Robin Denys Faisant, known to many as Rob, passed away peacefully on February 3, 2026, at The Sequoias in Portola Valley, California. He was 94. Rob was born on March 5, 1931, in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Eleanor Kathryn Kelley and Ernest Jean Xavier Faisant. He grew up in what was then an undeveloped Hudson River Valley, spending his boyhood exploring forests, hunting, skating on frozen ponds, a...

It is with deep love and heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Janice (Jan) Fisher on April 21, 2026. Jan was a devoted wife, loving mother, cherished grandmother, community volunteer, and a true joy to all who knew her. Jan lived a life centered around family, service, and adventure. As a wife, she built a life filled with laughter, support, and unwavering love. As a mother,...

Alan Douglass Fitch, a long-time resident of Palo Alto and Woodside, died May 24, 2026 at the age of 98 in Prescott, AZ. He was born in Boston, MA on February 5, 1928 to John Douglass and Mary Hamilton Grover Fitch. As a youth he lived in Maryland where he attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, DC. He then graduated from the University of Michigan and was a member of the two-time Natio...

Robert B. Flint, Jr. peacefully passed away after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease on May 28th in Woodside, California. Born on April 4, 1940 in Wilmington, Delaware to Robert and Lucile Flint, Rob was the first born of five children including Peter, Alice, Henry and Consie. Rob attended Hotchkiss for high school, graduated from Yale in 1962, and moved to California for graduate work in...

Pat Frankenfield passed away peacefully on May 1, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in San Francisco and raised in the East Bay, Pat moved to Washington, D.C., in her early twenties. She served as a congressional assistant in the Senate and a case worker in the House of Representatives during the Kennedy administration. Though she initially intended to stay in D.C. indefinitely, her plans changed when ...

John Arnold Galen was born in Portland, Oregon, to Delphine (Bendheim) and David. When he was two, the family moved to San Francisco. John attended Lowell High School, continuing his studies at Stanford University, when World War II intervened. He served in the U.S.Army in The Philippines and Occupied Japan. While in the army, he met his future wife. After the war, he and Florine married and had t...

Eleanor “Ellie” Whittier Tilden Gardner, a fourth-generation San Franciscan and a beloved presence in the Portola Valley community, passed away on March 14, 2026. Born in San Francisco to Heber Voorman Tilden and Eleanor Whittier Weir Tilden, Ellie spent her childhood in Woodside, where she developed a lifelong love of horses, the outdoors, and painting. She attended Sacred Heart Schools and C...

Dyanne Sharon Gavin has passed on after a life filled with adventures and challenges that she met with determination, energy, investigation and always on her own terms. She was an equestrian, dancer of numerous styles, public school teacher, animal lover, and ever a seeker for the next phase. She collected experiences, ideas websites, philosophies, and things--lots and lots of things. Dyanne was ...

Nancy Gilbertson, 88, passed away on February 17, 2026, in Palm Beach, FL, with her family at her side. Born on January 7, 1938, in Mount Kisco, N.Y., Nancy lived a life defined by intelligence and steadfast devotion to those she loved. In 1960, she met Gordon on Cape Cod—a meeting that began a 66-year marriage marked by deep love, loyalty, laughter, adventure, and true partnership. Nancy dev...

Leanne Harrison Giles, beloved wife of Peter, mother, grandmother, sister, and faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2026, at the age of 78. Leanne was born on December 10, 1947, to Curt and Deanne Harrison in Provo, Utah. She grew up moving between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Palo Alto, California. From an early age, her father d...

Brian Goncher loved. He loved throwing parties, especially if he could plan a menu and cook for you. He loved gardening, transforming his Palo Alto home into a green oasis with a swinging hammock, hot tub, and citrus trees. He loved cycling and swimming, and, later in life, scuba diving. He loved mentoring, history, math, cooking, traveling, and nature. And he loved loved loved his friends and his...

Daniel Hachigian—beloved husband of Martina, devoted father of Jakob, Greta, Lemons, and Oliver, a valued member of the Woodside, California community, and a lifelong friend and mentor to many—passed unexpectedly in his sleep on January 26, 2026. Daniel was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Alexander and Margaret Hachigian and lived there throughout his teenage years. As a Boy Scout in Tr...

Cliff Higgerson, beloved husband, devoted father, quiet leader, and deeply humble man, passed away on April 7, 2026, at age 86. He was a long-time resident of Palo Alto for over 30 years before moving to Menlo Park. Born and raised on a farm in southern Illinois, Cliff learned early the values that guided his life—hard work, integrity, and humility—and carried that grounded perspective th...

Modesto Remo Imbimbo, known fondly as Rem, Pop, Nonno, & Uncle Remo, passed away at his home in Woodside, California. A true Valentine's child who filled every moment of his life with boundless love, laughter, & generosity. The youngest of four children of Italian immigrants, he was predeceased by his siblings Dionigi (Nig), Carlo (Sam), & Catherine (Babe). His lifelong love story with Barbar...

  LAURIE JENKS   May 1, 1929 - April 27, 2026     Laurie Jenks, born Vera Dolores Engberg in San Jose, CA passed away at her home in Atherton just a few days before her 97th birthday. She took great pride in her Swedish heritage and in her family’s journey from Sweden to Galesburg, IL and later to Ripon, CA and San Jose, where she spent her childhood on a ranch. Riding her big brother ...