Kimberley Krengel, 50, of Idyllwild passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005 at home, surrounded by family and friends, after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Kim was born in Santa Monica on March 23, 1955 and grew up in the Los Angeles area. She graduated from the Los Angeles Baptist High School and attended…
Michael Scott Jones, 55, born April 9, 1950 in Van Nuys, died suddenly on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005 in Hemet. He was the fourth child of Arthur Wyn Jones and Mildred Marie Mills Jones who preceded him in death. Michael graduated from Cleveland High School in Reseda. He worked for the Los Angeles Department of…
Larry Wood, 91, of Garner Valley passed away Sunday, July 31, 2005. He was born in 1913. The Woods have lived in Garner Valley for more than 30 years and were the first permanent residents in the Garner Valley development. Larry and and his wife of 64 years, Jean, have been among the most active…
Keith James Kent, 43, a longtime Idyllwild resident, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2005 at Idyllwild Arts where he been employed as maintenance supervisor for nine years. He was born in Beaufort, S.C., on Dec. 14, 1962 while his father was stationed as a U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor at the USMC Recruit Depot at…
Alexis Echavarria, 16, a film student at Idyllwild Arts Academy, who was recognized by faculty as one of their most promising film makers, died very suddenly and without warning in the early morning of Thursday, Aug. 4 at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica. He had just returned from serving a four-week stint as…
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…
Long-time Idyllwild resident, teacher and artist Thomas Alvin Fresh Jr. passed away Monday, July 25, 2005 in Ojai. Mr. Fresh was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Alvin Fresh Sr. of Stone Mountain, Ga. He is survived by his daughter, Leslie E. Fresh of Albuquerque, N.M.; a son, Andreas T.F. Fresh…
Robert E. Millsap Jr., 78, of Idyllwild, died Tuesday, June 7, 2005 following a long illness. Mr. Millsap was born Jan. 15, 1927 in Los Angeles. He attended the John Burroughs Junior High School and Los Angeles High School where he was a track team sprinter, graduating in 1945. He joined the Merchant Marines, serving…
Janetta Landry, age 80, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 22, 2005. Janetta was born to Francis and Jessie Butter in Inverness, Scotland on June 8, 1925. Janetta met Canadian soldier Edward Landry during World War II and they were married on June 8, 1945 in Inverness, Scotland. They immigrated to…
John A. Leaf, 76, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, July 28, 2005 due to complications from cancer. He was a former resident of Oceanside and Idyllwild. John was born in Wisconsin in 1929 and enlisted in the Navy when he was 17. He was assigned to the Marine Corps as a Navy corpsman….
