Obituary: Magaret Palmer
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Margaret Palmer died March 28, 2001, after an extensive battle with her failing heart. She was in her 89th year of a very successful life. She was a wealthy woman; not by the measure of her monetary worth but by the amount of love, caring, sharing and compassion, given freely to all with no question, expectation or judgement. She was a woman with a very limited formal education yet exhibited wisdom and knowledge a scholar would envy.
Virginia Garner, a longtime Idyllwild resident, pioneering documentary photographer, teacher and administrator at Idyllwild Arts, died on Friday in Hemet. She was 93 years old. Born on March 18, 1915 in Brooklyn, N.Y., “Jinny,” as she was known by everyone, grew up to live a life of adventure that most only dream about. Following her…
Former Idyllwild resident Traci (T.C.) Doyle, 38, of Irvine, died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007 at the Irvine University Medical Center of a massive infection. She was born Oct. 3, 1968 in Washington, D.C. She graduated from the San Domenico Catholic High School in San Anselmo and attended the University of San Diego. Miss Doyle was…
Artist and teacher Rebecca Peck Jones died in her sleep Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006 at her Riverside home. Rebecca was best known for her clay art and pottery, which she described as “a form of spiritual beauty that is concrete. You can drink out of it, eat out of it or hang it in your…
Longtime Hill resident Ford R. Dobson, 81, died at his home Wednesday evening, Oct. 17, 2001, of heart failure. Mr. Dobson lived in Idyllwild for 43 years. He was born in Shamrock, Okla., on Nov. 11, 1919. He met his wife, Edith, when he was in the Navy. She worked for McDonald Aircraft in Los…
Scott J. Foster, 43, of Idyllwild, died Sunday, May 4, 2014 in Rancho Mirage from cancer. He was born April 24, 1971, in Woodbury, New Jersey, and was the son of Maria Foster of Idyllwild and Vincent Foster. Scott was an actor, singer, dancer, figure skater, screenwriter, film producer and jack of all trades, mastering…
C. Marie Contreras, 81, of Mountain Center, died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, in Rancho Mirage.
