With deepest love and remembrance, the family of Jerome Lee Strom, “Jerry,” announce his peaceful passing at his home in Los Altos Hills on the morning of October 1, 2025.  Jerry was 89, born in 1936, the son of Victor and Edna Strom. Jerry was a graduate of North Dakota State University, Dickinson.  Prior to college, Jerry served honorably in the United States Army.  It was through this...

John Tenanes, 68, of Palo Alto, CA passed away on August 4, 2025, from Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease (CJD), surrounded by his family. Born on April 3, 1957, in Northampton, MA, to the late John and Jean Tenanes, John made Palo Alto his home for 40 years. In that time, he became deeply connected to the community–raising a family, forging lifelong friendships, and sharing in the city’s history. He...

Mary Alice Thornton passed away peacefully on January 3, 2026, in Palo Alto, California, at the age of 87. She was born on May 7, 1938, in Zanesville, Ohio. She grew up in Denver, Colorado. Mary Alice shared 52 devoted years of marriage with her beloved husband, David Thornton. Together, they built a life rooted in learning, curiosity, service, and deep love for family. An avid traveler, Mary A...

James C. Van Horne, a long-time resident of Palo Alto and professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, died at Stanford Hospital on Monday, September 1st at the age of 90. Jim led an amazing and very fulfilling life. His love of family – his wife Mimi, three sons, and seven grandchildren – allowed for many wonderful times together. Jim was born on August 6, 1935 in South Bend, ...

Perry H. Vartanian Jr. passed away peacefully on 9/26/25 at his home in Woodside surrounded by family while taking in the expansive hilltop view of the Peninsula that brought him joy for 65+ years. He was 94 years old. Born in Rochester NY in 1931 to parents Araxie and Perry Vartanian Sr., Perry Jr. grew up with an entrepreneurial spirit and a curiosity about the world and how things worked. ...

Josephine Ventura, a beloved sister, aunt, and world traveler, passed away peacefully in Redwood City, California, surrounded by family and love. She was 86 years old. Born in Kahuku, Oahu, in what was then the U.S. Territory of Hawaii, Josephine was proud to be the daughter of Filipino immigrants, Eulogio and Edilberta Ventura. She loved being born and raised in Hawaii and carried the aloha spir...

James Wallace passed away Saturday October 11, 2025. He was three days away from his birthday on October 15. He would’ve been 72. He was born October 15, 1953; he was 71. He moved on to heaven and is now with his late father Laurence Wallace, younger brother Glenn Wallace, and many aunts and uncles. He leaves behind his loving mother Joyce Wallace, his younger sister April Hoppa, brother-in-la...

Craig Leon Wentz, 62, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2025 in Denver, CO. Craig was born in Mountain View, CA, and grew up in Menlo Park, CA where his love of sports, people, and storytelling first took shape. He attended Menlo Atherton HS and graduated from Palo Alto HS in 1981. He then went on and graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1986 with a degree in Communication and b...

George Geoffrey Westerfield (Geoff), 67, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 1, 2025, at Mission House, a hospice home, in Redwood City, California. Geoff was born in Stamford, Connecticut, the beloved son of Putney and Anne Westerfield. Raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, and summers enjoyed in Watch Hill, RI., he graduated from Brunswick School in Greenwich, Connecticut, ...

Born July 23, 1936, in Shanghai, China to Jack and Gladys Reed, Marcia Janice Cecilia Cecilia Li Mo Chen Reed Wythes lived her first five years in the French Concession of Shanghai, where she mastered the Shanghainese dialect.  World War II required an evacuation, and the Reeds sailed to Honolulu, Hawaii in 1941, months before the attack on Pearl Harbor.  A newly enrolled student at Punahou, M...

Francis Joseph Yetso passed away peacefully at his home on September 19, 2025 in Nipomo, CA at the age of 93. Fran was born on June 9th, 1932 in Rochester, Pennsylvania to the late Mamie and John Yetso. He grew up in Aliquippa, PA and graduated from Saint Veronica High School in Ambridge, PA in 1950. After receiving an Honorable Discharge from the Army in 1954, Fran went on to earn a degree in ...

Dr. Ralph Charles Yob, left peacefully on October 28, 2025. He is survived by wife Rosemary, his wife of 73 years, his daughter Victoria (Troy); and his four sons Mark (Andrea); Steve (Randi); Tom (Debi), and Tony; his 11 grandchildren, Brandon, Brenna, Michael (Ashley); Emily (Carlton); Danny (Sarah) Steve (Amanda); Brittney (Jakub); Brooke, Troy, Bradley, Zoe; and his 4 great grandchildren, Ryle...