HELEN A. YUILL
Helen A. Yuill a long-time Palo Alto and Los Altos resident died on April 29, 2005. She was 85.
Mrs. Yuill was active in the mid-Peninsula community as a speech and drama professor at Foothill and De Anza Colleges, as an actress at the Los Altos Conservatory Theater and other Bay Area playhouses, as a parishioner and choir member at Palo Alto’s St. Marks Episcopal Church, and as an active participant in numerous service organizations. She also was a reader for Books for the Blind.
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Mrs. Yuill received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Saskatchewan, a Master of Arts from the University of Iowa, and a Master of Fine Arts from Case Western Reserve University.
Mrs. Yuill is survived by her husband, Robert R. Yuill, three children, Ernest Glover (Laurel), Helen Glover and Russell Yuill (Ann), and two grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306 on May 20, 2005 at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, a contribution can be made to the YMCA on Ross Road in Palo Alto, or Books for the
Blind, in memory of Mrs. Yuill.
DOROTHY ELIZABETH GRAY
Dorothy Elizabeth Gray of Mountain View died at home on May 5, 2005 at the age of 87. She leaves behind her beloved husband of 63 years, Gardner Gray, along with her daughter, Millicent Gray of Lodi, a son and his wife, Gardner “Jay” Gray Jr. and Beatrice M. Netter of Portola Valley, a granddaughter, great-granddaughter and her husband, Megan Heather Stein, Katie Amber Stein and Derek Stein of Lodi, and a grandson, Jeffrey Jamieson White of Simi Valley. She was predeceased by her daughter, Dulcie Ann Gray.
Dorothy was active for years in the Los Altos United Methodist Church and was a talented painter in the Los Altos Art Club. Dorothy was a resident of Mountain View for over 42 years.
Dorothy grew up in Oakland, California and graduated from Stanford University in 1939 with a chemistry major. She met Gardner at Stanford and they married in 1941 and lived initially in San Francisco. Dorothy’s career began as a lab technician in a medical office, but this career was interrupted bringing up her three children; Dulcie, Millie and Jay. The Gray family moved to Menlo Park in 1948 and later to Mountain View in 1962. Dorothy embarked upon a second career in the late 1950’s, as she became a primary school teacher in the Menlo Park School District. She taught school for 12 years and retired from this profession in 1971.
Dorothy and her family loved the outdoors and spent summers at their self-built summer home in Felton. Dorothy had a passion for swimming, gardening, hiking and fix-it projects. Dorothy loved dogs with independent dispositions and could look past their transgressions. Gardner and Dorothy traveled extensively during their retirement years and enjoyed the company of their dear friends and neighbors. Dorothy was the emotional center of the family and will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved her.
The family plans a memorial service in the near future at the Los Altos United Methodist Church and requests donations to your favorite charity in Dorothy Gray’s honor and memory. Please contact the LAUMC for more information at 650 948-1083.
CARL JOHN STOSCHER
Carl John Stoscher, a 34 year resident of Los Altos, died on May 04, 2005 at the age of 91.
Carl was born in Graz, Austria, May 11,1913 and came to the United States thru Ellis Island at the age of 13. He lived in Erie, Pennsylvania where he met Corinne, his wife of 67 years, and raised two sons and a daughter. He rose through the ranks working for Zurn Industries for 29 years until his family came to California in 1956 where he worked as a rare metallurgist for 34 years at Western Gold and Platinum (a GTE company) which later was acquired by Verizon. He loved playing his violin and growing all kinds of fruits and vegetables. Edelweiss is still resounding over the roof tops of Los Altos. He and Corinne are long time members of Los Altos Baptist Church. His music and love lives in the hearts of his family and friends.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Corinne Stoscher; and sons, Dennis and John, and daughter, Karen. Carl has seven grand children and eight great grandchildren.
Private services have been held.
