Final Rites Held for Harry Fierstine

Masonic funeral services for Harry Vern Fierstine, 55, of Bishop were held last Saturday afternoon at 
Blake Funeral Chapel, Bishop.  Mr. Fierstine died suddenly following a heart attack at his home on 
McLaren Lane November 27 about 2:45 p.m.  He had been playing with his dog in the yard when stricken.

Winnedumah Lodge No. 287, F. & A. M., of which he was a member, was in charge of the services, with 
Pastmaster Wilfred Partridge serving as worshipful master.  The Rev. Laing Sibbet of Bishop 
Presbyterian Church also officiated at the services.

Pallbearers were Robert McGraw, Leonard Cromwell, Lorin Huffman, C. D. Crawford, Walt Primmer and 
Earl Brown.  Honorary pallbearers were Harry and Ed Matlick, George McGraw, W. D. Roberts, M. W. 
Robertson, Bill Barnett, Don Duff, Joe Doherty, and Ed Knapp.  Interment was in Masonic Cemetery, 
Bishop.

Surviving are his wife, LeClaire B. Fierstine; a son, Harry L. Fierstine, who is a student at UCLA; 
and a daughter, Gail, this year's Miss Inyo County, and now a student at Long Beach State College.  
Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Margaret Porter of Long Beach, and three brothers, Dudley, Ross 
and Dan, all of Iowa.

Attending the services from Long Beach were Mrs. Porter, and Mrs. Joe Buechler, Ruth Carter, Reta 
Buechler, and Catherine Striewig, all friends of the Fierstines when they lived in Long Beach.

Mr. Fierstine was born December 3, 1901 in Delaware county, Iowa.  He spent much of his early life 
in Michigan, where he attended agricultural college.  The Fierstines moved from Michigan to Long 
Beach where they operated a restaurant for 18 years before coming to Bishop in February, 1945.

They purchased Sink's Café in Bishop and the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sink on McLaren Lane.  Later 
they purchased Inyo Market on E. Line St. from Walter Tibbals and operated that firm until they 
purchased Meadow Farms Country Store from Joe Basola.  About 3 1/2 years ago they opened the new 
Harry's Café at 150 N. Main St. and just recently had opened their new upstairs banquet room.

Mr. Fierstine was a member of Bishop Rotary Club, Inyo-Mono Shrine Club, Al Malaikah Shrine Temple, 
Knights Templar of Long Beach, as well as Bishop Elks Lodge.

Dave Bromley and Clark Conder gave tributes in his memory at last Tuesday's Bishop Rotary Club 
meeting.

Inyo Register, Bishop, Inyo County, California
Thursday, December 5, 1957 - Page Eleven
Transcribed by Denise S. Flynn