William Henry Butterfield, 90, died of heart disease at his Idyllwild home Sunday, Dec. 10, 2000. Mr. Butterfield was born July 5, 1910, in Norfolk, Neb. He obtained his bachelorÍs degree from the University of Nebraska and a masterÍs degree from the University of Oklahoma. He was a self-employed author for 20 years and a…
Gracemarie Womack, 78, of San Diego and Stonewood (near Pine Cove), died of heart failure on Friday, Nov. 17, 2000, at home in San Diego. Mrs. Womack was born Nov. 19, 1921, in Dubuque, Iowa. She was a longtime Stonewood and Idyllwild resident and was a member of the Idyllwild Garden Club and the Friends…
William Clintis Taylor, 56, of Idyllwild, died at his home on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000. The cause of death is unknown at this time. Mr. Taylor was born on March 16, 1944, in Hemet. He lived in Idyllwild his entire life. Mr. Taylor worked with the Fern Valley Water District for 26 years, and retired…
Virginia “Ginger” R. Buckner, 77, of Mountain Center, died of cancer on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, at Hemet Valley Health Care in Hemet. Mrs. Buckner was born Dec. 2, 1922, in Sebetha, Kan. She had moved to California 63 years ago and had lived in Mountain Center for the past 31 years. She was Chaplain…
Louise Armour of Fern Valley passed away on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, after a long illness. Ms. Armour was born in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1914. Soon thereafter, she moved to California with her family and grew up in Glendale. After studying dance and fashion design, she moved to Washington, D.C., in 1945, opened a…
The family of Walter Samenfeld is sad to announce his passing on Friday, Oct. 6, 2000. Walter was born (June 15, 1916) and raised in Los Angeles. He returned to Los Angeles after marine service (1933-37) aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma in the Panama Canal, and met his sweetheart Eleanor. They were married for 56 years….
Melba “Mick” L. Tyson, 94, of Idyllwild and St. Louis, Mo., died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000, at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage. Mick was born at home in Champion City, Mo., on April 11, 1906, to Florence E. Koelling and Sophie Buttermueler Koelling. She was the ninth of 10 born to this couple. Mick…
Kathleen “Kitty” Thomas, 80, former Idyllwild resident, died of natural causes at Vencor Hospital in Brea, on Tuesday, August 29, 2000. She was born in Akron, Ohio, on April 21, 1920. Mrs. Thomas moved to Idyllwild in 1963, where she owned and operated Alpine Pantry and then Chef in the Forest restaurants. She had served…
Wave Leith Wilson, 87, of Idyllwild, died of cancer on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in Hemet. Mrs. Wilson was born Oct. 27, 1912 to Frederick W. and Ethel May Andrews in Hollywood. She graduated from Hollywood High School and attended Los Angeles City College. Later she attended College of the Desert. She was a concert…
George Moore, 79, died of cancer on Aug. 15, at Eisenhower Medical Center. Mr. Moore was born in Hardwood, MI. on May 9, 1921. He served in the United States Navy for six years during WWII. He retired to Idyllwild in 1980, after working for Dow Chemical in Torrance for 30 years. Mr. Moore was…
