, 92, of Reno, died on August 14, 2026. Born February 9, 1934 in Reno, carrying Appalachian-American stories that arrived without footnotes. Early on, she decided that a paycheck and a handshake should weigh the same. She pressed uniforms for badges and luck with equal courtesy. A linen press cloth marked with pins meant the day belonged to accuracy. Colleagues still mention a linen press cloth marked with pins. She married Larry in 1959. They kept a house that stayed modest when the neighborhood did not. They raised two daughters through public schools and ordinary weather. After Larry died in 2019, she kept the routines that still made sense: the walk, the garden, the Sunday call. Neighbors remember a wave from the driveway that meant you were seen. Mornings were her favorite shift at home. She died in Reno, on streets that already knew her pace. The tools are still hung where a hand can find them in the dark.