Our beautiful black Labrador Retriever Buddy crossed the Rainbow Bridge at home comforted by the De Antonio family and welcomed by those loved ones who predeceased him.He was a typical Labrador who loved to swim and participated in Splash Dogs, Inc. dock diving, scoring his best ever distance of 13 feet in his second year…
We celebrate a life well lived. Born Sept. 11, 1941, Dan spent his life serving God, family and community. He was humble and selfless and would stop to help anyone in need.Dan married the love of his life Barbara in 1962. He was a loving and faithful husband for 59 years. Being a devoted husband…
Margaret Wellman Jaenke passed away on Wednesday, June 2 at her home in Mountain Center, California. Margaret lived a very full life up until her passing at the age of 96.Margaret was born on July 31, 1924, in Wineville, California, to parents James F. Wellman and Elma Grace Hall Wellman. Margaret was the sixth generation…
“She was the center of our little family” was the way granddaughter Danielle (Dani) Appleby described her Grandma Pat Wilson.Paddy was born an Irish girl with red hair and blue eyes in coal country Pike County, Kentucky to Willard Charles and Julia Finnegan. She came to California with her mom and siblings at a young…
Berry Bookout, longtime resident of Idyllwild, passed away on Wednesday, June 2 in Palm Springs, California. He was 102 years old.Berry was born in rural Tennessee in 1919. He was the quintessential southern gentleman.He was a veteran of WWII, serving in active combat in Belgium and Germany in 1944 and 1945.After his discharge from the…
Charles Randall Harris passed away Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. He was a loving son, brother, father, husband and friend who helped many. His charm and ability to engage created memories for many.He was born May 2, 1962 in Atlanta, Georgia to JoAnne Black Harris and Charles Barnett Harris. He was the middle of three children….
Jim (James) Kutsch, a former volunteer with the Idyllwild Fire Department, long-time resident and a retired employee of Lake Hemet Municipal Water District at Lake Hemet Campground, passed away on May 3, 2021.He is survived by his wife Nancy, of Mountain Center; his daughters Leigha Kutsch, Christina and her husband Patrick, son Jeremy Kutsch and…
Ronald Gene Wilson passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at his home in Idyllwild. Ron was born on Jan. 23, 1941 to John Arthur Wilson and Inez Marie Wilson of Idyllwild.After graduating valedictorian of Hemet High School Class of 1958, he went to the University of Colorado at Boulder, then attended George Washington Medical School…
Sadly, and with heavy hearts, we must say good-bye to our beloved wife, mother and grandmother Judith Lynn Genovese Oltman.She died on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 at the age of 80 from a sudden heart attack after receiving a COVID vaccination.Judy was born to Frank Genovese and Margaret Verostko Genovese on Dec. 25, 1940 in…
My beloved wife, a mother, grandmother, sister and friend to so many, passed away at home in the very early morning hours of Friday, Feb. 26 after a long struggle with Atrial fibrillation, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and ultimately, congestive heart failure.Her husband, son, granddaughter and sister were all gathered to see her.A native of…
