San Bernardino County Obituaries

Duane Loren Wilkinson

Submitted by Peggy Hooper 1 Feb 2008

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"Big Bear Grizzly" Thursday, March 2, 2006

Duane Loren Wilkinson 
63, passed Feb. 5, 2006, at his home in Indio. Born July 15, 1942, to William Loren 
Wilkinson and Jean E. Gates in San Bernardino, Calif. Duane was a meat cutter for 40 
years employed by Safeway and Costco Wholesale. He was a member of the Teamsters and 
Meat Cutters Unions.

Duane is survived by his wife, Karen, whom he married in Big Bear in May 1983; son Steven 
of Price, Utah; a brother, William L. Wilkinson Jr. of Granite Bay, Calif; mother Jean 
Wilkinson of Roseville, Calif., plus three grandchildren.

Private services will be held July 2, 2006, in Ruidoso, N.M. The family suggests that 
donations be made to the Mescalero Apache Tribal Human Services, P.O. Box 228, Mescalero, 
N.M. 88340.