Obituary Elea Allison 1933-2015 Elea Allison, past long-time Idyllwild resident, passed peacefully away on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, with family members at her bedside in Escondido. Elea was born in Los Angeles on March 30, 1933, to Thresher “Tom” and Adele Rippey. She was raised in Laguna Beach and also lived in Capistrano Beach. She…
Pet Obituary Stitch Torrez-Holldber 2003-2014 Stitch lived a fine and loving life until he succumbed to cancer on Dec. 19, 2014. He will always be remembered for his devotion to his families, his love of Pine Cove and leadership among the canine population. Born July 5, 2003 in Pine Cove, Stitch had, as many local…
Leona McGaugh maintained a way of life more familiar to last century. She didn’t own and never used a computer. She still made her calls on a rotary telephone. She cooked meals on a wood-burning stove. But none of these facts prove she was unconnected. Owner and operator of the 130-acre Baldy Mountain Ranch near…
Obituary Gary Busher 1941-2014 Gary Busher passed away Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014, at Manor Care in Palm Desert. Gary Edison Busher was born March 22, 1941, in Buffalo, New York, to Edison and Georgia Busher. Gary’s family moved to San Diego in 1947. He grew up there and also in Riverside and Idyllwild. Gary graduated…
Obituary Allen Caswell Miller 1921-2014 Allen C. Miller, a 17-year resident of Idyllwild, passed away on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 27, 2014. He was 93. Born on Jan. 3, 1921 to Gilbert A. Miller and Pauline Scott Miller, Allen was raised in the Hollywood Hills of Southern California and graduated from Hollywood High School. From his…
Obituary Bob Citrowski 1933-2014 Bob Citrowski, 81, of Idyllwild died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014 of heart failure at the Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside. He was born April 8, 1933, in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He had many occupations in his lifetime, including gas station attendant, truck driver, car salesman, telescope builder, aircraft factory worker, cable…
Obituary Justine E. Reitmeister 1931-2014 Justine E. Reitmeister, 83 of Georgetown, Ohio and formerly of Pine Cove, died Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ripley, Ohio. She was a beautician, and owned and operated Justine’s Beauty Shop in Pine Cove. Justine was very active in the American…
Obituary Diane Miller 1954-2014 Diane Miller, a nine-year resident of Idyllwild, passed away Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. She was born on April 9, 1954, in Kansas City, Missouri, graduated from Oak Park High School and attended Park University. While at college, she majored in Art and Equestrian studies. Diane migrated to San Diego in the…
Obituary Delbert Motley Sandlin 1932-2014 Delbert “Bill” Motley Sandlin left this plane for his great reward at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. He was at home with his family at the end of a long combat with cancer and cardiovascular disease. Bill came to earthly being at home in 1932 as the 12th living…
Obituary Paul Oscar Arnson 1928-2014 Paul Arnson passed away peacefully with his family by his side at home Friday, Oct. 31, in San Diego. Paul was born March 10, 1928 in a one-room log cabin on a 160-acre farm that was homesteaded by his grandparents in Northeastern Wisconsin. He spent the early years of his…
