Cynthia Tramontanas

Former Alturas resident Cynthia Marie Tramontanas of Cedar City, Utah, born Cynthia Marie Siegel on March 30, 1953, in Lodi, CA to Willard and Maron Siegel, passed away May 30, 2023 peacefully at her home among her family.

Cynthia graduated from Lodi High School and went on to earn her Associate Degree at Delta Junior College in Stockton, CA, following high school. She worked in a retirement home as a nurse’s aide in Lodi and also at the hospital as a lab tech assistant. Cynthia and George Tramontanas were married 48 years ago on May 17, 1975 in Lodi. After their three children were born, Cynthia chose to become a homemaker, wanting to stay at home with their children.

The family relocated to Alturas in 1988. While raising their family in Alturas, Cynthia worked for Modoc Joint Unified School District in the Food Service industry for several years. She had a kind, generous heart for her own children, and opened her warm and welcoming home to their friends.

She later enjoyed her favorite job, working among flowers and plants at Maxwell’s Nursery in Alturas. She always maintained a beautiful home and garden. Twelve years ago, after their children were grown and Cynthia and George retired, they relocated to Cedar City, Utah.

Cynthia enjoyed knitting and made blankets for her kids, grandkids, her dogs, for the foster dogs her daughter-in-law fostered. She took walks with her dog and enjoyed taking four of her grandchildren swimming in Utah – every summer she would take them frequently to the public pool. She loved to watch the grandchildren all the time, even when they were way too much for her. She loved to garden and bake and maintained a meticulous garden and home in Cedar City.

Cynthia is survived by her husband George Tramontanas of Cedar City; son Peter (Ryan) Tramontanas and their children Nicholas, Quentin, Oren and Sawyer; daughter Sara (Ron) Lafferty of Alturas, CA and their children Haley, Brooke and Ian; son Lucas (Alissa) Tramontanas of Cedar City and their children Khloe and son Ryland; siblings Dave and Debey Siegel of Sacramento, CA, Sue Patterson of Lodi, CA; sister-in-law Karen Siegel, Chico, CA and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brother Paul Siegel of Alturas and her parents.

Cynthia’s services will be held on Friday June 9, 2023 at 11 a.m. at Southern Utah Mortuary, 190 North 300 West, Cedar City, Utah, 84720. A viewing will be held Thursday June 8, 2023 from 5-7 p.m. at the mortuary and again on Friday June 9, 2023 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Interment will be in the Cedar City Cemetery under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary.