Obituaries

October 13, 1938 – June 4, 2024 It is with great sadness that the family of Clement Eugean Hawes, lovingly known as “Butch” announce his passing on June 4, 2024 […]

1934 – 2024 Michelle “Micki” Cooley, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, died peacefully of heart failure on November 4, 2024. She was 90 years old. Micki was widely admired […]

March 11, 1933 – October 9, 2024 Richard Carl Placone, born March 11, 1933, was a Palo Alto resident for 62 years. He died with family at his side on […]

February 5, 1920 – October 7, 2024 Ruby Chizuko Inouye passed away in the early hours of October 7, 2024 at the golden age of 104 years.   Ruby was […]

Aug. 11, 1927 to Sept. 29, 2024 Mary Elizabeth Beerbohm (nèe Reitan) or “Beth” to so many who love her, passed away on September 29th, after a brief illness. Beth […]

April 13,1940  ~ October 14, 2024 William Beaver was born in Peoria, Illinois, to John and Ethel Beaver on April 13,1940. He attended elementary school in Gary Indiana and middle […]

July 8th 1931 – September 8th 2024 Isabel Perez Murray, a Palo Alto resident for sixty-four years, passed away surrounded by loving family members and her caregivers. She was born […]

October 1, 1930 – September 29, 2024 Family and friends mourn the loss of Charles Hebel and gratefully celebrate his life. “Chuck,” to family and friends, was a Renaissance man—a […]

Dec. 30, 1940 – Aug. 14, 2024 Kathy Ann McKennan, 83, of Sunnyvale passed away on August 14, 2024 in Palo Alto, CA after a long illness. Kathy is survived […]

Feb. 22, 1928 – Aug. 27, 2024 Blanca Stella Arana, a Salvadorian immigrant, devoted Catholic and an accounting secretary who raised four children in Palo Alto, died on Aug. 27 […]

Sept. 16, 1939 to Aug. 17, 2024 Judith Dean, 84, of Palo Alto, passed away on August 17, 2024. She was born in San Francisco on September 16, 1939, the […]

July 6, 1920 – December 4, 2023. Elizabeth (Betsy) Boardman Ross passed away peacefully on December 4, 2023, 103 years since she was born in San Francisco on July 6, […]

August 23, 1936 – June 6, 2024 John Ferrando, 87, passed away on June 6, 2024 in Mountain View, CA. Born in Redwood City on August 23, 1936 to Biagio […]

December 12, 1934 – May 12, 2024 It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Rose Marie Kunin, beloved wife and mother, grandmother, friend, and sibling.  She […]

June 14, 1938 – July 16, 2024 Resident of Los Altos It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Marya DeHaven Keeth at her home early […]

November 29, 1927 – May 10, 2024 Bob grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, obtained his BS in engineering from University of Michigan, and MS and PhD in from Stanford, […]

August 6, 1934 – July 15, 2024 Phyllis M. Heinrichs went to be with her Lord on July 15, 2024. The daughter of Reverend Lester and Mary Glea Smith, she […]

Our beloved sister,  Nicole Sprague, passed away peacefully at home on July 13th surrounded by her loved ones. She is preceded in death by her mother, Huguette Soffey, her father […]

September 26, 1960 – July 10, 2024 Georgia Laughrey, 63, was a beloved figure of Woodside and South San Francisco, CA. Georgia passed away peacefully in her childhood home surrounded […]

August 18, 1964 – July 9, 2024 Colin Kent, age 59, long-time resident of Palo Alto, died on July 9 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Los […]

December 25th, 1923 – July 10, 2024 Mary Agnes Early (Valentine), 100, died peacefully on July 10th in her Palo Alto home. Born on December 25th, 1923, in Logan, West […]

June 21, 1923 – June 9, 2024 Betty (Pick) Harrod passed away peacefully in her home on June 9 at 3:50 AM, with family by her side. She was less […]

May 22, 1937 – May 13, 2024 Adassa Walker, loving daughter of Papa Walker and Pearl Currie, was born on May 22nd, 1937 in Madras, Jamaica, West Indies. At her […]

June 1943 – June 2024 Georgia Thiemann of Redwood City, aged 80, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Georgia was loving and kind, and always expressed her […]

July 28, 1945 – June 7, 2024 She was a teacher and school administrator and often said that her career was the best ever. She was predeceased by John Lippold, […]

Virginia Lee Fryer, 102, a long-time resident of Santa Fe, NM and Portola Valley and Claremont, California, passed away in Santa Fe on Thanksgiving Day 2023. Born in Topeka, Kansas, […]

Robert “Bob” G. Herriot passed away at the age of 80 years, at home in Palo Alto with family after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Bob, the eldest of […]

Captain, United States Navy Reserve, Retired November 27, 1958 – May 3, 2024 Bill Mills, beloved son, brother and uncle, loving friend and colleague, passed away after a nine-year battle […]

August 14, 1939 – April 18, 2024 Bette was born in San Francisco on August 14, 1939, to Esther (Gronberg) and Frederick Ludemann. Her earliest memory recalled hearing the Bay […]

April 24, 1946 – April 7, 2024 Grace Fujita Sawka passed onto the hands of Lord early Sunday April 7, 2024.  She had suffered a stroke and was making a […]

Roger Watson “R.W.” Stiles passed peacefully at the age of 88 on April 11, 2024. He was a native of the San Francisco, California Bay area for over 60 years. […]

July 16, 1942 – April 13, 2024 Janice S. Gonzaga (81) died unexpectedly on April 13, 2024, at Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City, California.  Janice, the eldest of three children was […]