William “Bill” Martin was born March 13, 1925, and passed away on May 5, 2012, in Hemet, Calif. He was 87 years old. Martin was born on a farm in Granbury, Texas. He served in the Navy for three years during World War II on a destroyer in the South Pacific. He worked in the…

On Sunday, Aug. 1, 1999, the Hill lost a good friend, Lloyd Nysse, who unexpectedly died while on vacation in his hometown of Oostburg, Wis. Funeral services and burial took place there. At 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, Idyllwild Bible Church will host a memorial service in Mr. Nysse’s honor. For the many of…

Joan Potratz, age 84, of Hemet, Calif., went to be with the Lord on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. At the time of her death, she was a resident of the Devonshire Care Center in Hemet. Joan was born Oct. 7, 1926, in Los Angeles. She was the daughter of the late John Bondage and the…

Idyllwild resident Lin Carlson died in Macao while visiting relatives of another Idyllwild resident Alex Wilson. She died in a hospital after collapsing in a house in a small Asian seaport in China. Cause of death was not known at that time. Family and friends may plan a memorial service at a later date.