Joseph Anthony Schlapp

Bishop Elks Lodge No. 1603, of which he was an honorary life member, will 
conduct funeral rites at 11 a.m. Friday, May 30,  for Joseph Anthony Schlapp, 
79, who passed away May 26 at Northern Inyo hospital, following a lingering 
illness.  Interment will be private.

Mr. Schlapp was born Oct. 12, 1900 in New York City.  He had been a building 
contractor for 42 years, most of which he spent in Owens Valley.  He had built 
the Josephs buildings in Lone Pine and Bishop, the Ellis Motors Bldg., the Lone 
Pine and Bishop Libraries, Dept. of Water and Power homes in Independence, Fish 
Springs trout hatchery buildings, and scores of others in later years.

He had served on many boards of directors, including the Elks Lodge, and Bishop 
Creek Water Association.  He had helped many young people get started in 
business, or acquire a home.  At one time the Schlapps operated Home 
Furnishings, 269 N. Main, where Sierra hardware is now located in downtown 
Bishop.  The Schlapps had secured the business from Ed and Maire Moriarry.

Mr. Schlapp is survived by his wife, Maxine, of Bishop; daughter Marian 
Goldstein of Rhode Island; two sisters, Madeline Horner of Rancho Bernardo and 
Margaret Zellers of Riverside; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

The Inyo Register
Bishop, Inyo County, California
Thursday, May 29, 1980 – Page B-3.

Transcribed by Laura M. Bybee for Inyo County GenWeb, 14 November 2005