Obituary: Patrick Daniel ‘Dan’ Finn
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The Town Crier received word that former Pine Cove resident Patrick Daniel “Dan” Finn collapsed and died while playing his drums Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Alfred, N.Y. He was 26 years old.
Dan was born to Denny and Melody Finn on Aug. 16, 1984. The family left the Hill and moved to Arboles, Colo. in 1988. He is survived by his parents and two brothers, Joshua and Conner.
Writer and former Idyllwild resident Gene Thompson died of complications from cancer April 14, 2001, at his home in Culver City. He was 76. Mr Thompson lived here for 20 years. He was born June 28, 1924, in San Francisco and wrote for radio shows featuring Groucho Marx and sitcoms starring personalities like Lucille Ball….
Lois Collins-Mitchell, 84, of Idyllwild, beloved mother and grandmother, died of pneumonia at Hemet Valley Medical Center Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007. Ms. Collins-Mitchell was born in 1923 in Minneapolis. She was a housewife, and had owned a home in Idyllwild since 1972. No services are scheduled. She was active in the community and will be…
Bennett Abrams, renowned eco-artist and co-founder of Carlsbad-based NatureMaker Inc., died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004 at his San Marcos home. He was 72. An artist, sculptor, ecologist, inventor, metaphysician and entrepreneur, Mr. Abrams was mentor to many, and was known as a gentle and restless spirit who manifested his limitless creativity into a successful 40-year…
Kristine Louise Gorzny, 68, died at her home in Glenwood, Oregon Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Born Dec. 20, 1952 in La Jolla, she was the youngest of Frank and Dorothea Gorzny’s four children.The Gorzny family moved to Idyllwild in June 1953, where Krysti later attended Idyllwild Elementary and then Hemet High School.As a teenager, she…
Helene P. Mattingly, 82, beloved housewife and a retired saleswoman for Petley Postcards, died Monday, Oct. 19, 1998, at the Desert Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Mattingly was born Dec. 13, 1915, in Akron, Ohio to Herbert E. and Edna P. Teeple Petley. A resident of Palm Springs, she also was a part-time resident of Idyllwild….
Bonnie J. Pumphrey, 68, of Hemet, passed away at 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 22, 2016 at her home. She was born on Jan. 2, 1948, in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, to Robert F. and Edith M. Harris. She loved to travel, all chocolates, singing and directing music. From her earliest memories, Bonnie had an interest in a…
