Rosie August

Funeral services were held Jan. 21 for Rosie August 
of Bridgeport following her death Jan. 18 at Mono 
General Hospital.  She was 83.

Mrs. August was born Nov. 22, 1900, in Mono Lake, CA, 
the daughter of Joe and Lizzie Brown.  While she lived 
in Mono Lake, she worked for Venita McPerson at the Mono 
Inn.

She moved to Bridgeport in the early 1920's and worked 
at the Westerner Café and the Resort Café, retiring in 
1962.

Mrs. August was one of the last basket weavers of Mono 
County.  Her baskets are now on display at the Pasadena 
Museum.

The Rev. Stanley Summers of the Great Commission 
Pentecostal Church officiated at the funeral services held 
at Bridgeport Memorial Hall.  Burial was in Bridgeport 
Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Hank, Bob, Herb and John Glazier, Ralph 
Charlie and Bill Sam.

Survivors include a son, Kenneth August of Bridgeport; a 
daughter, Edith McCann of Bridgeport; four grandchildren, 
Penny Glinger, Rose and June August of Bridgeport; two 
nieces, Emma Brazzenovich of Sun Valley, NV, and Marry 
Turner of Bishop; two nephews, Alvin Lent of Bridgeport, 
and Jim Glazier of Wellington, NV.

Bishop, Inyo County, California
The Inyo Register - January 25, 1984
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Transcribed for Inyo County GenWeb by Pat Houser