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HERFURTH, William “Bill”,
Born June 2, 1930 in Oakland, CA. Bill raised his family and spent most of his extensive career in Mountain View, CA, retiring to Chico, CA 10 years ago.
Bill will be sadly missed but lovingly remembered by many. He was a man of character and integrity. He was successful in his 28-year career with the Xerox Corporation and as Mayor of Mountain View, CA. He was admired as a loving husband, father and grandfather.
After retiring, Bill could often be seen admiring the beauty, or listening to the sounds of nature in Butte Creek Canyon. While at his summer home in Lake Almanor he could be found watching nature at its best, or feeding peanuts to his blue jay pal. He enjoyed golf, fishing, tinkering in his workshop, and many televised sports. He had a particular soft spot for Ice Skating, the Indy 500 and the San Francisco 49ers. Bill was the loving husband and best friend of Alberta for over 53 years; father of Susan Schramm and her husband Phil, Douglas Herfurth and his wife Gaylen, Lee Herfurth and his wife Alyn, and Sandra Shaughnessy; grandfather to ten grandchildren; brother of Jay Koberle and her husband Herman; brother-in-law to Chester Piepenburg and his wife Chris; and countless lifelong friends.
The memorial services were held at the beautiful Centerville Cemetery on Centerville Rd in Butte Creek Canyon, Chico, on Saturday, August 30th at 1:00pm. A reception will follow at the family home. Reverend Greg Cootsona of Bidwell Memorial Presbyterian Church, and Halleine Morrison, longtime friend and wife of their dear Minister Bob Morrison, will officiate. Memorial contributions may be made to Enloe Hospice or to the Centerville Recreation & Historical Association in care of Newton-Bracewell Chico Funeral Home, 680 Camellia Way, Chico, CA 95926. View Bill’s obituary and send condolences online at nbcfh.com.
MATHEWS, James C.,
He is survived by his wife, Marie, sons, James, Jr. and William; and brother, Stanley.
Jim was a graduate of Florence High School. He was an infantry Captain in the Pacific Campaign in World War II and was in combat in Okinawa. He was an employee of Pacific Gas & Electric Company for 32 years and, in his retirement, an avid golfer as a member and president of the Shoreline Seniors.
At his request, there will be no services. Interment will be at the San Joaquin Veterans Cemetery. Donations in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, El Camino, Mountain View, CA, or the charity of your choice.
DIPPEL, Alma,
Services were held at Lima Family Sunnyvale Mortuary, 1315 Hollenbeck Ave. Interment - private. Donations to your local American Cancer society preferred.
ROURKE, Thomas,
recently a realtor associated with Coldwell Banker in Los Altos. His death will be acutely felt among the real estate community and his contributions to SILVAR leave much to be celebrated. Tom was in the middle of an exemplary term serving on our Board of Directors when he became ill. Tom was a very active in the community. He served as Director of C.A.R., the Los Altos/Mountain View District Chair, and Chair of the SILVAR-wide Technology and Education Committee. He served on the Budget and Finance Committee and the Silicon Valley Realtors Charitable Foundation. In addition, he represented SILVAR on the RE InfoLink Ops Committee. He met all of his commitments with amazing dedication and energy. Tom spent 30 years in the electronics industry having been associated with such firms as Raytheon, ITT, Lynch Communications, Lynch Circuits and was principal at StarTECH Electronics.
Tom was always professional, kind and caring. He was known for getting involved by reaching out and helping others. He will be greatly missed and lovingly remembered by his family and friends. Donations to the American Diabetes Association, P. O. Box 2680, North Canton, OH 44720 or the Institute of Neuro-degeneration Diseases, UCSF, P. O. Box 0248, San Francisco, CA 94143.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2003, at 11:00 AM at the Los Altos Chapel of Spangler Mortuaries, 399 So. San Antonio Road, Los Altos.
HOLIDAY, Richard “Doc”,
The family suggests donations be made to the American Cancer Society or VNA Hospice in Palm Desert, California.
