Richard H. “Rick” Barker II, 59, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at his home in Idyllwild. He was born in Newport Beach, to Richard and Wendy Barker. He was a graduate of Orange County, California, schools, and University of California, Irvine, campus. He is survived by his daughter Chloe Barker of Seattle, Washington; his…

Ellene Mertens, 85, of Hemet, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006 at Hemet Valley HealthCare Center from a combination of heart problems and Alzheimer’s disease. She was born Jan. 9, 1921 in Savannah, Ga., and was an executive secretary, working nearly 10 years at Paramount Studios. She had lived in Los Angeles for 29 years. Ms….

Col. Lewis Lee Millett, 88, of Idyllwild died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 at Loma Linda VA Hospital from cardiac arrest. Col. Millett was born on Dec. 15, 1920 in Mechanic Falls, Maine to George Lee and Elsie Ranlett Millett. Col. Millett’s military career spanned more than three decades. He served in the U.S. Army during…

Johnny Martin Scoggins, 85, of Paris, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009 at Paris Regional Medical Center in Paris, Texas. Memorial services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 at the First Baptist Church in Pecan Gap, Texas under the direction of Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Dr. Ed Schaeffer and Bro. Ruben Trussell officiating….

Lee Kinney, 75, of Hemet, died of cancer Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, in Hemet. He was born March 6, 1931 in Pennsylvania to Lee and Dorothy Kinney. Mr. Kinney was a custom asphalt contractor throughout his life, and a member of the American Legion. He lived in Idyllwild for many years before retiring to Hemet….

Russell Loutzenhiser Jr., 87, a long-time Idyllwild resident, passed away peacefully at the side of his wife of 66 years on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, in Palm Springs. He was born May 17, 1921, in Kendallville, Ind., to a family of three brothers and five sisters. He was a Purple Heart veteran of World War…