Susan Peterson, a noted ceramic artist, writer and professor who headed the Idyllwild Arts summer ceramics program from the late 1960s through the early 1980s, passed away at home in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Thursday, March 26, 2009, after a long illness. A dynamic teacher and administrator, Peterson thrust the Idyllwild Arts ceramics program into national…

William Robert Harley, 80, of Idyllwild, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004. He was born to William Perry and Theresa Struck Harley on Sept. 23, 1924 in Fairmont, Minn. Mr. Harley worked for Alpha Beta in Hemet and Pomona for 17 years and was also a janitor. He lived in Idyllwild for 16 years. A memorial…

A longtime supporter of Idyllwild Arts Academy, Eric Bettelheim, 66, died of respiratory distress Sunday, Nov. 1, 1998, while on a visit in Borrego Springs. Mr. Bettelheim was born April 4, 1932, in Asyut, Egypt. He worked as an engineer for Ralph M. Parsons Co. in Pasadena until his retirement in 1987, at which time…

Leland M. Swanson, 82, of Hemet, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003, in Hemet. He was born the fourth of seven children to Rueben and Bernice Swanson on April 12, 1921, in Walla Walla, Wash. He graduated from WaHi in 1939. Mr. Swanson worked for the Walla Walla Union Bulletin as a paper carrier in his…

Longtime Idyllwild resident Shirley Jane Dawson, 82, passed away Saturday, June 26 following a lengthy battle with cancer and other health issues. Shirley is survived by son Gary Osterhues of Hemet; daughter Toni (Andy) Murray of Roscoe, Ill.; grandchildren Sean (Cleo) Murray of Orland Park, Ill., Ashey (Scott) Sulinckas of Mundelein, Ill., and Lt. Ryan…

Marie Henrietta Remmers, 76, Idyllwild resident for 40 years, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 14, 2001. She was born Dec. 28, 1924, in Ridgewood, N.J. Ms. Remmers had had complications following open heart surgery in May, but had returned home the week before and was able to stay with a good friend….