Archive - Jan 2012 - Obituary
George Erbeck
1926-2012
George Erbeck passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 in Bishop. He was born Feb. 14, 1926 in New Jersey.
Edward Samuel Blair
1923-2012
Edward Samuel Blair, 88 years young resident of Bishop, Calif. for 18 years.
Born April 23, 1923 in St. Louis, Mo.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Brune Mortuary. Following the service, there will be a barbecue/gathering at 32 Coldwater Rd., Chalfant Valley with family and friends. Please come and share your tall tales of Ed, fishing or not.
As per his request, no flowers!
January 26th
Barbara Jean Webb McDowell
‘Grandma GiGi’
1943-2012
Barbara Jean Webb McDowell 68 years young, went to fly with the Angels in Heaven on Jan. 15, 2012.
Barbara was born in Moline, Ill. on Dec. 19, 1943, one of seven brothers and sisters of Keith and Audrey Webb. She spent her childhood years growing up in Illinois graduating from Moline Senior High School.
Ann Pellow-Burke
1943-2012
Ann Pellow-Burke was born June 9, 1943 in Spokane, Wash., and went to be with The Lord on Jan. 5, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Ann grew up in Spokane and attended Upper Columbia Academy, going on to Walla Walla College and majoring in music. She became a member of a prestigious group called the “Choraliers.”
Roberta Ann (Rogers) Matlick
1925-2012
Roberta Ann Matlick went home to be with the Lord on Jan. 19, 2012 after a brief illness with pancreatic cancer. She was 86.
January 24th
C. Brent Wallace
1946-2012
Ruth Amaela Van Cleave Spencer
1915-2012
Born and raised in Terre Haute, Indiana, Ruth passed away very peacefully at home in Bishop on Jan. 11, 2012, with family by her side. Ruth was 96 and died from renal failure and complications of cancers.
Glorian D. Mairs
Aug. 4, 1925-Jan. 18, 2012
Glorian’s loving heart stopped on Jan. 18, 2012 at her son’s home in Keene. Glorian had been living with Danny and Gwen since her health began failing in November. Optimal Hospice performed in home care for Glorian and her lifelong friend Gladys Mitchell Coulter, who also lived with Danny and Gwen Mairs. Glorian was born on Aug. 4, 1925 in Van Nuys to Merida Crumley Howard and Frank Howard.
Lawrence Minard
1932-2012
Patricia Minard
1932-2012
Patricia Minard, of Bishop, passed away at Renown Medical Center in Reno on Jan. 2, 1912, and Lawrence Minard passed away at home in Bishop Jan. 9, 2012.
Larry and Pat were both born in Los Angeles and were grammar school classmates and then high school sweethearts. They were married in Arizona in 1950 and lived and worked in Southern California in their younger years.
January 19th
Samuel Wayne Vega, Sr.
1955-2012
Wayne was born in Porterville on Feb. 17, 1955 and he passed away Jan. 15, 2012 at his home.
