Obituary: Elinor ‘Lin’ Carlson
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Idyllwild resident Lin Carlson died in Macao while visiting relatives of another Idyllwild resident Alex Wilson. She died in a hospital after collapsing in a house in a small Asian seaport in China.
Cause of death was not known at that time.
Family and friends may plan a memorial service at a later date.
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