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…
George Nettleman, former Idyllwild School principal (1983-1995), passed away on the morning of Saturday, May 14, 2016, due to complications from cancer. He was 75 years old. George was born in Long Beach on July 3, 1940. He was the second of three children and the only son of John and Janice Nettleman. He is…
“A legend taken too soon.” Mark M. Jones, architect, passed away at age 73 on Sunday, May 15, 2016, at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque. Mark had been flown to the hospital from his home in Del Norte, Colorado, after contracting the deadly Hantavirus. His loss is felt deeply by his family…
