Helen Eilts 1919-2009
Bishop resident Helen Eilts passed away on June 15th. Helen was born in Montgomery Alabama on September 3rd 1919. During World War II, Helen served in the Coast Guard and a young woman, she was a professional sinnger on the radio. She moved to the Eastern Sierra in...
Memorial for Steve Gacho
On June 13, 2009, Steve Zippy Gacho, 44, of Mammoth Lakes, collapsed while working at his Ski Ranch in Lahontan, NV. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful and he passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from a heart attack.Steve was raised in San Diego and graduated...
Casey and Gary Luffman Passed Away April 6th
A strange and sad coincidence - a father and his son died on the same day of separate illnesses. 19 year old Casey Luffman, a Senior at Bishop High School, passed away April 6th at Renown Hospital in Reno from a heart condition. Casey would have graduated this year....
Two Long-Time Lone Pine Residents Have Died
A beautiful woman who enjoyed a singing career in earlier years and who hosted a jazz show on a former Independence radio station, Pat Roberts of Lone Pine has died at the age of 82. Pat lived in Lone Pine for many years and made many friends with her strong...
Celebration of Life for Jeffrey Scott
Jeffrey was born December 8, 1950 in Richmond, Ca and died very unexpectedly on March 12 at his home here in Bishop. Jeffrey lived his entire life in California, primarily in San Diego, Mammoth Lakes and Bishop. Jeffrey met the love of his life, Mollie, in San Diego...
Celebration of Life for Thelma McRoberts
Thelma Lorraine McRoberts 1936-2009 A Celebration Of Life for Keeler resident Thelma McRoberts will be held Saturday, March 14th, 1:00 p.m. @ the Lone Pine V.F.W Post 8036, 481 S. Main Street. Born October 15, 1936 in St. Louis, Missouri to Milburt & Margaret...
Don Calkins Remembered
A memorial service for 57-year Bishop resident Donald K. Calkins will be held Saturday, Jan. 3, 1 p.m., Brune Mortuary, Bishop. The Rev. Caddy Jackson will officiate. A private family service with military honors by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8988 will precede...
Celebration of Life for David Mattovich
In Loving Memory of David Peter Mattovich who passed Thursday, December 11, 2008. He was born in Oakland, California on March 4, 1951. He was survived by his wife D.B. of 33 years, twin daughters Rachel and Renee, mother Frances, sister Judy and niece Corrie. A...
Former Bishop Resident, Robert Pahlow, Passed Away
Robert G Pahlow passed away on December 3, 2008 of Cancer in Seattle, Washington. He was born in Alliance, Nebraska to Al and Evelyn Leone Pahlow. He was raised by his grandparents George and Lula LaClair until 1946 when he moved to Los Angeles, Calif after his...
Douglas Brown Remembered
Funeral services are pending for 78 year old Douglas Wayne Brown, a resident of Bishop for 57 years. He was born in Okalhoma City, Oklahoma on June 14, 1930. He passed away on November 11th at his home. Douglas Brown was preceded in death by his wife Babe Brown and...
