Axel passed away peacefully at Ivy Park Memory Care in Simi Valley Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, surrounded by his family. Axel was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on Aug. 9, 1934 to parents Henning Lund Christiansen and Elly Hensen and raised by Efra Vilna Dyveke and Svend Aage Kjorge. When WWII broke out he was age…
William Tell was born in Omaha, Nebraska, July 1934 and Genevieve Tell was born in Los Angeles, CA, June 1936. They married June 21, 1958. William enlisted (1952) in the U.S. Army during the Korean War reaching the rank of Specialist 3rd Class, Fort Benning, Georgia, and maintained reserve status until 1961. He held a…
Dennis P. McDougall, 65 years young, a 30-plus-years Idyllwild resident, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage. He was born Feb. 27, 1958, to Cecil L. McDougall and Carabel E. McDougall in Van Nuys. He has a sister, Donna Palmerton who lives in Estes Park, Colorado and a brother,…
Leigh Humphrey passed away peacefully Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 at her hospice care facility in Cathedral City. Born to Marge and Ray Brocklehurst in 1927, she grew up in Southern California, and loved the sea and mountains. Leigh began her visits to Idyllwild in 1950 and eventually moved in 1990 into the cabin her father…
Born Carole Ann Kutniewski May 11, 1940, and raised the youngest of three with one brother and sister on the family farm in Binghamton, New York, Carole Duntley was a farm girl at heart with a determined personality and deep love of animals and natural, open spaces. Preceded in death by her siblings and two…
Melinda passed peacefully at home Saturday Sept. 23, 2023, surrounded by her loving family after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Dallas, Texas to Donna and George Lyon April 16, 1951, she was the second of four daughters. Growing up, she had a quiet independent nature and marched to the beat of her…
Rhonda LeGate peacefully departed this world Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at her home in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, in the loving care of her family. Rhonda was born in Henderson, Kentucky, in 1953. She graduated from Henderson County High School and attended Western Kentucky University. She moved to Idyllwild when her daughter Mimi attended Idyllwild Arts…
1966-2023 Edward Phillip Copelin, 57, of Idyllwild, passed away Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Born June 15, 1966, in Whittier, Edward was a dedicated and honest individual who lived life fiercely. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Edward began his career with the California Domestic Water Company in early 1992. With his…
1925-2023 Jean Audrey Masini was 98 years old when she died peacefully in her home in Idyllwild Monday, June 26, 2023. Her story began in Manhattan, New York, Feb. 5, 1925. She lived in Harlem until her large family of 12 moved to Long Island. As a young woman, she traveled on the Long…
1938-2023 Wave Wilson died in the comfort of her home after a 16-year battle with cancer in Key Largo, Florida, Monday July 24, 2023 at age 84. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Misty and Rick, and her granddaughter, Lauren. Wave was born Oct. 9, 1938, in Hollywood, California, to Lawrence B. Wilson…
