Joseph Bernard Germain, 73, of Idyllwild, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001, at his home. Mr. Germain was born Nov. 2, 1928, in Minneapolis. He was honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class from the U.S. Navy. Mr. Germain worked for 42 years as a bricklayer for BAC Local 4. He had been a resident of…

Ronald Rasmussen, 54, of Idyllwild, passed away Monday, Oct. 13, 2008, in Los Angeles, after an 8-month brave battle with MRSA, a deadly illness. Ron will best be remembered for his ready smile and willingness to help when someone was in need. Ron’s dog, Buster, preceded him in death the year before. Ron and Buster…

Karen Michaelle Hamilton, 66, originally of Anza, passed away peacefully at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at her residence in Hemet. She was born Feb. 18, 1949, in Altoona, Pennsylvania. She had attended Penn State University. Karen was a residence of Anza for 20 years, owning her own deli, before coming to Idyllwild and…

Nelson Boyd Keller of Idyllwild died at home at the age of 63 on Aug. 24, 2010, after a 2-year battle with esophageal cancer. Mr. Keller was born Nov. 14, 1946 in Compton, Calif. to Lou Mae Webster and Boydston Arthur Keller. He grew up in Fullerton, Calif. and attended Fullerton College where he majored…

Elaine Ashcraft Holmes, widow of Robert Evans Holmes, died at home Tuesday morning at 8:57 of a heart attack. Mrs. Holmes was 85 and had been suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) for the past several months. Mrs. Holmes was born in York, Neb., in 1914. She attended Otterbein College to become a school teacher,…

Michael Scott Jones, 55, born April 9, 1950 in Van Nuys, died suddenly on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005 in Hemet. He was the fourth child of Arthur Wyn Jones and Mildred Marie Mills Jones who preceded him in death. Michael graduated from Cleveland High School in Reseda. He worked for the Los Angeles Department of…