LOUISE PURWIN ZOBEL January 10, 1922 - June 9, 2008

Louise Purwin Zobel passed away June 9 in Cupertino at the age of 86. She was the widow of Dr. Jerome Zobel, to whom she was married for 55 years. Louise is survived by her loving children Lennie Harris (Tom) of Ventura, Jan Zobel of Oakland, Bob Zobel (Karen) of Florida, and Audrey Dollinger (Todd) of Oregon. She also leaves behind her grandchildren Rahbeka Hall Harris (Josh), Grant Harris (Jasmine), Rachael Thomas (Trent), Lauren Spitzer (Seth), Kevin Zobel, Sara Dollinger, and Seth Dollinger.

The daughter of Leo and Ethel Purwin, Louise was born in Laredo, Texas and grew up in Los Angeles. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University in 1943 and in that year she also married the love of her life, Jerome Zobel. Louise and Jerry lived in San Francisco for a number of years and moved to Palo Alto in the mid-fifties. They remained residents there until 1991 when they moved to The Forum in Cupertino.