Long-time Palo Alto resident Trudy Bowman died peacefully in her home on November 18, 2023, at the “living past 90 is so unnecessary” age of 95 years. Born Gertrude Lucy Keller in 1928 in Timisoara, Romania (formerly the Austria-Hungarian Empire) to Jansci and Vera Keller, Trudy was the younger of two daughters. Her early childhood was easy and typical of upper middle-class European Jewish lif...

Trudy was a life-long patron of the arts. She regularly attended the San Francisco Symphony, taking the senior shuttle from the Jewish Community Center with her several dear friends in Palo Alto. She attended many plays performed at the Los Altos Stage Company, inviting friends and family to join her.  Trudy loved movies, both contemporary and classic, and she regularly attended Stanford Theater�...

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, ...

Lynn Porter, a longtime resident of Menlo Park, passed away November 13th from heart complications. From an early start volunteering at Stanford Hospital she continued working in the medical field, shifting from Stanford’s ER to paralegal work with a San Francisco law firm. In 1994 she changed course and became owner of Home & Garden & Kids too! on Santa Cruz Ave. Lynn enjoyed providing a perso...

Dorothy West Beachler passed away at her daughters home in Portola Valley, CA on November 13th. She was 102 years old. Dorothy was born in Palmyra New York and was the oldest child of James and Cecile West. She was the first woman in her family to attend college and received her Bachelor's Degree from Miami University of Ohio. She got her pilot's license in her early twenties and was a member of ...

She was class valedictorian of Barringer High School in Newark, New Jersey. Maria went on to graduate with honors from Smith College. She pursued a Master’s Degree in zoology from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, followed by studies at the Woman’s Medical College of Philadelphia and the University of Michigan Medical School, where she earned her M.D. with a specialization in surgery. Thro...

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...

Fayne Chupack Murphy succumbed to age and kidney failure at home in Menlo Park, as she had wished, on November 8, 2023. She was born December 10, 1936 to Steve Chupack and Julia Kozemko Chupack of Lopez and Williamsport, Pennsylvania. She leaves her husband of 58 years, Fred; her elder son Fred S. Murphy of Mountain View, and his companion Donna Gullo; her younger son Matthew B. Murphy of On...

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...

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...

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....

Charles William Bradley ("Charlie" or "Chuck") died peacefully on November 4, 2023 after a rapid decline from metastatic cancer. He was a devoted father, caring friend, tennis enthusiast, and teller of corny jokes. Born on February 4, 1937 in Estes Park, CO, Charlie was raised in a working class neighborhood of St. Louis, MO with his younger brother Harry by their parents Donna Clark Bradley...

During the magical hours between October 31st and November 1st, while the veil was at its thinnest, our beautiful mother, Susan Joan Barnhill Moore of Palo Alto, CA, passed peacefully in her sleep. Susan was born January 14, 1952, in Paducah, Kentucky to James Edward Barnhill and Katherine Wood (Barnhill). She was the youngest of seven children. Susan moved to Sunnyvale, CA as a teenager and...

Eleanor Rose Eisner (“Ellie”) died peacefully in her apartment at the Vi of Palo Alto at age 86 on October 26th, 2023, after a long illness. She was surrounded by her children in her last hours. Ellie was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 12th, 1937 to Isidore “Izzy” Rose and Iva Sachs. Ellie attended South Shore High School and was active in her synagogue youth group, serving as Presi...