Richard H. “Rick” Barker II, 59, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at his home in Idyllwild. He was born in Newport Beach, to Richard and Wendy Barker. He was a graduate of Orange County, California, schools, and University of California, Irvine, campus. He is survived by his daughter Chloe Barker of Seattle, Washington; his…

Anthony Kalani “Kal” Roberts, 65, of Wilhort, Ariz., died Monday, March 21, 2005 in Phoenix of prostate cancer. He was born July 14, 1939 in Pearl Harbor. Mr. Roberts was a photographer, writer and actor, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 for spot news photography. Roberts and his family lived in Idyllwild in the mid-1970s…

Jim Kurz passed away in mid-November 2012. He had been diagnosed with cancer in May.

William Clintis Taylor, 56, of Idyllwild, died at his home on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000. The cause of death is unknown at this time. Mr. Taylor was born on March 16, 1944, in Hemet. He lived in Idyllwild his entire life. Mr. Taylor worked with the Fern Valley Water District for 26 years, and retired…

Richard “Dick” P. O’Connell, 74, of Idyllwild, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005 at Loma Linda University Medical Center. He was born March 14, 1930 in Wilmington, Mass. Mr. O’Connell was a general contractor and a member of the Idyllwild Lions Club. He attended the First Church of Christ Scientist and was active in the Boy…

Irving Theodore Severtson, 80, of Cathedral City, died Friday, March 25, 2005 in Palm Desert. He was born Nov. 5, 1924 to Ole Tobias and Inga Tomina Severtson in Milford, Iowa. Mr. Severtson married Shirley Andersen on June 13, 1953 in Minneapolis. He was the owner of the Idyllwild Gift Shop for 25 years and…