Deaths

Rosemarie Altschul

Rosemarie Altschul, 68, a 37-year resident of Palo Alto, died on Jan. 25 at Stanford after a long illness. Born in Munich, Germany, she immigrated to the United States in 1956. She is survived by her husband, Ernst R. Altschul of Palo Alto; three daughters, Patricia Moses of Sacramento, Gabrielle Whitfield of Laurel, Md. and Dr. Martina Altschul of State College, Penn. Services have been held. Donations may be made to UNICEF.

Helen I. Barth

Helen I. Barth, 80, a 47-year Palo Alto resident, died Jan. 11 at Stanford. She was born and raised in Arkansas City and attended Gulf Park College in Mississippi. She is survived by a daughter, Lynn Jackson of Half Moon Bay; and six grandchildren. Services have been held. Donations may be made to the Santa Clara or Palo Alto Humane Societies.

Richard E. Bly

Richard E. Bly, 87, a former 20-year Palo Alto resident, died Jan. 23 in Monterey. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, as well as from Texas A&M. He served as a commander in the Navy from 1934 to 1954, after which he worked for Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. for 20 years. During World War II he was a navigator on the USS Mississippi, and while stationed at Moffett Field in 1942, he was Squadron Commander for ZP32. He was a member of the Military Order of World Wars, the Monterey History and Art Association, Charter of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Retired Officers Association, and a past president and secretary of S.I.R.S. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Frances L. Bly of Monterey; one son, James A. Bly of Palo Alto; three daughters, Diana Peveler of Cedar City, Utah, Carole Cantlen of Redwood City, and Barbara Caron of Carson City, Nev.; and nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services have been held. Donations may be made to the Monterey History and Art Association or to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, or to the donor's favorite charity.

Carol Michels Davis

Carol Michels Davis, 83, a 29-year Menlo Park resident, died on Jan. 21 in Menlo Park. She was a member of the Garden Club of Palo Alto, Stanford Medical Center Auxiliary and Stanford Faculty Wives. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Dr. Joseph Davis of Menlo Park; one son, Dr. Leland Davis of Santa Rosa; two daughters, Nancy Levy of La Jolla, Calif. and Betsy Faen of Sydney, Australia. No services are planned. Donations may be made to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation or to the charity of the donor's choice.

Warren E. Dutton

Warren E. Dutton, 79, a 50-year Palo Alto resident, died on Jan. 28 in Palo Alto. He was a San Francisco native and a graduate of St. Ignatius High School. He attended Santa Clara University, where he played basketball, before serving as a captain in the Army during World War II. After the war, he moved to Palo Alto with his family and resumed a career with Bethlehem Steel Corporation. After his retirement, he became active in SIRS and Senior Golf. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Margaret Dutton of Palo Alto; a son, Wayne Dutton of Boulder Creek, Calif.; two daughters, Margo Dutton of Mountain View and Jan Loren of Brookings, Ore.; and two granddaughters and one grandson. Services have been held.

Helena Wasserman Goodman

Helena Wasserman Goodman, 81, a 26-year Menlo Park resident, died Feb. 1 at her home, surrounded by her family. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, she worked in various federal agencies. She was a longtime supporter of UNICEF and the Children's Hospital at Stanford. She also contributed regularly to the Southern Poverty Law Center and Project Open Hand. A woman of unflagging energy and youthfulness, she attended a weekly aerobics class until she was 79, and continued to enjoy her daily walks in the Menlo Park hills until recently. She loved to travel worldwide by all modes of transport, including freighter, river barge and hot-air balloon. She is survived by her husband, Daniel H. Goodman; a daughter, Leslie Kraus of Portola Valley; a son, Kennard Goodman of Weehawken, N.J.; and three grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. Donations may be made to Project Open Hand, 730 Polk St., San Francisco, CA 94109, or the Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington, Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104.

Jonathan Tanabe Kasle

Jonathan Tanabe Kasle, 4, died on Jan. 26, after a courageous two year battle with cancer. He was a caring, loving boy with a twinkle in his eye and an impish sense of humor. Although he faced adversity for much of his short life, he always showed compassion and love for the people around him. He is survived by his parents, David and Margie Kasle of Mountain View; a younger brother Jeffrey Kasle; grandparents Makoto and Reiko Tanabe of Japan, and Edna Cailic Rossenas of Muir Beach and Irwin and Ruth Kasle of Palo Alto. Services have been held. Donations may be made to the UCSF/Jonathan Kasle Neuroblastoma Research Fund, UCSF Foundation Office, Box 0248, San Francisco, CA 94143, Attention: Lisa Considine.

Helene F. Klein

Helene F. Klein, 68, a longtime resident of Palo Alto died on Friday, January 30. She was a native of New Jersey and spent many hours as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital. She was a member of Congregation Beth Am and its Sisterhood. She is survived by her husband, Abe Klein of Palo Alto; two daughters, Joan Regalado, of Palo Alto; and Carol Klein of San Mateo; one sister, Anita F. Tosk, and one brother, Gerald Finkelstein, both of New Jersey. Services have been held. Contributions may be made to the donor's favorite charity.

Evelyn Mitchell

Evelyn Mitchell, 96, a longtime Palo Alto resident, died on Jan. 12 in Menlo Park. Originally from Turkey, she immigrated with her husband in 1920 to California. Having never received an education as a child, she began basic English classes at Palo Alto High School, night classes, in order to learn enough reading and writing to be able to vote. She also participated in activities at Palo Alto's Senior Center, and became a much beloved member of the Congregation of St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church in Sunnyvale. She is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth Mitchell Gulevich of Stanford and Mary Mitchell Bowers of San Jose; a son, William Mitchell of Denver, Colo.; a brother, Pavlos Antoniades of Greece; ten grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Known to nearly everyone as "Yiayia" (grandmother), she will be remembered for offering kindness, compassion, and gratitude to all around her. Services have been held. Donations may be made to St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church.

Patricia Scarlett

Patricia Scarlett, 68, a resident of Palo Alto and Woodside for 45 years, died Jan. 26 at Stanford Hospital after a long battle with breast cancer. She attended San Francisco Art Institute and graduated with a bachelor's degree from Southern California Institute of Architecture. An accomplished artist, her work included ceramics, painting, furniture and architectural design. Her art was exhibited locally, nationally and in Japan, at such prestigious venues as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo. She designed and built her own house in Woodside. She is survived by two daughters, Nora Scarlett of New York, N.Y. and Robin Scarlett of Aspen, Colo.; two sisters in Canada; and former husband, Robert Scarlett of Palo Alto. A private memorial service was held.

Jack Casper Stafford

Jack Casper Stafford, 77, a prominent landscape architect, died Jan. 27 at his home in Woodside. He was a native of Casper, Wyo. He attended the University of Wyoming before entering the U.S. Army Air Corps as a captain in World War II, flying B-24s in the South Pacific. He was awarded the Silver Star medal with seven oak leaf clusters. Upon leaving the service, he flew for Western Airlines based in Wyoming before enrolling at the University of California at Berkeley. He graduated from the Department of Environmental Design in 1959. He worked as an associate of Thomas Church, a landscape architect in San Francisco, prior to establishing his own practice in 1970 in Palo Alto and Woodside. For many years he was a member of the Architectural and Site Review Board in Woodside and recently served as a member of the Woodside Ad Hoc Committee. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Bonnie; a son, Jeffrey of Oregon; a daughter Abby, of Grass Valley; and a sister Joy Riske of Wyoming. Private family services have been held. A celebration of his life will be held in the spring in the family garden for his friends and colleagues. Memorial contributions may be made to Mid-Peninsula Homecare and Hospice, 201 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View, 94040 or to the donor's favorite charity.

Mildred E. Wilson

Mildred E. Wilson, 87, a 50-year Palo Alto resident, died Jan. 11 at Stanford. She was born in Illinois, but moved to California, where she attended Pomona High School. In 1934 she graduated from UCLA with a degree in education, but her love of design led her to a career in architecture and real estate. She built over a dozen homes in Palo Alto. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Wilson of Palo Alto; a daughter, Ginny Russell of Palo Alto; a son, Steve Wilson of New York; and two granddaughters. Services have been held.

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