Laveda “Lee” Ralstin, 102, died Monday, March 5, 2018. Born in Sulphur, Oklahoma, she made the journey to California with her father and eight siblings. In her long lifetime, she saw the country go from horse and buggy to electric cars, from “snail mail” to email, airplanes to spaceships. Mother to Robert and James Myers,…

Vernon K. Smith, 82, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008, at home in Garner Valley. Mr. Smith was born April 22, 1924. He was a World War II veteran and retired from Hughes Aircraft. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 2008, at Miller Jones Mortuary, 1501 W. Florida Ave., Hemet. Mr….

Heath “Bo” Bottomly was born in Chinook, Montana, on Sept. 30, 1919. He was a graduate of the University of Montana and the West Point class of 1944, and a decorated fighter pilot who served in the Pacific in World War II, and later in Vietnam and Thailand. Upon retirement from the Air Force, he…

Jayni Bradbury, 61, of Idyllwild, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, on Highway 74 in Mountain Center in a traffic collision. Cause of death is unknown at this time. Mrs. Bradbury was born Feb. 27, 1947 in Redding to AB Overture and Eloise Leslie. She was a nurse. A funeral service is planned for Friday, Sept….

Deanna Collins of Idyllwild passed away Friday, March 6, 2015, after a long and courageous battle against cancer. Deanna loved her adopted Idyllwild home after retiring here in 2003. Prior to moving, she worked as a high school counselor for special needs children, social worker, and nursing home and unemployment specialist. She was an active…

Aleen Agranowitz, a noted speech pathologist, passed away peacefully at her home in Long Beach on May 10 surrounded by her family. She was 94. She was a part-time Idyllwild resident and founder of Speech and Language Development Center, which established Morning Sky School here on the Hill in 1979. In 1955, Dr. Agranowitz co-founded…