Geneva Elizabeth McCleary Schlenz was born in Joplin, Missouri, on March 11, 1929, to Oscar J. McCleary and Pearl A. Smith McCleary. As a young child, she moved to California with her family, where she remained a resident until her passing on March 14, 2017, at the age of 88. She married Walter R. Schlenz…
Janice Oates Krueger, 91, former long-time Idyllwild resident, died Sunday, March 5, 2017, in Auburn, from complications of aging and Alzheimers disease. She was born June 19, 1925, in Oakland, and spent most of her childhood in Elsinore. Her paternal grandfather, John Hanson, was a cattle rancher in Tulare County, where, as a little girl,…
Patricia Jeanne Abbott (formerly Patti Cooper) died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Llantwit Major, Wales. She had recently married the love of her life, Anthony (Tony) Abbott, on Oct. 30, 2016. A resident of Idyllwild since 2010, Patti was an active volunteer, serving on the Art Alliance board with then-President Gary Kuscher, driving golf carts…
Richard H. “Rick” Barker II, 59, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at his home in Idyllwild. He was born in Newport Beach, to Richard and Wendy Barker. He was a graduate of Orange County, California, schools, and University of California, Irvine, campus. He is survived by his daughter Chloe Barker of Seattle, Washington; his…
Richard H. Barker, Idyllwild’s foremost philosopher, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at home, surrounded by people who loved and revered him. Barker, author of the books “Transcending Evolution” and “Steering Evolution,” posited that we are all born with an unlimited capacity for love, compassion and empathy that we somehow lose along the way, not just…
Ruth M. Bradley, 76, of Pine Cove and Yucca Valley, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, at HiDesert Continuing Care Center, Joshua Tree, after a short illness. Ruth was born in Nashville, graduated high school in Clinton, Kentucky, attended Arizona State University and graduated from x-ray/radiology school at Cedars of Lebanon, Los Angeles….
Pamela Fojtik (nee Killingsworth), beloved wife of Charles “Chic” Fojtik and 12-year Idyllwild resident, passed away on Christmas Day in 2016. She had been struggling for several years with a breathing disorder and a weakened heart. Born in Alabama in 1948, she was raised by her grandparents until moving to Lakeland, Florida. Pamela attended Florida…
It is with deepest sadness our Mother Patricia Anne Kane Morris Hair passed away in Hemet on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2016. She had just celebrated her 88th birthday. Her health had been declining over the past few months. Mom’s pain is no more. Born on Dec. 3, 1928, in Long Beach, only child of Bill…
By Marshall Smith Staff Reporter Marilyn Hansen Weare, who with her husband Luther, purchased the Idyllwild Town Crier from founders Ernie and Betty Maxwell in 1971, died at the age of 92 on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. She was living in Yorba Linda at the time of her death. Born into a family of…
June LaMantia of Palm Desert passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends in her home under hospice care on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016. She was born June 14, 1934, in Plainfield, Illinois, attended the University of Colorado, and had successful careers as a high school career counselor in Belmont and in real estate sales…
