Kathleen “Kitty” Thomas, 80, former Idyllwild resident, died of natural causes at Vencor Hospital in Brea, on Tuesday, August 29, 2000.

She was born in Akron, Ohio, on April 21, 1920.

Mrs. Thomas moved to Idyllwild in 1963, where she owned and operated Alpine Pantry and then Chef in the Forest restaurants.

She had served as a director on the board of Fern Valley Water District.

She retired from the food service business and then moved to Placentia for health reasons, but still owned property in Fern Valley.

Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, at Rose Drive Friends Church in Yorba Linda, conducted by the Rev. C.W. Perry.

She is survived by two sons, Paul Thomas of San Raphael and Robert Thomas of Hemet; a daughter, Suzanne Cassity of Placentia; six brothers, two sisters, 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Similar Posts

  • Obituary: Elva Bess Cook

    By Reading Time: 2 minutes

    Elva Bess Cook, “Cooky,” as she liked to be called by her friends, passed away peacefully at her residence in Westwood on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, just a few months short of her 99th birthday. Cooky was a part-time resident of Pine Cove from 1929 until her death. Her family had purchased two lots for…

  • Obituary: Roy Mills 1930-2016

    By Reading Time: 4 minutes

    Roy Mills, an Idyllwild resident for over four decades, died peacefully at his home on August 23, 2016. He was 86. His people came from the shtetels and Jewish ghettos of Eastern Europe. During the Russian Civil War and the accompanying ethnic cleansing, his parents immigrated to New York as teenagers, leaving their parents behind….

  • Obituary: Dorrit Jessie Oyen

    By Reading Time: 1 minute

    Dorrit Jessie Oyen, 89, of Hemet, died Saturday, March 15, 2003, at Hemet Valley Medical Center. She was born Jan. 1, 1914, in New South Wales, Wales. Mrs. Oyen was wed to her husband, Richard “Scottie,” on Jan. 21, 1944. The couple were married 59 years and were Idyllwild residents 14 of those years. Mrs….

  • Obituary: Jean V. Mason

    By Reading Time: 1 minute

    Jean V. Mason, 91, of Hemet, died Friday, June 30, 2006 at Rockford Place in Hemet. She was born Nov. 20, 1914 in Tekamah, Neb. She was an elementary school teacher for 35 years and lived in Hemet for 35 years. She also had lived in Idyllwild for many years. She loved nature, the mountains…

  • Obituary: Vince ‘Jim’ Mangione

    By Reading Time: 1 minute

    Vince Mangione, 77, of Idyllwild, died Saturday, June 15, 2002, in Palm Springs. He died peacefully surrounded by family members: wife Myrna, stepdaughter Laurie, son-in-law Marty, and three sons, Tom, Jim and Danny. Mr. Mangione was born March 19, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Ohio. He proudly served in the Army Air Corps…