Obituaries

Sunrise December 19, 1929 – Sunset February 9, 2023 Verta Mae Thompson was born on December 19, 1929 outside of Houston, Texas. She was the youngest of three children born […]

September 17, 1942 – February 4, 2023 James “Jim” Bockholt, 80, of Palo Alto, passed away on February 4th, 2023 after a long battle with Parkinson’s. He died peacefully at […]

Anthony “Tony” John Della Morte, 60, of Menlo Park, CA, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2023, at home after a long, courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born […]

July 19, 1939 – January 31, 2023 Christa Hassun, 83 of Menlo Park, passed away peacefully on January 31st, 2023 surrounded by close family. Christal was born on July 19th, […]

1935 – 2022 Long-time Palo Alto resident Marina Rosadela Villanueva passed away peacefully December 29th at the age of 87. Marina was born in Tela, Honduras, C.A. growing up with two […]

January 19, 1927 – November 5, 2022 Valeria Dale Bell died peacefully on November 5th, 2022, with family by her side. She was known for many years as the owner […]

September 11, 1935 – January 10, 2023 Ann Teitler Ozer died peacefully at age 87 on January 10th at her home in Palo Alto. Ann embodied a go-getter spirit of living […]

September 3, 1924 – January 9, 2023 A native San Franciscan and the only child of the late John and Caroline La Barbera, Marie attended Immaculate Conception Academy and San […]

 1937 – 2022 Doris Maez from Sunnyvale, CA passed away in her sleep on December 8, 2022 at the age of 85. She was born in South Dakota in 1937, eldest […]

March 24, 1954 – October 27, 2022 Anne Elizabeth Griffin Baker (03/24/1954), the youngest child of Otis and Marjorie Griffin, was born in San Mateo, CA. Her schooling included Crystal […]

December 20, 1929 – November 4, 2022  Ballard Dunbar French Jr. died peacefully at 92 years old on November 4, 2022, in Redwood Shores following a family visit. Born in […]

February 16, 1929 – November 14, 2022  William (Bill) Eitner, 93, of San Carlos, CA passed away on November 14, 2022 after a yearlong battle with colon cancer. Bill was […]

May 5, 1926 – November 4, 2022 “I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven […]

September 26, 1943 – November 4, 2022 Dr. David Ausberry passed away peacefully on Nov 4, 2022 at the age of 79. Born in Louisiana and raised in San Francisco, […]

January 6, 1949 – November 4, 2022 Ken passed away at Stanford Hospital, Palo Alto, California, at age 73. Ken was preceded in death by both his parents, Reginald and […]

March 21, 1936 – October 31, 2022 On the evening of October 31, 2022, Robert “Bob” Montez passed away peacefully at home at the age of 86. Robert was born in […]

December 13, 1924 – October 15, 2022 Fauneil Elaine Hooker Thompson was born in Dixon, NE on December 13, 1924 and went home to be with the Lord on October […]

March 10, 1940 – October 12, 2022 Walter Shepard Janzen, 82, passed away on October 12, 2022, at El Camino Hospital after a struggle with pneumonia. He had suffered a […]

June 26, 1936 – September 28, 2022 Francis Ralph Rojas, 86, of Ottumwa, died at 2:27 a.m. September 28, 2022 at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. Frank was born June […]

January 21, 1937 – August 26, 2022 The elegant Eileen Hope Maddalena passed away peacefully at the age of 85. Born Jan 21, 1937 in Sheffield, England, surviving the bombings […]

1927 – 2022 Saul Rosenberg passed away peacefully in the presence of his children on September 5, 2022, at the age of 95. He was born and grew up in […]

June 12, 1940 – April 18, 2022 Robert Tucker, a Computing Support Analyst in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University, a Stanford alumnus, and a fixture at the […]

September 11, 1934 – August 9, 2022 Jo Marks Kadis was born 9/11/34 and raised in Port Jervis, NY. Jo received a Master’s in early childhood development from Brandeis University, […]

September 28, 1928 – September 3, 2022 George Chippendale, age 93, passed away at Villa Siena in Mt. View on Sep 3, 2022 from complications due to Parkinson’s Disease. He […]

1946 – 2022 Geoffrey James Kerber, loving husband of Ann and father of two sons, Greg and Grant, passed away in Chico, California surrounded by his loved ones on Memorial […]

January 4, 1926 – August 10, 2022 Long-time Palo Alto resident Arthur “Art” Adams Jr., 96, passed away peacefully August 10th, 2022. Born in Kansas City, MO, Art was the […]

Resident of Los Altos Helen Cassidy, longtime resident of Los Altos, has passed away peacefully at the age of 96. Those who were lucky enough to know her will remember […]

April 23, 1959 – July 28, 2022 Suzanne was a 2nd-generation Palo Altan and 8th generation Californian. She attended Crescent Park Elementary, Jordan Jr. High, and Palo Alto High School […]

July 19, 2022 – 86 Years Old Tig Tarlton died peacefully at his home in San Luis Obispo on July 19, 2022. He is survived by his two sons, Dave […]

Nancy Ruben Stern, dear wife, mother, grandmother (Nonna), sister, and friend passed away on July 13th at the age of 79. She was beloved to all who knew her – […]

February 21, 1960 ~ July 4, 2022 On Monday, July 4, 2022, JoAnn Velayo, loving wife, proud mother, aunt, and friend passed away at the age of 62. JoAnn was […]

March 1933 – January 2022 Joy Alamar-Pulvers died in the early morning hours of Jan 25th, 2022, just shy of her 89th birthday. The calm and peace she exuded in […]

October 19, 1928 – June 20, 2022 Mercedes McCaffrey de Urkidi died on June 20, 2022, at Channing House in Palo Alto. Of Basque heritage, she was born on October […]