Mary Louise Boettcher, beloved mother and wife, passed away Sept. 19, 2007 at her home in Hemet, Calif. She and her husband, Richard, owned and operated the Fern Village Chalets Motel in Fern Valley for the past 35 years. She is survived by her husband Richard; her children Bruce, Kathy, Brian and Eric; her grandchildren,…

Bob Deeble, longtime Idyllwild resident and Forest Service staff member and volunteer, died on Thursday, Aug. 5 at the age of 80. In his honor, the Town Crier is reprinting, with minor edits, a 2007 message that Forest Service staff members sent to Bob when he moved into the Devonshire Care Center in Hemet. This…

A private memorial service was held at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 21, for Lloyd and June Shillabeer’s daughter, Liza Shillabeer Hinton. Mrs. Hinton was 48. The services were held at the Shillabeer home in Idyllwild with family and friends present. Pastor Tim Westcott of Idyllwild Bible Church officiated. Her ashes were buried on the Shillabeer…

John Frederick Wanamaker, a former Idyllwild resident, died on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1999. He had just returned from a 14-day trip to Turkey. Dr. Wanamaker, a world-renowned ornithologist, graduated from Principia College in Elsah, Ill., in 1939. He received his doctorate degree in conservation education at Cornell University. Dr. Wanamaker later returned to Principia College…