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...
‘Slim’ Mather: 1922-2015
Clarence F. Mather passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends, leaving sons Peter and Kim. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alberta. Clarence, widely known as "Slim", taught military pilots to fly during World War II, was a physics and...
Services this weekend for Owens Valley residents
Carl John Lawrence Carl John Lawrence, Age 72 of Big Pine, CA for 30 years born on March 25, 1942 in Palo Alto, CA. passed away peacefully on January 9, 2015 in Reno, NV. Carl is preceded in death by his parents Frank and Mary Lawrence, his son Carlos Meza, his sister...
Always celebrating ‘Caboose’
Frances M. Wood “Caboose” August 20, 1919- January 7, 2015 Beloved Mother, Grandma, and Great Grandma. Frances will be deeply missed. There will be no services held. The family will be celebrating her life every day.
Longtime Bishop residents die
“Sarg” Snyder age 89, a resident of Bishop for 67 years was born in Los Angeles, CA May 11, 1925 passed away on December 29, 2014 in Bishop. Sarg was born in Los Angeles , CA and graduated from Compton Hight School in 1943. While living in Compton, she met her...
Benett Kessler, founder and owner of Sierra Wave Media, dies
Benett Kessler, one of the most recognized and trusted journalists in the Eastern Sierra for a generation, has died. She was 65. Kessler died Jan. 2 in Northern Inyo Hospital after battling cancer for more than three years, her close friend Scott Clark, a physician at...
‘Jug’ Watterson: 1950-2014
Dale "Jug" Watterson, 64, of Bishop, Ca. passed away on December 21, 2014 in his home surrounded by loved ones. Jug was born in Bishop to Pearl Watterson on September 14, 1950. He spent his childhood hunting and fishing with his Gramps, brothers and cousins. He...
Former KDAY host Paul Ranallo dies
Paul Michael Ranallo, age 52 passed away December 2, 2014. A longtime resident of Bishop, California, Paul had a great love of music and writing. They were the biggest part of his life. Before moving to Bishop, he was a disc jockey at KAGI in Grants Pass, OR....
