Deaths

LaRaine M. Andereggen

LaRaine M. Andereggen, 82, a longtime resident of Los Altos and Palo Alto, died Oct. 6. A native of North Dakota, she is survived by her husband of 56 years, Henry Andereggen of Los Altos; three daughters, Dodie Schadeck of San Jose, Linda Andereggen of Walnut Creek and Cathey Cort of Placerville; and four grandchildren. Donations may be sent to Grace Lutheran Church, 3149 Waverley St., Palo Alto, or the American Cancer Society, 748 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 94025.

Dorothy Cox

Dorothy Cox, 77, a 30-year resident of Palo Alto, died Sept. 20 in Carmichael. During World War II, she worked as an assistant to Col. Robert McCormick, publisher and editor of the Chicago Tribune. She also worked in public relations in Palo Alto and as a fashion coordinator for Marshall Field in Chicago. She had a lifelong love of the arts and travel and lived abroad in England for seven years with her husband, Wilbert Cox. She is survived by two daughters, Janis Cox Jones of Loomis and Meri Cox Glyves of Sebastopol; and one granddaughter. Memorial donations may be sent to diabetes or leukemia research at Stanford Hospital, Office of Medical Development, 770 Welch Road, No. 400, Palo Alto 94303.

Helen H. Glaser

Helen H. Glaser, 75, a 25-year resident of Palo Alto, died in her home on Oct. 2. A native of St. Louis, she received her medical degree from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in 1947. She came to Stanford Children's Hospital in 1965 and served as assistant medical director. She supervised psychiatric residents at Stanford and was associate clinical professor of psychiatry emerita at Stanford Hospital as well as a specialist in the effect of emotional factors on children's development. She co-authored the book, "Changing Hospital Environments for Children." She served 30 years as assistant editor and then as managing editor of "The Pharos," the quarterly publication of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She was a life fellow of both the American Psychiatric and the American Orthopsychiatric Association and the Association for Care of Children in Hospitals. She was a member of numerous professional societies and served on the National Council for the Washington University Medical School. She was also the recipient of the Aphrodite Jannopoulo Hofsommer Award for outstanding achievement in medicine, which honors the memory of her mother, the first woman admitted to the Washington University Medical School. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Dr. Robert J. Glaser, former dean of the Stanford Medical School and recent trustee and director for medical science of the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust; her daughter, Sally Glaser of Palo Alto, her sons, Joseph Glaser II of Nashville and Robert J. Glaser Jr. of Colleyville, Texas; her brother, Armin C. Hofsommer Jr. of Saratoga; and four grandchildren. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Helen H. Glaser Scholarship Fund for Women Medical Students, c/o the Dean's Office, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Mo. 63110, or to the Lane Medical Library, Stanford Medical School, Stanford, 94305.

Frederic S. Glazener

Frederic S. Glazener, 76, a clinical professor emeritus of medicine at the Stanford University Medical School and the University of California, San Francisco, died Sept. 25. A resident of Menlo Park since 1957, he was a native of North Carolina, and received his medical degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He did his internship and residency at Walter Reed General Army Hospital and served in the Army Medical Corps. He spent a year as staff internist at Queen Alexandra Military Hospital in London, becoming a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. He served as senior research associate of the division of clinical investigation with Ciba Pharmaceutical Co. for two years before joining the Veterans Administration in 1957, serving at VA hospitals in Palo Alto, Livermore and San Francisco until 1980. He was also attending physician at the comprehensive medical clinics at UCSF Medical Center. In 1980, he was appointed postdoctoral fellow at the division of clinical pharmacology at the Stanford University Medical Center. During his time at Stanford, he was also medical director of Bloomfield Service at Stanford University Medical Center. He also worked as an internist and clinical pharmacologist at the Redwood Medical Clinic in Redwood City. He retired earlier this year from the state Industrial Medical Council, where he had been medical director. He was an affiliate of many professional societies, including a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, the Royal Society of Medicine (London), the Royal Society of Health (London), the New York Academy of Sciences, the Pan American Medical Association, the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics and the American Medical Association. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Jean Herring Glazener; a son, Thomas Alan Glazener of Palo Alto; and two brothers, Edward Glazener of Raleigh, N.C., and Bruce Glazener of Sarasota, Fla. No services are planned.

Jeanne Rones Kramer

Jeanne Rones Kramer, 75, a longtime resident of Atherton, Menlo Park and Palo Alto, died Sept. 19. She was an active member of the Woodside Atherton Auxiliary for 27 years and also volunteered with the Roth Auxiliary for Children. In 1999, she was named Roth Auxiliary Member of the Decade. She is survived by a brother, Donald Elmer Rones of Ukiah; a son, Gordon Edward Kramer of Reno, Nev.; two daughters, JoAnn Foster of Mission Viejo and Bobbette Grasty of the East Bay; and five grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Lucile Packard Fund for Children's Health, attention: Victoria Applegate, 770 Welch Road, No. 350, Palo Alto 94304. Services have been held.

Martha A. Press

Martha A. Press, 81, a 33-year Palo Alto resident, died of lung cancer on Oct. 6 at her home. Born in San Diego, she grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in journalism. She was a lieutenant in the Women's Army Corps and served as an adjutant for an Army recruiting team in upstate New York, signing induction papers for thousands of young men. She also worked as a newspaper editor in Ohio, taught school in San Anselmo, wrote real estate advertisements in Marin, and worked as a bookkeeper for Obujen & McCutcheon of Palo Alto. She was a member of the Palo Alto Lawn Bowls Club, a longtime volunteer for the Stanford Committee for Art, and an avid supporter of Stanford athletics. She is survived by her husband, Harry Press; two daughters, Lindi Press of Palo Alto and Tina Press of Syracuse, N.Y.; a son, Tony Press of Daly City; and five grandchildren. A memorial service is being held at 1 p.m. on Nov. 6 at Sunken Diamond, Stanford's baseball field. Contributions may be sent to Midpeninsula Hospice Services, 201 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View, 94040.

Alicia Shands

Alicia Shands, 71, a 30-year resident of Palo Alto and Menlo Park, died Sept. 25. A secretary in San Mateo County schools, she retired in 1995. She is survived by two daughters, Anthea Shands-Serret of Menlo Park and Marcy Shands-Brown of Huntington Beach; a sister, Georgina Ardiles Shands of Lima, Peru; and three granddaughters. Memorial contributions may be made to the Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, c/o Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.

James H. Stone

James H. Stone, 81, a 79-year resident of Palo Alto, died Oct. 5. He was born in Little Rock, Ark., and moved to Palo Alto when his father joined the Stanford University psychology department. He attended Pomona College as a freshman, then transferred to Stanford University, graduating in 1939. He earned his doctorate in history from Yale University in 1947. During World War II, he served as a first lieutenant in the China-Burma-India theater as a historian for the surgeon general. He taught history at Stanford for five years and then became a professor of humanities at San Francisco State University, teaching for 28 years before retiring in 1980. From 1980 to 1984, he served on the Palo Alto Historic Resources Board, first as secretary and later as chair. He was secretary of the Palo Alto Historical Association from 1984 to 1985 and was awarded the Tall Tree Tribute for being an outstanding citizen volunteer in 1986. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Stone of Palo Alto; three daughters, Judy Stone of Berkeley, Laura Stone of Seattle, Margaret Stone of San Luis Obispo and Abigail Stone of San Diego; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Memorial contributions may be made to Stanford University Libraries, Stanford University, Office of the Development, Encina Hall, Stanford, 94305-6076, or the San Francisco State University's J. Paul Leonard Library, 1640 Holloway Ave. San Francisco 94132. Family services have been held.

Helene Rank Veltfort

Helene Rank Veltfort, 80, a longtime resident of Palo Alto, died Sept. 20 in Seattle. She was born in Vienna, Austria, the daughter of psychoanalysts who were early associates of Sigmund Freud. She immigrated with her parents first to Paris in 1926 and then to the United States in 1939. A graduate of Swarthmore College, she held master's degrees from Columbia and Harvard universities. She lived in Palo Alto from 1946 until 1978, when she moved to San Francisco. She received her doctorate in psychology from Stanford in 1956 and had a 40-year practice in Palo Alto and San Mateo. She also served as a staff psychologist at the San Mateo County Child Guidance Clinic and a staff member of the psychiatry department at Mills-Peninsula Hospital. She was a clinical associate professor at Stanford and chair of the Proctorship Committee at Peninsula Hospital. She also supervised and proctored psychiatric residents and doctoral psychology students at Mt. Zion and Stanford hospitals, and San Mateo County Mental Health Services. She also worked as a psychologist for the Department of Social Services in San Francisco. In addition to her psychotherapy practice, she had a great passion for art and travel, and she and her husband, James Friedman, owned Gallery 865 in Menlo Park, a showcase for their collection of lithographs, ethnic art and photographs, until his death in 1984. She is survived by her daughters Ruhama (Danya) Veltfort of San Francisco and Susan Veltfort of Seattle, and three grandchildren. Donations in her memory may be made to the Glide Memorial Church Food Program or to the Larkin Street Youth Center, both in San Francisco.

Harry Walter West

Harry Walter West, 73, a 52-year resident of Menlo Park, died Sept. 25. A mechanical engineer at Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. for 30 years, he worked with satellite technology. He graduated from Stanford University in 1949 after having served in the Navy during World War II. A licensed pilot since 1954, he flew hot-air balloons and gyrocopters with the San Jose Lockheed Flying Club and flew with the Civil Air Patrol in the 1960s. He also served as a national ski patrolman in the Squaw Valley, Heavenly Valley and Donner Ski Ranch ski areas, and maintained a family tradition of close involvement with the California Alpine Club. He is survived by his wife, Verna West of Menlo Park; three daughters, Judy West of San Francisco, Donna West of Malibu and Audrey West Vaggione of Saratoga, and two grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the Peninsula Volunteers Rosener House, 1060 Middle Ave., Menlo Park 94025.

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