Obituaries

Patsy Ann Ball
August 29, 2007

    Long-time Idyllwild resident Patsy Ann Ball, 74, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007, following a heart attack.
    Patsy was born in Oakland, and met her husband of 52 years, Hal Ball, while attending the College of the Pacific in Stockton. The two moved to Southern California in the late 1950s and raised their three children in Del Mar.
    Patsy loved cooking, her crafts and her dogs. Patsy enjoyed the outdoors, as evidenced by years of camping with her family, traveling in their motor home and cruising the deep blue sea.
    While raising her family, she learned to snow ski and scuba dive. For more than 10 years, she and Hal lived on their sailboat, the Sheryl Ann, and sailed the West Coast of Mexico from San Diego to Puerto Vallarta and all ports in between. Along their journey, they met many fellow “yachties” and few will forget their time with Patsy.
     Patsy is survived by her husband, Hal, of Idyllwild; three children, Kent Ball of Danville, Steve Ball of Del Mar and Sheryl Ann Ball of Carlsbad; five grandchildren, Charles, Justin, Courtney, Nick and Gabe; her brother, William Estep of Novato; and her sister, Nancy Landis of Woodland.
     In lieu of flowers, donations in her name may be made to the American Legion Post 800, P.O. Box 800, Idyllwild, CA 92549, or the Idyllwild Lions Club, P.O. Box 797, Idyllwild, CA 92549.

    Former Idyllwild resident Lela Louise Bentley, 94, of Portland, Ore., died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 in that city.
    She was born April 17, 1912 and lived in Idyllwild for 12 years. She moved to Portland in 1989.
    Mrs. Bentley graduated from Kansas Wesleyan University and was an elementary school teacher and librarian in Kentucky.
    She was an active member of the Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church and secretary of the Idyllwild 39ers.
    Inurnment will be in Salina, Kan. American Burial and Cremation Services is handling arrangements.
    She is survived by three sons, Brooke B. Bentley, Nicolas V. Bentley and Kimberly W. Bentley; and seven grandchildren.
    In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to The Nature Conservancy, Attn: Treasury, 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203, or visit www.nature.org/joinanddonate/donate/ to make a donation online.

Mary Louise Boettcher
September 19, 2007     

    Mary Louise Boettcher, beloved mother and wife, passed away Sept. 19, 2007 at her home in Hemet, Calif. She and her husband, Richard, owned and operated the Fern Village Chalets Motel in Fern Valley for the past 35 years.
    She is survived by her husband Richard; her children Bruce, Kathy, Brian and Eric; her grandchildren, Demain, Collin and Jason; and her great-granddaughter, Ellison. She will be missed much.

Ray Brosterhous
April 27, 2007

    Former Idyllwild resident Ray Brosterhous, 91, died in Hemet Friday, April 27, 2007, after a brief illness.
    Born in Butte, N.D., but raised in Bend, Ore., Ray became attracted to the Idyllwild area during the 1950s when he resided in Long Beach. Ray graduated with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1943. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was discharged as a lieutenant junior grade.
    He lived in Long Beach for 33 years, first working for the city’s Department of Building and Safety, and later as its first director of community development.
    But Ray’s real love was for home construction and remodeling. He had apprenticed as a carpenter before college, and over the years, had become proficient in most of the building trades. For years, he dreamed of building a cabin in Idyllwild, which he said reminded him of his childhood Bend home.
    Ray achieved that goal in the 1970s, spending weekends commuting from Long Beach and building his first mountain retreat in Pine Cove. A lover of hard work, Ray used the occasion of his retirement from the City of Long Beach as an opportunity to commence work on his second Idyllwild home. This became his principal residence when he moved there in 1980 with his wife, Earlie Mae.
    Once transplanted, Ray became an integral part of the Idyllwild scene, devoting himself not only to his second career as a consulting engineer, but also to community service. Ray became a valued member of the Idyllwild Rotary Club. He served on many of its committees over the years, but Ray’s favorite cause was youth services and education.
    For 20 years, Ray served as engineer of record for most Idyllwild-area new home construction and residential additions. His projects numbered in the hundreds. Virtually all architects and builders residing in Idyllwild at the time worked with Ray.
    He was known for his easy manner, accessibility and conscientious attention to detail.
    Ray also was involved in a number of civic and charitable building projects for which many of his professional services were donated. Such projects included the construction of the current firehouse, and the retrofitting of many Idyllwild Arts buildings, such as Bowman Hall.
    Ray also worked on remodeling the Queen of Angels Catholic Church and the Community Presbyterian Church, as well as a number of projects at the Zen Center.
    He moved off the Hill in 1989, but continued his involvement in Idyllwild life. Even after the pace of his engineering work slowed, Ray continued to faithfully attend Wednesday morning breakfast meetings of the Rotary Club. He transferred his membership to the Hemet Sunrise Chapter only a few years before his death.
    Toward the end of his life, Ray reflected upon his Idyllwild years as being his happiest.
    Ray was involved with two significant building projects at the time of his death, both designed by David Lilieholm of Idyllwild. One is a new residence on Doubleview Drive for his daughter, Patricia. The other is an addition to the Marion View Drive residence of his son, Gary.
    He is interred at the Riverside National Cemetery.
    Ray is survived by Earlie Mae, his wife of 61 years; three sons, Ray (Laura) Brosterhous II, Dennis (Leslie) Brosterhous; Gary (partner Gary Agner) Brosterhous; two daughters, Mary Lou (Thomas) Busby and Patricia (Carl) Gronning; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
    In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions in his memory be made to the Rotary Foundation, One Rotary Center, 1560 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201, or to Catholic Charities, 1731 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314.

Rob Caldon
August 24, 2007

    Dennis Robert “Rob” Caldon, 60, of Lake Hemet Campground, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2007, at Hemet Valley Medical Center of emphysema.
    Mr. Caldon was born Jan. 8, 1947, in Los Angeles.
    He served four years in the Air Force as a sergeant. He spent two years as a U.S. Forest Service hotshot and more than 30 years as a local electrician.
    Mr. Caldon was a resident in the Idyllwild area for 43 years.
    A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, at Inland Mortuary. Call Bill Caldon at 659-6041 for more information. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. at March Air Force Base in Riverside.
    Mr. Caldon is survived by two daughters, Shanon Hinkel and Annie Caldon; and three brothers, Dan Caldon, Bill Caldon and Bob Caldon.

Bill Chindlund
September 7, 2007

        Bill Chindlund passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday morning, Sept. 7, while on his daily walk on May Valley Road. He was 67. Cause of death is still being determined. 
    Bill moved to Idyllwild with his wife, Charlene, in May 2004, and had explored most of the trails in the local mountains. A lover of the wilderness, he had been rereading all his Edward Abbey books prior to his death. “Abbey’s Road” was at his bedside.
    Born and raised in west central Minnesota, he attended Litchfield High School with classmates who would become life-long friends. From 1960-1962, he served in the U.S. Navy. A graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in theater arts, he spent the majority of his career working in the entertainment business. He was most proud of his affiliation with Walt Disney Imagineering in Show Production from which he retired in 2001. Various projects he worked on were Toon Town, Disney’s California Adventure, and similar installations in Orlando, Paris, and Tokyo. He was a gifted designer, builder, and teacher with an artist’s eye.
    Bill was known for his love of life, his quirky sense of humor, and his witty play on words. After attending a writing workshop in the spring, he had recently tapped into an extraordinary talent for writing. A member of AA for almost 29 years, he lived his life one day at a time and over the years had made a difference in the lives of others from many diverse walks of life.
    He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Charlene; brother and sister, Carroll (Leone) and Judy (Vic); daughter and son, Lisa (Mike) and Chris; step-son and step-daughter, Larry (Dee) and Gillien; aunt, Bonnie; and many cousins, nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and nephews, and great grand-nieces and nephews too numerous to list.
    A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. at the Idyllwild Nature Center with which he was affiliated. Gifts in memory may be sent to the Friends of the San Jacinto Mountain County Parks (FSJMCP), P.O. Box 1522, Idyllwild, CA 92549.

    Inis Catherine Clark, 89, of Silverado Senior Living in Escondido, died there Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, of Alzheimer’s disease.
    She was born Sept. 24, 1917 in Donovan, Ill., to Augustus and Philomene Dionne Lemna. She was raised in Beaverville, Ill.
    She married Jack Hilton Clark on Feb. 14, 1942 at Camp Callan (Torrey Pines) in La Jolla. Mrs. Clark was secretary to an Army physician at Camp Callan where her husband served in the U.S. Army band.
    When Mr. Clark was sent overseas in the U.S. Army in December 1944, Mrs. Clark moved back with her parents to Beaverville, Ill.
    Following the war, the couple lived in Illinois until 1953 when they moved with their two children to Southern California. Mrs. Clark was a homemaker during this time.
    In 1964, after their children had left home, the couple moved to the San Diego area where they lived until Mr. Clark’s death on March 10, 2003.
    Mrs. Clark worked as secretary and office manager to the headmistress and later to the headmaster of The Bishop’s School in La Jolla from 1974 to 1989. She also had a crocheting business for several decades, making specialty wear for area boutiques.
    She enjoyed cooking, knitting, crocheting, Japanese paper art, gardening and sewing. She was also an active volunteer at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in San Diego.
    A memorial service is planned for Saturday, Jan. 6 at Clairemont Mortuary in San Diego.
    She is survived by a sister, Edna Lawler, 102, of Hazel Crest, Ill.; a son, Jack Hylton Clark Jr. and wife Becky of Idyllwild; a daughter, Jill Clark Frazior and husband Wayne of Montell, Texas; a grandson, Jeffrey Hylton Clark and wife Lael of Anaheim; a stepgranddaughter, Halie Dora Johnson of Idyllwild; a stepgrandson, Zachary David Johnson and wife Mandy of Idyllwild; two step-greatgrandchildren, Mina Clark and Carter Johnson; and eight nieces and nephews and their families.
    In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Silverado Employees Holiday Fund, Silverado Senior Living, 1500 Borden Rd., Escondido, CA  92026.

Thomas Ellsworth Clark
August 21, 2007

    Thomas Ellsworth Clark, 86, of Idyllwild, died at home Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, of liver disease.
    He was born June 3, 1921, in Tulsa, Okla., to Thomas and Clara Clark.
    Mr. Clark was a man of many talents. He came to California in the 1940s to be a professional boxer. He was an actor, poet, writer, artist and inventor. He loved classical music. He loved to fish. He also was involved in sales throughout his life.
    He was a member of the Idyllwild Rotary Club, and touched many hearts in Idyllwild.
    A funeral service was scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 29, at Silver Pines Lodge with Helen Henderson and Art Carter conducting the service.
    He is survived by his wife, Trischa Clark of Idyllwild; two daughters, Lynnette Lewis of Sacramento and Tasci Crummett of Yorba Linda; two stepdaughters, Gina Crabtree of Beaumont and Dyana Peterson of Victorville; a stepson, Jeff Crabtree of Beaumont; and 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
    In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in his memory be made to KUSC Classical Music Station, P.O. Box 77913, Los Angeles, CA 90007.

    Lois Collins-Mitchell, 84, of Idyllwild, beloved mother and grandmother, died of pneumonia at Hemet Valley Medical Center Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007.
    Ms. Collins-Mitchell was born in 1923 in Minneapolis. She was a housewife, and had owned a home in Idyllwild since 1972.
    No services are scheduled.
    She was active in the community and will be missed by many.

David Joseph Crane
July 7, 2007

    David Joseph Crane, 26, of Idyllwild, died Tuesday, July 3, 2007, on the corner of Marion View Drive and Saunders Meadow Road, from injuries sustained after driving too fast and rolling his truck.
    He was born Aug. 21, 1980, in Methuen, Mass., to Kate Riley and Daniel Crane. He attended St. Michael’s Grammar School in North Andover, Mass., and Pelham High School in Pelham, N.H.
    He lived in Lawrence, Mass., until he was 9, then moved to Pelham, N.H., living there until he met his wife in Idyllwild in 2003 and never left.
    Mr. Crane enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2001 and was discharged in 2003. He was a cook for 10 years and was in construction since age 7.
    Services were held July 6. Burial was held July 13 in Elmwood Cemetery in Metheun, Mass. Miller-Jones Mortuary in Hemet handled arrangements.
    Mr. Crane is survived by his wife, Gracie Everhart-Crane of Idyllwild; a 10-month-old daughter, Meeka, of Idyllwild; his mother, Kate Riley of Los Gatos; his father and stepmother, Daniel and Sandra Crane of Pelham, N.H.; and two brothers, Ian Taylor of Daniville, N.H., and Danny Crane of Pelham, N.H.
    He loved all his friends in Idyllwild, and the family sends a great thank you to all who have helped them and each other throughout this sad event. “We love and bless all of you,” said Gracie.

Norman Doshier
April 4, 2007

    Norm Doshier peacefully passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2007.
    He was born March 2, 1932 in Detroit, where he and his older brother Ralph spent their early years.
    Norm and Bonnie, his wife of 56 years, were high school sweethearts. Their daughter and elder son were born in Royal Oak, Mich., before the family settled in California, and their new lives began in Glendora, where their younger son was born.
    Norm earned both his engineering and master’s degrees at California State University, Northridge, and took great pride in his work in the growing space industry at JPL. He continued in this field throughout his professional life while the Doshiers made the San Fernando Valley home for 34 years.
    Norm’s life was filled with joy and many accomplishments. He had a loving family, and many new and long-time friends, and he realized numerous dreams of travel.
    His boyhood dream of seeing and “feeling” Antarctica was his greatest adventure, and Australia was a second home to him. Backpacking in the Grand Canyon and the High Sierras was a love he shared with his family and friends; hiking Idyllwild trails with his dog, Merlin, was a great pleasure. His long-enduring passion for sports cars finally climaxed with a Mini Cooper S, his pride and joy.
    Norm felt his 12 years in Idyllwild were among his most treasured. He believed in giving back to this community through his service and contributions to many organizations.
    When the Doshiers arrived in Idyllwild, they brought a strong dedication to the library and a rare willingness to help. Norm became a mainstay of Friends of the Idyllwild Library in 1995, and his accomplishments are great.
    He managed the labor-intensive fund-raising book sales, and he and his ancient green truck remained key and ever-present partners in those events for more than a decade. Norm also served as treasurer, and followed as president during a momentous three terms when significant things happened.
    Friends persuaded Riverside County to purchase a new library building. Norm was instrumental in that and the enormous task of moving it. The new building was enhanced by Norm’s overseeing a new deck and beautification projects.
    When the Friends began the expansion project, Norm attained the offer of adjacent land from Suburban Propane. Significantly, Norm kept Idyllwild Library in the forefront of county awareness by faithful attendance to County Free Library Advisory Council meetings, and initiated the practice of hosting the meetings annually.
    Norm Doshier was charming and funny, always enthusiastic, multi-talented, extremely effective, and instrumental in enhancing our library. ARF, the Historical Society and his church, Community Presbyterian, were also focuses of importance and recipients of his generous spirit. Many grieve his absence.
    Norm was also a gentle man with a quick smile, a teasing wit and a fun sense of humor he shared with all.
    A memorial service open to all will be held at the Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 14.   
    He is survived by his beloved wife Bonnie; his daughter Kay; his sons Keith and Kris; his brother Ralph; Bonnie’s sister Sally; and brothers Dean, Doug and all their spouses and children.
    In honor of his memory and in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Friends of the Idyllwild Library “Building Fund,” P.O. Box 68, Idyllwild, CA 92549, or Medical Mission of the Community Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 537, Idyllwild, CA 92549.

T.C. Doyle
January 24, 2007

    Former Idyllwild resident Traci (T.C.) Doyle, 38, of Irvine, died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007 at the Irvine University Medical Center of a massive infection.
    She was born Oct. 3, 1968 in Washington, D.C. She graduated from the San Domenico Catholic High School in San Anselmo and attended the University of San Diego.
    Miss Doyle was a Realtor in Idyllwild as a member of the Idyllwild Association of Realtors, working for Lily Rock Realty and later for Village Properies. She was involved in the Idyllwild School PTA, the Idyllwild School PTA smARTS program and the Idyllwild Play Group. In Irvine, she was in management.
    A memorial service is planned for 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 at the Caine Learning Center on Upper Pine Crest Avenue in Idyllwild. Call (951) 852-3939 for more information
    Miss Doyle is survived by her daughter, Cheyenne Casey Tweed, 12, of Irvine; her mother, Polly Doyle of Murrieta; and her father, Michael Doyle of Murrieta.

Stan Duncan
March 17, 2007

    Stan Duncan, 65, of Bullhead City, Ariz., died there Saturday, March 17, 2007, from complications of lung cancer.
    Mr. Duncan was born to Stanley Duncan and Virginia Koch on April 14, 1942, in Los Angeles.
    He owned a taxi-cab company. Mr. Duncan was formerly an Idyllwild resident where he was a member of the Sons of the American Legion Post 800.
    Funeral services were held March 24 at Rose Hills Cemetery in Whittier.
    Along with his mother, he is survived by three sons, John Duncan of Arvada, Colo., James Duncan of Desert Hot Springs and Joseph Duncan of Bullhead City, Ariz.; two daughters, Diana Burrows of Temple City and Christi Doppelhammer; a brother, John Koch of Idyllwild; and five grandchildren, Jamie Duncan and Sierra Duncan of Desert Hot Springs, and Jared Duncan, Ian Duncan and Curtis Duncan of Arvada, Colo.

Carl Eck
February 23, 2007

    Carl Edward Eck, 61, of Hemet, died of lung cancer Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 at Hemet Valley Medical Center.
    He was born May 5, 1945 in St. Louis, Mo. He lived in Michigan until five years ago when he moved to the Hemet-Idyllwild area.
    Mr. Eck was an information technology technician, working for many individuals and businesses in Idyllwild.
    A memorial tribute is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, March 1 at Café Aroma. Mr. Eck’s sister and sons invite his friends to have a cup of coffee on Carl.
    He is survived by two sons, Carl “C.J.” Eck Jr. and Brandon Eck; his mother, Audrey Hagar, of Florida; and two sisters, Sheryl Hagar and Christine DeLand, both of Florida.
    In lieu of flowers, donations are appreciated to help the boys, who are developmentally challenged. Their aunt, Christine DeLand, is going to look after them and needs assistance with their moving expenses. She greatly appreciates anyone’s help. Café Aroma has a jar to accept financial donations.
    Moving boxes would also be helpful. They may be dropped off at the carport behind the Idyllwild Secretarial Service building off of Oakwood Street.

Bonnie Froehlich
August 31, 2007

    Bonnie Lee Froehlich, 68, died peacefully at home on Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, after a long battle with cancer.
    Born Feb. 19, 1939 in Los Angeles to Marjorie and Harry Pitts, she spent her early years growing up in North Hollywood.
    Bonnie received her bachelor’s degree in education at Aurora College in Aurora, Ill., and a master’s degree in special education from Redlands University.
    She began her teaching career in Evanston, Ill., and continued as a special education aide in the Los Angeles School District. Her joy for the last 15 years of her career she was being a special education teacher at the Idyllwild Elementary School.
    Bonnie spent many summers while still in school at Camp Maranatha, as both a camper and also a lifeguard at the camp pool. It was here in 1959 that she was noticed (beautiful in her black bathing suit and bright red hair) by her husband-to-be, Keith, who worked as a park aide at the State Park campground next door.
    The Froehlichs married in 1961 and returned to Idyllwild in 1980 to buy and operate the Idyllwild Inn, formerly owned by Keith’s parents, Glenn and Nina Mae.
     In 1985, she returned to teaching at Idyllwild School, retiring finally in 2000. Bonnie spent the last several years enjoying summer beach vacations with the family, traveling the world, and artfully remodeling and redecorating their home.
    An open house celebration of Bonnie’s life will be held Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Froehlich home, 54190 Rockdale Drive. Family and friends will begin gathering at 3 p.m. for visiting and refreshments. A brief memorial will take place at 4 p.m. Please dress casually, come by and share your stories, memories and laughter. Bonnie would love that!
     She is survived by her husband, Keith; son Michael and wife Tracy; son Tedd and partner Paul; grandsons Nick and Cole; brother Ed and his family; and countless treasured friends.
     In lieu of flowers it is suggested that donations be sent to the Ramona VNA & Hospice, 890 West Stetson, Suite A, Hemet, CA 92543, and the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

Virginia Garner
September 21, 2007

    Virginia Garner, a longtime Idyllwild resident, pioneering documentary photographer, teacher and administrator at Idyllwild Arts, died on Friday in Hemet. She was 93 years old.
    Born on March 18, 1915 in Brooklyn, N.Y., “Jinny,” as she was known by everyone, grew up to live a life of adventure that most only dream about. Following her marriage to documentary filmmaker Ray Garner in 1938, the couple made films in many locations around the world, including Africa, Greece and the Near East. In Mexico, the Garners filmed a documentary about the archeological dig at Casas Grandes, where Mrs. Garner served as the expedition’s official photographer. Jinny also assisted her husband in the making of documentaries for NBC television on subjects that included Vincent Van Gogh, U.S. Highway One, the Rio Grande and Northern California’s Muir Woods. An active mountaineer, she was featured in Ray’s film “The Mountain” about climbing in the Grand Teton.
    Among their many other adventures were early explorations of Canyon Lands Park in Utah, where they discovered and named Castle Arch. Virginia Park, which Ray named for his wife, can be found on current maps of Canyon Lands Park.
    Later, the couple made a film on learning to fly at the U.S. Army air base at Tuskegee, Alabama. Here, they were taught to fly by members of the famed African-American combat unit which came to be known as the Tuskegee Airmen. In a rare tribute, “Jinny” was made an honorary Tuskegee airman.
    Drawn to Idyllwild by Max Krone’s Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts, the Garners moved to the Hill in 1966, building a house on Doubleview Drive they called Xanadu.
    Continuing their filmmaking careers at the school, the Garners accompanied the ISOMATA Festival Orchestra to Scandinavia in 1965 and made a feature film about the musical tour entitled, “Touches of Sweet Harmony.”
    A 1967 film, “Joy in the Making,” documented the school’s summer arts program.
    Commenting on their film work for the school, Steve Fraider, current director of the Summer Program and a camp counselor in those early years, said, “The films that Jinny and Ray made were the first attempt by Idyllwild Arts to spread the word about the school and to market itself. The films were unstintingly positive. Jinny and Ray wanted the whole world to know about ISOMATA.”
    “Jinny” served as a photography teacher during the summer and later launched the Elderhostel Program on the campus. Referring to the period during which she administered the Conference Center at ISOMATA, a time which saw a high turnover in directors, Dwight “Buzz” Holmes said, “It was an unsteady time and Jinny was the glue that held the campus together.”
    Bill Lowman, President of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation was a student in the ISOMATA Festival Choir in 1965 when he first met Jinny Garner. “She was a seminal figure,” remembers Lowman, “and influenced the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. I will always remember her as one of the giants in the history of Idyllwild Arts.”
    Gertrude Kleekamp, a former Idyllwild resident who assisted Jinny in getting the Krone Museum ready for its opening in 2001, remembers her energy, “She was totally immersed in every aspect of the campus,” she said.
    Along with Bee Krone, her close friend and wife of founder Max Krone, Jinny chronicled the early history of the school in a series of albums which can be seen in the Krone Museum, located on the Idyllwild Arts campus, today.
    She was a founding member of the Associates of Idyllwild Arts, and was awarded an Honorary Life Membership in that organization in 2005.
    In recognition of her many contributions to the school, Virginia Garner was made Trustee Emeritus of the Board of Governors and Trustees of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation.  
    Mrs. Garner is survived by her sister, Doris Miller, who lives in Batavia, Ill., two children, daughter Gay MacIntosh, who lives in Lincoln, Calif. and son Chip, who resides in Santa Fe, N.M. She also leaves four grandchildren, David MacIntosh, Laurel Roof, Sean Garner and Kirk Garner, and three great-grandchildren, Sullivan and Davis MacIntosh and Jackson Roof.
    The family plans a memorial service to be held at Idyllwild Arts in October.

Len Gast
January 5, 2007

    Leonard William Gast, 87, made his transition Friday, Jan. 5, 2007.
    He enjoyed his boyhood in Detroit where he was born May 17, 1919.
    Mr. Gast served in the U.S. Navy aboard the carrier Bunker Hill in the Pacific area.
    He moved to Idyllwild from San Diego in 1983 and was an active partner in L&L Property Management. He was president of the Idyllwild Property Owners Association for several years.
    For the last 15 years, he traveled twice yearly to New York state where he instructed at several sites, teaching others “to really see, as a watercolorist, what they have been looking at.”
    He enjoyed great popularity as an instructor with the Elderhostel and Leisure Study programs and Idyllwild Arts Summer Program.
    He was an avid sailor who not only enjoyed the annual grey whale migration south from his boat in San Diego, but also introduced many others to the art of sailing.
    He was a member of the Hemet Center of Spiritual Living (the Hemet Church of Religious Science).
    A celebration of his life is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21 at the church, 40450 Stetson Ave., with apple pie and ice cream following the service.
    Mr. Gast is survived by his life companion, Lasca Terhorst and his granddaughter, Janie Lynn Stewart.
    In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to Hemet Valley Hospice, 890 West Stetson Ave., Suite B, Hemet, CA 92543; Heifer Project International,1 World Ave., Little Rock, AR 72202; or the Church of Religious Science, 40450 Stetson Ave., Hemet, CA 92543.

Jerry Geroux
July 17, 2007

    Jeraldine “Jerry” Geroux, 64, of Pine Cove left this life on Tuesday, July 17, 2007, after a courageous struggle with metastatic lung cancer.
    She was born Jan. 14, 1943 in Minneapolis. She had lived in Minnesota, Nevada and several locations in California. For the past 11 years, she had lived in Pine Cove with her sister, Janice Herdey.
    She had worked as a dealer in Las Vegas, and she still enjoyed occasionally going to the local casinos.
    She was known and loved in the Idyllwild community as a skilled and dedicated caregiver for the elderly, and as a loving, trustworthy caretaker of animals.
    Jerry is especially missed by Karma, the Tibetan mastiff, as she was the only person with whom Karma deeply bonded outside her immediate family. She is missed by all her animal and human friends in the community for whom she provided help and care.
    Jerry is survived by her sister, Janice Herdey, as well as a twin sister, Jackie Zwolski, and two brothers, Charles Herdey and Dale Herdey. She also leaves behind two children, Traci Woytcke and Kenny Geroux, and eight grandchildren, Kyle, Jake, Kendra, Hanna, Alex, Dillon, Travis and Megan.
    The family is deeply grateful for all the love, help and support from the Idyllwild community during Jerry’s final weeks. Her feisty personality and sense of humor will be deeply missed.
    In lieu of flowers, donations in Jerry’s memory may be made to ARF (Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild), P.O. Box 1965, Idyllwild, CA 92549.

Kathryn Gilbert
January 12, 2007

    Kathryn Anne Gilbert, 55, of Mountain Center, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2007 at Hemet Valley Medical Center.
    She was born April 14, 1951 in Los Angeles to Kenneth and Mary Carreiro.
    Mrs. Gilbert worked 10 years as a cook and also worked for 88 Far East Trading Co.
    She was president of the American Legion Post 800 Women’s Auxiliary, a member of the Republican Party and a loving mother.
    A memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Legion, 54360 Marion View Drive. A buffet will be served after the service. The family requests that flowers be delivered to the Legion. The Legion also will accept donations for Mrs. Gilbert’s husband. Burial will be private.
    She is survived by her husband, Richard “Tim” Gilbert of Mountain Center; a son, Hap Gilbert and wife Melissa of Hemet; two grandchildren, Johnathon and Chet Gilbert; four brothers, Chris Carreiro of Arrowhead, Geoff Carreiro of Mammoth, Brian Carreiro and wife Rachel of La Quinta, and Peter Carreiro of Glendale; three sisters, Margaret Carreiro of Tempe, Ariz., Moira Arjani and husband Zubin of La Crescenta, and Alicia Peterson and husband Dennis of Bella Vista, Ark.

Phillip Goerl
March 20, 2007

    Phillip Edward Goerl, 80, of Anaheim and Idyllwild, died peacefully Tuesday, March 20, 2007 in Anaheim.
    He joins his beloved wife, Dorothy, who passed away in 1996. 
    Mr. Goerl was born April 19, 1926, and grew up in San Francisco. He served in the U.S. Air Force; attended college in Santa Rosa and at the University of California, Berkeley; and worked for the State of California Employment Development Department for 31 years in both northern and southern California. 
    Phil and Dorothy settled in Southern California in the late 1960s where they built lifelong friendships and connections to their community through kindness and generosity. 
    Mr. Goerl donated his time as a docent at the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art in Santa Ana for the past 20 years; pursued countless hobbies and artistic endeavors; was a dedicated patron of musical theater; and continued to study at both Idyllwild Arts and Santiago Canyon College throughout his life.
    He will always be remembered as a kind, gentle, happy and generous person, and will continue to be an inspiration to those who knew him. 
    Idyllwild always held a special place in the Goerls’ hearts.
    A memorial is scheduled from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, at the Bowers Museum, Kershaw Auditorium, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana.
    Mr. Goerl is survived by a brother, Herman (Betty) Goerl; two nephews, Steven (Robin) Goerl and Phillip Goerl; and a great-nephew, Max Goerl.
    Donations in his honor may be made to the Bowers Museum Docent Guild, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, CA 92706, or City of Hope, 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010.

Chris Larson
April 17, 2007

    Chris Larson, 57, of Idyllwild, died from a malignant brain tumor at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs on Tuesday, April 17, 2007.
    Chris was born Nov. 4, 1949, and attended Indian Hills High School in Oakland, N.J. Bitten early in life by the music bug, after high school Chris moved to Florida and attended the University of South Florida, where he received a degree in music education.
    But it soon became apparent to him that his heart was in music performance, so after spending a number of years playing bass in local bands in Jacksonville, Chris packed up his van and drove cross-country to Los Angeles where he decided to take his chances in the highly competitive Southern California music scene.
    Chris also had a natural talent for music arranging, and after spending several years performing on the Azure Seas and Stardancer cruise ships in the 1980s (with some of this tenure as musical director for the showroom orchestras), he returned to Los Angeles with a new “day job” as a result of his cruise-ship contacts.
    Chris became a highly sought-after music arranger for cruise ship entertainers, building his business through word-of-mouth to the point where he had clients seek out his services from all over the world.
    Chris moved to Idyllwild in 1998, running his arranging business out of the home, and continuing to perform, both as a sideman and as leader of his own “party” band, The West Coast Xpress.
    Although Chris played many gigs off the Hill, he also was a frequent performer at Café Aroma, playing bass with the Jeff Barash Quartet, Paul Carman and Sandii Castleberry, among others. He was known on the mountain as a versatile and highly competent musician, and as a genuinely funny guy. Those who knew Chris would often bear witness to his silly (but spot-on!) impressions of Chief Inspector Clouseau, Rodney Dangerfield, Maxwell Smart and Art Fern.
    A memorial service and celebration of Chris’s life is planned for 11 a.m. Friday, May 4, at Light of the Canyon Church, 101 S. Chaparral Court, Anaheim Hills.
    Chris is survived by his brother, Don Larson of Herndon, Va.
    Chris’s longtime roommate, Dave Hitchings, would like to thank all who participated in Chris’s “Play and Pray” tribute concert on April 15 at Café Aroma. Thanks also to Frank Ferro for being such a generous supporter of local, Idyllwild musicians.

Louie
January 15, 2007

    Captain Louie Meatball Morgan passed away Monday, Jan. 15, 2007 from heart failure.
    He was born with an irregular heart on Aug. 24, 2003, but lived a happy life until last October when his heart started to fail.
    In spite of heart surgery and prayers from many friends, Louie’s heart couldn’t go on. 
    He was a lovable ball of love and he greeted everyone who would have him for the past three-and-a-half years at Silver Pines Lodge. 
    He will be missed by many in this town, but none as much as his mom, Chris Singer, and his brothers, Max and Adam Singer. We love you Louie.

Charles W. Metcalf
June 6, 2007

    Former Idyllwild resident Charles W. Metcalf, died of leukemia Wednesday, June 6, 2007 in San Pedro. He was an author and motivational speaker. He was born in Eureka in 1945; he was 62 years old.
    Metcalf lived in Idyllwild from 1999 until 2005, when he left to seek further treatment for his illness.
    He is survived by his wife Angela; and his daughters Melissa and Chole, of Crestwood, Ken., and Cricket Thurston, of Portland, Ore.

Maggie Miller
February 6, 2007

    Margaret “Maggie” A. Miller, 84, of Idyllwild, died at home Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007.
    She was born July 28, 1922.
    Mrs. Miller was a long-time Idyllwild resident.
    No services are planned.
    Mrs. Miller is survived by her husband, Richard Miller of Idyllwild; a daughter, Shirley Westhusin of Bella Vista, Ark.; three sons, Richard Hammack of Riverside, Robert Hammack of Riverside and Richard M. Miller of Downey; four grandchildren, Shaunna Arnold of Bella Vista, Ark., Renna Lange of Las Vegas, Kausha Genest of Riverside and Bryan Hammack of San Diego; and two great-grandchildren, Joshua and Haley Lange of Las Vegas.

Erik Olsen
April 16, 2007

    Erik Charles Olsen, 47, of Leucadia, died Monday, April 16, 2007 in Los Angeles.
    He was born Dec. 15, 1959 in New York City to Dr. and Mrs. Charles Robert Olsen.
    He grew up in Idyllwild and always had a love for the San Jacinto Mountains. He attended elementary school at the former UCLA’s Madeline Hunter University Elementary School (now Corrine A. Seeds UES). He attended high school at the former Desert Sun School in Idyllwild.
    Mr. Olsen met his wife, Dorothy, at the Girl Scout Camp (Camp Joe Scherman) in Garner Valley where they both had summer jobs. They were married Dec. 16, 1984, at the Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church.
    Mr. Olsen and his family loved to travel. They exchanged houses with families in Europe for vacations, and spent weekends sailing in San Diego Bay.
    He attended the University of California, Riverside, and College of Mines in Colorado. He received a bachelor’s degree in engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and a master’s degree in engineering from San Diego State University.
    Mr. Olsen was a geotechnical engineer. Throughout his life, he lived in New York City, Los Angeles, Idyllwild, Boulder, Colo., and Leucadia.
    A celebration of his life is planned from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park.
    Along with his wife, Dorothy Domas of Leucadia, he is also survived by a son, Karl Anders Olsen of Leucadia; a daughter, Katrina Rose Olsen of Leucadia; a brother, Jorgen Olsen of Long Beach; and a sister, Kristina Olsen of Venice Beach. Mr. Olsen also was the beloved son of Diane Olsen of Idyllwild.
    In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in his memory be made to Habitat for Humanity, 121 Habitat St., Americus, GA 31709-3498, or the Sierra Club, 85 Second, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105.

Sylvia Pirtle
May 2, 2007

    Sylvia Markelz-Pirtle, 31, of Garner Valley and Idyllwild, died last week in Palm Springs.
    She was born Oct. 26, 1975 in Placer, to Ralph and Sandra Markelz. Sylvia grew up in San Diego and moved to Idyllwild from Palm Desert full-time in 1998.
    She worked as a room parent at Idyllwild School, was a basketball team mom, and Girl Scout troop leader of Troop 295.
    In 2002, Sylvia met her husband, Josch Pirtle, who was raised in Idyllwild, when Sylvia brought her daughter to a kindergarten end-of-the-school-year party that Josch’s mother hosted for his kindergarten-aged sister and her class. They were married June 5, 2003.
    Sylvia underwent emergency surgery in September 2006 to remove a brain tumor. She spent the last seven months in Indio where she was treated, and ultimately lost her battle with brain cancer.
    A celebration of her life is planned for later in May in Idyllwild.
    Along with her parents she is survived by her husband, Josch Pirtle of Idyllwild; their son, Patrick Markelz Pirtle of Idyllwild; her daughter, Samandra Markelz; and a brother, Richard Markelz.

Ruth Schonebaum
May 21, 2007

    With sadness, Judy Schonebaum of Idyllwild announces the passing of her mother, Ruth Schonebaum, on Monday, May 21, 2007, in Rockville, Md., at the age of 92, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.
    Ruth was born in Holoby, Poland, in 1915, and lived a happy, small-town life with her parents, 10 siblings and many cousins, until the rise of Hitler changed her world. She and a sister escaped to America only two weeks before the Nazis invaded Poland. They settled with cousins in Baltimore and gradually rebuilt their lives.
    She earned a certificate in costume design from the Maryland Institute of Art. While living in Los Angeles during the time her husband, Jack, was stationed at Ford Ord, Ruth was offered a job in the wardrobe department of a Hollywood studio. However, the couple decided to return to Baltimore to raise their family closer to relatives.
    Ruth will be lovingly remembered by her three daughters, sons-in-law, grandchildren, family and friends for her gentleness, kindness, beautiful works of art and joyful appreciation of life.

Charlotte Gene Senhen
August 16, 2007

    Charlotte Gene Senhen died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007.
    She was born in 1940 in Charlotte, N.C., and raised in Louisville, Ky. Charlotte attended the University of Louisville, and married in 1960.
    The couple made homes in New York City, Jacksonville, Fla., Virginia Beach, Boston and Indianapolis, and La Mesa, El Cajon and Ramona, Calif.
    Her professional life began at the Indiana State Nurses Association and included 17 years with the Navy as a contract negotiator and union steward. She was a critical part of the team that launched a new class of Navy and Army auxiliary ships in San Diego.
    Charlotte and her husband moved to Idyllwild in 2002 after trying Tucson in retirement and starting her new career in what she loved — real estate. They bought the Monterey Dome alpine house the Outwaters had built in the 1970s at the end of Crestview Drive.
    Charlotte quickly started as a Realtor and worked most of her Idyllwild career at Village Properties.
    Charlotte took advantage of the “Dome” with its commanding view to the south mountains and valleys to hold many parties and to host visitors most weekends.
    The Senhens were members of the Hemet Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship and her husband was a member of the Idyllwild Rotary Club and the Idyllwild Water District board.
    To their disappointment, health concerns took the Senhens off the Hill in 2005.
    Charlotte is survived by her husband, Linus; a daughter, Mandy; and a son and daughter-in-law, John and Beth.

Larry Smith
January 17, 2007

    Larry Smith, 55, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007 at his Idyllwild home.
    Born in Dallas, Texas, he was raised in Riverside.
    Mr. Smith moved to Idyllwild in 1969. He joined the U.S. Forest Service in July of that year and spent his career in the San Jacinto Ranger District before retiring as an engine foreman in May 1998.
    After retiring, he began a second career as a local handyman and worked in construction. He spent the winter weekends with family and friends in Ocotillo Wells.
    A gathering of family and friends begins at 10 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 28 at the family home.
    Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Karen; a son, Benjamin; two daughters, Amanda Lynn and Shayla; a brother, Richard; three sisters, Penn, Mary Elizabeth and Kellie; and his father, Dr. Marion L. Smith. He was predeceased by his mother, Mary Patricia Smith of Idyllwild.

Mark Smith
August 8, 2007

    Mark L. Smith, 73, of Idyllwild, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007.
    He was born in Sherman County, Texas, and spent his formative years in Laramie, Wyo., where he worked summers as a real-life cowboy out on the range.
    Mark fought in the Korean War with the U.S. Marines.
    After being discharged from the Marines, he lived in San Diego where he met and married Sandra L. Alm of La Jolla. They had three children.
    Mark lived his last six months here in Idyllwild where he spent most days at Lake Hemet fishing and making friends. He loved the wild beauty and friendly nature of our town.
    The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the people of Idyllwild Bible Church and local neighbors who brought food and kindness in the last, most difficult weeks of Mark’s life.
    The family will hold a memorial from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at his son Mark’s home, 1720 Geranium St., Carlsbad, CA 92011.
    He is survived by his children, Mark Smith of Carlsbad, Hayden Smith of Clairmont and Verna McQueeney of Idyllwild. His wife preceded him in death.
    In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the VNAIC Hospice, 39815 Alta Murrieta Drive, Murrieta, CA 92563.

Syd Stark
April 26, 2007

    Syd Stark, 96, of Idyllwild, died of renal failure Thursday, April 26, 2007 in Idyllwild.
    He was born March 26, 1911 in Pilot Mound, Iowa.
    Mr. Stark was a locksmith, having run a locksmith business in Idyllwild for many years. He also had lived in Riverside, and his first job was as a drummer in a dance band.
    No services are planned.
    He is survived by his wife, Karma Stark of Idyllwild.

Gary Squier
November 24, 2007

    “One of his true talents was teaching. He was a great teacher,” said Phillip Squier of his father, Gary Squier, 72, who died peacefully on Saturday night, Nov. 24, in his daughter’s home in Solana Beach after battling pancreatic cancer. Phillip and his sister, Laura Baugh, and other family members were by his side.
    Gary was best known to people in Idyllwild as an English literature and history teacher, and assistant editor/reporter/photographer and columnist for the Idyllwild Town Crier.
    He grew up in Minneapolis and Heartland, Wisc., Phillip said. He went to Pasadena City College and later California State University, Los Angeles. His first teaching job was at Franklin Roosevelt High School in a tough L.A. neighborhood in the 1960s, Phillip said. “He wasn’t afraid, but I don’t think he had much of a choice back then.”
    His first big teaching job, however, was at Marina High School in Huntington Beach. Gloria Roberts, of Nevada City, who knew Gary for 40 years, said it was a big step for him to sell his house there and move up to Idyllwild. They had met at Pasadena City College where Gary had just gotten out of the service and was earning a teaching degree with the G.I. bill, she said. He and her late husband, Anthony “Kal” Roberts, were Zeta Sig fraternity brothers together and shared a love of photography.
    Roberts had invited Gary to a Thanksgiving holiday in Idyllwild. He walked around a bit, then said, ‘I think I could live here,’” she recalled.
    “Keep in mind that wherever we lived was generally tied to my dad’s being able to write,” Phillip said. For instance, he took a caretaker’s job at Pathfinder Ranch in Garner Valley without knowing much about farm work. “We had cows, horses, chickens and sheep. After a few chores and mending a fence or two, my dad could sit down and write,” he said.
    He and Laura grew up in a creative atmosphere, Phillip said. “Everything was creatively driven. Once we drove up to a San Francisco Peace March and picketed Richard Nixon,” he said. “Of course, we drove up in a VW bus, picking up hitchhikers along the way.”
    Gary traveled widely in Asia, Eastern Europe and Saudi Arabia. “He spoke Japanese pretty well, but not Arabic, but he knew enough to get by,” Phillip said. Gary once moved the family to Japan. Phillip was 4 or 5, but the moves were more difficult for his mother, the former Sally Squier, who changed her name to Sara Andryuk. The 16-year marriage ended in divorce, and Gary never remarried.
    “He loved to whistle a tune as he entered a room,” Roberts recalled. “In his writing, he was direct. He shook people up and forced them to look at things differently.”
    “When it came to politics, he was a fierce Democrat, and any discussion that dealt with differences of opinion on national politics drew him into strong debates,” said Becky Clark, editor-publisher of the Idyllwild Town Crier.
    Gary wrote two books that were never published, Phillip said. Both were novels about their family life. Unfortunately, the typewritten manuscripts were likely destroyed. Gary also wrote a couple of episodes for the hit TV series “The Mod Squad,” but they were never aired.
    In 1978-79, father and son worked together on The Desert Magazine, in which Gary was co-publisher, writer, typesetter and photographer. After a couple of years, however, he sold the magazine.
    Gary worked for the Town Crier in the 1970s, the late 1990s to early 2000, and then again in 2006 and 2007. Clark said she liked his intelligence and brevity in writing. “His columns reflected a mind that absorbed and recorded the world about him, and he had a great interest in national and international affairs,” she said. “And, he loved this community.”
    “Gary was a fine stylist and I always looked forward to his column in the Town Crier,” said friend Steve Hudson, on the Visual Arts faculty at Idyllwild Arts. “Many of these were reminiscences, but never too windy or sentimental. I marveled at how he could pack so much meaning into so few words. Hemingway would have approved.”
    Gary mentored a lot of people in Idyllwild; among them was Gene “Geno” Schneider of Idyllwild, who met him in the 1970s. “I just loved to visit with him,” Schneider said. “He’d recommend different books to me, then we’d talk about them. He had an interest in Zen Buddhism.”
    Tim Bennett of Idyllwild, another longtime friend, said Gary was a good photographer. “Once on a hike, Gary took a photo of my dogs that I will always cherish,” he said. Donna Lind, another longtime friend and Gary’s landlord, ended up with his dog, Gus. “We shared a yard, so naturally, Gus was part mine,” she said. “There was such an outpouring of love for him,” Lind said. “When his friends would visit him in Solana Beach, he really enjoyed those times.”
    Three weeks ago, Schneider and Bennett went to visit him there. “We sat on the porch with his son and grandson, and you could tell that he felt safe,” Schneider said. “His struggle was over.”
    Gary was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer by a sonogram at the University of Irvine, Phillip said. That type of cancer is difficult to diagnose.
    “He was intellectual, stubborn and definitely had certain principles about things, but during the last few years of his life, he changed,” Phillip recalled. “He was seeing his life in the sunset. His last days were our most intense and sweetest time together.”
    Gary’s friends said he was also an actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, film buff, bass player and athlete. He once popped an Achilles’ tendon while playing tennis with Marshall Hawkins, music director of the Jazz in the Pines. “I don’t know how it happened, but he came back, though,” Hawkins said.
    He and Gary had worked together 20 years ago at the former Elliott-Pope Preparatory School [now Astro Camp.] “He had an incredible love for music and I was always at the other end of his camera,” Hawkins said. “He was a very dear, bright, kind and gentle man.”
    Café Aroma and the Town Crier are inviting friends of Gary Squier to remember him at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at Aroma. Family members plan to spread Gary’s ashes in a special place in Garner Valley.

Marjorie Maye Triplett
August 3, 2007

    Marjorie Maye Triplett, 83, of Moreno Valley, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, at Redlands Community Hospital.
    She was born to Robert C. and Eva Blanche Kinsey.
    Marjorie’s life was her family, including her dog, Pepper, and Jenny’s cat, Bob. She lived with Jenny and loved having Bill and David over to visit and enjoyed Bill’s cooking.
    Her love for horses and other animals was never-ending. She spent many years as a counselor’s secretary at Montclair High School where she was regularly embarrassed by Bill’s antics. Marjorie is greatly missed.
    A memorial service will be held at Forest Lawn in Covina Hills, to be determined. The Rev. Anthony Smith will conduct services.
    Marjorie is survived by her son, Bill Triplett of Idyllwild; two grandchildren, Jenny Triplett of Moreno Valley and David Triplett of Victorville; a brother, Robert Kinsey of Hemet; a niece, Sheryl Rogers of Simi Valley; and a nephew, Robert Kinsey of Riverside.

Bill Weaver
May 9, 2007
   William “Bill” C. Weaver III, 41, of Oceanside, died in that city Wednesday, May 9, 2007.
    He was born May 19, 1965 in Seoul, Korea, to Fiorella and William C. Weaver Jr.
    Mr. Weaver was a truck driver, and had the honor of being an Eagle Scout. His favorite job was driving visitors on a tour bus in Catalina Island.
    A memorial service is planned for May 25 at Coastline Baptist Church in Oceanside.
    Along with his mother, Mr. Weaver is survived by two sisters, Annie Black and her husband, Kraig, of Idyllwild, and Julia Clement and her husband, Glynn, of Gainesville, Ga.; five nephews, Daniel, Spencer, Jordan, Jared and William; and two nieces, Lindsay and Natalie.
    He was preceded in death by his father.

Lester Wintz
March 1, 2007

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