Robert Dean Stastny, Idyllwild resident for 46 years, passed away on April 10, 2011. By his side was his loving wife of 54 years, Patricia. Bob was an avid golfer and bowler. He loved astronomy and the telling of a good story with his beloved cigar and a drink in hand. He is survived by…

Paul E. Ewing, 80, died Saturday, March 9, 2002, in Grass Valley where he had moved in 2001. He had lived in Idyllwild for 18 years prior to his move. Services were held last week in Nevada City, Calif.

Larry Smith, 55, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007 at his Idyllwild home. Born in Dallas, Texas, he was raised in Riverside. Mr. Smith moved to Idyllwild in 1969. He joined the U.S. Forest Service in July of that year and spent his career in the San Jacinto Ranger District before retiring as an engine foreman…

Garnett “Mick” Horton died Monday, March 16, 2009, at his home in Fern Valley. Mick was a resident of Idyllwild for 14 years. Mick was born in Staffordshire, England, and attended school in Birmingham, England. From the age of 14, he served his apprenticeship as a pattern maker for seven years before coming to the…

Claire Bernstein, 82, of Leisure World in Laguna Woods, died Saturday, April 13, 2002, following a brief illness. Ms. Bernstein was born in Minneapolis, Minn., to Isidore and Lena Greenberg. While attending high school, she studied voice and performed opera. She married Russell Bernstein in 1940 and moved to Los Angeles. Her subsequent travels took…