Obituary: James Janopoulos
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James Janopoulos passed away at home on the evening of Sept. 20, 2012, after a long battle with multiple myeloma.
Jim is survived by his wife Pam and his seven children: his son Robert, and daughters Sheila, Barbara, Stephanie, Kathleen, Mary and Kimber.
Jim was a two-decades-long member of the Idyllwild Rotary. The “Jim and Pam Janopoulos” tile, decorated with a horse, adorns the kitchen of the Idyllwild Town Hall Park.
He will be remembered for his generosity of spirit and unconditional love.
Diana Rose (Lightell) Harvey, 65, passed away on March 6, 2010. She was born on Oct. 19, 1944 in New Orleans, La. to Margaret Mary (Bourgeois) Lightell and Herman Lightell. She was married to Clark Lee Harvey on April 13, 1964 in Riverside, Calif. Diana’s quick and surprising death reminds us all to live every…
Memorial services for Kristi Lynn Yates, of Idyllwild, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 14, at Idyllwild Pines Camp (formerly Camp Gilboa), entered from the end of Lower Pine Crest Avenue. She was 42. Mrs. Yates was born May 6, 1956, in Hemet, and was a native of Idyllwild. She attended Idyllwild Elementary…
Jeraldine “Jerry” Geroux, 64, of Pine Cove left this life on Tuesday, July 17, 2007, after a courageous struggle with metastatic lung cancer. She was born Jan. 14, 1943 in Minneapolis. She had lived in Minnesota, Nevada and several locations in California. For the past 11 years, she had lived in Pine Cove with her…
Memorial services for Helen May Valeur, of Morongo Valley, will be private at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at the family’s residence in that city. She was 60. Mrs. Valeur was born Aug. 7, 1937, in Los Angeles to Fred and Mary Grable Scott. Mrs. Valeur married George M. Valeur on Aug. 2, 1978, in Las Vegas. They lived in Idyllwild, where their two…
Sheriff’s deputies discovered long-time Pine Cove resident John (Jack) Brosky’s body last Saturday, after neighbors noticed a strange odor coming from the house. Neighbor Annamarie Padula said deputies believed Brosky probably died the week before, owing to the condition of the body at the time of discovery. Investigating Deputy Alfonso Tovar said there was no…
Ersel Lamar Hall, 79, of Anza, died Tuesday, June 18, 2002. Mr. Hall was the father of Sunderland Everstill of Idyllwild.
