Palas, Clifford George "Pops" 1924-2010
WILKER, PALAS, ERICKSON, BERGAN, MOHNING, WALTERS, FRYE
Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 3/13/2010 at 18:24:36
Funeral services were held at 11 am January 23, 2010 at Peace United Church of Christ in Elkader, Iowa for Clifford George Palas, who died January 19, 2010. Burial will be in the East Side Cemetery at Elkader. Leonard Funeral Home assisted the family.
Clifford George “Pops” Palas, 85, of Elkader, died Tuesday evening, January 19, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Clifford left this world surrounded by family to begin his reunion with family that preceded him in death. He was born to Luver and Esther (Wilker) Palas on July 5, 1924, in rural St. Olaf. Clifford was raised on his parent’s farm near St. Olaf, receiving his education at a neighboring country school.
He served in the Army Air Corp near the end of World War II, a service he took great pride in. He led a life of consistent sharing, laughter and kindness. He made it his mission to bring a smile to the face of everyone he met. Clifford raised his family with his values of integrity, honor and a strong work ethic through some challenging times. During his working career, he gained experience in a number of professions, including farming, heavy construction, home building and in his retirement, worked for the City of Elkader – supervising the City Park, which provided Cliff with what he called his golden years of work and pleasure, all rolled into one. Clifford was a mentor for many as a supervisor in many roles, always leading by example with core values that he verbalized as, “close is not good enough, doing things right the first time, respect those you work with” and many other values. He spoke only as needed and said in those few words volumes about the values in which he lived his life.
Clifford was united in marriage to Norma Erickson on November 14, 1947.
Survivors include his companion, Florence; his daughter, Lori (Dennis) Bergan of Elkader; sons, Brian (Carole) Palas of Ely, Mark (Cindy) Palas of Ely, David (Theresa) Palas of Volga, Ronald (Denise) Palas of Arlington, Gary (Sandee) Palas of Cedar Rapids; his sisters Julaine (Roger) Mohning of Monona and Jennadine Walters of Ankeny; fifteen grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceding him were his parents; his wife Norma, two brothers Lavern and John Palas and his sister, Yvonne Frye.
Clifford’s family extends Great Appreciation and Thank You to the Nurses, Doctors, and Staff at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. The level of care and compassion Clifford and Family received during these past weeks was touching to say the least. What you do each day represents the Very Best Skill and Caring.
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