Obituaries

George Moore
August 15, 2000

    George Moore, 79, died of cancer on Aug. 15, at Eisenhower Medical Center. Mr. Moore was born in Hardwood, MI. on May 9, 1921.
    He served in the United States Navy for six years during WWII. He retired to Idyllwild in 1980, after working for Dow Chemical in Torrance for 30 years.
    Mr. Moore was a Master Mason of 50 years, his last affiliation being with Masonic Lodge 668, in Banning. He was also a member of the Idyllwild Hi-Twelve Club and was active in the Idyllwild community.
    He was past president of the Friends of the San Jacinto Mountains and was a volunteer at the San Jacinto Nature Center for over 15 years.
    Mr. Moore is survived by his wife, Grace, and son Don, of Long Beach, and daughter, Pat, of Banning. He has three grandsons, Robbie, Robert and Brian, and one great-grand child. He is also survived by his sister, Mary Rowe, of Simi Valley.
    A memorial service for Mr. Moore will be held Sunday, Aug. 27, at 2 p.m., at the Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church. His remains will be scattered at sea in a private ceremony by family members.

Mary Julianne Ryan
December 1, 2000

    Mary Julianne Ryan, 63, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage.
    A resident of Idyllwild, Ms. Ryan died of heart disease after a long illness.
    She was born Nov. 19, 1936 in Los Angeles and had lived in Idyllwild for many years.
    She had run a security service on the Hill but was retired at the time of her death.
    Ms. Ryan was active in Mountain Community Patrol and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day-Saints in Idyllwild.
    Memorial services are planned for 7 pm. Friday, Dec. 8 at her Idyllwild church with President David E. Peeler conducting.
    She is survived by a daughter, La Vonne Reese and a brother, James Welke.

    The family of Walter Samenfeld is sad to announce his passing on Friday, Oct. 6, 2000.
    Walter was born (June 15, 1916) and raised in Los Angeles.
    He returned to Los Angeles after marine service (1933-37) aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma in the Panama Canal, and met his sweetheart Eleanor. They were married for 56 years.
    He was known for his work ethic and for carpeting some of the biggest jobs in the San Diego area, including the Broadway shopping center, The Stardust, and the May Co., among others.
    His carpet business was very successful until his retirement in the early 1980s. He raised his family in Crestline, then moved to Oceanside.
    In the late 1960s, he enjoyed coming to Idyllwild and riding horses. He continued visiting Idyllwild with his family in the 1970s.
    Walter had residences in Oceanside and Idyllwild before moving to Idyllwild full-time in the early 1990s.
    He missed his wife terribly since her death nearly 3 years ago. He was also consoled at Jan's Red Kettle by daughter Emily or by driving his red Oldsmobile to the laundry with his dog Kish.
    A memorial service will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 53-830 Tollgate Rd., on Friday, Oct. 20, at 5:30 p.m.
    The Samenfelds are survived by daughter Emily and her husband Mike Pearson; daughter Waldene and her husband Dennis Lacey; and two other daughters. Walter had five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
    In lieu of flowers the family has asked that donations be made to the Tree Monument that Walter loved to gaze at.

William Clintis Taylor
November 14, 2000 

    William Clintis Taylor, 56, of Idyllwild, died at his home on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000. The cause of death is unknown at this time.  
    Mr. Taylor was born on March 16, 1944, in Hemet. He lived in Idyllwild his entire life. Mr. Taylor worked with the Fern Valley Water District for 26 years, and retired as the Field Superintendent.
    A remembrance for family and friends will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, at the Taylor residence at 25180 Fern Valley Road, Idyllwild.
    Inurnment was private.
    Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife JoDee Taylor of Idyllwild; a son, Michael Taylor of Corona; a daughter, Joanie Taylor of Corona; a brother, Thomas Taylor of Hemet; a sister, Betty Warren of El Monte; and three grandchildren, Rikki, Brighton and Daniel.

Gracemarie Womack
November 17, 2000

    Gracemarie Womack, 78, of San Diego and Stonewood (near Pine Cove), died of heart failure on Friday, Nov. 17, 2000, at home in San Diego.
    Mrs. Womack was born Nov. 19, 1921, in Dubuque, Iowa.
    She was a longtime Stonewood and Idyllwild resident and was a member of the Idyllwild Garden Club and the Friends of Idyllwild Arts, a group no longer functioning. She also belonged to the San Diego chapter of Cancer Victims and Friends.
    She had been a resident of Idyllwild since 1985, and lived here continually until around 1996. She became a part-time resident after that.
    A housewife, writer and photographer, she produced more than 3,000 cards of Idyllwild scenes that were sold through local shops from 1988 to 1992. Her love of Idyllwild was apparent in the photos she took of the area. When Mrs. Womack first came to Idyllwild, there were no picture cards of the area.
    She was the first person to make picture cards. Inurnment was private, and her ashes were scattered at sea.
    Mrs. Womack is survived by her husband, Stanley E. Womack.

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