Obituary: Karen McKay
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Karen L. McKay, 57, died quietly Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008.
Karen, a new resident to Idyllwild, loved this small community, especially her walks in Humber Park and coffee on the deck of Café Aroma.
Townspeople always saw her with her dog, Rockie, at her side.
She is profoundly missed.
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Larry Smith, 55, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007 at his Idyllwild home. Born in Dallas, Texas, he was raised in Riverside. Mr. Smith moved to Idyllwild in 1969. He joined the U.S. Forest Service in July of that year and spent his career in the San Jacinto Ranger District before retiring as an engine foreman…
Rich Guzman, 71, loving husband, father and grandfather, died Thursday, June 3, 1999, at his Idyllwild home. He was born April 18, 1928, in Los Angeles. A skilled craftsman, Mr. Guzman worked for 23 years at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena and for 10 years as a self-employed carpenter in the Pasadena area. He…
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James Edward Morrow, 80, formerly of Idyllwild, died from cancer of the throat Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003, at Pt. Loma Convalescent Hospital in San Diego. He was born June 28, 1922, in San Diego. He attended Florence Elementary, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. High and San Diego Sr. High schools. During his senior year of high school,…
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