Roy Mills, an Idyllwild resident for over four decades, died peacefully at his home on August 23, 2016. He was 86. His people came from the shtetels and Jewish ghettos of Eastern Europe. During the Russian Civil War and the accompanying ethnic cleansing, his parents immigrated to New York as teenagers, leaving their parents behind….
Thomas “Tom” Pritchett, 65, and long-time resident of Idyllwild, died Monday, July 18, 2016. Tom committed suicide after years of struggling with bipolar disorder and severe depression. Tom was born Sept 8, 1950 in San Francisco, and lived most of his life in California, with the exception of a few years in Florida and Massachusetts….
Violet Mae Johnson, 88, of Idyllwild, passed away Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, at Parkside Mansion in Hemet. Johnnie, as she was known by, was born May 26, 1928, in Long Beach. She was the daughter of the late Paul Johnson and the late Henrietta (Poole) Johnson. Johnnie served our country proudly in the U.S….
Terry Smith, resident of Idyllwild and Mountain Center from 1978 to 1987, has left the planet. Terry was the son of “Windy” Bill and Mozelle Smith (both passed on) of Trail’s End and Huntington Beach, Terry’s old stompin’ ground. Raised in a younger Orange County, Terry grew up ditching school to care for his…
Nicholas Thomas Bailey, 69 years young, of Idyllwild, passed away suddenly at his home Saturday, July 30, 2016. Nick was born in Los Angeles on Sept. 28, 1946, to Nathan and Helen Bailey. He attended Huntington Park High School, joined the Army after graduating in 1964 and served in the Vietnam War. He married Patricia…
Bonnie J. Pumphrey, 68, of Hemet, passed away at 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 22, 2016 at her home. She was born on Jan. 2, 1948, in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, to Robert F. and Edith M. Harris. She loved to travel, all chocolates, singing and directing music. From her earliest memories, Bonnie had an interest in a…
Elaine Jane “E.J.” Weiler, a long-time resident of Idyllwild, passed away peacefully at home in her sleep on Monday, July 4, 2016. Elaine was born in Aurora, Illinois, on Aug. 19, 1929, to Andrew Hayden and Catherine Thill-Hayden. She graduated from Madonna High School in Aurora in 1947. Elaine married Cyril F. Weiler (Cy), also…
Sheri passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016, in Idyllwild, at the age of 71 years young after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Sheri was born Aug. 23, 1944, in Salem, Oregon, to Garth and Margaret Howton. She was raised in Mill City, Oregon, and attended Santiam High School. Sheri worked at Swanson’s Grocery store…
Ernest J. Edwards, 91, of Coralville, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 4, 2016, of heart failure. He was buried at Hendersonville Memory Gardens in Hendersonville, Tennessee, next to his wife, Shirley. Ernie was born May 6, 1925, in Evanston, Wyoming, and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. Ernie enlisted in the U.S. Navy at 18 years…
Steven R. Carter (aka Carter) passed away at the age of 73 from a long battle with COPD on Friday, May 27, 2016. He was born in Muncie, Indiana, on Jan. 28, 1943, to Beulah and Delbert Carter. His parents moved him and his older brother, Michel, to California where they ultimately settled in Pico…
