Devon R. “Chink” Klingler, 90, of Rancho Cucamonga and Idyllwild, died in his sleep February 22, 2011 at the home of his daughter and full-time caregiver, Susan. He was born Nov. 17, 1920, in Elkhart, Ind., to Lee and Flossie Klingler. Chink, the second of three boys, had an active childhood climbing trees, flying box…
Nancy Jackson Freese Brown Millsap died Jan. 21, 2011. She was born March 28, 1928 in New Haven, Conn., to Carl and Dorothy Freese. She was a proud member of DAR [Daughters of the American Revolution]. In 1949, Nancy graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a B.A. in history. In 1950, she married Broadman Brown…
O.J. “Jay” Taylor of Iowa City, Iowa and Idyllwild passed away peacefully at home in Iowa City on Jan. 25, 2011, at the age of 87. He leaves behind his family, Steve and Amanda, of Idyllwild, and Helen Taylor and Matt Reimert, of San Francisco. Jay was a frequent visitor to Idyllwild, where he loved…
Charlotte S. Cowan, of Idyllwild, entered her eternal rest on Jan. 21, 2011. Charlotte was born on May 4, 1933 in Kansas City, Mo., daughter of James and Jessie Smith. Her parents were from Aberdeen, Scotland. Charlotte taught for 40 years at Longley Way Elementary in Arcadia, Calif. Fulfilling her lifetime dream to care for…
Norbert (Tom) Wick, longtime resident of Pine Cove, passed away at home in Sun City, Calif., on Jan. 13, 2011, at the age of 88. He was the General Manager of the Pine Cove Water District and served two terms on the Board of Directors before retiring in 1982. Tom was a retiree with Cement…
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…
Paula Jean Fredericks, 64, of El Cajon, Calif., died Dec. 9, 2010 at Sharp Grossmont Hospital from pulmonary complications. She was born on Nov. 11, 1946 to William and Mary Vowiell. She married James F. Harding in 1965. In 1968, she marriedher second husband, Robert A. Fredericks. She worked for 13 years as a communications…
Betty Elaine Cole passed away Dec. 3, at the age of 86, in her home in Idyllwild. Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Donald M. Cole Jr., in 2005. She is survived by her children, Sheryl (Chuck) Luker of Palmdale; Denise (John) Edmiston of Idyllwild; Diane (Ron) Hayes of Idyllwild;…
For those of us in the fire suppression business, winter presents a paradox. Once the rain and snow come we, and the citizens of our mountain, relax our hyper vigilance for wildland fire. Statistically however, the biggest threat to life and property in our mountain communities has been cold temperatures, ice and snow. We’ve never…
On Nov. 26, 2010 Charles (Chuck) Erskine Jr. passed away at the age of 87 in Palm Desert, Calif. He was born in San Diego to Charles and Alberta Erskine. He attended school in San Diego and soon after high school graduation was drafted into the Army Infantry. During World War II, he served as…
