Obituary: Don Lenik
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Don Lenik giving a tour in 2008 of the garden he helped create at Idyllwild School. Town Crier file photo
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.
Janetta Landry, age 80, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 22, 2005. Janetta was born to Francis and Jessie Butter in Inverness, Scotland on June 8, 1925. Janetta met Canadian soldier Edward Landry during World War II and they were married on June 8, 1945 in Inverness, Scotland. They immigrated to…
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On Nov. 26, 2010 Charles (Chuck) Erskine Jr. passed away at the age of 87 in Palm Desert, Calif. He was born in San Diego to Charles and Alberta Erskine. He attended school in San Diego and soon after high school graduation was drafted into the Army Infantry. During World War II, he served as…
Deano Fowler, 77, of Hemet, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at home. Mr. Fowler was born June 11, 1927. He lived in Idyllwild for 11 years from 1989 to 2000. He served in the U.S. Navy 20 years and retired from the Post Office in 1983. Mr. Fowler was a member of the Idyllwild American…
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Robert C. Oates, 83, of San Jacinto, former longtime Idyllwild resident, died Wednesday, July 16, 2003, at Hemet Valley Health Care, from complications due to aging. He was born February 23, 1920, in Glendale, California, and graduated from Hoover High School in 1938. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1945, serving as a Yeoman…
