Ellene Mertens, 85, of Hemet, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006 at Hemet Valley HealthCare Center from a combination of heart problems and Alzheimer’s disease. She was born Jan. 9, 1921 in Savannah, Ga., and was an executive secretary, working nearly 10 years at Paramount Studios. She had lived in Los Angeles for 29 years. Ms….

Bruce Howard Fry, 49, of Idyllwild, died Tuesday, July 8, 2003, in Hemet from cancer. He was born Aug. 31, 1953, in Litchfield, Minn. He was a welder, mechanic and tool and die maker. Mr. Fry was a member of the Southern California Deaf Club, the 4-Wheel Drive Club and the Hobby Train Club. He…

Both deceased some time ago, John in 2002, and Maxine in 2008. Both passed away quietly in Hemet.  Mr. Dykes was born on State Street in Hemet, and years later became the only marshal of the now-defunct Hemet Judicial District.  The Dykes family lived on the Hill from 1958 to 1972. John and Maxine have…

Sheila Eileen Lisker Klass Lenik, 78, of Idyllwild, died in Hemet Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. She was born in Philadelphia, Penn., on Feb. 17, 1930. Sheila was a loving mother, wife, sister and daughter. Her life was filled with creativity, love and friendship. She spent some of the happiest years of her life here in…

David “Dave” E. Burgess, 69, of Idyllwild, died from complications of leukemia on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004 at Hemet Valley Medical Center. Mr. Burgess was born Dec. 9, 1934, in Minneapolis, Minn. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Texas and had been an engineer for 45 years, retiring in 2003 from Remtec Systems in Gardenia….

Carole Lynn Jones passed away from complications resulting from heart disease on July 13 in Hemet. She was 67 years old. Born in Bakersfield, Calif. and raised in Illinois and Southern California, she attended Western High School in Anaheim, Fullerton Junior College and California State University, Fullerton. Married in 1966, she moved with her family…