It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Blakeney Stafford on May 12, 2024. Blake was born in Sommerville, NJ, to William Lafayette Stafford and Dorothy Bresnahan Stafford. Blake attended Princeton University, where he studied history and played varsity baseball. He played left field for the team, and was a power hitter. He became the first Princeton player to hit a fair ball out ...
Peter Sturrock
March 20, 1924 - Aug. 12, 2024
Palo Alto, California
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teacher/educator, public service
Peter Sturrock, distinguished physicist and emeritus professor at Stanford University, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his friends and family, on August 12, 2024, at the age of 100. A pioneering scientist, Sturrock was known for his profound contributions to the fields of astrophysics, plasma physics, and solar research.
Born in 1924 in England, Peter Sturrock's passion for ph...
Michael Trollope, 81, passed away peacefully Aug 20th 2024, in Palm Desert California surrounded by his cherished wife of 24 years, Denise Monfette-Trollope, and close friends. The cause of death was metastatic cancer and Parkinson's Disease. Michael was born in Kansas and grew up with a keen intellect and a strong sense of curiosity. He was an honor student and an Eagle Scout. He studied at KU...
Agneta Chatarina Elisabeth Pontin Turner (1934-2024)
Agneta P. Turner, a devoted matriarch and pillar of her community, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Her remarkable life, spanning 90 years, was marked by love, resilience, and a generosity of spirit that touched countless lives.
Born on February 17, 1934, in Stockholm, Sweden, Agneta spent her ...
Janelle Tynan
March 2, 1942 - July 10, 2024
Sunnyvale, California
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teacher/educator
Janelle Tynan, beloved teacher in Mountain View for 37 years, passed away on July 10, 2024 in Sunnyvale.
Jan was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio; the sixth of seven children. After graduating from Mary Manse College in Toledo in 1964, she joined her sister, Mary, and family in California. She began her career with the Mountain View School district teaching 6th grade at Landels Elementary, and ...
Cheryl Arnold Weaver
Jan. 10, 1949 - Sept. 11, 2024
Palo Alto, California
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arts/media, teacher/educator, public service
Cheryl Arnold Weaver was born Cheryl Eileen Arnold on Jan. 10, 1949 in Hastings, NE as the only child of Rollan Louis (R.L.) and Laura Evelyn Arnold (née Elifritz), and was brought home to a house built by her father. When Cheryl was two years old, her family moved briefly to Fillmore, CA before returning to Nebraska, settling in Kearney (later again, Hastings). As a little Nebraskan, she enjoyed...
In Loving Memory of Richard Edgar Westgaard January 20, 1939 - July 19, 2024
Richard Edgar Westgaard, age 85 of San Francisco died peacefully in his home on July 19, 2024 surrounded by his loving family.
Richard was born in Anchorage, Alaska in 1939 to Richard Allison Brown and Alice May Kenworthy. He was raised in Boise, Idaho by his mother and stepfather, Arnold Westgaard.
As a teenager...