Virginia Mann died peacefully at the age of 94 at Channing House, in Palo Alto, on March 8, 2020. She is survived by her children William, Marilyn (Doug Lesar), Kevin (Christine), Susan and Andrew Mann, and granddaughters Monica Lesar and Sonya and Destiny Mann. She was preceded in death by her husband J. Keith Mann, a professor at Stanford Law School, and brothers Bill and Walter McKinnon. Vi...

Charles Fordyce (Charlie) Bisbee, 70, died March 4th at his home in Palo Alto, CA. Charlie was born January 31, 1950 in Grand Island, Nebraska to Mac and Dorothy (Shaw) Bisbee. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1972 from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and his MBA-Finance in 1979 from the University of Southern California. Charlie’s work ethic was formed at an early age ...

Irving B. Goldberg died peacefully at home on March 3 in Palo Alto at the age of 93 surrounded by family. Irving is survived by his daughter Elaine and her husband Charles and his son Evan and his wife Cindy, as well as five grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his loving wife Ruth of 66 years. Irving was born on July 9, 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts to Meyer and Esther Goldberg. He att...

On February 26, 2020 Betty Compton Selberg, formerly of Princeton, NJ and Mountain View, CA, passed away at the age of 90 in Virginia Beach, VA. Betty was born November 24, 1929 in Muses Mills, KY to Virginia Nell Compton and Harold Compton. Betty was the eldest of six children. A graduate of Deer Park High School in Cincinnati, OH, she received her undergraduate degree in journalism from the ...

Beloved husband and father Michael Loran passed away at home on February 26, 2020, surrounded by his family after a brief but hard-fought battle with cancer. He was born to Haim and Jeannine Loran on May 29, 1960 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Michael spent his childhood in France and Israel with his parents and older sister Ayala. After graduating from high school, Michael served in the Israel Defense Forc...

Robert (Bob) Vincent Violante, M.D. passed away in Los Angeles, California on February 25, 2020 at 80 years old. Larger than life, Bob had an insatiable curiosity, a wry humor and an endless call to adventure. He skillfully cared for his patients, and, at home, found peace and love with his family and friends. Bob’s love was indeed expansive. He glued together four lovely families into one l...

To sum up the type of person Virginia was, consider this example: in the same year, she lost her father, her job, her house, went through a divorce, and... got a second degree blackbelt. What perseverance! Virginia, a technical writer for SAP, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in January and passed just one month later. Her sudden death was shocking, as she was very physically fit and a non-s...

R. Gene Brown, a long time resident of Menlo Park and Woodside, passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 23, 2020 at the age of 87.  Born Feb 10, 1933, in Loma Linda, CA to Eugene and Clara Brown. He attended San Diego State where he earned a BA in accounting. While at SDSU, he was captain of the basketball team, president of his fraternity, and lifeguarded on the beaches of San Diego...

Eva Casey passed away February 21, 2020, after battling with Alzheimer’s for the past several years. Her husband, William George Casey, predeceased her in June 2006. She is survived by her two sons (William T. Casey, II, and Mark T. Casey), her daughter-in-law (Kimberly Casey), four grandchildren (Joshua Thomas, William Michael, Sara Elizabeth, and David Michael), her brother (David Acevedo) a...

Lazaro "Larry" Avila, 68, was a lifetime resident of Mountain View who recently moved to Willow Glen. Lazaro died February 19, 2020 while at home. He was born February 9, 1952. His recent move gave him time to spend with his son, daughter-in-law and his grandchildren. He loved the Giants and 49ers and truly enjoyed watching these recent playoffs and Superbowl with his family. He is survived by his...

It is with great sadness, that the family of Frank Gage, long time Woodside resident, announces his passing on February 11,2020 at the age of 78, in Santa Rosa, from complications of Parkinson'a disease. He lived in Woodside for 37 years where he was an active member of the community, coaching Little League, serving on the recreation committee, and helping organize community events. He was an ...

Carlos O. Tinsley (“C.O.”) of Menlo Park passed away peacefully Monday, February 10, 2020. He was 90. He is survived by his three sons, Randy (Libby), Ron (Julie), Ken (Suzi), and 15 grandchildren. Carlos is preceded in death by his wife, Carol Ann Tinsley, and son, David Paul Tinsley. Carlos was born and raised in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina. After attending North Carolina State, he en...

Charles Lawrence Swezey, a devoted father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away peacefully at the age of 96 on February 10, 2020 surrounded by family at Palo Alto Commons. He was preceded in death in 2013 by his wife of 69 years, Betty Ann Swezey. Lawrence was a generous and humble man who lived with integrity. A member of the Greatest Generation, he grew up during the Great Depressio...

Jerome Peter “Jerry” Cronin of Menlo Park passed away on February 4th, 2020 at the age of 87. Born in Montclair, New Jersey, to parents Marie Naulty and William Parks Cronin. He grew up in Essex Fells, New Jersey with his two brothers John and Bill and sister Mary. He had an adventurous childhood sailing up the coast of Long Island in small boats with his brothers for days at a time and hiking...