Obituary - John Tillman Perazzo

John Tillman Perazzo was born in Grass Valley, California on June 8, 1932 to Otto and Noma (Smith) Perazzo. A longtime resident of Fallon, Nevada, John passed away in Fallon on August 28, 2025 at the age of 93.

John was raised on the family dairy farm east of Fallon. After graduating from CCHS in 1950, he served two years in the U.S. Army being stationed in Austria, Germany, and New York City. 

After John returned home, he met Nancy Adams, the new extension agent, on a blind date when he filled in for her regular square dance partner. He and Nancy were sealed for time and all eternity in the St. George Utah Temple in April 1958. They built their home on the family farm where they raised their five children.

John and his brother Jim were partners in the Perazzo Brothers Dairy for 37 years.

Throughout his life he enjoyed working on the dairy farm, square dancing, gardening, genealogy, studying maps, playing games, and giving service to his family and community.

As a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served in many capacities. He had a strong testimony of the Savior and a great love for temples. After retiring from farming, John and Nancy served two full-time missions, one to the Texas Fort Worth Mission and the other to the Oakland/San Francisco Mission. He served as a counselor in the first Reno Nevada Temple Presidency for four and a half years and then continued to serve as a temple sealer for many years thereafter. 

John was preceded in death by Nancy, his wife of sixty years, brother Jim and sister-in-law Margaret, grandson Adam Perazzo, and grandson-in-law Jon Scott.

John is survived by his five children: David (Jackie), Teresa (Matt) Loveland, Alan (Debbie), Glen (Beth), and Kathy (Gary) Jamieson, 26 grandchildren, and 66 great-grandchildren. He leaves a lasting impact on his family and all who knew him.

Visitation will be held on Friday, September 12th, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm and Saturday, September 13th, from 9:00 - 9:45 am, followed by a funeral service at 10:00 am.  The visitation and funeral will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 450 North Taylor Street. John will be laid to rest beside his wife in the Churchill County Cemetery.

Arrangements by Smith Family Funeral Home. 775-423-2255