Dean O. Morton died peacefully, with loved ones at his side, in Palo Alto, California on February 16, 2025. He was ninety-two. Dean was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1932 to Olivia and Orla Morton. He graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in electrical engineering and married fellow Wildcat LaVon Palmer in 1953. They were married for sixty-one years before her passing in 2015. ...

Shirley Whaley Nanevicz passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of ninety-two after a brief illness on February 18, 2025. Shirley was born in De Soto, Missouri to Earvin Dewey Whaley and Berdie Belle Larkin. She attended William Jewell College and Washington University before moving to Palo Alto, where she worked as a radiology technician at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. During that ti...

PATRICIA GAIL OWEN, DAUGHTER TO STEVEN ROBERTSON AND FLORENCE ENGLEBERT PASSED PEACEFULLY AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S. PATRICIA LOVED TO TRAVEL AND SPEND TIME WITH HER FAMILY AND WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER SISTERS KATHY BUTLER, JAN RUBY AND HER BROTHER STEVEN ROBERTSON, HER SON AND DAUGHTER SHAWN AND JENNIFER OWEN AS WELL AS HER GRANDCHILDREN CODY AND KAYLA HARMON, JAC...

Dana Parsons, age 75, died suddenly at his home in Portola Valley on the morning of March 13, 2025. He is survived by his wife, Ann, his son, Matthew and his wife, Abigail, and his daughter, Emily and her fiancée, Jacob Forster. Dana was predeceased by his parents, Earl and Gloria Parsons. A native of the Bay Area, Dana grew up in Palo Alto, attending Gunn High School and San Jose State Univer...

Ida Pryor passed away on April 12. She was survived by her daughter Heather Cole and her three grand children Kourtni Cole, Bret Cole and Zachary Cole in Boston, Ma. Ida moved from Sunnyvale, Ca to Vacouver, Wa in 1989 where she lived out her life. She enjoyed playing bingo and crochet....

Jameson Quinn died March 23, 2025, after falling into a canyon in Guatemala City while attempting to rescue a small dog. Jameson (James Arnold Quinn) was born January 19, 1974. He graduated from Oberlin College, Ohio 1998 and earned a PhD in Statistics at Harvard in 2020. He supported his family by working as a teacher, a programmer and as a statistician. Jameson’s ambition and intellectual pass...

Iris Lucy Reed With love and grace, Iris Lucy Reed, 94, of Woodside, California, passed away peacefully at home on January 21, 2025. Born in London to Leslie and Alice Haines, Iris grew up during World War II, finding joy in her Scottish Terrier, Mack, and adventures with her brother, John. Despite bomb raids and interrupted schooling, she graduated from Stationers Public High School at 16. ...

Lloyd Samuel "Sam" Robinson passed away peacefully on December 13, 2024, in Palo Alto, California, at the age of 98. Sam was born on March 8, 1926, in Bellaire, Ohio, to Cecil C. Robinson and Georgia McConnell Robinson. An excellent student and a standout athlete at Bellaire High School, Sam captained the Bellaire Big Reds football team and earned the nickname “Crazy Legs” for his elusi...

Judith “Judy” (nee Kahn) Sadoff was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1928. Within a few years the family moved to Queens, NY. Judy treasured growing up among a large and close group of aunts, uncles and cousins. Judy attended Fort Hays State University in Kansas, She then came to the Bay Area and worked as a "computer" (ala Hidden Figures) at NASA, where she met and married Melvin Sadoff, an aeronau...

Jacqueline Jean Schatz 2/5/1929-4/29/2025 With sadness we announce Jackie's passing, due to complications from a fall. Resident of Palo Alto for 53 years,she was predeceased by her husband, the Honorable John S. Schatz and son, Eric. Leaves behind son, Christopher Schatz. Jackie was 96 yrs old. There will be no services....

Susan Avril Schneider passed away peacefully in her home in Menlo Park, California on February 19th, just two weeks after celebrating her 90th birthday with family and friends. She was born and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of George Anton Avril and Olga Bauer Avril and graduated from The Hillsdale School. Susan attended Sweetbriar College, Smith College and the University of Kentucky...

Janet Leona Scholl (née Vogel), 82, of Menlo Park, passed away peacefully on the evening of February 25, 2025. Born in Greensburg, IN, Janet was the beloved daughter of the late Albert and Frances Vogel and the youngest of six siblings. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Al and Maury, and her sister, Mary Louise Gallagher. She leaves behind her loving husband, Richard; her son, Derrick...

Our beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, James (Jim) Slater Sherlock, died on January 22nd, 2025 in a bike accident in Eugene, Oregon. Jim was a kind, generous, and conscientious person who loved without pretense or ego, and we were lucky enough to receive this love, in all of its myriad expressions, for 58 years. We love you so much, Jim. Jim loved life in many ways, but particularly when h...

Lois Maxine Karp Shore, age 79, passed away unexpectedly on January 25, 2025, due to cardiac arrest. Daughter of Wilfred G. and Helen R. Karp, Lois is survived by her loving daughters, Valerie and Allison, brother Steven, son-in-law Tien, her husband, Ronald, and her two beloved grand doggies, Luigi and Yoshi. Lois leaves behind a legacy of kindness, passion, and an unwavering zest for life. ...

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Dr. Lee Shulman, a pioneering academic and beloved educator, who died on December 30, 2024, at the age of 86. A distinguished scholar in education and psychology, Dr. Shulman spent much of his career shaping the landscape of teaching, learning, and educational leadership. His research transformed our understanding of the intersection of knowle...

David Smith 86, a longtime resident of Princeton New Jersey, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2024. Born in Palo Alto, CA, David was the second son of Earle Smith and Louise Silver. He was a devoted Son, a wonderful Brother, beloved Uncle, Cousin, and Great Friend, who will be deeply missed by all who knew him. David’s early years were spent enjoying time with his Mother, Father, and Br...

Nancy Jean Soltau passed away on January 30, 2025, in Palo Alto, CA. Nancy was born on June 21, 1931 to Verne and Ginevira Olson in Edina, MN. Nancy graduated from St. Louis H.S. and attended the University of Minnesota, where she was a member of the Pi Phi Sorority and was named Miss Snowflake her freshman year. At the university, she met her future husband, Gordon Soltau, at a sorority party an...