C. Marie Contreras, 81, of Mountain Center, died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, in Rancho Mirage.

Dr. William W. Lumsden, 81, died Sunday, April 7, 2002 at home in Pine Cove. He was born Dec. 21, 1920 in Dallas, Texas and grew up in West Los Angeles. Dr. Lumsden studied the classics in college until World War II intervened. As a Pathfinder paratrooper, he saw duty in Panama, North Africa and…

Nedra F. Fox, 87, died Friday, April 19, 2002, at her home in Hemet. She was born Oct. 2, 1914, in Granite City, Ill. Mrs. Fox was a graduate of the University of Illinois where she also received a master’s degree. In addition to raising three children, she was a teacher for many years in…

Claire Bernstein, 82, of Leisure World in Laguna Woods, died Saturday, April 13, 2002, following a brief illness. Ms. Bernstein was born in Minneapolis, Minn., to Isidore and Lena Greenberg. While attending high school, she studied voice and performed opera. She married Russell Bernstein in 1940 and moved to Los Angeles. Her subsequent travels took…

Alta Blanche Hall, 92, died Saturday, March 30, 2002 at Meadowbrook Nursing Home in Hemet. She was born Alta Blanche Lefley in Oregon where she spent her childhood and early adulthood. She also lived in Idaho Falls where she worked in a nursing home with her husband Joe. After her husband died, she moved to…

Beverley Jean Germain, 60, of Idyllwild, died Thursday, March 7, 2002 at her residence. She was born April 7, 1941, in Muskegon, Mich. She had worked as an office manager for Fuji Film Company for seven years and had lived in Anaheim for 20 years prior to moving to Idyllwild. She was a member of…

Richard Harold Wright, 92, of Hemet, died at his home Saturday, March 16, 2002. Mr. Wright was born April 25, 1909, in Denver, Colo. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946. Mr. Wright was a self-employed real estate broker for 28 years in Pine Cove. He had lived in Hemet for the…

Sarah ‘Sally’ Odinot, born 9/19/1908, died on 3/4/2002. Sally lived in Idyllwild for 14 years. Everyone who knew Sally was blessed with her warm and caring spirit.

Earl Allison Johns, 93, of Riverside, died Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at Plymouth Towers in Riverside. Mr. Johns was born in Globe, Ariz. He lived in Riverside for 60 years. Prior to that, he lived in Idyllwild, Elsinore and Hemet. Mr. Johns was a sales technician for 30 years. He managed the Calelectric Power Company…

Beverly June Reed, 73, of Hemet, died Saturday, March 2, 2002 at Western Medical Center in Anaheim. She was born April 19, 1928, in Inglewood. Mrs. Reed had been a secretary for 14 years, 10 of which were for Southern California Edison in Redondo Beach. She had lived in Hemet four years prior to her…