Obituaries

October 1925 – January 2021 Christopher Arnold passed away on January 18, 2021. The cause of death was COVID-19. A prominent architect and longtime resident of Palo Alto, he designed […]

October 13, 1947 – January 10, 2021 Mary Elizabeth Emard (nee Rose), a lifelong resident of Palo Alto, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, January 10th after a […]

April 21, 1930 – December 20, 2020 Eugene (Gene) L Capra, age 90, passed away peacefully in his home on December 20, 2020. He was born to Michael and Provena […]

1924-2021 Dorothy Janette Kilburg nee Yola, beloved mother, wife, daughter, and grandmother passed away peacefully at her assisted living facility on January 2, 2021. She was 96 years old. Born […]

On December 13, 2020 the world lost a super hero. Her super powers included the ability to navigate San Francisco streets without GPS; an unparalleled talent to impeccably name the […]

August 19, 1957 – October 22, 2020 Robert Earl Capps passed peacefully on October 22, 2020, at his home in Truckee, California, with his sister, Carol Capps DiSabatino, niece, Sophia […]

October 31, 1929 – October 27, 2020 Resident of Palo Alto, CA Born 1929 in Kiel, Germany, Klaus lived his childhood years in Schelswig-Holstein, on the Kieler Fjord by the […]

Diana was the rare individual who, once she decided what she wanted, could accomplish most anything. She was most of all the perfect mother and wife, but she squeezed so […]

1944 – 2020 Bonnie Tenenbaum passed away on October 15, 2020, two days after her 76th birthday. She is survived by her beloved husband of 54 years, Marty, cherished son […]

Suzanne lived a loving and giving life.  To love and to give, to build community, and to encourage was her joy.  She was born to a loving home in Chicago […]

Cindy Baxter loved a good party, almost as much as she loved swimming, running, biking and above all, her family and friends. Under normal circumstances, her passing would be widely […]

April 12, 1925 – September 25, 2020 Bernetta, beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away surrounded and comforted by family, at the age of 95 on September 25th, 2020. […]

1923 – 2020 Annette Mish, 97, of Foster City/San Mateo, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020. She was at home surrounded by family. Born in Brooklyn, NY to David […]

June 4, 1942 – July 7, 2020 Sandra Lynn Brown died after a brief battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her husband of 27 years, Jack Autry […]

September 10, 1927 – August 25, 2020 Charles Drekmeier, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Stanford University, died at home in Palo Alto on August 25, 2020, just shy of […]

January 13, 1925 – August 20, 2020 Arlene Elizabeth Coenenberg, 95, of Palo Alto, died August 20th, 2020. Arlene was born in Downs, Kansas on January 13th, 1925 to the […]

Diane Craigmile nee Kilburg, beloved wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, passed away peacefully at her home on August 15, 2020 after a short battle with cancer. She was […]

December 3, 1933 – June 16, 2020 Local attorney J. Norman Baker died on June 16 of heart failure. He is survived by his beloved family: his wife of 56 […]

1928 – 2020 Mary Kiki Wilcox, born in San Francisco in 1928, died on August 3, 2020, in Palo Alto, CA. She was predeceased by her dearly beloved husband, Wally […]

January 9, 1923 – July 25, 2020 Margot (Peggy) Beckett January 9 1923-July 25th 2020 passed away peacefully of natural causes at home. Margot Wrenn Beckett was born Margot Lucile […]

On July 8, 2020, Betsy Birnbaum passed away peacefully, at the age of 92, with her husband by her side. Betsy was born and raised in the Midwest and came […]

Longtime Palo Alto resident, Alicia Boyd, died peacefully early Saturday morning, July 12, 2020, at age 82. She is survived by her daughters: Deborah Viariseo-Costella, Janice Viariseo-Bothwell, and sister, Rose […]

April 10, 1925 – June 2, 2020 Emanuel (Manny) Galdes, 95 years young, died peacefully of natural causes on June 2, 2020 while surrounded by his loving family. Emanuel was […]

September 24, 1931 – June 17, 2020 Gloria Mae (Secker) Capra, age 89, passed away peacefully in her home on June 17, 2020. She was born to Nell and George […]

August 27, 1921 – June 14, 2020 Leo Mather Sant was born in Grace, Idaho, on August 27, 1921, to Alfred and Ethel Sant. He died peacefully at his home […]

December 21, 1952 – June 4, 2020 Christopher Lundin passed away unexpectedly in the early morning of June 4th at his home in Palo Alto. Born in San Francisco in […]

July 26, 1921 – May 25, 2020 Mercedes Matthews Williams, a resident of Ladera for 47 years, passed away at age 98 on May 25 at the Sequoias in Portola […]

April 11, 1927 – May 15, 2020 Gerald (Jerry) Overman, 93 years old, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2020. Jerry was born in Marion, Indiana and graduated from Marion […]

On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, Marjorie Rose, loving mother of four daughters, adoring grandmother of four grandsons and dear friend of many, passed away at the age of 87. Margie […]

July 21, 1920 – April 20, 2020 Mary Jo Milks passed away peacefully on the morning of April 20, 2020. Mary Jo was born in Springfield, NE, on July 21, […]

1939-2020 Mildred Martha Daume Mario, former chair of the Palo Alto Historic Resources Board and past president of the statewide California Preservation Foundation, known to everyone in town as Millie, […]

April 16, 1930 – March 24, 2020 Manfred (Manny) Wildmann, a longtime resident of Menlo Park, passed away from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy on March 24, 2020, a few weeks shy […]

April 30, 1938 – March 25, 2020 Michael Edwin Kahn passed away peacefully in his home in Los Altos on March 25, 2020, with the love and support of his […]