By Goodwin Sigurd Rogness III

Goodwin Sigurd Rogness III died Nov. 10 in Maryland.

He was the owner of Monticello Homes Inc. in Los Altos Hills until he moved East in 1989.

Mr. Rogness grew up in Mountain View and lived in Los Altos Hills and Los Altos for about 20 years.

He is survived by his three daughters, Erin, Ashley and Laura.

Harry Reinhold Peterson

Harry Reinhold Peterson died Nov. 5 at his Los Altos home. A native of California, he was 87.

Mr. Peterson was an engineer for San Jose Hospital.

He is survived by his wife, Jean Peterson; children, Don Peterson of Los Altos Hills and Chris Alexander; and sister, Ruth McKay.

Private family services were held.

Laure Culich

Laure Culich died Nov. 10. A native of Greece, she was 84.

Mrs. Culich was a member of ORA in San Mateo.

She is survived by her husband, John Culich of Los Altos; son, Claude Culich; sibling, Diamantis Fotiadis; grandchildren, Michelle Buettner and Adam Culich; friend, Estelle Marino; and numerous nieces and nephews.

William Ivan Leher

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William Ivan Lehrer, a former longtime Los Altos resident, died Nov. 1. A native of New York, he was 72.

Mr. Leher was a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science.

He attended McGill University in Montreal, where he graduated with honors and earned a bachelor’s degree in physical chemistry.

He also completed postgraduate work at Columbia University in New York.

Mr. Lehrer retired from Fairchild Corporation with over 40 patents to his credit in the field of thin film technology and was one of only 12 persons to be awarded the special job classification of “Fairchild Scientist.”

A true renaissance man, he excelled in painting, woodworking, photography and music.

He is survived by his wife, Ingrid; three daughters, Anna Weldon and her husband Jack, Jan Verdieck and her husband Matt, and Kathrin Sumpter and her husband Ed; and four grandchildren, Kevin, Danny, Sam and Lauren.