George Nettleman, former Idyllwild School principal (1983-1995), passed away on the morning of Saturday, May 14, 2016, due to complications from cancer. He was 75 years old. George was born in Long Beach on July 3, 1940. He was the second of three children and the only son of John and Janice Nettleman. He is…

Raydean E. Mahler, 74, of Irvine and Idyllwild, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001. Mr. Mahler served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict and then graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. In 1959 he joined the family business, Surveyors Service Co. of Costa Mesa. He retired as president…

Joann Wolcott, 63, of Pine Cove, died Friday, January 28, 2000, of heart failure at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance. Mrs. Wolcott was born Nov. 17, 1936, in Mt. Clemens, Mich. She and her late husband, Fred, owned many businesses in Idyllwild for 29 years, most recently the Radio Shack. After her retirement,…

Memorial services were held for Anthony Allan Schlant-Tourdot at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at Sierra Memorial Chapel in Riverside. They were followed by burial at Olivewood Cemetery in Riverside. Anthony, a 4th-grade student at Idyllwild School, died of a gunshot wound at his residence in Idyllwild on Feb. 7. He was 10. Anthony was…

Mark L. Smith, 73, of Idyllwild, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007. He was born in Sherman County, Texas, and spent his formative years in Laramie, Wyo., where he worked summers as a real-life cowboy out on the range. Mark fought in the Korean War with the U.S. Marines. After being discharged from the Marines, he…

LeRoy A. Rubidoux, 71, of Lakeside, died Thursday, April 8, 2004 at his home from complications associated with a stroke. He was born May 10, 1933 in El Cajon. Mr. Rubidoux was a Korean War veteran. He was retired after 40 years with Sparkletts Water Company. Mr. Rubidoux was a lifetime member of the National…