Richard “Dick” P. O’Connell, 74, of Idyllwild, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005 at Loma Linda University Medical Center. He was born March 14, 1930 in Wilmington, Mass. Mr. O’Connell was a general contractor and a member of the Idyllwild Lions Club. He attended the First Church of Christ Scientist and was active in the Boy…
Bruce Adams, 78, of Hemet, died of a stroke at 1 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005 at home. He was born Feb. 17, 1926 in Long Beach. Mr. Adams moved to Idyllwild in 1955 but had started coming to Camp Tahquitz with a Long Beach Boy Scout troop in 1938. He built his first cabin…
Deserei Sky Ackley, 18, of Idyllwild, took her own life at home Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005. She was born Dec. 16, 1986 in San Dimas and was a student. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30 at Town Hall with the Dr. Rev. Betty Jandl officiating. She is survived by…
William Robert Harley, 80, of Idyllwild, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004. He was born to William Perry and Theresa Struck Harley on Sept. 23, 1924 in Fairmont, Minn. Mr. Harley worked for Alpha Beta in Hemet and Pomona for 17 years and was also a janitor. He lived in Idyllwild for 16 years. A memorial…
Patricia Louise Richards, 63, of Idyllwild, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004 at home surrounded by family, following an eight-year fight against breast cancer. She was born Sept. 21, 1941 in Pomona and had lived in Southern California all her life. She retired with her husband, Norman, to Idyllwild about five years ago. Mrs. Richards loved…
Shirley Carey Edwards, 77, of Tennessee, died Monday, Dec. 6, 2004 in Gallatin, Tenn. She was born March 29, 1927 in Joliet, Ill. Mrs. Edwards and her husband, Ernie, were active community members in Idyllwild for 30 years. They were real estate brokers who owned Edwards Village Realty on North Circle Drive. Mrs. Edwards was…
Lillian Ernestine La Police, 92, of Idyllwild, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004 at Manor Care Convalescent Hospital in Hemet. Her daughter said she introduced herself to people as “Grandma Lil from atop the Hill.” She was born Feb. 20, 1912 in Los Angeles to Edmund and Emma Young Parkhurst. She worked for 22 years as…
Grandpa Semu Huaute, 96, died on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004, in Adobe, Ariz. He was born Aug. 8, 1908 in Ventura County. Grandpa served in World War II as a gunner’s mate in the U.S. Navy. He was a Chumash tribal healer and elder, and traveled the world extensively teaching seminars in cultural…
Sueo Serisawa, 94, of Idyllwild, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004 in San Diego of natural causes. He was born April 10, 1910 in Yokohama, Japan. Mr. Serisawa’s father, the artist Yoichi Serisawa, moved his family to Seattle in 1918 and a few years later to Long Beach. His father’s influence led him into a life…
Juanita Bell Hunt, 95, of Hemet, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004 of natural causes following a stroke suffered 2-1/2 years prior. Her family cared for her at home with the help of Ramona VNA & Hospice. She was born Jan. 14, 1909 in Dennison, Ill. She was the eldest daughter of Hurley and Alice Sears….
