Karl Walter Allgeier passed away peacefully in Riverside Tuesday, March 8, 2022.He is survived by his wife Joy and their combined families of sons Bill (Barbara) Allgeier and Brian (Marci) Allgeier; daughters Katherine (Neal) Ensign and Kristina Bridges; son-in-law Steven Feicht; seven grandchildren; and his sister Jan (Burt) Brocket.He was preceded in death by his…
Tom Hawthorne, although not a permanent resident of Idyllwild, had a huge impact on the community for the last 70 years. He was instrumental in the Community of Christ Church buying Buckhorn Camp in the 1950s and he spent the remaining years of his life bringing his family to Buckhorn every year for camp, serving…
David “Bud” E. Hunt Jr. passed away Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 peacefully at his Idyllwild home surrounded by family at the age of 92.Bud was born Jan. 19, 1930, at the Irvine Ranch in Orange, California. His family moved to Modesto during his early school years where he attended Lathrop Elementary School. They moved again…
Harry Albert Wiedenhaupt II died Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at age 76, at LLMC in Murrieta. Death was caused by work-related COPD, acute respiratory arrest and various underlying long-term health issues.He lived in Idyllwild with his wife of 54 years (Sharon) and two sons Harry Albert III and Lance Ryan for 20 years (1979-1999).He was…
George Robert “Bob” Gammage of Hemet went home to be with the Great Spirit Monday, Jan. 31, 2022.He was born Jan. 18, 1951, the son of George Ross Gammage and Dorothy Naomi (Nicholas) Gammage.Bob graduated from Montebello High School in 1969 where he went on to Whittier College and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in…
Gordon Austerman passed away at his Fern Valley home Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, at the age of 92.He is survived by his loving wife, Inge, sons Jim and Ace, and daughter Darla and their families, as well as stepsons Jeff, Tim, Chris and David.Gordon served in the Army in the 1950s, then attended college where…
Michael Francis Boyer of Idyllwild died peacefully Monday, Jan. 3, 2022 at the age of 70 after a valiant struggle with prostate cancer.He was born in Los Angeles Oct. 3, 1951, to Patricia Delores Boyer and James Samuel Boyer, was raised in Palm Springs and remained in Southern California for the rest of his life.Michael’s…
Karen Lovett Smith, beloved Idyllwild resident of 50 years, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 surrounded by her family.Born Dec. 3, 1948 in suburban Detroit, she graduated magna cum laude from Alma College in 1971. Residing in Idyllwild since 1972, Karen was first a server at Pine Cove Lodge before beginning her teaching career at…
Longtime Idyllwild resident and former owner/operator of Idyllwild Cable TV, Richard “Dick” Rondeau, 85, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 in Hemet, after a long illness.He was born June 18, 1936 in Lynn, Massachusetts, to Louis Rondeau and Grace Furey Rondeau. As a child he moved to Sierra Madre with his family and attended local schools…
Martha Reiman quietly passed away at home surrounded by family Wednesday, December 15, 2021.For many, many generations of Idyllwild School students, Martha (Foster) Reiman was their first introduction to public school. Following in the footsteps of educators in her family, Martha exclusively taught kindergarten at Idyllwild School for 36 years. Fellow faculty at Hemet Unified…
