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Eastern Sierra News for February 02, 2026

 

 

 

 

Remembering David Carro

David Carro 1956-2008 The community lost a very special person on October 15th, when David Carro passed away in Carson City, NV after a short illness. David was born in Bishop on March 5, 1956. He grew up in Bishop and attended Bishop High School. After high school,...

Julie Walizer Funk Remembered

JULIE KIM WALIZER FUNK 1962 -2008 Passed away on March 15, 2008 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, after a short illness. She was born in North Hollywood, California on April 21, 1962. Julie grew up in the Owens Valley, when she moved to Independence, California in 1966...

Judge Don Chapman Remembered

He loved the courtroom, the practice of law, and Don Chapman brought an ethical standard to public service rarely seen. Judge Chapman died Monday night in Bishop. He had struggled with illness the last two years. He was in his late 70s. I had interviewed Judge Chapman...

Former Inyo Register Co-Publisher Dies at 91

Owen F. Cooper 1916-2008 Former Inyo Register co-publisher, Owen Frank Cooper, died Jan. 20th in Louisville, Colo. after a three-year battle with colon cancer. He was 91. Mr. Cooper was born in Hollywood, Calif. on Feb. 10, 1916 but lived most of his life in the Owens...

40 Year Resident Remembered

65 year old Bernard Roy Wales, Jr. died January 18th at the Bishop Care Center. He was bornn in Glendale, CA, March 5, 1942. Wales graduated from Bishop Union High School in 1960. He went into the Air Force after graduation for 1 trm of active service. Wales was a...

Richard Wittwer Remembered in Mammoth and Bishop

J. Richard Wittwer, DDS, passed forward on January 4th, 2008, in Bishop, California. He passed peacefully, with courage and grace. Family members were at his side with support, encouragement, touch, and Love. In passing, he joins his daughter Jennifer Wittwer-Turner,...