Peter R. Voll
July 3, 1943 - Dec. 14, 2012
Palo Alto, California
Peter R. Voll passed away peacefully at his home in Palo Alto on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. He was surrounded by his wife and four children. He was known as "Pete" to his family and friends and as "Papa Pete" to his seven grandchildren. Peter is survived by his wife, Suzanne Hardt Voll; mother, Alva Staniford; stepmother, Nona Voll; daughters, Vicki Voll of Capitola and Sara Voll of Hawaii; stepson, Jay Backstrand of Palo Alto; stepdaughter, Kendall Nash of Mill Valley; grandchildren, Ian, Kaylor, O'rian, Alden, William, Jay and Dylan; and by brothers, John Voll, Bob Staniford, Tom Staniford and David Staniford; and stepsister, Lynne Chase. Peter was an avid reader and never missed his daily New York Times, Wall Street Journal and San Francisco Chronicle. He was passionate about travel, politics, history, culture and good food. Born July 3, 1943, in Imperial, Calif., Peter grew up in the town of Coalinga in the San Joaquin Valley and was a proud fourth generation Californian. In high school, Peter was a gifted athlete and Student Body President. He competed in track, football and basketball and was the conference high-jump champion in 1961. He was also the starting quarterback hi...
Pierino (. Robbiano
Oct. 19, 1921 - Jan. 6, 2013 Menlo Park, California
Pierino "Paul" Robbiano of Menlo Park, Calif., passed away on Jan. 6, 2013, peacefully taking his last breath as his family surrounded him with prayer. Born in Palo Alto on Oct. 19, 1921, Paul was an active ham radio operator, "W6PKM," since the age of 16 and recipient of an Electronics Engineering...
Timothy (Ted) F. Wellings, Jr
June 6, 1925 - Jan. 5, 2013 Woodside, California
Ted Wellings, a longtime resident of Woodside Hills, California, died at his home on January 5, 2013, at the age of 87, of heart failure. Ted was a family man, golfer, retired Navy man, and accomplished businessman. Ted was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Timothy F. and Antoinette Wellings. He ...
Shirley C. Ledgerwood
April 9, 1915 - Jan. 3, 2013 Palo Alto, California
Mrs. Shirley Christian Ledgerwood of Palo Alto passed away peacefully on Jan. 3, 2013. She was 97 years old. She was the wife of Dr. John S. Ledgerwood (1912-2005), a dentist for many years in Palo Alto. Mrs. Ledgerwood moved with her family to 2050 Waverley St. in Palo Alto in 1952. She was a n...
Andrew G. Kridl
June 10, 1924 - Jan. 2, 2013 Atherton, California
Andrew Kridl, a 46-year resident of Atherton, died on Jan. 2 at age 88. He was the beloved husband of 65 years to his wife Teddy; “Pops” to his children Barbara of Oakland, Jean and husband David Dohn of Davis, and Tom and wife Molly of Los Altos; and “Dziadzio” to his grandchildren Kate and Michael...