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...

A lifelong resident of Menlo Park, Richard Charles Ittner passed away peacefully in the early morning of November 7 with his beloved caretakers at his side. He was 88 years old and in cognitive decline. Richard is survived by his daughter Wanda Finch of Casper, Wyoming, two nephews, Peter (El Granada) and David (Hawaii) and his cousin JoAnn Shain of San Francisco. His parents, Al and Svea, b...

Barbara Leckey Jackson passed away on March 27, 2024. She was born in Miles City, Montana on July 7, 1941. She moved to Seattle, and Portland before graduating from high school. She received a degree from Whitworth College and a Masters in Language Education from Stanford. She taught Spanish for several years at Sequoia High School in Redwood City. She married Robert Jackson in 1964 and...

Ami (Anne Marie Isenberg) Jaqua passed away peacefully in her sleep early in the morning on November 30th, 2023. She was 89 years old. Ami was born in the old Stanford hospital in Palo Alto California, on May 5th, 1934, to Gerda and Ruolf Isenberg. She was the youngest of four children. All four spoke fluent German with their parents until sometime during the second world war. Ami was the last sur...

Jeane Greenawalt Johnson died February 2nd 2024, at The Terraces in Los Gatos. She was 97. Ms. Johnson was born on a farm near Princeton, Kansas, child of F. Ralph and Marie Greenawalt. The family relocated to a farm near Paola, Kansas. When she was in the seventh grade. She became a 4-H member, which piqued her interest in a home economics career. She graduated from Paola High School and t...

Surrounded by love and family, Janet Lee Jurian of Woodside, CA, passed away peacefully at home on January 21, 2024, after a fifteen-month battle with brain cancer. Janet was born on December 10, 1950, the daughter of the late John N. Duzanica and Lillian Garibaldi Duzanica. Raised in Menlo Park, Janet attended St. Raymond's parish school, Holy Cross High School (Class of 1969), and College of...

Linda Ann Kane, 70, of Mountain View, CA passed away on January 26, 2024 at Redwood City’s Mission House hospice after a lengthy illness. She was born in Philadelphia, PA on December 31, 1953 to Thomas and Ann Kane. Her father’s engineering professorship brought the family to California eight years after Linda’s birth. With Stanford campus as a prized playground, Linda grew up happily e...

Annamaria (Quattrin) Kusber, age 90, of Woodside, CA, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, quietly passed away surrounded by family in her home, Sunday, December 17, 2023. Annamaria was born September 12, 1933 in Udine, Italy. She came to the United States in 1958 as a foreign student with the intention of returning to her beloved homeland. Attending San Francisco State University, she resided...

Karla Lacey, loving mother, wife, and friend, passed away after a cardiac event at home in Los Altos, California on November 7. She was 65. Karla was one of a kind. She had an inspiring zest for life, and a limitless supply of funny stories with which she entertained her many, many close friends. After graduating from Cooper High School in Abilene, Texas, Texas A&M and the Harvard Busine...

Lora Frances Barshell Laine passed away with her family at her side on December 18, 2023, at the age of 85. Lora was born on September 26, 1938 at Children’s Hospital in San Francisco, California. The youngest of two children to Edwin and Margaret Barshell. Together with her older sister, Margaret, they were raised in Burlingame, California. Lora excelled in academics at Burlingame High School, ...

Gary was a Physician, Professor and Humanitarian. Born November 27, 1945 in Los Angeles to the late Miriam (Mickey) Shapiro Lapid and Gilbert G. Lapid, M.D. of Chicago, IL. He grew up in Long Beach, CA with his sister Sharon and brother Terry., His magnetic personality, boundless energy and drive to succeed were lifelong assets and goals. He attended Long Beach Poly High where among his many acc...

Lanalee (Cissy) Lewis of Santa Fe and San Francisco, 73, passed away peacefully on December 9, 2023. She is survived by her brother Frank Lewis (Galina) of Fort Worth, Texas and two nephews: Chris Lewis (Lily) of San Francisco and Roman Ivanov (Aissa) of San Antonio, TX. Cissy was born September 17, 1950, in Munich, Germany, to Col. Frank L. Lewis and Ruth Shirley Lewis. Born into a military f...