1950-2023 In loving memory of Donna Calvera who was a wonderful, loving mother, a tremendous friend and council, a caregiver, an explorer, spontaneous, caring, loving, nurturing and absolutely interesting!  May she rest in peace in the love of God with the nourishment of the Holy Spirit. God love her.

Bruce Raynor, 79, of Mountain Center, died Monday, July 14, 2014. He was born June 15, 1935, in Speonk, Long Island, New York. For a time, he lived in Connecticut where he was in the construction business. He and his wife operated Val and Bruce’s General Store in Mountain Center for 22 years. He is…

Ella Pauline “Polly” Loutzenhiser, a longtime resident of Idyllwild, passed away peacefully in the company of her children, at the age of 83 on July 25, 2010, at Eisenhower Hospital in Rancho Mirage. Born in Fort Myers, Fla., on Oct. 28, 1926 to a minister’s family of four brothers and a sister, she was raised…

A memorial service for Robert Leonard Kozera, 61, of Pine Cove was held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Idyllwild Church of Religious Science. He died of heart failure Saturday in Pine Cove. Mr. Kozera is survived by his wife, Barbara; three sons, Brad, Kevin and Blaine; a daughter, Shannon; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Leland M. Swanson, 82, of Hemet, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003, in Hemet. He was born the fourth of seven children to Rueben and Bernice Swanson on April 12, 1921, in Walla Walla, Wash. He graduated from WaHi in 1939. Mr. Swanson worked for the Walla Walla Union Bulletin as a paper carrier in his…

Margaret Budlong Wootton, 81, died peacefully on Friday, June 17, 2005. She was surrounded by family at her home in Idyllwild. Funeral services were held Thursday, June 23 in Hemet. She was buried at the National Cemetery in Riverside. A public memorial was held Friday, June 24 at The Creek House in Idyllwild. She was…