OBITUARIES
‘Mikey’ Andreas: 1969-2015
Michael “Mikey” James Andreas Mikey was born March 26, 1969 in Schurz, NV and entered into eternal life at his residence at Farrington Ranch on Thursday, August 6, 2015. Mikey is preceded in death by his parents Clarence and Betty Andreas, sisters:Eloise Braithwaite,...
Seattle woman dies in fall at Jigsaw Pass
- Information from Inyo County Sheriff's Office On August 5th at about 5:20pm, the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office was notified through CalOES of a SPOT device activation near Jigsaw Pass. The activation was followed by a message asking for a helicopter for an immediate...
Former Mono Sheriff Lloyd ‘Digger’ Wilson dies
Retired Mono County Sheriff and longtime resident of Mammoth Lakes, Lloyd F. “Digger” Wilson, passed away August 1, 2015, after a long battle with cancer. Bom in Redlands, CA on September 7, 1936, Lloyd lived in Redlands, Victorville, and San Fernando, CA before...
Mike Hawley: 1941-2015
Mike Hawley, age 74, a resident of Bishop for 19 years, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2015, at home surrounded by his family and friends, after a long battle with prostate cancer and several other illnesses. Mike fought each challenge that arose and stayed strong...
‘Robbie’ Andreas: 1924-2015
Robert “Robbie” Andreas passed away, July 30, 2015 at the age of 90 in Bishop, CA. Robbie was one of eight children born to William Andreas and Ester Collins Andreas on August 29, 1924 in Bishop. Until recently, he was the oldest living male of the Bishop Paiute...
James Wilson memorial service set for Sunday
James K. Wilson (June 22, 1948 - Jul 15, 2015) Founder of Eastside Sports dies of stroke at age of 67 By Charles James The following posted description of James Wilson was found on the website Supertopo.com. “James was, quite simply, one of the coolest guys I ever...
Services on Saturday for Jim Doherty
Graveside services will be held August 1 at 10:00 am at the East Line Street Cemetery in Bishop for 81 year Bishop resident, James Claude Doherty. Born in Imperial Valley, Calif. On February 13, 1921 to Joseph L. Doherty and Louella Boshers Doherty. Jim passed away...
Mammoth man among two deaths in Mono County
- Mono County Sheriff's Office press releases On the afternoon of Monday, July 20, 2015, at approximately 12:30pm, Mono County Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call regarding an unresponsive male climber in the Clark Canyon area. Ryan Nash, age 35, of Mammoth Lakes,...
Celebration of life for Irwin Heit on Friday
Irwin M. Heit 1925-2015 Born March 4, 1925 to Nathan Heit and Esther Unger Heit in Manhattan, New York City, NY he passed away Thursday June 25, 2015 peacefully with members of his family by his side. Irwin was a WWII veteran serving in Shanghai, Mainland China where...
George Robert Macklin: 1928-2015
George Robert Macklin, 86; born August 25, 1928 in Ukiah, CA passed away peacefully on June 20, 2015 at Northern Inyo Hospital. Bob moved from Duarte, CA in the summer of 1968 to Bishop where he lived until 1988 and then moved to Gardnerville, NV, and then back to...
