• Obituary: James M. McCune

    James M. McCune, 56, of Idyllwild died tragically on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001, in an accident. Mr. McCune was born Aug. 11, 1945, in Duluth, Minn. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Becky Johnson. He is survived and deeply loved by his son, daughter-in-law and grandson, Christopher, Sandy and Connor McCune, all…

  • Obituary: Robert Jeffrey Sands

    Robert Jeffrey Sands, 48, passed away in his home Saturday, Sept. 1, 2001. He had been suffering over the past eight years from a condition related to several back surgeries. Mr. Sands was born Nov. 5, 1952 in Long Beach. He spent his childhood mastering gymnastics, surfing and riding his bicycle up to 60 miles…

  • Obituary: Marlene Patterson

    Marlene Patterson, 62, of Sun City, died in that city Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001 of cancer. Mrs. Patterson and her husband, Joseph, moved to Sun City on May 1 after living in Idyllwild for 10 years. Born June 14, 1939 in Torrance, she was a housewife and had served as copresident of the Idyllwild Lioness…

  • Obituary: Suzi Taggart

    It is with deep sadness and profound regret that we must announce the passing of Suzi Taggart on Aug. 28, 2001. The tragedy of this senseless loss is immeasurably compounded by the knowledge that she took her own life. She was 21 years old. Those of us here on the Hill that had the good…

  • Obituary: Ada Faye Moe

    Ada Faye Davis Morlan Moe, 87, died Wednesday, July 11, 2001, at her home in Hemet. She was born Oct. 9, 1913, in Scranton, Iowa. She was raised by her parents, Guy and Almirus Hawley Davis, on their farm in Scranton with her brothers Raymond and Lyle. She graduated in 1931 from the Scranton school…

  • Obituary: Betty M. McCullough

    Betty M. McCullough, 77, of Idyllwild, died Sunday, July 8, 2001, at Christian Heritage Garden in Hemet. Mrs. McCullough was born May 5, 1924, in Des Moines, Iowa. She had been co-owner of a self-storage business in Ontario for 20 years. Mrs. McCullough had been a resident of Idyllwild for the past 16 years. She…

  • Obituary: Marilynn L. Fisher

    Former Claremont and Idyllwild resident Marilynn L. Fisher, 78, died Friday, July 27, 2001, at San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland. Mrs. Fisher was born April 27, 1923, in New Castle, Pa., to John H. and Lillian M. (del Pierre) Templeton. She lived in Claremont for 40 years before moving to Sunrise Assisted Living in…

  • Obituary: Joseph Brugman

    Joseph Brugman, 82, an Idyllwild resident for seven years, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2001, at his home in Fern Valley. Mr. Brugman was born July 30, 1919, in Seattle, Wash. He graduated from the University of Washington School of Mines with a degree in engineering. He served in the Army Air Corps during World…