Marilyn Leavitt: 1924-2015
Marilyn Elizabeth Leavitt Died at her home in Bishop, CA on February 25th, 2015 following a brief illness. Born in Osceola, NE on February 21st, 1924 to Esther and Coleman Brown. She attended Osceola High School and following graduation worked briefly in Denver, CO....
Donald ‘Mutt’ Clarkson: 1932-2015
Don (Mutt) Clarkson passed away peacefully February 19, 2015 at Northern Inyo Hospital with his family by his side. He was born April 11, 1932 to George & Louise Clarkson, in Bishop. He was raised on the Jeffery Ranch, which is now the White Mountain Ranch....
Patricia Ann Elbers: 1933-2015
Patricia Ann Elbers was born March 27, 1933, in Schurz, Nevada, to Frances Leah Brown, mother, and George Brown, father. Pat lived in Round Valley most of her younger years growing up with her two brothers, Kenneth and George, and sisters, Bette and Polly. She...
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...
