Lloyd Murray
March 15, 1930 - July 16, 2026
Palo Alto, California
Our beloved Dad and Grampa, Lloyd, has passed away at age 96, after a brief illness. He was predeceased by his beautiful wife, Yvonne. His daughters, Melinda, Becky, and Kim, and his large family of grandchildren and great grandchildren will treasure every moment and memory we have of our 'Grampa.'
Lloyd's life revolved around his love of family. He was born in Canada, but mainly grew up in G...
Nicholas Hayes Ney, PhD
February 8, 1953 – April 21, 2026
Nicholas Hayes Ney, PhD, psychologist, passed away on April 21, 2026, at Silverado Belmont Hills Memory Care in Belmont, California, following complications from advanced Alzheimer’s disease. He was 73.
Nick was born in Darien, Connecticut. He attended Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he later served on the Board of...
Kuniko Okamoto
Aug. 13, 1931 - April 26, 2026
Palo Alto, California
Tags:
teacher/educator
Kuniko Ikemori Okamoto, age 94, was born August 13, 1931 and was raised in Kahului, Maui, Hawaii and passed on April 26, 2026 in Carmel, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Howard Kazuo Okamoto. She is survived by her three children Kelvin, Kathleen, and Karlton (Lucy) and her cherished grandchildren Trevor, Kirsten, Everett and Raku. She is also survived by her sister Ja...
Elinor "Lolly" Osborne
Dec. 9, 1940 - March 6, 2026
Palo Alto, California
Tags:
public service, sports, business, teacher/educator
Lolly Osborne, born Elinor Louise Fasani, passed away peacefully at home on March 6, 2026, surrounded by her three children — Ryan Osborne (Jenette), Kristi Osborne Spector (Dan), and Jani Osborne (Tilio) — and her loyal companion, Vader. She was 85 years young. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas L Osborne, in March 2021 after a wonderful 57 years of fun.
Born on December 9,...
Surrounded by his loving family, Shawn Thomas Pagee—beloved husband, father, son, brother, friend, and coach—passed away peacefully on May 31, 2026, at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, California.
Born and raised in Menlo Park, Shawn graduated from Menlo-Atherton High School Class of 1989. His love for baseball took him from the College of San Mateo to the University of Texas at Austin and l...
Thomas Trebitsch Parker
Aug. 2, 1943 - March 15, 2026
Menlo Park, California
Tags:
business, veteran, teacher/educator, arts/media
A born storyteller, Thomas Trebitsch Parker was a writer who told other people’s stories, sometimes earning himself and those he wrote about, like baseball great Dave Winfield, a place on the New York Times bestseller list, with “Winfield: A Player’s Life.” Other notables with whom Parker collaborated on books about their singular lives included Sandra Kurtzig, the first woman to take a Si...
Mimi Peery
Aug. 5, 1939 - July 14, 2026
Palo Alto, California
Mildred DeWitt Peery, known and loved by all as "Mimi," passed away peacefully on July 14, 2026, at the age of 86. She was surrounded by her family, who sang to her and shared their final goodbyes at her bedside.
Mimi was born on August 5, 1939, in St. Johns, Arizona, to Wallace and Lorene Platt DeWitt. The vibrant and close-knit small town, as well as her bright and faithful parents, inspire...
Jerry Pierce
May 8, 1952 - April 12, 2026
Redwood City, California
Jerry Pierce passed away April 12, 2026 at his home in Redwood City, California, surrounded by his family. A true Renaissance man of the modern era, Jerry was defined by his passion for the great outdoors, his technical expertise, and his keen eye for the beauty of the natural world. Jerry had three separate lives: as technologist, family man, and avid outdoor enthusiast focusing on his photograph...
Paul D. Pinsky passed away peacefully with family around him on March 8, 2026 in Palo Alto, California. He was born September 1,1943 and grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut, attending Hall High School where he was an all-conference athlete in football, basketball, and baseball. Because of Sputnik he was selected for a program in Los Alamos, New Mexico, as a government-sponsored student during t...
Artist. Mother. Designer. Teacher. Learner. Entertainer. Hostess with the mostest. Storyteller.
Karen Louise Rongey-Conner passed away in Redwood City on April 13, 2026.
She loved her walks through Woodside, her trips to Paris, her beautiful home, looking at and creating beautiful things, her parents, her husband, her daughters, her kitties and her dear friends. Her energy, compassion,...
Richard Runkel, age 93, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on February 8, 2026. Richard lived a long and full life, defined by his resilience, sense of responsibility, and a devotion to his family.
Born and raised in Arcadia, Wisconsin, to Allen and Vera Runkel, Richard grew up in a lively household as one of six children. His youth was filled with German and Irish heri...
Hugh Maxwell Satterlee was born on March 7th, 1931 in Sacramento, California. The first born child of his mother, Mary Barton Cusick, he was the 6th child of Ivan Claude Satterlee. Hugh was studious and excelled in school. He enjoyed tinkering with anything mechanical, taking it apart and putting it back together.
In 1953 Hugh received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from S...
A deeply devoted father, husband, brother, son, and friend to many, whose expertise in and passion for the outdoors spanned his entire life, Scott James Scherer passed away from natural causes while surfing along his beloved California coast on Friday, March 6, 2026. He was 56 and lived in Menlo Park, California.
On September 12th, 1969, Scott was born in Palo Alto, California, to Jim and Renie S...
The only child of Avis (Besk) and Leland Dewitz, Clare grew up in Wisner, Nebraska, a town of just 1,200 people. As a Girl Scout, she earned the Curved Bar Award (now known as the Gold Award). After graduating from high school, she attended the University of Nebraska, majoring in Business Education and joining the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. In her senior year, she lost her father to brain cancer a...