August 12, 2026

Reno businessman dies

Pearce, who moved to Reno in 1965 from California, began selling cars in 1946 and became an auto dealer in 1974. He worked with Oldsmobile before getting into the sales business.

He died over the weekend at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center.

He is survived by a son, a daughter and three grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Congregation Church with burial in Masonic Memorial Gardens.

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