On Monday, May 6, 2019, Joseph M. Delaney, loving husband and father of four girls, passed away at the age of 85. Joe was born on April 10, 1934 in Sargent, Nebraska, one of six siblings to Roy and Anna Delaney.  He joined the Air Force in 1952 and served for four years, including the Korean War, before he was honorably discharged.  After leaving the Air Force, he met and later married Sharon, and went to work for Boeing as an airplane mechanic in Renton, WA.  Joe and Sharon then moved from the Pacific Northwest to Reno, NV in 1968, where he worked as an RV mechanic, and the couple raised four daughters, Joanne, Diane, Kristine and Rose. He loved playing guitar, going for walks and Sunday drives, and having family get togethers.  He was also very active in his church, and always generous with anyone in need.  He was known for joking around and always getting people to smile. Joe could fix anything. He loved talking politics, playing the ponies, and seeing his grandkids.  Joe was preceded in death by his father, Roy and his mother, Anna; his grandson, Alexander; his brothers, Don and Larry, and sister, Trudy.  He is survived by his wife, Sharon; his daughters Joanne (Ivar), Diane, Kristine (John), and Rose; and grandchildren Richard, Nikolas, Luke, Madeleine, Calvin, Margaux, Joshua and Harrison; his sister Maryann, brother David, and numerous nieces and nephews.