Mary Roberta (Robin) Duggan passed away after a yearlong struggle with metastatic ovarian cancer. Throughout this period, she faced her ordeal with the bravery and graciousness that anyone who knew her would expect. Robin was born at Hoover Pavilion in Palo Alto to Keith Walker and Mary Sheehan Walker. She grew up on the peninsula, primarily in Menlo Park and Palo Alto, and graduated from Pal...

Monica Egger passed away with her daughters by her side on December 31, 2023. She was born and raised in Zug, Switzerland. In 1967, eager for adventure as newlyweds, she and her husband, Hermann Egger, moved to the US where they happily settled in Palo Alto for the rest of their lives. Together they raised two daughters, Pia Lusk (Mike) and Susi Egger (Matt), and were grandparents of six. Ove...

Kenneth Wayne Fields, professor emeritus at Stanford University’s Department of English and Creative Writing Program, passed away on December 6th, 2023, from complications due to ALS. He was 84 years old and died peacefully at home surrounded by his family and his beloved dog Butchie. Ken was born in Colorado City, Texas, to Hazel Fambro Fields and Julius Carroll Fields, but at the age of six...

Mary Finlayson passed away of a subdural hemorrhage in the early morning of February 12, 2024 at her home in Woodside, surrounded by her family. She had recently celebrated her 90th birthday, as well as the 70th anniversary of meeting her beloved husband Norris for the first time in January 1954. Mary Ann Ellis was born in Berkeley, California on December 5, 1933, the first daughter of Dr. Gran...

Dieter Folta was a long time resident of Palo Alto. During Covid, he moved to Berlin to a Senior Residence. He passed away on November 7, just three weeks shy of his 80th birthday. He dealt with Multiple Sclerosis for many years and he was often accompanied any his dog, Koda. One of his favorite haunts was Douce France. He had many friends both near and far. He will be missed....

Yolanda “Lolly” Font, age 93, passed away on the morning of Saturday February 3rd as a result of a stroke and advanced dementia. She died peacefully at her residence at Palo Alto Commons. Lolly was born Yolanda Theresa DeIorio in Utica, New York on April 30, 1930. She was the oldest of 4 children in a large, Italian family. Lolly had a passion for learning throughout her life. She ...

Dorothy Helen Forsythe August 4, 1931- November 24, 2023 Dorothy Helen Forsythe passed away peacefully in Menlo Park, California, on November 24, 2023. She was surrounded by her family after a diagnosis of cancer just two weeks prior; she was 92 years old. Dorothy was born to Edna and Edward Ohlemutz in San Mateo, California, on August 4, 1931. She leaves behind three children, Beverly (John...

After 95 years of devoted service to family, friends, and underserved communities, Kathie slipped free from her earthly shell on March 8, 2024. Memories of her kind, selfless spirit will live on in all those whose lives she touched. Born in Santa Cruz to Clara Crosby and George W. Wood, Kathie married Vincent D. Franger in 1951. They settled in Mountain View where they raised three girls. Kath...

Jean Garrett, a longtime Palo Alto resident, died at age 101 in her home in College Terrace on March 20, 2024. Jean was a WWII Veteran, a breast cancer survivor, a peace activist and a great neighborhood walker with her husband Paul, who died in 2016. Jean and Paul shared seventy happy years together. Jean was born outside Redding, California in 1922. She met Paul while they were both still ...

Ann M. Goby, 85, of Bloomington, Indiana, passed away on January 24, 2024, in Palo Alto, California. She was born in Bloomington and later moved to Palo Alto, where she spent her final years. Ann was a giving soul throughout her life, always ready to lend a helping hand to neighbors, friends, and relatives. Her compassion extended beyond humans, as she had a deep love for animals and often re...

On January 31, 2024, five days before her 98th birthday, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, and cherished friend Jean Char Gong died peacefully at home in Palo Alto, California, where she had lived for 70 years. Jean was born in Honolulu, February 5, 1926, to Marguerite Liu and On Char. A gifted student, Jean earned a BA from Brigham Young University and an MA in Education from Stan...

Karen Gopen, 77, of Capitola and a longtime resident of Palo Alto, passed away December 2, 2023 with family by her side. She was born to the late Jean Dunaway and William Rasmussen in 1946 in Watsonville, California. She graduated from Awalt High School in Mountain View and studied at Foothill College. She worked at Fairchild Semiconductor, where she met her future husband, Howard, and at ...

Robert Michael Heneveld was born on September 5, 1943 in Auburn, Washington and passed away on January 16, 2024 in Paso Robles, California after bravely facing the many challenges of dementia. He was affectionately known as “Mike” to his friends and family. His parents, Mary Jayne and Robert Max Madison, later added his sister Katherine Rose to their family. His father, a valiant Air Force Ca...

  In loving memory of Luther Austen Heydon, Jr.. born in Hackensack, NJ, son of Dr. Luther A. and Kathleen Lea Heydon. Austen was a remarkable man who filled his life with kindness, adventure, learning and service.   Before graduating from high school, Austen became an Eagle Scout, (the highest Boy Scout award). He graduated from Lehigh University in 1961 and Stanford University in 1963. Au...

Joan Hobstetter passed away peacefully at home in the early hours of February 12, 2024, beside her beloved husband, Gary, her little dog Peet, and with her four children in the next room – her family all together, just as she liked it. Joan passed away after a devastating battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Joan – Honey, Mom, Grammy, Joanie, sister, teacher – was born and raised in Lebano...

Edward Mowry Hollis June 8, 1944 — February 21, 2024 Edward “Ned” Mowry Hollis of Springville, Utah died on February 21, 2024 at the age of 79. He was born in Oakland, California on June 8, 1944 and adopted by Edward Poole Hollis and Eleanor Ruth Mowry Hollis who raised him in Palo Alto, California, where he lived until moving to Springville, Utah in 2014. Ned married Dawne Bernice...

Oliver Franklin Hook of Scottsdale, Arizona, a Navy fighter pilot in WWII, member of “Americas Greatest Generation”, died peacefully March 7 surrounded by his two sons. He was 99. Born in Kansas City, Missouri October 10, 1924 to Ralph and Ruby Hook, he learned the value of hard work early. He grew up with three brothers on the ‘Hook & Son’s Dairy’ farm in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, att...