Iris Lucy Reed With love and grace, Iris Lucy Reed, 94, of Woodside, California, passed away peacefully at home on January 21, 2025. Born in London to Leslie and Alice Haines, Iris grew up during World War II, finding joy in her Scottish Terrier, Mack, and adventures with her brother, John. Despite bomb raids and interrupted schooling, she graduated from Stationers Public High School at 16. ...

Judith “Judy” (nee Kahn) Sadoff was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1928. Within a few years the family moved to Queens, NY. Judy treasured growing up among a large and close group of aunts, uncles and cousins. Judy attended Fort Hays State University in Kansas, She then came to the Bay Area and worked as a "computer" (ala Hidden Figures) at NASA, where she met and married Melvin Sadoff, an aeronau...

Jacqueline Jean Schatz 2/5/1929-4/29/2025 With sadness we announce Jackie's passing, due to complications from a fall. Resident of Palo Alto for 53 years,she was predeceased by her husband, the Honorable John S. Schatz and son, Eric. Leaves behind son, Christopher Schatz. Jackie was 96 yrs old. There will be no services....

Susan Avril Schneider passed away peacefully in her home in Menlo Park, California on February 19th, just two weeks after celebrating her 90th birthday with family and friends. She was born and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of George Anton Avril and Olga Bauer Avril and graduated from The Hillsdale School. Susan attended Sweetbriar College, Smith College and the University of Kentucky...

Janet Leona Scholl (née Vogel), 82, of Menlo Park, passed away peacefully on the evening of February 25, 2025. Born in Greensburg, IN, Janet was the beloved daughter of the late Albert and Frances Vogel and the youngest of six siblings. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Al and Maury, and her sister, Mary Louise Gallagher. She leaves behind her loving husband, Richard; her son, Derrick...

Our beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, James (Jim) Slater Sherlock, died on January 22nd, 2025 in a bike accident in Eugene, Oregon. Jim was a kind, generous, and conscientious person who loved without pretense or ego, and we were lucky enough to receive this love, in all of its myriad expressions, for 58 years. We love you so much, Jim. Jim loved life in many ways, but particularly when h...

Lois Maxine Karp Shore, age 79, passed away unexpectedly on January 25, 2025, due to cardiac arrest. Daughter of Wilfred G. and Helen R. Karp, Lois is survived by her loving daughters, Valerie and Allison, brother Steven, son-in-law Tien, her husband, Ronald, and her two beloved grand doggies, Luigi and Yoshi. Lois leaves behind a legacy of kindness, passion, and an unwavering zest for life. ...

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Dr. Lee Shulman, a pioneering academic and beloved educator, who died on December 30, 2024, at the age of 86. A distinguished scholar in education and psychology, Dr. Shulman spent much of his career shaping the landscape of teaching, learning, and educational leadership. His research transformed our understanding of the intersection of knowle...

David Smith 86, a longtime resident of Princeton New Jersey, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2024. Born in Palo Alto, CA, David was the second son of Earle Smith and Louise Silver. He was a devoted Son, a wonderful Brother, beloved Uncle, Cousin, and Great Friend, who will be deeply missed by all who knew him. David’s early years were spent enjoying time with his Mother, Father, and Br...

Nancy Jean Soltau passed away on January 30, 2025, in Palo Alto, CA. Nancy was born on June 21, 1931 to Verne and Ginevira Olson in Edina, MN. Nancy graduated from St. Louis H.S. and attended the University of Minnesota, where she was a member of the Pi Phi Sorority and was named Miss Snowflake her freshman year. At the university, she met her future husband, Gordon Soltau, at a sorority party an...

It is with great sadness that the family of Everett Spiva announces his passing on February 23, 2025. He was 93 years old. Born and raised in Puxico, Missouri. He entered the Army in 1951 and served in the Korean War. A member of the 8th Army Regiment and 519th Military Police, he was injured in combat. After being discharged, he moved to California to live with his sister Dorothy. He enrolled ...

Dorothy (Dottie) Hope Stivers, 92, passed away peacefully at home on March 11, 2025. Dottie is survived by her loving daughters, Katie, Sarah (Tom) and Hope, and grandchildren Zachary and Teresa (Ahmad). She was preceded in death by her husband Edward (1972), son Chris (2015), brother Ted Garfield (2020), sister Louise Muranko (2004), brother-in-law Norman Stivers (2021), and her parents Edward an...

Mabel G. Teresi passed away peacefully at home. Mabel was born in San Francisco, raised in Colma, and lived in Palo Alto for 65 years. She had multiple careers, including stay-at-home mom & volunteer, cafeteria baker, and banker. She cherished her family and was well-loved by her extended family for hosting holiday meals and parties, which always featured her delicious homemade pasta sauce, coo...

Richard Lee Thurlow passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 2nd, 2025 in Palo Alto. He was born April 9, 1948, the first son of Marion and Ernest Lee Thurlow, in Saginaw, Michigan. He is survived by his two children, Kelly and Spencer. The Thurlow family relocated to the Bay Area in the 1960s, where Richard graduated from Mills High School in 1967. He went on to earn an English degree fr...

Paul Cowles Valentine passed away peacefully at home on his 93rd birthday, surrounded by his family and friends. Paul was born in Chicago and raised in Elgin, Illinois, where he lived through high school. By the time he was eight, his only sibling George (ten years older) was off fighting in WWII. In between making mischief with his friends, including the right of passage of stealing and crashi...

Richard Bruce van Gelder, a telecommunications industry pioneer and loving father and grandfather, passed away Dec. 21, 2024, at the age of 90, following a 2 1/2-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was with family while undergoing hospice care at the time of his death. Born April 27, 1934, in Spokane, Washington, van Gelder was the son of John R. and Lelia M. van Gelder. His father, a logger...

Brendon Edward Vining, a resident of Palo Alto for 42 years and a longtime computer systems engineer who traveled all over the world during his career, died March 24 at his Palo Alto home after a lengthy illness. He was 78. Born in Dulwich, south London, to Walter Harold Vining and Elizabeth Rickard, Brendon grew up in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire and spent summers in the village of Howth in his ...

Delores Marlene Weldon, beloved mother, grandmother, teacher, and cherished member of her community, passed away on January 14, 2025, after a five-year battle with dementia. Born in Wichita, Kansas, on August 14, 1943, to Oral M. Weldon and Mary Margaret Kimple, Delores, also known as Dee, was the only child of her loving family. She grew up in Wichita, graduated from South East High School, and e...