John Esteban Manterola

A Funeral Mass will be said for 69-year Bishop resident John Esteban Manterola, 
98, on Friday, Aug. 11, 10 a.m., at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic 
Church.  The Msgr. Gilbert R. Meyer will officiate.

A Rosary was said Thursday at the church and visitation was also held.

Mr. Manterola was born in Yanci, Spain on Nov. 15, 1896.  A World War I veteran 
of the U. S. Army, he owned and operated the Texaco gasoline station on the corner 
of Grove and Main streets in Bishop for 26 years.  He was a member of the Bishop 
Lions Club.  Mr. Manterola died Aug. 8 at his home in Bishop.

Survivors include his brothers, Claudio Manterola of Navarra, Spain, Jesus 
Manterola of Guipuzcoa, Spain, and Angel Manterola of Guipuzcoa, Spain; a niece 
and her husband, Carmen and Salvador Giminez of Pasco, Wash.; a nephew and his 
wife, John and Mary Manterola of Othello, Wash.; and numerous nieces and 
nephews in Spain, France and Argentina.

Mr. Manterola was one of 12 children.  He was preceded in death by three brothers, 
six sisters, and his wife, Audine Manterola.

Interment will be at the West Line Street Cemetery.

The Inyo Register, Bishop, Inyo County, California
Friday, August 11, 1995 – Page A-2
Transcribed by Pat Houser for Inyo County GenWeb, July 13, 2005