Former Idyllwild resident Charles W. Metcalf, died of leukemia Wednesday, June 6, 2007 in San Pedro. He was an author and motivational speaker. He was born in Eureka in 1945; he was 62 years old. Metcalf lived in Idyllwild from 1999 until 2005, when he left to seek further treatment for his illness. He is…
David Joseph Crane, 26, of Idyllwild, died Tuesday, July 3, 2007, on the corner of Marion View Drive and Saunders Meadow Road, from injuries sustained after driving too fast and rolling his truck. He was born Aug. 21, 1980, in Methuen, Mass., to Kate Riley and Daniel Crane. He attended St. Michael’s Grammar School in…
William “Bill” C. Weaver III, 41, of Oceanside, died in that city Wednesday, May 9, 2007. He was born May 19, 1965 in Seoul, Korea, to Fiorella and William C. Weaver Jr. Mr. Weaver was a truck driver, and had the honor of being an Eagle Scout. His favorite job was driving visitors on a…
Sylvia Markelz-Pirtle, 31, of Garner Valley and Idyllwild, died last week in Palm Springs. She was born Oct. 26, 1975 in Placer, to Ralph and Sandra Markelz. Sylvia grew up in San Diego and moved to Idyllwild from Palm Desert full-time in 1998. She worked as a room parent at Idyllwild School, was a basketball…
Syd Stark, 96, of Idyllwild, died of renal failure Thursday, April 26, 2007 in Idyllwild. He was born March 26, 1911 in Pilot Mound, Iowa. Mr. Stark was a locksmith, having run a locksmith business in Idyllwild for many years. He also had lived in Riverside, and his first job was as a drummer in…
Former Idyllwild resident Ray Brosterhous, 91, died in Hemet Friday, April 27, 2007, after a brief illness. Born in Butte, N.D., but raised in Bend, Ore., Ray became attracted to the Idyllwild area during the 1950s when he resided in Long Beach. Ray graduated with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of…
Stan Duncan, 65, of Bullhead City, Ariz., died there Saturday, March 17, 2007, from complications of lung cancer. Mr. Duncan was born to Stanley Duncan and Virginia Koch on April 14, 1942, in Los Angeles. He owned a taxi-cab company. Mr. Duncan was formerly an Idyllwild resident where he was a member of the Sons…
Norm Doshier peacefully passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2007. He was born March 2, 1932 in Detroit, where he and his older brother Ralph spent their early years. Norm and Bonnie, his wife of 56 years, were high school sweethearts. Their daughter and elder son were born in Royal Oak, Mich., before the family…
Charlotte Gene Senhen died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. She was born in 1940 in Charlotte, N.C., and raised in Louisville, Ky. Charlotte attended the University of Louisville, and married in 1960. The couple made homes in New York City, Jacksonville, Fla., Virginia Beach, Boston and Indianapolis, and La Mesa, El Cajon and Ramona, Calif. Her…
G. Andrew Barker, 63, of Palm Springs and Idyllwild, died Thursday, April 26, 2007, of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was born Sept. 19, 1943, to William H. Barker Jr. and Betty E. Barker in Hollywood. Andrew was an architect with the firm Interactive Design Corporation in Palm Springs….
