GERALDINE “GERI” KINYON (80), lifelong Palo Alto resident, Cubberley High School class of 1962, and UC Santa Cruz graduate, passed away peacefully on October 26, 2025 surrounded by her family. A former Santa Clara County social worker turned professional photographer, Geri was beloved for her boundless heart and humor. Devoted mother to four children, she served as a second mother to countles...

Grant “Gary” Knute Hagestad, 88, of Portola Valley, California and Carson City, Nevada, passed away peacefully on October 25, 2025, surrounded by family and friends. Born July 20, 1937, in San Mateo, CA, to Hamilton and Ruth Hagestad, Gary grew up in Placerville and spent his youth surveying the Sierra Mountains with his father. He graduated with honors from Sonora High School and earned a ...

Helen Babb of Portola Valley, California—a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, gardener, artist, and world traveler—passed away peacefully on October 18, 2025, at the age of 89 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born in Místek, Czechoslovakia (a small Moravian town near today’s Czech-Polish border), Helen and her parents, Dr. Ernest Weys and Zdenka Re...

Longtime Palo Alto resident, William Ernest Green, 88, passed on Friday, Oct. 17 at home in the arms of his wife, Loretta, surrounded by their children and grandchildren. Bill, as he was known, fled the snow in Rochester, New York and arrived in Palo Alto in 1971, satisfying his dreams of living in California. He joined the legal staff of Boise Cascade, then a paper and forest products c...

Kraig Norbert Branner was born in Dayton, Ohio, on Wednesday, January 31, 1962. He passed away on the Thursday evening of October 16, 2025, at home in San Jose, California. He graduated from Palo Alto High School and San Jose State University with BS degrees in Industrial Technology and Electrical & Electronics Engineering. A lifelong RF Engineer, Kraig was designing, building and testing pro...

The only child and absolute apple of her parents Virginia and Raymond Engasser’s eye, Pat was raised in Los Angeles and Long Beach, CA. Always the overachiever, she got her first job at age three! A Hollywood agent saw Pat on a street corner and told her mother that the brown-eyed girl had to be in the movies. Known as a child actress who could master her lines and cry on demand, “Patsy Nash...

James Wallace passed away Saturday October 11, 2025. He was three days away from his birthday on October 15. He would’ve been 72. He was born October 15, 1953; he was 71. He moved on to heaven and is now with his late father Laurence Wallace, younger brother Glenn Wallace, and many aunts and uncles. He leaves behind his loving mother Joyce Wallace, his younger sister April Hoppa, brother-in-la...

The world lost a little sparkle on October 2, 2025, when Caroline Lee Orr-Kissner peacefully passed away at age 76 - on her 49th wedding anniversary, surrounded by love. Born in Palo Alto, California, Cary lived a life full of heart, humor, family and friends. She was the beloved daughter of Lee and Cornelia Orr and is survived by her devoted husband Chuck Kissner, her sister Kathy, children ...

With deepest love and remembrance, the family of Jerome Lee Strom, “Jerry,” announce his peaceful passing at his home in Los Altos Hills on the morning of October 1, 2025.  Jerry was 89, born in 1936, the son of Victor and Edna Strom. Jerry was a graduate of North Dakota State University, Dickinson.  Prior to college, Jerry served honorably in the United States Army.  It was through this...

Monique Kane, age 87, of Palo Alto, California, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2025, surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and mentor whose warmth, humor, kindness, and leadership touched countless lives. Born on December 4, 1937, in Rhode Island to Thérèse Legris and Adrien Geffroy, Monique spent her early childhood in France and North...

Richard Lawrence Meehan, of Palo Alto, California, and Bangkok, Thailand, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2025, at the age of 86. He was surrounded by his wife, Nim Janluan, and his daughter, Thong. Richard was renowned and beloved by many—including his friends, students, colleagues, present and former wives, and his five children: Lisa (Umbach), Kathleen (Triolo), Emily, Kevin, and Thon...

Ken Bilodeau was born in Riverside, California, to Kenneth R. Bilodeau and Delores Bonngard. (He later enjoyed tracing the lineage of French Canadians on his father’s side and German immigrants on his mother’s side.) Ken earned a B.A. in economics from Claremont Men’s College and a B.S. in electrical engineering and an M.B.A. from Stanford. He married Ann Lawson in 1969. Ken worked in a numb...

Aldo Louis Dossola — or “Nonno” to his grandchildren —lived a life defined by gratitude, humility, and devotion to family. Born in Menlo Park in 1933 to Italian immigrants from the Piemonte region, Aldo grew up among orchards and open fields, helping his parents while learning the values of hard work and perseverance that would guide him throughout his life. As a boy, Aldo worked at Duc...

John passed away peacefully at the age of 92 at his home in Palo Alto with his two daughters present. A Palo Alto resident for 59 years, John will be remembered for his important contributions to technology, his love of math and language, his witty sense of humor and his abundant zest for life.  John Anthony Clifton was born May 7, 1933 in Croydon, England to Edward and Isabelle Winifred Bi...

Dr. Todd Smith of Palo Alto, California, passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at the age of 85. He is survived by Sandy, his wife of 55 years; his sons Kevin (Alicia) and Alex (Elaine); his grandchildren Neal, Penny, Conner, and Katie; and his sister, Susan Noble (Ward). Todd received a Bachelor’s degree in physics from Cornell University and a PhD from Rice University. As a Stanford...

A proud native of Stockton, CA, Roberta Williams grew up with her brother Robert and two loving parents, Earle (“Bob”) and Edith. Valedictorian at Lodi High School, “Susie” was a dedicated, lifelong student of piano and music more generally. At Stanford University, she studied abroad in Florence, Italy, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music in 1969 and M.A. in Music Education in 1970. ...