Owen Dimock was born in San Jose, California, a town of only 54,000 in 1932. Called Bud by his family and friends, his earliest memories included trips to the farms and homes of relatives in Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity counties where his parents Owen and Gertrude were born and raised. Although not tall, Owen excelled in basketball playing guard for Lincoln High School, class of 1950. At USC he wa...

Marjorie Elenor (Daniels) Trainer was born in San Francisco on April 20, 1940, to Mr. and Mrs. John S. Daniels. Growing up in San Francisco Marjorie came to love swimming, dancing, art, and reading. She graduated from Lincoln High School, then attended University of California, Berkley where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education. She returned to San Francisco, where she taught in p...

Longtime Palo Alto resident John Neves passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Born in Bahia, Brazil he was 85 years old and leaves no immediate family. He lived a celebratory, joy-filled life. His warmth, ebullience, and joyful spirit will be missed by all those with whom he worked, played music and taught.  John came to the US in 1967 to take an electronics job with the Singer Company...

Art Hammar passed away at the age of 87, surrounded by his family. He left his life here on earth and peacefully ascended to Heaven, where he is singing with the angels and God. Art was born in 1939 at American Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, to Willard Arthur Hammar and Marion Otelia (Lee) Hammar-Scharf. He grew up in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois, and attended Lane Tech College Preparatory ...

Dorothy Saxe, a Bay Area community leader, philanthropist, and arts patron with a lifelong devotion to Jewish life, died on October 13, 2026, in Menlo Park, California. She was 100. Dorothy believed that being part of a community meant taking responsibility for it. She gave generously, but just as importantly, she showed up. She served on boards, built lasting friendships, supported artists, ...

David E. Torin, 93, a 62-year resident of Palo Alto, died October 7, 2026. He was born December 1, 1932 in New Jersey. He was a physician at Stanford University's student health center. He was preceded in death by his wife Lynn Torin. He is survived by his daughters, brother, niece and grandchildren....

Valerie Pillsbury died of metastatic melanoma in Fresno, CA in October of 2026. Valerie was born in San Francisco in 1959 and was a lifelong Californian, most recently of Clovis. She graduated from Palo Alto High School and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a degree in Natural Resources Management. Valerie worked as a US National Park Service Ranger for 39 years, her entire career. National Pa...

Edith (Kossak) Weiser, long-time resident of Palo Alto, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2026, surrounded by family. She was two months shy of her 100th birthday. She will be long remembered for her humor and generosity. Edith was known by family and friends as having unwavering high standards, with a life built on thoughtful, good habits, and sharing a boundless love for family and friends...

Richard Leon Hoadley 10/08/45 -09/22/26 Richard was born in Deposit, New York in October 1945 to Leon and Marge Hoadley. The family moved to Southern California when Rich was a boy. He attended El Monte high school and loved playing sports including basketball, baseball, football, and tennis. Rich ventured to northern California to attend San Jose State and remained in the Bay Area throughout h...

David Alois Fencl passed away in Palo Alto, California, on September 18, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 17, 1950, to Alois and Lucy Irene Fencl, David grew up in Aurora, Colorado, where he graduated from Aurora Central High School. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado. David served as an officer in the United Sta...

Henry Joseph (Hank) Blommer, Jr. lived with passion, curiosity, and courage – a man who embraced life fully, whether exploring the wilderness as a boy, flying his plane across the West, carving down ski slopes with his family or fighting to preserve his family business that carried the Blommer name. Hank died peacefully in his home in Atherton, California, on September 15, 2026, at the age of 94...

Peter Steven Kindschi, 80, of Palo Alto, died from pneumonia at Stanford Hospital. Born in Wisconsin, he moved to Palo Alto with his family as a child. He worked as customer service and credit manager at the Emporium and later for the State of California, retiring at 65 to dedicate his time to his wife, JoAnne. Peter married JoAnne Sanford in 1988. She was the light and love of his life. His fi...

A few short days after Jeannie’s parents married (November 28, 1941), what should have been their honeymoon was cut short by Pearl Harbor: December 7. Her father, William H. Howard, was called up to active duty in the Navy, and her mother “Ginny” Virginia (née Wilson) returned to her parents’ home in Santa Cruz. Thus almost three years passed before Jeannie was born, in February 1944. Ba...

Matthew Carl Ragno passed away unexpectedly on September 5, 2026, in Modesto, California, at the age of 75. He was surrounded by his family and his beloved dog, Britt. Matt was born in 1951 in Palo Alto, California. He spent many years as the owner of John’s Liquors in Portola Valley, which he operated alongside his brother. Matt enjoyed the simple things that brought him happiness—walki...

Longtime Palo Alto resident Edith Twombly Eddy died peacefully on September 4, with her husband at her side. Born in 1942 in New York City, the youngest of three children of Gray Twombly and Mary Forester Field, Edie attended the Brearley School, Milton Academy, Swarthmore College, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She moved to Palo Alto in 1971 and to Channing House in 2023. Edi...