Born Lynne Ann Andreycak on June 11, 1954 in Bayonne, New Jersey, to Peter and Eileen Andreycak.  Lynne died peacefully in her home on March 13, after a four-year  battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. (a.k.a. Lou Gehrig’s Disease or ALS) Lynne moved with her family to Fullerton, California, in 1963. She attended Fullerton schools, graduating […]

Jack Johantgen was born in Tulsa Oklahoma in 1932. He was the youngest of three sons born to Clara and John Robins Johantgen. Joseph and Robert his older siblings both served in the military and after Jack finished high school he moved with his parents to Prescott Arizona and followed his brother’s example by enlisting […]

Robert “Bruce” Cook passed away peacefully at home on March 7th, 2019.  Bruce was born on October 14, 1935 in Chouteau, Oklahoma and was the second oldest of four children.  He was raised in Colton, California and met the love of his life, Nancy (nee Asmus) at UCLA; the two were married in 1958. Bruce […]

Leland Hugh “Lee” Brown died on March 4, 2019 at his home in Bishop surrounded by family. Lee was born in Bakersfield, California on January 21, 1923. He moved to Bishop after serving in the Army Air Corps in World War II as an aircraft mechanic. After working as a mechanic and mechanic supervisor for […]

Alois Benedict Coufal, age 91, resident of Bishop for 28 years, was born in Brainard Nebraska on April 12, 1927.  He passed away peacefully in his sleep early on the morning of March 5, 2019 at Northern Inyo Hospital. He was surrounded by his highest earthly priority, his family. Al, as most people knew him, […]

 Elvira “Ellie” Heit was born in 1925 in Cheefoo, China. Her father Theo Rosenthal was a brewer of Estonian descent and her mother Alma was a housewife of German descent. Her father died while she was quite young and at age eleven, she moved with her mother to Shanghai. Six months later she was sent […]

On Wednesday, January 30, 2019, Arnold H. Rossy passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Reno, Nevada at the age of 82. Arnold was born in Long Island, New York, on June 18, 1936 and at the age of 7 moved to San Diego, California. Arnold enlisted in the United States Army at an early […]

Mary Elizabeth Allard peacefully entered her heavenly home during her afternoon nap on February 20, 2019.  Eleven days before, she celebrated her 95th birthday with all her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, the loves of her life. Mary was born at home on February 4, 1924 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Jesse and Cleo Jones during […]

Danny Dean Sprague died at home on February 23, 2019.  He was born in Wapato, Washington on June 9, 1932.  His parents, Jean L. Sprague, and Edwin A. Sprague and brother, Jack Sprague preceded him in death.   He left behind his wife, Kay Sprague, of 57 years, 2 sons, Danny Sprague of Bishop and Brian […]

Kristerpher John Isbell passed away on Friday, February 15, 2019 after a courageous battle with Leukemia.  Kris was born August 4, 1990 here in Bishop, California.  He grew up in a large family with many cousins around him.  He loved play fighting with his many swords and reading stories about magical, mythical creatures.  He loved […]