Branden Thompson, 21, passed away from this life on the evening of Dec. 23, 2001, from injuries sustained while sledding on an inner tube. Although his passing was sudden, the last days of Branden’s life were wonderfully spent – home from school for the holidays, enjoying his family and friends. Branden was born July 2,…

Last week, we reported that a well-loved community member, Ann Baerwald, 60, died peacefully after a long bout with cancer on Monday, Oct. 26, 1998. She died at Hemet Valley Medical Center. Miss Baerwald was born in England on March 21, 1938. She was raised in Cleveland. She attended Swarthmore College as an undergraduate and…

Joyce Ann Gibson, 63, of Idyllwild, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002, at Hemet Valley Medical Center. She was born June 18, 1939, in Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Gibson had lived in Idyllwild the last 13 years. She had been a waitress for 30 years and had worked at Granny’s Pies in Idyllwild for five years…

Mary Lowman, 87, of Las Vegas, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, after a long fight with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. Mary was a vibrant community contributor. In 2005 she was honored in the Las Vegas Art Museum show, “100 Years of Influence: Women Who Shaped Las Vegas.” She was vice…

1946-2023 Carolyn Lowman passed away in Coronado Friday, Jan. 6. Carolyn was born in 1946 and raised in Rhinelander, a northern Wisconsin city in the midst of lakes, rivers and paper mills. Surrounded by loving cousins whose fathers all worked at the paper mill, she enjoyed an idyllic, outdoor childhood in the great American Midwest. …