A proud native of Stockton, CA, Roberta Williams grew up with her brother Robert and two loving parents, Earle (“Bob”) and Edith. Valedictorian at Lodi High School, “Susie” was a dedicated, lifelong student of piano and music more generally. At Stanford University, she studied abroad in Florence, Italy, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music in 1969 and M.A. in Music Education in 1970. ...

Antoinette was born in the coal mining town of Archbald, Pennsylvania to Pietro and Agostina Silvestrini. As the story is told, the midwife walked through the deep snow wearing her husband’s hip boots to assist with the birth. The family lived in a “company” house without indoor plumbing. Her father worked in the mines and her mother, known for her delicious homemade pasta, took in boarder...

Graveside funeral services for Mr. Adrian Ledda, 87, of Carthage, Texas will be 9:00 a.m. Thursday, September 18, 2025, at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Burial will follow under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home. Mr. Adrian Enrico Ledda was born July 4, 1938, in Redwood City, California. He passed this life September 13, 2025, in Tyler, Texas. Adrian was born to the marriage of Jewel Crowel...

Jerome (Jerry) Walter Carlson September 19, 1936 – September 11, 2025 Jerome “Jerry” Carlson was born on September 19, 1936, at Enloe Hospital in Chico, California, to Alice and Ralph Carlson of Richvale. Raised among the rice fields of Richvale, Jerry’s early life was rooted in the values of hard work, community, and curiosity. He began his education at Richvale Elementary School...

Richard “Dick” Cassel passed away on September 10, 2025, after several years of declining health. He was 84 years old. A devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, brilliant engineer, and generous community member, Richard lived a life guided by curiosity, integrity, and care for others. He was born on February 14, 1941, in Ainsworth, Nebraska, one of three sons of Brown County Clerk ...

Patrick Dancer, 27, of Woodside, California, died on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, following a motorcycle accident on Highway 280, at 5pm, where he succumbed to his injuries. Born on October 29, 1997, in Redwood City, Patrick spent most of his life in Woodside, where he was known for his adventurous spirit and his love of the outdoors. He was a true thrill-seeker who embraced life fully, whethe...

Bonnie Jean Blythe was born in Oakland, California at the East Oakland Hospital on July 24, 1932. She lived in Oakland on Lawlor Street, near 94th Avenue, with her parents until college. She attended Pacific Union College in Angwin, CA and graduated in 1955 with a major in Elementary Education. She spent one year, between her Sophomore and Junior years, teaching in Placerville, CA and taught after...

Richard Enthoven was born in Washington, DC in 1961 to Rosemary and Alain Enthoven. The family moved to Atherton in 1973. Richard graduated from Menlo Atherton High School. In high school, he was a member of the Key Club and the water polo team. He graduated from Stanford University in 1983 where he met Tucker Ford. They married and moved to Dallas. They returned to California to attend the Stanfo...

James C. Van Horne, a long-time resident of Palo Alto and professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, died at Stanford Hospital on Monday, September 1st at the age of 90. Jim led an amazing and very fulfilling life. His love of family – his wife Mimi, three sons, and seven grandchildren – allowed for many wonderful times together. Jim was born on August 6, 1935 in South Bend, ...

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...

Kevin Francis Hayes, 70, of Redmond, Washington, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2025, with his loving family by his side. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 19, 1954, Kevin was the son of Ward and Joan Hayes. He grew up in a lively household as one of five boys and attended Bellarmine High School before going on to study at Santa Clara University. A prominent and well-respected l...

Robert (Bob) Bostwick Beim, affectionately known as “Bear,” passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 26, 2025. He was 82 years old. Born in Minneapolis and raised in California, Bob attended Menlo High School in Atherton as a boarding student. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1966 with a degree in Biological Sciences, where he was a member of Beta T...

Gayle Maehara Nakano, a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother passed away on August 25th, 2025, due to injuries sustained in an accident in a parking lot a few days prior. Gayle Kazue Maehara was born in Puunene, Maui. The daughter of Ichiro “Iron” and Florence Maehara, and older sister to brother Paul, she was raised surrounded by family, with a focus on education, and love of baseball. ...

Barbara Bong Blinn, 83, of Wheaton, IL passed away peacefully on August 25 surrounded by her care team and family. She was born in Chicago, IL on December 31, 1941 to Jane and Kenneth Bong from North Dakota and was raised in Menlo Park, CA. In the second half of her life, she lived in the Wheaton area for 42 years. Barbara is predeceased by her loving husband, James Kemper Blinn, and is surv...

On August 23, 2025 Helen ‘Honey’ Lechner (nee McLaughlin), daughter of James Robert McLaughlin and Winifred McLaughlin (nee Maher), loving wife of Albert ‘Al’ Lechner (deceased, 2009), and adored aunt, great-aunt, sister-in-law, and friend, passed away at the age of 80. Helen was nicknamed Honey at birth by her mother who rightly looked down at her beautiful new baby and exclaimed, “Isn�...

We celebrate the life of Sonia Gay Shepard, a fourth generation Californian, who passed away peacefully at her home in Atherton, California, on August 18, 2025, surrounded by her family, gardens, dogs, and devoted caregivers. Born in Visalia, California, on October 27, 1935, to Otto and Carol Lambert, Sonia’s early life was marked by both tragedy and resilience. Orphaned at the age of two whe...