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Reno evening Gazette Reno, Nv June 17 page 3
Death summons Ludovica Graham
Made residence here since 1927
Mrs. Ludovica Dimon Graham, prominent Reno resident long identified with the cultural
life of the community, died Monday in a local hospital.
Mrs. Graham came to Reno to make her home in 1927 and since had contributed to cultural
and civic welfafe. Her first home, which she constructed at 1075 Ralston st. and later
the residence she occupied at 1058 Bell st. was filled with treasures brought to this
country in clipper ships operated by her ancestors.
The Ralston street home is now occupied by Sigma Nu, social fraternity at the
University of Nevada.
Mrs. Graham was listed in the New York social register and had a residence at Madison
Ave. and 37th St. there.
She was born Ludovica Dimon and was educated abroad in Germany and Frnace. Her family
maintained residences in San Francisco, Oakland and Long Island. Her grandfather, Ludwig
Dimon was a partner in the firm of Smith & Dimon, shipbuilders of New York, who built
the first fleet of Clipper ships.
At the turn of the century Mrs. Graham became the bride of John Martin Graham, a
Boston banker and spent her married life in Boston with a summer home in
Manchester-by-the-sea.
Surviving are two nephews, Dimon Lockwood, son of her late sister; Charles Grayson
Dimon, son of her late brother and a stepson Edward H. Graham of Oyster Bay, Long Island,
N.Y. She is also survived by her companion and friend of 40 years, Miss Ragnhild
Tonneson.
No services are to be held. Cremation is to be followed by inturnment in the family
plot at Greenwood cemetery in Brooklyn. It is requested that no flowers be sent.
(San Francisco and Oakland papers please copy.
If any questions contact me.
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