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 Degree from Stanford University in 1943. A retired employee of Varian Associates in Palo Alto follo...
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 graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in June of 1946. After serving 20 years in the Navy and living...
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 native of Monterey, Tennessee. She was active for many years in the Bay Area working for world peace ...
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 Dohn and Sam and Leanne Kridl. He was also a warm lap to his adored cats Amonasro and Penelope.
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Cornelia Anne Dellenbaugh
Dec. 28, 1948 - Dec. 28, 2012
New York, New York
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public service, sports, teacher/educator, arts/media
Cornelia Anne Dellenbaugh of New York, N.Y., died on her birthday, Dec. 28, 2012, in Mt. Sinai Hospital. Sailor and world-class explorer of ideas as much as remote islands, singer and musician, folk dancer, painter, fierce intellectual, brilliant computer scientist, devoted mother to her beloved son, Cornelia's life filled a broad canvas, bearing uncanny resemblance to that of her artist/explorer ...
Allen I. Krizelman
March 27, 1939 - Dec. 28, 2012
Atherton, California
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business, veteran
Allen I. Krizelman lost his battle to cancer and passed away at Stanford Hospital on Friday, December 28th, surrounded by his family. Al was a family man, an accomplished businessman and a dedicated cancer patient advocate. He courageously battled his disease for over six years and devoted much of his later life to helping others who shared his illness, bladder cancer.
Al was born and raised ...
Ruth Parmet David
Oct. 8, 1917 - Dec. 26, 2012
Palo Alto, California
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teacher/educator, arts/media
Born in 1917 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Ruth Parmet David was a remarkable woman who touched many lives until her death on December 26, 2012. She was the third child of Russian immigrants Sarah Schoolman and David Parmet, the first Jewish doctor in Allentown.
Ruth displayed a passion for dance from an early age. Following her muse, she spent summers at Bennington studying with Doris Humphrey a...
Janice Marie Epp
Dec. 28, 1946 - Dec. 25, 2012
Palo Alto, California
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public service, teacher/educator
Dr. Janice Epp, prominent clinical sexologist and educator, fifth-generation San Franciscan, and longtime resident of Palo Alto, passed away peacefully on Christmas morning at California Pacific Medical Center Davies after a brief battle with cancer fought with her legendary sense of humor, courage and determination. Janice left this life surrounded by her family and friends; Jim Frieman and Marvi...
Catherine Rountree, a long-time resident of Menlo Park, California, died at her home at the age of 93 of natural causes on December 24, 2012.
Born Catherine Cecilia Murray on January 5, 1919, in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of Peter Murray and Catherine Gow Murray.
Catherine served in the United States Marine Corps as a woman marine from 1943 to 1945. It was there that she met he...
Margaret Belle Howard Marshall
(Jan. 17, 1915 - Dec. 22, 2012)
Margaret Belle Howard Marshall died on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, less than one month short of her 98th birthday. She was born in Miraj, India, on Jan. 17, 1915. She moved to Southern California as a child.
Margaret had two brothers, who pre-deceased her. Dr. Harry P. Howard, of Atherton, was an anesthetist for many years at the ...
James Douglas Hoey III
October 26, 1956-December 22, 2012
James Douglas ("Jim") Hoey III, a well-respected and loved San Diego trial attorney, died on Dec. 22, 2012, after a 14-year battle with cancer. He was 56.
Jim was the principal attorney for The Hoey Law Firm, which represented individuals who had been harmed due to the negligence of others. Jim was a passionate trial lawyer with a ke...
Frank Raymond Wheeler, 90, passed away peacefully in his home at the Vi in Palo Alto with family around him on Dec. 21, 2012.
He lived and worked for most of his life within a few miles of where he was born in Palo Alto to Oliver P. and Ethel R. Wheeler. He attended local schools, Peninsula School, Jordan Jr. High School, Palo Alto High School, Stanford University and Stanford Medical School. A...