Dr. Ralph Nichol Smith, 81, of Hemet, died from colon cancer Saturday, May 24, 2003, at his home. He was born July 4, 1921, in Los Angeles, lived in Hemet 19 years and in Idyllwild two years. Dr. Smith was a veterinarian for 50 years and was the Pets Vet in Hemet for 19 years….

Rosemary Finney, 69, died Sunday night, Oct. 28, 2001, at Hemet Valley Health Care, of complications from diabetes. She was born June 8, 1932, in El Monte and lived in Idyllwild for 41 years. Ms. Finney was the clerk in the U.S. Forest Service office in Idyllwild from 1959 to 1963. That job brought her…

  Terry Smith, resident of Idyllwild and Mountain Center from 1978 to 1987, has left the planet. Terry was the son of “Windy” Bill and Mozelle Smith (both passed on) of Trail’s End and Huntington Beach, Terry’s old stompin’ ground. Raised in a younger Orange County, Terry grew up ditching school to care for his…

Dora L. Pfnister, 92, of Idyllwild, died at her home on Thursday, April 19, 2001. Miss Pfnister was born Nov. 12, 1908, in Bible Grove, Ill. She was educated at Teachers College in Idaho and at Bible College, Angelus Temple, in Los Angeles. During World War II, she worked as a riveter at the shipyards…

Elizabeth “Bette” Reinhartsen, 84, of San Jacinto, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008. Bette was a newswoman for 30 years in Orange County on the staff of the Anaheim Bulletin and the Orange County Register. She was with the first media contingent invited to the Western White House by President and Mrs. Nixon, and was…