Ann Capodanno: 1934-2018
Independence resident Ann Capodanno passed away in Flagstaff, Arizona, on July 4 after a brief battle with cancer. She was 83. During an adventuresome life that took her from her East Coast home to numerous stops across the West even as far as Hawaii, Ann discovered...
Lorrel Marian McLaughlin: 1937-2018
Wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Lorrel Marian Elder was born in Susanville, CA and was raised in a small valley just above Double Check, Nevada which was a railroad spur where box cars were left for her father to fill with gunnysacks full of...
David R. Lehr: 1937-2018
David R Lehr passed away peacefully in his home on July 8, 2018. He was born September 10, 1937 in Kirksville, Missouri. In December 1947 his family moved to Gunnison, Colorado and in 1948 moved to Grand Junction, Colorado where he grew up. He graduated from Grand...
Mary Ann Cruz-Stone: 1977-2018
MARY ANN CRUZ-STONE 1977 – 2018 Born March 14, 1977, Mary Ann passed away on June 28, 2018. Mary grew up in Bishop, CA. She had two sisters, Carol and Amy and one brother, Dan Stone. Mary would always help clean around the house and always did a great job. Mary was...
Donna Jeanne Howell: 1937-2018
Donna Jeanne Howell 1937 - 2018 Donna Jeanne Howell, 81, an Eastern Sierra resident, passed away on Friday, July 6, 2018 in Reno NV. She was born on January 17, 1937 in Whittier, CA to Wallace and Lois Morrison. Donna attended the University of California, Santa...
Nancy Joy Brown: 1951-2018
Nancy Joy Brown 1951-2018 Nancy Joy Brown, 67, born to Ruth McGee Brown and Harry William Brown of Bishop, California. She passed away on July 3, 2018 peacefully in her sleep at her residence. Nancy was strong, bold, fearless, outspoken, kind, giving, concerned, hard...
Beverly Ann Brown: 1954-2018
Beverly Ann Brown of Bishop, CA passed away at Renown Medical Center in Reno, NV June 24, 2018. Born in Bishop on October 20, 1954 to Robert "Bob" and Elizabeth "Betty" Cashbaugh Beverly grew up in Hammil Valley at Cottonwood Canyon Ranch and attended Edna Beaman...
Donald Ray Eakins: 1924-2018
DONALD RAY EAKINS , 94 Don Eakins was born in Evansville, Indiana on May 2nd 1924 to Josephine and Hoyt Eakins. He went to meet his Lord and Savior on June 19, 2018. On Dec 4, 1942, at 18 years of age, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a Seaman 2nd class in the United...
Cora Williams: 1933-2018
CORA ANNA WILLIAMS 1933 - 2018 Cora Anna Williams, 85, passed away on June 17th, 2018, at Renown Hospital in Reno, NV surrounded by her family. Cora was born on January 24th, 1933, to Raymond and Tilda Hamby in Aldridge, MO. She was the youngest of 4 children; her...
Evelyn-Mae Nikolaus: 1931-2018
Evelyn-Mae was born June 16, 1931 in Pomona, CA, to Ralph and Frances Page. She developed a life-long love for the outdoors while enjoying camping trips to the Eastern High Sierra with her family. Evelyn-Mae attended high school in Alhambra, CA. Following high...














