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…
Anthony Montgomery Pearson born June 8, 1936, in Pasadena, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at his home in Glendale, after dealing with dementia for several years.Tony and his sister, Carol Scheck, own a small cabin on Montgomery Lane in Idyllwild. This cabin was obtained in the 1930s by their grandparents, Judge Charles and Mona…
Kristine Louise Gorzny, 68, died at her home in Glenwood, Oregon Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Born Dec. 20, 1952 in La Jolla, she was the youngest of Frank and Dorothea Gorzny’s four children.The Gorzny family moved to Idyllwild in June 1953, where Krysti later attended Idyllwild Elementary and then Hemet High School.As a teenager, she…
Although he is gone, if you listen, you can still hear Doug Austin’s resounding greeting of “Good day, My Lady,” and his easy laughter echoing through our forest. He was a rare soul, a renaissance man whose heart beat with kindness, generosity, wisdom, grace and goodwill. Doug transitioned peacefully from this world on Friday, Nov….
Pearson memorial note from Vicky Twardowski-Kyriss & Maria Loutzenhiser :To our Idyllwild family community and friends, we want to thank everyone for the outpouring of love to Martha Pearson, Ray and their kids during this very difficult time.Unfortunately, Mike and Emily’s sudden deaths have created many unexpected expenses for the family. In the era of…
Joan “JoAnn” Johnson, 80 of Pearland, Texas, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021.She was born Oct. 6, 1940, in Ashtabula, Ohio to her parents, Mabel and Edwin.In 1968, she left Ohio headed to California on Route 66 in her 1955 Thunderbird.She worked for Rockwell Federal Credit Union as a loan officer for a number of…
Elaine Rahman was born Oct 5, 1934 in Niles, Ohio and moved to California in her teens with her mother. Later she worked for Safeway where she met her future husband Bob. Upon their retirement in 1998, they moved to Idyllwild. Elaine loved meeting people and making new friends. She became an active volunteer member…
From noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, a memorial will be held for Marty Prevosto at the Butterfield Amphitheater. This event will be hosted by his children William, Logan and Dakota with their mother Shawntel.Martin was born June 9, 1983 and died May 14, 2021.Martin was a powerhouse of a man who left us…
