Obituaries
PHYLLIS R. AUSTIN
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Phyllis Jean Roach Austin died peacefully on April 11, 2014 at the age of 89. Phyllis was born on July 8, 1924 and her parents Buford Roach Sr. and Emiliènne (Peggy) Préaux Roach were gifted musicians. Phyllis grew up in Eugene, Oregon. She majored in Fine Arts at the University of Oregon where she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority.
RUTHANN WIGGLESWORTH LYNCH
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June 25, 1927 – March 22, 2014
Ruthann grew up in Kenilworth, Illinois and graduated from Marymount College, New York in 1948. She raised her children, the grandchildren of Denis and Edith Renuart, in Miami, FL, and then settled in Los Altos, CA where Ruthann spent the last 40 years of her life.
DALE PERRY MASHER
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April 14, 1929 - March 30, 2014
Dale Perry Masher, 84, died at his home under Pathways Hospice care in Los Altos, CA, with his wife by his side, on March 30, 2014, after a long battle with prostate cancer and chronic pain. He was born on April 14, 1929, in Bedford, Indiana, to Elmer George and Ola (Ahl) Masher.
MARGARET C. SNEAD
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In Cupertino, April 5, 2014
Age 95, preceded in death by her parents, John and Isabelle Coullie, her husband, Dr. Claude Rabert Snead, and her sister Maisie Bicking.
JOHN STEVENSON EILERS
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April 21, 1928 – March 2, 2014
Born in Seattle to John Campbell and Annie Stevenson Eilers, John died peacefully at the age of 85 in Los Altos Hills, California. In 1944 John, older brother William Lewis and parents settled in San Mateo, where he graduated from high school. While studying at Stanford University he was a midshipman in the U.S. Naval Reserve, where he sailed on USS Iowa and USS Boxer.
DAVID A. LONDON, M.D.
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Devoted husband, father, and physician.
March 14, 1950 - March 26, 2014.
28-year resident of Portola Valley, California.
We mourn the loss of David, beloved husband, best friend and soul mate to his wife, Valerie, and adored Papa to their son, Benjamin. He was loved, respected, and admired by innumerable friends, family and colleagues. He was a gifted Radiologist and a natural educator.
RUTH LOUISE REESE ERICKSON
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Ruth Louise Reese Erickson died on March 26th, 2014 at home with family. Her health had declined the past year due to Parkinson’s disease and heart problems.
HANNELORE ENGELMAN
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Mrs. Hannelore Engelman founder and director of Montessori School of Los Altos passed away on March 10th, 2014. She is survived by her daughters Danielle Engelman of San Francisco and Nicole Engelman of New York City; and her brother Siegmar Haenig of Steinhude, Germany.
JOANN SPUEHLER HILL
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JoAnn Spuehler Hill of Hollister passed away peacefully on March 14, 2014 at Pacific Hills Manor in Morgan Hill, CA. She was born on September 18, 1939 in Los Altos, CA to Adolph and Carol Spuehler. JoAnn became a cosmetologist in her early 20's and many of her customers became life-long friends. She had lived in Hollister for the last 25 years.
Dr. Peter Lucy: Psychiatrist, anti-drunk-driving activist
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Dr. Peter Lucy, a psychiatrist in private practice in Mountain View, died March 13 after a two-year battle with colon cancer. He was 64. His partner, Stacey Wolfe Adleson, and friend Allen Podell were by his side.
Dr. Lucy, a longtime Los Altos resident, was born March 11, 1950. He was raised on Homer Avenue in Palo Alto in a house built in 1910 by his great-uncle. The home will become the office of Linda Haskell House, named for his late wife, which will provide low-cost psychiatric care and help for battered women.
Samuel R. Morley: Stanford football great, Los Altos lawyer
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Samuel Robertson Morley, a former Stanford University football great and All-American who went on to a career as a family law attorney, passed away at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View Jan. 25 from complications of congestive heart failure. He was 81.
Mr. Morley was born in Pasadena to Fred and Grace Morley and grew up in San Marino.
VERA CAMPBELL
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Former Los Altos resident, Vera Campbell, passed away March 1st. She was 94. A sweet, bright, loving woman who lived the truth and loved the good in everyone. She had a sparkle that is hard to define, making others feel at ease and wholly welcome. Her home was always open to others.
WANDA BOWER WILCOX
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Sept. 8, 1924 – Mar. 16, 2014
Wanda Wilcox, 89, of Los Altos passed away peacefully Sunday March 16th, 2014 surrounded by her family. She is survived by her daughter Elizabeth, two sons Peter and Ted, their spouses Liz and Patricia, and daughter in law, Lynn.
LAVON NIXON
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Our loving mother, Lavon Nixon, aged 92, passed away peacefully Saturday March 15, 2014. She grew up in Moore, Idaho during the great economic depression and worked hard as a child to help support the family. She lived many years in Palo Alto and Los Altos Hills where she raised four children.
CHARLOTTE KREPISMANN AKA CHARLOTTE JARMY
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June 17, 1925 – February 14, 2014
A multi-faceted wordsmith, Charlotte taught high school English in Mountain View for 20 years, wrote columns for the Los Altos Town Crier for 20 years, and was the paper’s drama critic, reviewing productions of TheatreWorks, Palo Alto Players and Busbarn. She worked for Stanford University as a Supervisor of student English teachers, and ran writing classes for seniors at several senior centers.
THOMAS EDWARD WALSH
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Sept. 19, 1933-March 17, 2014
Tom died on St. Patrick's Day at the age of 80.
Tom grew up in Seattle Washington and graduated from Queen Anne High School; he moved to San Jose in 1956 and graduated from San Jose State University.
KARI ANNE PETERSON
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Aged 44, Mountain View resident & longtime Los Altos small business owner, peacefully succumbed to lung cancer at home on March 7th 2014. Kari was a precious and beloved daughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend. Kari's journey living with this illness lasted over two years. During this special time she experienced many wonderful trips with family & friends as well as most home SF Giants games during the 2013 season.
ANN PRATHER JENNINGS
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Ann Prather Jennings, originally of Jackson, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on February 12th, 2014, just a few days before her 80th birthday, at the Sunny View Retirement Community in Cupertino, California. During her last hours on earth, she was prayed with and for by the Rev. Ron Griffin of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church of Mountain View. She is sorely missed by her son William and his family who enjoyed having her nearby for the last two and a half years of her life.
ELEANOR L. KENDRICK
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Eleanor L. Kendrick passed away peacefully at her home on March 4, 2014, in Los Altos Hills, with family by her side. Eleanor was born on July 29, 1936, to Gaines and Annie Lang, in Calhoun, Georgia.
ERVIN LEWIS AUSTIN
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Ervin Lewis Austin was translated into the arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ, February 27th, leaving with the same dignity that marked his life for 96 years. Ervin’s wife, of 53 years, Barbara Dibble Austin preceded him 21 years ago.
ROBERT LERCH
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Robert Lerch, age 83, passed peacefully in his Los Altos home on February 23rd surrounded by his family. He was born in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland and immigrated to the United States in 1958, starting his engineering career in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he met and married his wife Denise.
