John Casterman left us peacefully on February 19, 2024. John was an intense and challenging man, and he was well-loved. John grew up in Pittsburg, Kansas where his family ran the local Coca Cola Bottling Plant. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a Fine Arts degree. He volunteered for the Vietnam War and served three tours in combat with the 11th Armored Cavalry-- the legendary B...

Richard (Dick) Nye Clark, industrial designer, ingenious artist, social activist, and community champion, died on Monday, February 5, 2024, at Stanford Medical Center of heart failure. He was 89. Born in Detroit, Michigan, on September 20, 1934, Dick grew up in the company of two older sisters, Sylvia (Sally) and Catherine (Kitty). He was a Cub Scout, spent summers working on the family dair...

Rosie Cole, a.k.a. Rivera Rozella Boyd Cole, passed away at Silverado in Belmont Hills, California on December 29th, 2023 after living with dementia for about five years. She was born February 1st, 1936 In Los Angeles, California to Walter Newlin Boyd and Bertha Brodie Boyd. She had one younger sister, Milana, who preceded her in death in 2011. Rozella met Creswell C. Cole Jr. while they were both...

Our beloved Sandra Marie Angelina Piccone Couch passed at the age of 74 on January 9, 2024 at 2:15am after a heartbreaking battle with Alzheimer’s. She has joined her cherished Daddy, Edward Cesido Piccone Sr., aunt Loretta Hall, sister Margie Rector and adored brother in laws James (Nicky) Kokalis and James (Jim) Brockett who proceeded her in death. Born September 11, 1949 in San Fra...

After several years of declining health, Dr Don Charles Creevy, 87, died peacefully in his sleep on March 3rd, 2024. Don's life was enriched by a rewarding medical career, a devoted family, cherished friendships, much laughter, a lifelong passion for classical music and high-quality audio equipment, and a deep love for travel photography. Don cultivated enduring friendships with nearly everyo...

Bill passed away peacefully after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born August 11, 1934 to Ernest Critzer and Gertrude Bell Critzer. He is a graduate of the University of Miami (Florida) and served in the US Air Force from 1954 to 1958. He and his wife, Pat, and young son arrived in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1960, and have lived in Cupertino, Los Altos, Portland, ...

William Roger (Bill) Dawson, a Palo Alto resident since 1977, passed away peacefully at home, on November 23, 2023, surrounded by his family. Born February 7, 1943, the first child of Pauline (Soltis) and Reginald Dawson, a World War II test pilot and post war Chief Pilot for Bendix. Pauline was a full-time mother. Bill, his brother Rick, and sister Mary-Ann, grew-up in Royal Oak, Michigan. ...

Frances K. Dias passed away peacefully in Santa Rosa, California on November 9, 2023; she was 100 years old. Frances was born to Frank and Rosalie Kracha in Two Rivers, WI on June 15, 1923. She leaves behind three daughters Marianne Dias, Therese Tierney, and Perri Kimono, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Frances graduated from New Trier High School, Wilmette, IL, before atte...

The family and friends of Cynthia Dillon mourn her death this month at the age of 82. Her life was filled with love for family, close friendships, an unstoppable work ethic, and a deep appreciation for food, travel, and the arts. Cindy lived for 24 years with determination and optimism in the face of the relentless impacts of scleroderma, a rare auto-immune condition. Her physical health had...

Lambert Tyler Dolphin Jr. passed away in Santa Clara on January 1, 2024 after a brief illness . His body is laid to rest in the Purissima Cemetery (Spanish for “The Purest”) in Half Moon Bay. Lambert was born in Shoshone Idaho on May 5 1932 to Lambert and Audrey Dolphin. Sadly, Lambert’s parents separated when he was 12, and he moved with his mother and sister, Susanne, to San Diego dur...

Chesley M. Douglas Jr. August 1929 – March 2024 Resident of Palo Alto A native of San Jose, Chesley calmly stopped living while residing for the last 3 ½ months in a Menlo Park care home. The cause of his demise was dementia, which he had for the past 3 years. He was a special kind of a husband, married 68 years to Shirley Allen. A Father to two boys, Chesley III and Rawley, h...