Barbara Louise Jones, 75, of Idyllwild, died at home Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, from complications of diabetes. She was born Jan. 2, 1933, in Colton, to Arthur and Bertha Jones. She was a graduate of the University of Southern California. She had also lived in Bloomington, Diamond Bar, Taft and Bakersfield. Barbara was a physical…

Larry Wood, 91, of Garner Valley passed away Sunday, July 31, 2005. He was born in 1913. The Woods have lived in Garner Valley for more than 30 years and were the first permanent residents in the Garner Valley development. Larry and and his wife of 64 years, Jean, have been among the most active…

Barry Nestande, longtime chief of staff for Fourth District Supervisor John J. Benoit, died unexpectedly Friday afternoon, March 19. According to sources, he was working out in a gym, collapsed and subsequently died at Desert Sun Hosptial. Nestande is the brother of 63rd District Assemblyman Brian Nestande. Assemblyman Nestande has been unavailable for comment. Barry…

Edwin Herman Lundquist, 91, died Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage. He was born Feb. 14, 1910, in St. Paul, Minn., to Victoria Olson Lundquist and Gustav Lundquist. He was one of seven children — two boys and five girls. Mr. Lundquist and his wife, Catherine “Tat” Curran, were owners…

Anne Marie’s “huge” spirit departed this plane in the early hours of Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at her home here in Idyllwild, in the arms of her husband Ken, who she was married to for over 20 years. She was born in Sweden, lived the first 13 years of her life in an orphanage outside…