Sharlene Allyn Hitchings, 64, of Idyllwild, died from complications of cancer at her home Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000. Mrs. Hitchings was born May 20, 1935, in Omaha, Neb. She was a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. and received master’s degrees in education and English from San Diego State University. She was married…

Claire Hughes, 79, of Idyllwild, died at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, at Hemet Valley Medical Center. Born in 1928, Claire attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and studied dance. Before moving to Idyllwild in 1973, Claire lived a rich and varied life. But, Idyllwild spoke to her soul. She loved the mountains…

Jeffrey Lewis Neal, a local resident of five years, passed away on Tuesday, June 1, 1999, after a 15-year battle with AIDS. He was 44. He is survived by his companion of 10 years, Joseph Tatum, his parents, William and Florence Neal, and three brothers, James, Joseph and Jerry Neal. Jeff was born in Sacramento…

Michael Melvyn Bassman died Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease a few days before his 88th birthday. He was born in Boston to Fannie and David Bassman. The family came to California when Michael was in his teens. He graduated from UCLA and went into the building business. Michael met his wife,…

Frederick Paul Young, 80, of Idyllwild, died at his home Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008, following complications from cancer. Paul was born in Butte, Mont., to Frederick Young and Laura Ackerman Young on June 2, 1927. He spent his childhood years in the small, gold-mining town of Sumpter in the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon where…

Georgia June (Larimer) Busher, 97, of Idyllwild, died from complications of a fractured hip at Hemet Valley Medical Center on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005. Mrs. Busher was born June 23, 1908 in Marrieta, Ohio. She was a registered nurse in Buffalo, N.Y., San Diego, Riverside and Hemet. She was also owner and operator of Oak…