Nicholas D’Arcy Roche, beloved husband of Stephanie Twomey Roche, died peacefully at home in San Mateo, CA on July 31, 2025. Born on April 2, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre, PA to John Nicholas Roche and Johanna Brennan Roche, D’Arcy was known by his middle name in deference to his father who went by Nicky. His charm and good humor were surely influenced by sharing the name of Jane Austen’s dashing le...

In loving memory of Josef V. Cervenka - husband, father, grandfather, and uncle. He lived to the age of 97 1/2. He was born in Czechoslovakia and immigrated to the United States in 1956. He proudly became a U.S. Citizen and spent his working life as a commercial photographer, including helping to produce the Sears Catalog for many years. He moved from the Chicago area to California (a lifelong dre...

Judy Diamond Faltz, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2025. She was 87 years old. Judy was born on July 12, 1938, to Edna and George Diamond in Rockford, Illinois. Their home was filled with loving relatives who were always there to lend a hand or share a laugh. She fondly called it a “Leave it to Beaver” home, a place where even a f...

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...

Carl Frederick Darling went to be with the Lord on July 15th at the age of 74. Carl was born in Redwood City, California, the son of Johanna and Frederick Darling. He cherished his childhood in Redwood City, where he enjoyed playing sports with his brother, Kevin, and spending time with neighborhood friends. He married D’Ann See in 1980, and they settled in Redwood City to raise their family bef...

Alison Slone Hengehold, 79, of Menlo Park, loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, neighbor and friend, passed away on July 9, 2025. Alison was born on June 12, 1946, in Patterson, California, to James Woodward Slone and Charlene Elfers Slone. She attended Northmead Elementary, Las Palmas Middle School and Patterson High School, where she played tennis and was a cheerleader. ...

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...

In Loving Memory of Gerald Charles Down - 1933 – 2025 It is with deep love and admiration that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather Gerald Charles Down (Jerry), who passed away peacefully at the age of 92. Born in Berkeley, California, Jerry grew up in Montclair and began his journey as a spirited young paper boy, already demonstrating th...

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...

David Schooley, age 82, died suddenly but peacefully at Stanford Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was born to Gertrude and Elmer Schooley in Denver, CO, but grew up in Las Vegas, NM, a small town in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Summers were spent at the family ranch in Westcliffe, Colorado, which cemented his love of the Colorado lands. He will be buried in the family ...

Susan "Sue" Chance, a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away unexpectedly on June 25, 2025, following a stroke. She was born Susan Halsey in Davenham, Cheshire, United Kingdom. When Sue was only 13-years old, her mother tragically died. This left her responsible for assisting her father to help manage the family, which included her 8-year old brother and her older brother's baby. ...

Patricia Michele ("Trish") Mulvey of Palo Alto died peacefully at home on June 23, 2025. She was 82. Trish was born in Fresno, California, November 24, 1942, the first daughter of Catharine and Ralph Maxwell. She lived with her mother near her grandparents in La Jolla, California, while her father served in the Pacific for the U.S. Navy during World War II. The family returned to Fresno after the ...

Bruce Alan Williamson, a long-time resident of the Bay Area, passed away peacefully at Kaiser Permanente Fremont, with friends at his side, on June 22, 2025, just shy of his 79th birthday. Bruce was born July 4, 1946, in Johnstown, Ohio, and was raised in Huntington, West Virginia and Columbus, Ohio. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Kalamazoo College and obtained a master’s degree fro...

Janet Ruth Stein Wright passed away on June 15, 2025 with her daughter by her side. She was born on April 13, 1933, in Berkeley, California, the daughter of Louis and Mildred Stein, and grew up surrounded by family and friends. She was proud to be the descendent of 19th-century Bay Area pioneers: her paternal grandparents were German immigrants to Berkeley, and her maternal grandmother was born in...

Beth Grossman was born in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, to Stephanie and Herbert Grossman. She grew up in a variety of places, moving to Washington, D.C., then to Sudbury, MA (the namesake of her childhood cat), and finally, to Palo Alto in the second grade. She attended Palo Alto High School, where she was involved in El Al BBG. After graduating high school, Beth went to Williams College where she s...

Commander Michael L. Peck, U.S. Navy (Ret.), after a brave battle with cancer, passed away peacefully at home in Palo Alto, CA, on June 11, 2025, with his wife and daughter at his side. Born February 2, 1946, in Binghamton, NY, to his parents Herbert and Helen Peck, Mike attended local schools and graduated from Blue Ridge High School in 1963. He graduated from Penn State University with a bach...