Obituary: Don Lenik
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Idyllwild resident Don Lenik, 84, passed away at his residence in Idyllwild on Tuesday, May 1, said friends Bob and Pat Parish. According to Pat, Lenik died alone from apparent natural causes and his body was discovered several days after his passing. A frequent attendee at Town Crier story meetings, a devotee of the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series, a flower lover and Garden Club participant, and a good dancer, Lenik always had a ready smile.
Ted Cummings passed away from a short battle with pneumonia in his home Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in Idyllwild at the age of 78. He is survived by his wife Joyce, daughter Kim (David) Friedricks, and grandchildren Natalie and Jimmy; son Scott (Dinora) Cummings, and two grandchildren Franchesca and Theodore; and son Ward Cummings. Ted…
Richard “Dick” P. O’Connell, 74, of Idyllwild, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005 at Loma Linda University Medical Center. He was born March 14, 1930 in Wilmington, Mass. Mr. O’Connell was a general contractor and a member of the Idyllwild Lions Club. He attended the First Church of Christ Scientist and was active in the Boy…
Suzanne “Sue” Holmes, Idyllwild resident for 34 years, best friend, wife, mother and sister, passed away at home attended by family, on Friday morning, Feb. 12, 2010. Sue was born on March 7, 1946 and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She moved to the United States with husband Rick in 1968, originally to North Carolina….
Sylvia Markelz-Pirtle, 31, of Garner Valley and Idyllwild, died last week in Palm Springs. She was born Oct. 26, 1975 in Placer, to Ralph and Sandra Markelz. Sylvia grew up in San Diego and moved to Idyllwild from Palm Desert full-time in 1998. She worked as a room parent at Idyllwild School, was a basketball…
Shirley Marie Severtson, 91, of Eustis, Florida, received her angel wings Sunday, April 29, 2018. She was born Aug. 17, 1926, to Walter and Camilla O. Andersen in Austin, Minnesota. She graduated from Austin High School with honors. Shirley graduated from Minnesota School of Business in 1946 and was a secretary for many years. She…
Once upon a time, in a midwife’s home located in Nokay Lake Township, outside of Brainerd, Minn., Doris L. (Mahle) Elless was born Aug.18, 1933. Such a delight she was to her parents, Elizabeth and Norval Mahle, and her sister, Alice (Mahle) Jaloszynski. Her brother, Jerry Mahle, who has since passed away, would come into…
