Doris Reiner, a woman of remarkable versatility and spirit, passed away at the age of 98 on November 21 in San Jose, CA. Born in 1925, in Philadelphia, Doris led a life that spanned continents and industries, leaving an indelible mark on each. Doris grew up in Philadelphia and later in Bayonne, NJ. She met her first husband while in high school. During summer vacations, she attended a program...

Ann M. Robinson, a longtime resident of Palo Alto, passed away on December 7, 2023, surrounded by family and caregivers. Ann was born the first child of John H. Montgomery and Virginia E. Price on July 8, 1939, in Champaign, Illinois. As a child, Ann moved with her parents and younger brother, from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, to Chevy Chase, Maryland, and then to Austin and Fort Worth, Texas...

In a room filled with family and classical music, Gordon W Russell, beloved patriarch, philanthropist and humanist died peacefully on November 25 after a short illness. He is survived by his wife, Bettina McAdoo; his son Justin Russell; his stepsons Gregor and Patrick Robertson, and Miles and Anders Pedersen, his sisters Claire Murphy and Elizabeth Bilafer and their families. Son of Anne and ...

Mary Carey Schaefer, loving wife, mother, and daughter, passed peacefully in her Palo Alto home of over 50 years Monday Jan 29th. An artist, interior designer, community activist, and basketball fan, she made California her home following her graduation from Cornell University in 1955. Born on June 4, 1933, in Detroit, Michigan, to Matthew Carey of Albany, NY, and Idell Lowe Carey of New York Ci...

Arlene Schaupp passed 2/14, age 89. Born in Japan, missionary parents. Occidental College ‘56 and McCormick Seminary. Married John Jack Schaupp ‘61. Lived in Pres. Mission Cameron House, S.F. Jack was Youth Director. Moved to Palo Alto ‘76. Active in 1st Pres Church P.A. embracing LGBTQ membership. A’s calling was social justice, coordinating S. Bay Sanctuary Covenant. Led 37 Delegations t...

Eldest son of Barbara (Lotz) Schneiderman, (deceased), Darlene Heath, stepmother, and Arthur Schneiderman; big brother to Jonathan, Jason, Jenny and Julie; a favorite uncle to Kylie, Kaelan, Chance, Liam, Finn, Jenna and Jett; raised in Portola Valley, a graduate of Menlo Atherton High School and Humboldt State University; an adventurous traveler who traveled the world and engaged in political vol...

Adele was born in New Jersey on April 29, 1937, to William and Muriel Wishnow and was raised in the Bridgewater, New Jersey with her two sisters, Rhoda and Reba.  She met her husband of 61 years, Ronald Anthony Seltzer, while receiving a BS and MS in Educational Psychology at University of Pennsylvania. Ronald was an intern at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital when they met.  Adele is surv...

With family at her bedside, Jean Elsa (Ganz) Sloss died peacefully on December 1, 2023 at her home in Forestville, CA at age 97.  She was born in 1926 in San Francisco to Fred and Elsa (Meier) Ganz, both descendants of Jewish pioneer families.  Raised in San Francisco, Jean attended Burke’s School, spent summers at her grandparents’ retreat, Menucha, alongside the Columbia River Gorge a...

Dr. John Erwin Tabor passed away on February 3, 2024 in Denver, Colorado at the age of 86. He was born on August 14, 1937 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota to Charles and Anna Tabor. John spent his youth in the Detroit Lakes area and attended St.Olaf College where he received dual degrees in history and chemistry, then went on to get his degree from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. J...

Ron was born in Sacramento, CA where he attended Crocker, Cal, and McClatchy schools. After high school Ron entered the Marine Corp. He served the bulk of his military service at Subic Bay, Philippines achieving the meritorious distinctions of Mortarman and Rifle Sharpshooter. Ron was very gifted as a painter. All his life he painted. His best works were cityscapes of Santa Cruz and Pal...

Joan Trewhitt of Woodside, California, 93, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2023. She was born in Verdun, Quebec and came to the US where she became a naturalized citizen on July 12, 1955. She worked as a secretary in the Airline industry and eventually met the love of her life Wayne D. Trewhitt III who predeceased Joan in 2012. Joan and Wayne had been married for 50 years. She is surviv...

George Stanley (Stan) Turnbull Jr., 94, passed away on January 11th at his assisted living residence in Los Altos, CA. after a brief illness. He was born on September 10th, 1929, in Eugene, Oregon to parents George and Mary Lou Turnbull. By his own account, Stan lived a happy and idyllic childhood in Eugene, where he and his friends enjoyed the college town and often sneaked into University of ...

Isabel Walker — Age 95, passed away peacefully in Palo Alto on December 17, 2023. Isabel got her start in caring for others as a young girl. In 1938, when she was ten, her mother asked her to take her place on the Red Cross’s annual door-to-door canvass in her home town of Wilmington, Massachusetts. Thanks to a generous donation from a neighbor, she set a local record for collections, spa...

Marilyn Joyce (Weil) Wallace passed away on November 25, 2023, at the age of 88 in Pleasanton, California. She was born on August 3, 1935, in Los Angeles, California. She was a beloved wife, mother, and devoted member of the community. Marilyn had a life-long passion for education, and her own educational journey began in Oakland and Piedmont, CA where she attended grammar and middle schools. She ...

Dr. George Waltuch, 89, passed away on December 12th, at Stanford Hospital with his beloved family at his bedside. George, son of Egon and Gertrude Waltuch, was born into a prominent family in Vienna, Austria in 1934. At age 4, several days after Nazi tanks rolled into the city, with help from a grateful patient (and Nazi official) of his father’s medical practice, the family escaped via th...