Arthur Ronald Peterson, 61, of Twain Harte, Calif., died of cancer at his home Wednesday, May 29, 2002. Mr. Peterson and his wife, Sue, were Pine Cove residents for three years, moving to Twain Harte in May 2001. Mrs. Peterson had worked at Idyllwild Arts. Mr. Peterson was born Aug. 3, 1940, in Bakersfield to…

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….

Winifred “Win” Wood passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. Win was born in Macon, Ga., the youngest girl among five children. She spent her early years in Coral Gables, Fla., where she graduated from Ponce de Leon High School and majored in English and history at the University of…

1937-2023 It is with sadness we acknowledge the passing Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, of Diann Coate of Idyllwild.  Diann was born March 4, 1937 to Raymond and Ruth Coate. She was predeceased by her parents and her sister, Marion Stamm, but leaves a beloved niece, Laura Alcala of Hawaii; two beloved nephews, Patrick Stamm of…

Elaine Jane “E.J.” Weiler, a long-time resident of Idyllwild, passed away peacefully at home in her sleep on Monday, July 4, 2016. Elaine was born in Aurora, Illinois, on Aug. 19, 1929, to Andrew Hayden and Catherine Thill-Hayden. She graduated from Madonna High School in Aurora in 1947. Elaine married Cyril F. Weiler (Cy), also…