Dorothy Gale Baldecchi, known to her friends as Gale, passed away on October 15, 2013, at the age of 93 at The Lodge in Carson City, Nevada, where she had lived since 2011.

Gale is survived by her children, Bruce (Sally) Baldecchi, Theresa (Tom) Horgan, and Joseph (Mary Baldecchi IV; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; as well as several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and all of her siblings.

Gale was raised in Pasadena and attended UCLA where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority. She was proud of the fact that she had won the American Legion Award when she was a senior in high school. She worked as a nurse's assistant in the California Hospital in Los Angeles during World War II. In December 1944, Gale married Joseph Baldecchi in Los Angeles. They celebrated nearly 51 years of marriage before his death in 1996. They moved to Reno in 1951 and later lived in Incline Village.

Gale loved desserts of all kinds especially chocolate. She also loved to exercise, take long walks, climb stairs, and lift light weights. She exercised for several years at the Incline Village Recreation Center where she made many friends. In her later years, she attended college classes, learned to play the guitar, and learned to speak Spanish. Gale loved to read tabloids like National Enquirer and Star. She also enjoyed murder mystery novels, reading more than 20 paperbacks a month.

Reno Gazette-Journal, October 23, 2013