Wayne Ken Horiuchi, age 72, of Palo Alto, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2025, surrounded by family. Born on July 10, 1952 in Osaka, Japan, Wayne was the son of Kenji and Fumiko Horiuchi. At the age of six, Wayne and his family immigrated to the U.S., moving to Marin County, California, where Wayne grew up. A natural athlete, Wayne excelled at every sport he tried. He was on skis at the a...

On August 30, 2025 Wilna 'Jean' (Davis) Johnston passed away... Jean was 99 years old, and was born in Indiana, where she was raised by her mother, with her older sister Alice, and her cousin Edna. She attended University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, and majored in Mathematics where she met Robert H. Johnston while working at the university's radio station. They were married soon after college, a...

Long time Menlo Park icon Jack (John Decker) Jorgenson left us Sunday, March 16, 2025. He was 99 and a half, just short of his 100 year goal. Although he often said he was not sure when or if he was going to die, he passed quietly in his sleep at the Sequoias in Portola Valley, his home of 23 years. Born in San Francisco, October 16,1925, he was the product of the public schools. After graduat...

Barbara Kaplan passed away at her home in Menlo Park. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Barbara studied Art History at the University of Wisconsin before earning her masters degree from Rutgers University. After getting married, she lived much of her adult life in Portland, Oregon, before moving with her family to the Bay Area in the mid-1990s. Barbara began her career as a speech pathologist but ...

Dr. Manouchehr Kavoosi, beloved father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2025, in Menlo Park, California. He was preceded in death by his wife of forty-nine years, Dr. Iran Iranpour. Born in 1930 in Kerman, Iran, Manouchehr entered the world after the passing of his father, Khodayar. He was lovingly raised by his mother, Firoozeh, with the devoted support of his sister Morva...

Longtime Palo Alto resident Richard “Dick” Kilner passed away on August 1 at the age of 97. Dick grew up in Kenilworth, Illinois, on the north shore of Lake Michigan outside Chicago, as the youngest of three children. He attended New Trier High School, where he became a strong tennis player. In the fall of 1946, Dick and a handful of New Trier classmates headed out west to attend Stanfo...

James Charles Kitch was born on June 20, 1947, in Wichita, Kansas, to Paul and Josephine (Pridmore) Kitch. Jim grew up in Wichita and graduated from Wichita East High School where he starred on the golf team and spent weekends working on the family farm. He went on to attend Harvard University, where he wrote for The Crimson and graduated magna cum laude. He then attended Stanford Law School, w...

In loving memory of Martha “Tita” Kelly Kolozsi March 21, 1935- April 22 2025 Tita Kolozsi, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, educator, and community leader passed away peacefully surrounded by family. She was born in Walla Walla Washington, and her early life was marked by a deep commitment to education and service. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara and later...

Ronald Alan Krasnow passed away early in the morning of March 20th, 2025, dying due to complications from battling pancreatic cancer for 8 months. Ron was born on September 14, 1962 to Sheryl and Richard in Indianapolis, Indiana. Growing up in Oak Park, Michigan alongside Stephanie and Audrey, he was an avid hockey and tennis player. He graduated from Oak Park High School in 1980. Ron atten...

Robert Leslie “Bob” Krause, Jr. was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 31, 1948 to Eileen and Robert Sr. Bob spent the majority of his early years in Kettering, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio, with his parents and three sisters Sue Ellen, Linda, and Debra. Bob was an alumni of the University of Dayton, where he graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Technology specializing in Electrical Engineering...

Joyce Leonard passed away peacefully at her home in Palo Alto surrounded by her loving family on May 21st. She was two months shy of her 94th birthday. Joyce was born in Honor, Michigan to Carl and Helen Green. Joyce, her two sisters and her brother enjoyed life on the family’s farm near Traverse City, with woods, cherry orchards, and Lake Michigan nearby. This setting fostered Joyce’s...

Le Levy passed away from pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, June 10th, 2025 at 90 years old, surrounded by friends and family. In his long life, Le served on the Palo Alto city council for 12 years and mayor in 1985. He was a long time member of Congregation Beth Am, including serving on its board, as its president, and on its religious education committee. He was also a long time member of Rotary,...

Matt was born in Palo Alto and grew up there. He graduated from Gunn High School and U.C. Davis and attended U.C.S.F. where he received his Ph.D. in Bio-Medical Science. He enjoyed his career and his colleagues in DNA research and traveled to several countries, including China, Japan and Germany for his work. He never used animals while earning his Ph.D. or during his career, as he loved them. Ma...

Our beautiful and much beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and dear friend passed peacefully in her sleep on April 2, 2025, at the age of 90. Marilyn was born on November 6, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, to Walter and Marjorie Lindahl. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Mundelein College and a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Loyola University. After moving ...

Heather Lois Maclean, 91, peacefully passed away in Los Altos on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025. Heather was born on September 18, 1933, in Alameda, California to Donald Barr Maclean and Lois Thomas Maclean. After graduating from Palo Alto High School, where she lettered in band, she attended San Jose State College. She joined Delta Zeta Sorority while attending SJSC and remained a lifelong me...

Luise Sortino Maier was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 9, 1928. The family moved to “The Farm” outside of Princeton, New Jersey where she learned to hunt and to her chagrin, can tomatoes. I will never can another tomato! Off to college at Trenton State Teachers College where Sortie met her best friends who throughout life remained strong and true. Ever the maverick, Luise heads We...

Maria Luisa Sandin Márquez (Lucia), 74, of Palo Alto, California, passed away on April 15, 2025. Lucia was born on May 23, 1950, in Mexico City, to her parents, Jose and Catalina Sandin. She was the third of seven siblings and grew up in a loving and lively household. In her early adulthood, she worked at a chocolate factory, a sweet beginning to a life filled with care, warmth, and devotion...