Tommie CarpenterOctober 23, 1947 - May 27, 2017Yerington - Tommie "Tom" Ross Carpenter, 69, of Yerington, Nevada passed away at his home in Palm Desert, CA from a heart attack, on Saturday, May 27, 2017.Tom was born on October 23, 1947 in Rugby, North Dakota to Ernest and Marie (McCombs) Carpenter. On June 27, 1970 he married the love of his life, Ginger Peterson-Carpenter in Salem, Oregon. After finishing high school Tom was employed by Mircofect, and began traveling around the west coast for work. After that he opened Triple A Mobile Brakes, but shortly after he created a successful building company, Tom Carpenter Builder. He worked tirelessly and made many sacrifices to be successful. In the early 80's he opened Microwave Tower Service which he later merged with Specialty Tower and then was bought out by Omni America. Retirement didn't last long. Soon after Tom bought a ranch in Yerington, Nevada and called it Sunrise Ranch. There he enjoyed his time with lots of friends and animals. He also enjoyed collecting coins, vintage cars, gardening, and spending time with his children and grandchildren. Tom is survived by his wife Ginger Carpenter, their two daughters, Regan Donofrio and her husband Brian "BJ" Donofrio of Salem, Oregon, and Nicole Douglass of Lake Oswego, Oregon; six grandchildren Elle, Charley and Sloan Donofrio, and Riley, Macy, and Hudson Douglass, and brothers and sisters, Gene Carpenter, Ernie Carpenter, Linda Larson, Nancy Rosin, Pam Kokstis, Penny Smith, Steve Carpenter, Matthew Carpenter, and Cathy Boitz.He was proceeded in death by his parents, Ernest and Marie Carpenter, his grandparents, and 3 brothers Monte Carpenter, David Carpenter, and Shelby Carpenter, and 1 sister Connie Avery.Tom was a loving father, husband, grandfather and friend to all. A memorial service will be held at 3:00PM, Friday June 16th at Calvary Baptist Church where he has been a member for 45 years. 1230 Liberty Street SE Salem, Oregon 97302. Immediately following will be a Celebration of Life at Illahe Hills Country Club 3376 Country Club Drive Salem, Oregon 97302. There will be a private graveside service for immediate family members at Belcrest Cemetery. Memorials may be made in his name to limbsforlife.org.