Carola Jean Diven, 70, a retired legal secretary and active member of the community, died Tuesday, May 19, at Hemet Valley Medical Center from complications of pneumonia. Mrs. Diven was the wife of Otis “Friday” Diven. The couple retired to Idyllwild in 1982. Mrs. Diven was a legal secretary in Vista for more than 20…

  Terry Smith, resident of Idyllwild and Mountain Center from 1978 to 1987, has left the planet. Terry was the son of “Windy” Bill and Mozelle Smith (both passed on) of Trail’s End and Huntington Beach, Terry’s old stompin’ ground. Raised in a younger Orange County, Terry grew up ditching school to care for his…

Frank Aloysius Vrabel, 71, of Idyllwild, went to be with his Lord on Monday, Jan. 30, 2006. He was born July 25, 1934 in Johnstown, Pa. Mr. Vrabel was an artist, a sculptor, a gemologist, a poet and an author. A Christian Mass of Burial was held Feb. 6 at St. Louise de Mirallac in…

Memorial services for John Caldwell Harmon, of Hemet and Idyllwild, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 308 E. Acacia in Hemet. The Rev. Julie D. Gray will officiate. Mr. Harmon died in a vehicle accident near Stone Creek on Jan. 22. He was 47. He…

Marjorie Maye Triplett, 83, of Moreno Valley, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, at Redlands Community Hospital. She was born to Robert C. and Eva Blanche Kinsey. Marjorie’s life was her family, including her dog, Pepper, and Jenny’s cat, Bob. She lived with Jenny and loved having Bill and David over to visit and enjoyed Bill’s…