Geraldine Weisntein passed away Aug. 19, 2001 in her daughters home in idyllwild, CA at age of 71. Born in Dayton, OH, to Morris and Bessie Ginsburge on Feb. 25, 1930. Geraldine met her soul mate, Simon, in the 9th grade and they wed in 1948, when she had her first and only kiss from…

Wayne Ebner was born Oct. 17, 1939, in Davidson, Michigan. He joined the Marine Corps at age 17 out of Camp Pendleton. He worked as a boiler engineer for Norris Industries for 22 years before becoming disabled due to a back injury. The family moved to Idyllwild in 2000. They have enjoyed 16 wonderful years…

Lucille D. Johns, 94, died Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at Chapman Convalescent Hospital in Riverside of natural causes. She was born Feb. 6, 1911 in Breckenridge, Minn. Mrs. Johns and her husband, Earl, who passed away March 6, 2002, loved Idyllwild where they would stay in the cabin they owned since 1959 every weekend or…

Aleen Agranowitz, a noted speech pathologist, passed away peacefully at her home in Long Beach on May 10 surrounded by her family. She was 94. She was a part-time Idyllwild resident and founder of Speech and Language Development Center, which established Morning Sky School here on the Hill in 1979. In 1955, Dr. Agranowitz co-founded…

Artist and teacher Rebecca Peck Jones died in her sleep Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006 at her Riverside home. Rebecca was best known for her clay art and pottery, which she described as “a form of spiritual beauty that is concrete. You can drink out of it, eat out of it or hang it in your…

Faye B. Smart, 88, formerly of Garner Valley, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006 in Pasadena. She was born April 28, 1917 in Littleport, Iowa. Mrs. Smart was retired from Security Pacific bank in Hemet. From 1984 to 1987, she wrote a Garner Valley news column, “GV news notes,” for the Town Crier. The Neptune Society…