Julie Strang passed away in the desert area on Tuesday, March 13, 2001. No services are planned.
Obituary: Julie Strang
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Julie Strang passed away in the desert area on Tuesday, March 13, 2001. No services are planned.
Barry Nestande, longtime chief of staff for Fourth District Supervisor John J. Benoit, died unexpectedly Friday afternoon, March 19. According to sources, he was working out in a gym, collapsed and subsequently died at Desert Sun Hosptial. Nestande is the brother of 63rd District Assemblyman Brian Nestande. Assemblyman Nestande has been unavailable for comment. Barry…
1925-2023 Jean Audrey Masini was 98 years old when she died peacefully in her home in Idyllwild Monday, June 26, 2023. Her story began in Manhattan, New York, Feb. 5, 1925. She lived in Harlem until her large family of 12 moved to Long Island. As a young woman, she traveled on the Long…
Hubert Halkin, an outstanding member of the Idyllwild community, died Sunday, May 26, 2019 at the age of 82. Hubert was born June 5, 1936, in Liege, Belgium, to a family whose father, an academician, risked his position and his life to shelter Jewish families during the German occupation of World War II. Hubert studied…
Joseph William Bernier (“Doc”), 74, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. He was born on Nov. 2, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Maryland and Indiana University, where he earned his doctorate in dentistry, and he served in the U.S. Army until 1974, reaching the rank of captain. A former president of…
Dr. Maurice W. “Big” Black, 75, of Idyllwild, died of a heart attack Monday, Jan. 7, 2008, in Idyllwild. He was born Nov. 2, 1932 in Carmichaels, Pa. Dr. Black served in the U.S. Navy as an officer. He was a very well-respected psychiatrist and friend in Long Beach for more than 50 years, and…
Walter John, a resident of Idyllwild for 58 years, passed away at home Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Born in Oregon, Walter’s family moved to Idyllwild when he was 10. Hired at 18 by Kirby More, he began his career as a Hot Shot for the U.S. Forest Service out of Vista Grande Station. He continued…