Life Tribute: Mary DeMille 1938 – 2020
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Mary DeMille, who lived in Royal Pines Estates, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at Eisenhower Medical Center.
She was known to many in town as Aunt Mary and had a dog sitting business in the past.
She is survived by her son Patrick DeMille of Idyllwild.
David Wesley Pittman, originally from Sandersville, Georgia, died from complications of Lewy Body Dementia on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. He celebrated his 64th birthday on Dec. 8, with his wife of 43 years, Debi L. Lastinger of Milledgeville, Georgia; his parents, Wesley and Rubye Pittman of Milledgeville; and parents-in-law, Marlon and Ann Lastinger of Sandersville….
Bonnie Lee Froehlich, 68, died peacefully at home on Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, after a long battle with cancer. Born Feb. 19, 1939 in Los Angeles to Marjorie and Harry Pitts, she spent her early years growing up in North Hollywood. Bonnie received her bachelor’s degree in education at Aurora College in Aurora, Ill., and…
George Ewing Niles, 85, a resident of the desert area for the past 13 months, died Tuesday, May 30, 2000, in Monterey Palms Care Center in Palm Desert. He had struggled for more than three years with lung and bone cancer. Prior to living in the desert, he was an Idyllwild resident since 1980 where…
Edward J. Monaghan, a.k.a. Monte Mansfield, actor, singer, dancer, artist and sculptor, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. He was a Rancho Mirage resident since 1974. He was born Dec. 8, 1929, an orphan. He was adopted by James and Cleo Monaghan in 1933. At age 5, he appeared on the Horn and Hardart’s Children’s Theatre,…
Jeanne Roberts, 83, died in her home in Milwaukie, Ore., on Friday, Feb. 15, 2008. She was born Jeanne Larson on March 31, 1926, to Christina and Charles C. Larson, in Milwaukee, Wis. Jeanne “JR” moved to Idyllwild, and worked at Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts, now Idyllwild Arts. She then moved to…
Redman Darwell “Dan” Daniel, 71, of Hemet, went home to be with the Lord while surrounded by the love and presence of family on Sunday, April 2, 2006. He was born Sept. 12, 1934 in Oklahoma. Mr. Daniel spent 20 years in the Navy, retiring as a chief petty officer. He then received an associate’s…
