Doris was a good friend. Originally from Waukesha, Wisconsin, she moved to Palo Alto in the 1970s. Initially trained as a nurse, after practicing for a couple of years, and then indulging her interest in travel as a tour leader for some time, she then become a real estate agent. This is the way that many of us in Palo Alto knew her. She often said that she especially enjoyed her work when she ...

Harry Haralambos Vasilakos passed from this world on the afternoon of November 23, 2022, at his home in Redwood City, California. He was 91 years old, and he lived a life full of love, celebration, hard work and spirited mischief. Harry was born in San Francisco in 1931, to his father Spiros Vasilakos and mother Sotiria Fouyias, who had both lived in Corinthia, Greece before immigrating to th...

Shoshana Levy passed away on November 16, surrounded by her loving family, after a short bout with an aggressive form of metastatic cancer. Born in 1939, she spent her childhood in Tel Aviv, during the British Mandate, working in her parents’ home grocery while attending elementary school. She expected to continue in the family store, but a teacher saw her early academic promise and encourage...

Richard (Dick) Hafenrichter passed away peacefully on November 10, 2022 at The Pines, assisted living in Rocklin, CA. He was 92 years old. Born December 17, 1929 to Dr. Atlee and Irene Hafenrichter, Dick was born and raised in Pullman, Washington, along with his younger brother Gordon (who passed March 2022) he grew up in the area through 7th grade. His family moved to Portland, Oregon where he...

Richmond (Dick) Flatland, Jr. enjoyed a life well lived filled with lots of love and adventures with his family and friends. Dick was born to Richmond and Catherine Flatland and was raised in San Francisco where he graduated from Polytechnic High School. At Poly, he excelled in leadership and sports where he was President of the Student Body and played football and baseball. He was recruited to pl...

Dianne “Denie” Reinle McDonnell, 94, passed away peacefully at home in Pajaro Dunes on Nov 7, 2022. Denie was born in Oakland on March 13, 1928 to Dr. George G. and Evelyn Kane Reinle, the youngest of two daughters. She attended Our Lady of Lourdes, Anna Heads School for Girls, Piedmont High and Stanford University, graduating from Stanford in 1949, with a BA in Chinese. While at Stanford she ...

Bradley John Ziebell, 73, from Palo Alto, CA, passed away peacefully in Calistoga, CA, on November 5th, 2022. Brad was a pillar of the Barron Park community for a half century, and spent 25 years running Avenue Florist on California Avenue. His big heart, charisma, and love for life will be missed by all who knew him. Brad recently lost his sister, Sandy Ziebell. He is survived by his sons, Nichol...

“I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2 Marjorie was born to Earl and Grace Irvine in Pennsylvania, joining brothers Dwight and Edgar. She studied education at Occidental College, using life insurance money from Dwight’s death in WWII. Margy was a deeply loved and capable teacher. In 1...

Known affectionately by friends and family as “The G’s” or “The G-Unit” Greg and Grace were meant for each other. Greg was enthusiastic, outgoing with a life-long love of music. Grace had a curious mind and resilient spirit. She was humble about her success—instead she lifted others up with her positive energy. They were the perfect couple and perfect parents to Olivia and Madison, the...

Known affectionately by friends and family as “The G’s” or “The G-Unit” Greg and Grace were meant for each other. Greg was enthusiastic, outgoing with a life-long love of music. Grace had a curious mind and resilient spirit. She was humble about her success—instead she lifted others up with her positive energy. They were the perfect couple and perfect parents to Olivia and Madison, the...

On the evening of October 31, 2022, Robert “Bob” Montez passed away peacefully at home at the age of 86. Robert was born in Hayward, Calif. to Ygnacio and Sylvia Montez and was the oldest of seven children. In 1958, he married his high school sweetheart, Francine, and together they raised four children, Michael, Bobby, Maureen, and David. He served in the Marine Corps for eight years and...

Corinne Monahan died on October 25, 2022, after a brief illness. She is survived by her loving husband of 37 years, Jack Monahan; three children, Stephen Myers (Valerie), Susan Myers Keshner (Glenn), and Nancy Myers; four stepchildren, Jay (Laurie Chambers), Patrick, Chris (Ann), and Heather Fortes (John); seven grandchildren; and three (soon to be four) great-grandchildren. She was preceded in d...

Patrick Daniel Farris, loving father, grandfather and brother passed away peacefully October 25, 2022. Born October 28, 1941, Pat grew up in Osburn and Wallace in the Silver Valley of Northern Idaho. His parents were James and Eleanor Farris, and he was the older brother to two sisters, Mary Gaffney and Sally McManus. He is survived by his former wife Jansie Farris, and his four children and their...

Glenn was born in San Francisco and lived in Belmont. During World War II, the family self-evacuated to southern Colorado where the family encountered hardship and discrimination. The family returned to California in 1959, first living in East Palo Alto and then in Palo Alto. Predeceased by his parents, Itsuyo and Shigeru Kameda, and his brother, Robert, Glenn is survived by his wife, Yoshie Ja...

Richard (“Dick”) Henry Horn, M.D., 92, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on October 22, 2022. His wife and love of his life Jeanie (née Fox) predeceased him on April 11, 2015. Dick was born in Santa Monica, California on March 18, 1930 to Lawrence Samuel Horn and Jean Anderson Horn. His Santa Monica childhood centered around sports, encouraged by his father Larry, who coached f...