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Eastern Sierra News for February 06, 2026

 

 

 

 

Henry Bernard ‘Lefty’ Irwin: 1922-2017

HENRY ‘LEFTY’ BERNARD IRWIN FEB. 6, 1922 – NOV. 27, 2017 (The following was printed in The Sierra Reader, May 19-25, 2016) “Lefty” Irwin’s handiwork around the Eastern Sierra is very visible, and whether he’s helping to build one of the seven fishing platforms for...

Rosalie Nelligan: 1933-2017

ROSALIE NELLIGAN  1933-2017 Rosalie Nelligan passed away at home with her family by her side October 5, 2017 after a short battle with cancer. Rosalie was born August 14, 1933 in Cicero, Illinois to George and Anna Shubr. She met Marvin Nelligan while he was in the...

Diane Dempsey Weston: 1957-2017

Diane Dempsey Weston passed away unexpectedly in Big Pine on October 3, 2017. She was born on November 2, 1957 to  Jack McMillan and Barbara Dempsey McMillan who was the daughter of heavy weight world champion boxer Jack Dempsey. Diane was raised with her brother John...