Obituaries: Harold Butterbredt, Wenda Holland
Harold Wayne Butterbredt, Sr. "Sooky" passed away unexpectedly on February 16, 2015 at the age of 48. Harold was born on November 26, 1966 in Bakersfield, CA. After spending part of his childhood in Nevada and Coleville, CA, Harold moved to Bishop, CA in the late...
Celebration of life for Linda Gregg this Saturday
Linda Gregg of Independence passed away at Renown Medical Center in Reno. She was born Feb. 25, 1965 in Fremont. She was preceded in death by her mother, Marlene; father, Arthur; and brother Michael. She is survived by her sisters Lisa Jacobs of Minnesota and Jeani...
Carl Dondero: 1932-2015
Carl Dondero was born on October 10th, 1932 in Lee Vining/Mono Lake, CA and passed away February 13th, 2015 surrounded by his family. He was raised in Yosemite, CA Indian Village. Throughout his childhood growing up in Yosemite, Carl enjoyed the outdoors while also...
Don Franklin: 1946-2015
Don Franklin passed away on February 6th, 2015 at his home in Chalfant, CA after a lengthy battle with colon cancer. Don was born in Los Angeles, grew up in southern California, graduating from Gardena High School in 1963. He spent most of his working career in the...
Sue Carolyn Conn: 1931-2015
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of long time Bishop resident Sue Carolyn Conn on February 7, 2015. Sue was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was born January 23, 1931 to Erma and Tom Beal. She married the love of her life...
Lewis Gene Ebersole: 1933-2015
Lewis Gene Ebersole, a Bishop resident for the last 29 years, was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Melvin Lewis Ebersole and Katherine Hershey Ebersole. At home he began his life-long passion for books and had an almost photographic memory for what he read. He...
Longtime Mammoth resident Shirley Blumberg dies
Shirley Blumberg, the first chairperson of the Mammoth Lakes Planning Commission, died on January 30 at age 91. She and her husband, Myron Blumberg, began visiting Mammoth in the early 1960s, when there were three chair lifts, two T-Bars and some rope tows. They...
Benett Kessler: An appreciation
By Andrea Tetrick Today, February 3rd, is Benett Kessler’s birthday. She would have turned 66 years old. I had the privilege of working for Benett for a time, beginning in 2004 when Sierra Wave was known as K-DAY. She was extremely generous with her knowledge and...
Former Mammoth Hospital CEO Gary Boyd has died
- Release from Mammoth Hospital's Gary Myers I am saddened to share the news from his wife, Barbara, that Gary Boyd passed away at 6:30 PM last evening in Lodi, CA following a lengthy illness. Gary served as the Chief Executive Officer of Mammoth Hospital from 2008...
Big Pine’s Cleo Miles dies at age 104
Long-time Big Pine resident, Cleo Ava Miles, age 104, born in Floyd, Iowa on September 20, 1910, passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on January 20, 2015. At the age of 18, Cleo moved from Iowa to Southern California to attend the UCLA School...
