Otis “Friday” Diven died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003, in North Bend, Ore. He was 83. He had been a resident of North Bend for five years. Mr. Diven was born in Wilson, Kan., on June 24, 1920, the son of Otis O. and Melissa E. King Diven. He served in the U.S. Army during World…

Charles Miller Dix, 66, of Idyllwild, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2003, at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Loma Linda from cancer. He was born Jan. 29, 1937, in Chicago. Mr. Dix was a 19-year resident of Idyllwild. He was an electrician and a past manager of the Idyllwild Trailer Park. A celebration of his life…

War hero William Francis McGrath, 82, of Hemet, died of congestive heart failure Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at Riverside County Regional Medical Center in Moreno Valley. Mr. McGrath was born Feb. 19, 1920, in Philadelphia. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1939 and was discharged in 1946. Sgt. “Bud” McGrath served in the Pacific…

Robert Richard Hamilton, 70, of San Jacinto, died Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at Hemet Valley Medical Center. Mr. Hamilton was born Oct. 7, 1932, in Elmira, N.Y. He served in the U.S. Navy during the 1950s. He and his wife, Doris, had lived in Idyllwild for 19 years, moving to San Jacinto in 2000. While…

Frances Margaret French, 83, of Idyllwild, died at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, of pneumonia at Hemet Valley Medical Center. Mrs. French was born Feb. 28, 1919, in East Falmouth, Mass. to Alton E. Baker of Falmouth and Nellie J. Gannon of County Cork, Ireland. While training in 1937 to be a psychiatric nurse…

Robert C. Oates, 83, of San Jacinto, former longtime Idyllwild resident, died Wednesday, July 16, 2003, at Hemet Valley Health Care, from complications due to aging. He was born February 23, 1920, in Glendale, California, and graduated from Hoover High School in 1938. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1945, serving as a Yeoman…

Mary Howes, 79, of Hemet, died Sunday, July 27, 2003, at Hemet Valley Medical Center. She was born Aug. 7, 1923, in Winamac, Ind. Mrs. Howes graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in business. She lived in Idyllwild for 22 years, was a local Realtor for 15 years and an executive secretary in…

Vincent Paul Pietrok, 77, of Idyllwild, died Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at home. He was born Jan. 21, 1926, in Anaheim and had lived in that city for 74 years. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1947. For the past 21 years, he owned Village Hardware in Idyllwild, a family owned and…

Bruce Howard Fry, 49, of Idyllwild, died Tuesday, July 8, 2003, in Hemet from cancer. He was born Aug. 31, 1953, in Litchfield, Minn. He was a welder, mechanic and tool and die maker. Mr. Fry was a member of the Southern California Deaf Club, the 4-Wheel Drive Club and the Hobby Train Club. He…

Sunderland W. Everstill, 62, passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at her Mountain Center residence. She was born Oct. 30, 1940, in Los Angeles and had lived in Idyllwild the past 33 years and a few years in Hemet prior to that. She was President of Living Free Animal Sanctuary since 1989 when she…