Marybelle F. Cody, 89, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family after living with Parkinson’s disease for many years. She was born in Coronado, California on April 24, 1937 to Helen Wilkinson Frank and Naval officer Nickolas John Frank, Jr. She was predeceased by her brother, Nickolas John Frank III. Marybelle attended Punahou High School in Hawaii, then moved to Palo Alto t...

Known as Beth, V. Elizabeth Cowell transitioned to her eternal rest on May 29, 2026 with her children close at hand. She was born to loving parents, Robert Rahe and Jessie Mae Reynolds Rahe at Stanford Hospital and raised in San Jose and Menlo Park. Beth was in the second graduating class of Menlo Atherton High School and attended the University of Oregon. In Eugene, she was a member of Tri-Delta ...

Elodia “Lupe” Soto Del Real passed away peacefully in the care of her loving daughter in Sunnyvale, CA on September 1st, 2026 at age 88. Elodia was born on December 8th, 1937 in Brawley, CA. She moved to Mountain View, CA in 1957 and worked in agriculture across the Santa Clara Valley in her youth and later at Dinah’s Shack Restaurant in Palo Alto. She married Ruben Del Real in 1958 an...

Francis William Dubreuil died peacefully in Pasadena, California on August 22, 2026, after a long illness. He was 77. Frank was born and raised in Westport, Massachusetts, the fifth of seven children born to Lydia (Banville) Dubreuil and Leo R. Dubreuil. He was a student at Saint George School and at Bishop Stang High School, and he credited his teachers there with inspiring him to pursue hi...

Longtime San Mateo educator James David Eakin died Wednesday, May 21 surrounded by family. He was 98. “Dave” Eakin, as he was known to friends and family, was born and raised in Oregon. After graduating from Albany High School in 1945, Dave served in the US Army in occupied Japan, a seminal experience in shaping his worldview. He came away with great admiration for Japanese people and cultu...

Longtime Palo Alto resident Edith Twombly Eddy died peacefully on September 4, with her husband at her side. Born in 1942 in New York City, the youngest of three children of Gray Twombly and Mary Forester Field, Edie attended the Brearley School, Milton Academy, Swarthmore College, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She moved to Palo Alto in 1971 and to Channing House in 2023. Edi...

Kalani Engles, beloved wife, mother, Nana, artist, friend, and longtime resident of Portola Valley, California, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2026, at age 87, surrounded by her husband and children. The cause of death was a rare, debilitating autoimmune disease of the lungs that appeared in February. Kalani fought the disease courageously for five months and was on the road to recovery. ...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Martha Jacqueline Enthoven, age 59, on June 2, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. Martha lived a life rich in love, family, friendship, travel, curiosity, and conversations about the endless array of things that struck her fancy. She was a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and aunt—and a dear and inspiring friend to many. Martha ...

David Alois Fencl passed away in Palo Alto, California, on September 18, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 17, 1950, to Alois and Lucy Irene Fencl, David grew up in Aurora, Colorado, where he graduated from Aurora Central High School. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado. David served as an officer in the United Sta...

Nancy Jordan Fiene passed away surrounded by her four children on Saturday, July 18, 2026. In a beautiful testament to their lifelong romance, she was reunited with her beloved husband, Tom Fiene, her Sweetie Pie, who passed just hours earlier. A true original who brought boundless energy, intelligence, and joy to everything she touched, Nancy left an indelible mark on all who knew her. She wa...

Dr. Thomas J. “Tom” Fiene, 91, an extraordinary physician, humanitarian, and beloved family man, passed away in the early morning of July 18, 2026. In a beautiful testament to a lifelong romance, he was reunited hours later with the love of his life and "sweetie pie", Nancy Jordan Fiene. Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on October 28, 1934, to John and Hilda Fiene, Tom grew up alongside his yo...

It is with deep love and heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Janice (Jan) Fisher on April 21, 2026. Jan was a devoted wife, loving mother, cherished grandmother, community volunteer, and a true joy to all who knew her. Jan lived a life centered around family, service, and adventure. As a wife, she built a life filled with laughter, support, and unwavering love. As a mother,...

Alan Douglass Fitch, a long-time resident of Palo Alto and Woodside, died May 24, 2026 at the age of 98 in Prescott, AZ. He was born in Boston, MA on February 5, 1928 to John Douglass and Mary Hamilton Grover Fitch. As a youth he lived in Maryland where he attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, DC. He then graduated from the University of Michigan and was a member of the two-time Natio...

Mary Fitch, 78, passed away on August 28, 2026 after a 48 year battle with MS. She died the way she always wanted, at home, free from life support machines and in the arms of her husband. Her body was taken to Stanford Hospital for research applications in MS and other neurological diseases. Mary was born in Toledo, Ohio to Richard Long and Anne Tenney Long. She was brought up in Glen Rock, New...

Robert B. Flint, Jr. peacefully passed away after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease on May 28th in Woodside, California. Born on April 4, 1940 in Wilmington, Delaware to Robert and Lucile Flint, Rob was the first born of five children including Peter, Alice, Henry and Consie. Rob attended Hotchkiss for high school, graduated from Yale in 1962, and moved to California for graduate work in...

Pat Frankenfield passed away peacefully on May 1, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in San Francisco and raised in the East Bay, Pat moved to Washington, D.C., in her early twenties. She served as a congressional assistant in the Senate and a case worker in the House of Representatives during the Kennedy administration. Though she initially intended to stay in D.C. indefinitely, her plans changed when ...

Barbara Anne Friedland of Menlo Park died on August 22 at the grand age of 95, much to the sorrow of her family and friends. Barb departed the world exactly how she wanted to, peacefully in her sleep at home with loved ones close by. She was born in San Francisco to parents Clarence and Josephine Ferrari and had a younger brother, Clarence "Bud" Ferrari. Barb graduated from the College of No...