Obituary: Evelyn Sorenson
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Evelyn Sorensen, 76, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at her home in Pine Cove.
Graveside services for Charlotte C. Harris, 68, were held at 11:15 a.m. Thursday, July 22, 1999, at Riverside National Cemetery. She died Saturday, July 17, 1999, at Hemet Valley Medical Center. The cause of death is undetermined pending a doctor’s report. Miller-Jones Mortuary handled funeral arrangements. Mrs. Harris was born in Independent, Kan. She lived…
Karen Ann Metz passed away Wednesday, Oct. 9 in Tallahassee, Florida where she lived for the last two years with her husband Les Suderman. Karen was born on April 27, 1943. Karen and Les lived in Idyllwild from summer 2012 to 2016. They bought their cabin in 2003 but moved here permanently after Karen retired…
1936-2023 Thelma was born in Skowhegan, Maine, Feb. 5, 1936. She had a happy childhood there and would lapse into her New England accent when reminiscing. Her teenage years were spent in Laguna Beach where she graduated from high school in 1954. She moved to Idyllwild, where she met her second husband, Bruce Adams, and…
Allen Douglas Wood, 58, passed away Friday, Jan. 4, after a long battle with cancer. Doug was born Aug. 15, 1949, in Hemet, and lived his entire life in Idyllwild. His career included 17 years with the U.S. Forest Service in Idyllwild, five years as an owner-operator of a trucking company, and 17 years with…
Retired Lt. Col. Sidney A. Riches, 91-1/2, of Mountain Center, died Monday, May 15, 2006 of natural causes at Hemet Valley Medical Center. Mr. Riches was born Dec. 13, 1914 in Superior, Wis. He served in the U.S. Army from 1940 until his retirement in 1968. He also owned a laundry business and was a…
A memorial service for Harry “Doug” Watts, 40, of Idyllwild, is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at the Idyllwild HELP Center on Highway 243. Mr. Watts was born December 7, 1957, in Los Angeles and moved to Idyllwild in the early to mid-1980s, according to Kathy Gorzny. He passed away sometime in his…
