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MARCUM, William “Bill”,
He was born August 1, 1923 in London, KY to Dora Etta (Mason) and William C. Marcum, and was raised in Kentucky and Washington. After graduating from high school, he worked for the FCC, then joined the USCG Merchant Marine, serving as a radio operator in the South Pacific and North Atlantic during World War II. He earned a BSEE degree from the University of Kentucky and an MBA from the University of Santa Clara. He was a member of IEEE and ETA Kappa Nu.
From 1958-1972, he was employed by GTE Sylvania as an engineering specialist and laboratory manager in the electronic warfare area, and later as manager of special projects. From 1973-1979, he was director of advanced systems engineering for Applied Technology, a division of ITEK.
He is the beloved husband of Mitzi Marcum, married 53 years. He is survived by four children: Lynn Miller of Bend, OR, Gary and Dale Marcum, both of Los Gatos, and Beth Myntti of Salt Lake City, UT and seven grandchildren.
He enjoyed camping, individual sports, skiing at Lake Tahoe, handyman projects and traveling with his wife. He was a ham radio operator and licensed scuba diver. An eagle scout, he served as a scoutmaster of local Boy Scout Troop #37.
Spangler Mortuary was in charge of funeral arrangements.
A graveside service was held at Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto and a gathering of friends and family was held at the family home in Mtn. View. Memorial contributions may be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association.
O’CONNOR, Francis X,
Francis was a WWII veteran serving with the Marines in the South Pacific. He and his wife, Gertrude, have resided in Los Altos for the past 32 years. He was a long time member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude and sons Dennis, his wife Mary Ellen, of New Canaan, CT, Keith, his wife Denise, of Little Silver, NJ, and Brett, his wife Ann, of Claremont, CA and ten wonderful grandchildren.
DYSINGER, MARY,
Mary was born in Marshalltown, IA and grew up in Flushing, Long Island, NY. Her college days were spent at Milwaukee-Downer now the University of Wisconsin. Mary married F. Elliot Dysinger, deceased on October 3, 1945. Elliot was a flight engineer for Pan American Airways.
While raising her daughters, Mary spent many years as a Girl Scout volunteer where she was known as a bird watcher and star gazer. Mary was an active member of the El Camino Hospital Auxiliary for thirty years. She worked in the hospital gift shop and in recent months, knitted hats for babies and made pillows for the patients at El Camino Hospital.
Following her mother’s interests, Mary enjoyed endless hours of needle pointing, crocheting, knitting, sewing and numerous other crafts. She was also a wizard with crossword puzzles and bridge. Mary was an avid collector of family, Los Altos, Santa Clara county and Gold Country history.
Mary’s survivors are sister Sallie M. Heaven of Woodbury, CT; two daughters Lin Dysinger of Wasilla, AK and Pat Jones of San Jose, son-in-law Ed Jones of San Jose and two grandchildren Jason and Kimberly Jones of San Jose.
Mary Dysinger’s memorial service will be held on May 22, 2003, at 2pm at Sunnyview Manor, 22445 Cupertino Rd., Cupertino, CA. Your donations to the El Camino Hospital Foundation are greatly appreciated.
