Robert George Pallas of Idyllwild, a longtime letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, died of heart failure on Sunday, July 26, at the age of 96.

Mr. Pallas was born Sept. 10, 1901, in Omaha, Neb. He was a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers and a postal service employee for 40 years in Omaha. He and his wife, Minna, retired to Largo, Fla., where they lived for more than 30 years.

After Mr. Pallas’ wife died in 1990, their daughter, Sharlene Hitchings of Idyllwild, moved him to Idyllwild. He lived here for a few months before moving to Village Health Care in Hemet, where he died.

Interment was at Serenity Gardens in Largo with Miller-Jones Mortuary in Hemet handling funeral arrangements.

Mr. Pallas is survived by his daughter and one grandson, David Hitchings, who is currently moving to Idyllwild.

Similar Posts

  • Ode to Ramona McNabb

    Ramona, the love of my life, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 1 a.m. after a more than three-year long fight with osteoporosis in several of her vertebrae as well as Parkinson’s disease.Being native Californians, we traveled through many jobs and locations, with our final move to Idyllwild, spending over 23…

  • Obituary: Gwendolyn Lou Smith

    Gwendolyn Lou Smith, 81, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, in Palm Springs. She was born to Harry and Edna Laird on Oct. 26, 1927. Gwen attended Coachella Valley Union High and later attended Woodbury University where she met her beloved husband, Robert. Gwen was an accomplished artist and musician. She volunteered (USO)…

  • Obituary: Stephen Don Ambrose

    Stephen “Steve” Don Ambrose, 39, of Hemet died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004 at the University of California Irvine Hospital from complications after surgery. He was born Sept. 4, 1964, in Banning. Mr. Ambrose was the activity coordinator for recreation and sports at Morning Sky School in Mountain Center. He was a behavior intervention counselor, dorm…

  • Obituary: Viv Larson

    This mountain and mountain community will miss the kind face, the engaging spirit and generous contributions Viv Larson has shared with us for over 20 years. After an accepting yet vigorous struggle with lymphoma cancer, Viv died peacefully in her sleep early Saturday morning. Her friends were with her; the Alleluia Chorus was playing in…