Deaths

Harvey Hall

Harvey Hall, 89, a longtime resident of Palo Alto, died May 21. He attended UCLA, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1930. He received his doctorate in education from Teacher's College at Columbia University. He first taught English at Sequoia High School in Redwood City in 1932. He then became Assistant Dean of Men's College of the City of New York. He returned to the West Coast after World War II and headed the division of Language and Literature at Orange Coast College in Southern California. He returned in 1948 to Stanford, where he served for 22 years as registrar and was a member of the Academic Council. He was then appointed Stanford's first ombudsman. In 1970-71, his colleagues appointed him president of the American Association of the Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. In 1972, he received Stanford's Dinkelspiel Award. He retired from Stanford in 1973. He was an active member of the Stanford Historical Society and the Palo Alto Lawn Bowls Club. In 1989, he received the Legion of Honor Award from the Kiwanis Club of the Peninsula, where he had been a member for 35 years. He is survived by three nephews. Services have been held.

Margaret Loder

Margaret Loder, 93, a resident of Palo Alto for 52 years, died May 14. She was born in Archbold, Ohio, and graduated form the University of Michigan, where she was a Tri-Delta sorority member. She was part of one of the first pioneer families of Palo Alto. Her mother-in-law, Ella Loder, lived in the sixth house built in Palo Alto. Margaret met James Loder in New Orleans after the war and came to Palo Alto in 1946, where they lived with his mother on Florence Street for two years until their house was built on Ross Road. She lived in that house for the next 50 years. She was an English teacher in the Cupertino School District for 15 years before her retirement in 1971. While teaching in Cupertino, she was voted favorite teacher twice. She was an active member of the AAUW, and the Senior Center of Palo Alto, where she played the piano every Tuesday for 20 years. She is survived by two daughters, Helen Sturm of Cerritos, and Sharon Loder of Palo Alto. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Fred W. Matting

Fred W. Matting, 82, a longtime resident of Menlo Park, died May 20 of cardiopulmonary failure due to terminal cancer. He was born in San Francisco and spent his childhood in Vallejo, where he was active in Boy Scouts, attaining the rank of eagle scout. After earning his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1937, he became a teaching fellow at Yale University. Later, he taught at Kansas State University. Having been in ROTC, he was called for active duty during World War II. After the war, he settled in Menlo Park and went to work for NASA as an aerospace engineer. He was instrumental in the research of heat shields for rocket nose cones. It was while he was doing his research at NASA that he earned both a master's degree and a doctorate at Stanford University. He retired from the Army Reserve as lieutenant colonel in 1975. He later retired from NASA. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, AIAA, ASME, UC Berkeley Alumni Association, California Professional Engineers, Reserve Officers Association, and the Sierra Club. He was an avid tennis player and also enjoyed camping, hiking and mountain climbing. He is survived by a sister, Corinne Matting Bradt of Walnut Creek. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, June 9, at 3 p.m. at Stanford Memorial Church, west transept side chapel, at the end of Palm Drive on the Stanford campus. Contributions may be made to an organization of the donor's choice.

Kathleen Morris

Kathleen (Huguenin) Morris, 51, a 12-year resident of Palo Alto, died May 29 after a lengthy battle with cancer. A native of Norristown, Pa., she graduated from Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School and West Chester University. She went on to teach before joining the VISTA program in Frederick, Md. She moved west and later received both master's and doctoral degrees in education from Stanford University. She conducted policy level research, consulted and ran workshops in the areas of parent involvement and parent/teacher collaboration in school districts around the country. She spent 14 years as an active volunteer in the Palo Alto Unified School District. She volunteered at Preschool-Family, Addison Elementary School, Jordan Middle School and Palo Alto High School, as well as on the district level. She was also a dedicated volunteer with the American Cancer Society's Reach for Recovery program, counseling and supporting other women facing breast cancer. In addition, she acted as liaison between local hospitals, patients and other volunteers. She is survived by her husband, Richard Morris, and a daughter, Amanda Morris, both of Palo Alto; three sisters, Sharon Alford of Seattle, Linda Gillespie of Norristown, Pa., and Janice Crocker of Sydney, Australia; and a brother, Kenneth Huguenin Jr. of Los Altos. A memorial service will be held Thursday, June 4, at Valley Presbyterian Church at 945 Portola Road, Portola Valley. Contributions may be made to MidPeninsula Home Care and Hospice, 201 San Antonio Circle Suite 135, Mountain View, CA, 94040, or to West Chester University, Office of Development, Smith House, West Chester, PA 19383.

Arline B. Sobel

Arline B. Sobel, 78, a resident of Menlo Park for 53 years, died May 26. She raised a family and was an active volunteer. Her art work filled her home and those of family members. She is survived by a sister, Harriett Kraus of Willoughby, Ohio; three daughters, Suzanne Wiled of Marina del Rey, Deborah Sobel Brown of Palo Alto and Lauren Gard of Manhattan Beach; and four grandchildren. Services have been held. Donations may be made to the GYN Cancer Research Fund, Stanford University, Attention Dr. Nelson Teng.

Archie B. Sturdevant

Col. Archie B. Sturdevant, 78, a resident of Palo Alto for 31 years, died May 8. A native of Nebraska and graduate of the University of Nebraska, he entered the U.S. Air Force in 1941 as a commissioned officer and served for 26 years. He studied meteorology at UCLA and completed his last overseas assignment as a weather station commander in Pusan, Korea. Other areas of duty included Japan, North Africa and Puerto Rico. He received honors as both a pilot and a meteorologist. He retired from Hamilton Air Force Base, Marin County, where he served as weather operations officer. He settled in Palo Alto in 1967. A keen interest in meteorology led him to the hobby of charting weather data daily. He also enjoyed vegetable gardening. He was a member of the American Meteorological Society and the Retired Officer's Association. Phi Kappa Psi was his college fraternity. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Arline Sturdevant of Palo Alto; a brother, Keith Sturdevant of Sun City, Ariz.; a sister, Virginia Pearce of Bakersfield; two sons, Archie B. Sturdevant III of Atlanta and John Sturdevant of Palo Alto; and three grandchildren. Services have been held. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Mid-Peninsula Hospice Services.

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