Gloria Ramirez passed away on July 25, 2024, at her home in Mountain View. She was 93 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband Jose Manuel Ramirez, her parents Epifanio and Eva Olivo, and her siblings Arthur Olivo and Ida Sallas. She is survived by her siblings, Robert Olivo and Dolores Olivo; her five children, Maria, Raul, Gloria, Anita, and Christina; her grandchildren, Johnny, Luca...

It is with great sadness that we must share news of the passing of decades-long Palo Alto resident, Hazel H. Rand. Hazel was born in Bath, England on August 24, 1933, and first moved to Palo Alto in 1963, with her husband Roy E. Rand (who passed away in 2022). After moving back to England for a few years, and also living in Perth, Australia for a few years, Hazel and Roy returned to Palo Alt...

Kathryn “Kit” Elliott Reitman passed away peacefully surrounded by Family at the age of 74 on June 10th, 2024. She was born on February 21, 1950 in Newark, NJ. Kit is a 1968 Graduate of Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ. She spent a year at Skidmore College and in 1970 transferred to Colgate University, as part of the First Female Class to arrive — graduating in 1972 with a concentratio...

Donald Everett Rhoades passed away peacefully July 16, 2024, in Redwood City, Ca. Don was born in Oakland, California to Dorothy & Donald Rhoades on February 5,1933. He and his twin sister Marilyn grew up in Palo Alto, Ca where he attended Palo Alto High School. After attending The Lawrenceville Scool in New Jersey for one year, he enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley. As a Golden Be...

John Lloyd Richardson, 89, proud father of 5 children, died at his home in Portola Valley, CA of natural causes in the arms of his loving wife Alice on May 13, 2024. He was born in Ventura, California in 1935 to Morris and Audrey Hollister Richardson during the heart of the depression, moving residences several times and enduring his father's absence during his service as a decorated naval of...

Lawrence Victor Riches, Jr., husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend passed away peacefully at age 80, on June 28, 2024 in Carmel, California. He was born on April 3, 1944 to Lawrence Victor Riches, Sr. and Gwendolyn Helen (Low) Riches in Laramie, Wyoming. He was the eldest of their five children: Kathleen (Garth) Pickett, Dennis (Pat) Riches, Lynn (Bett...

Isaac Joel Riff passed away on June 16, 2024, at age 73, in Manhattan, due to respiratory failure. Joel was born and raised in Chicago (West Rogers Park), to Morris Riff and Esther (Weingarten) Riff. A son of Holocaust survivors, Joel graduated from Mather High School, the University of Michigan, and the University of Chicago Law School. He worked for more than 30 years as a lawyer in Silicon...

David Ring passed away peacefully at his home in Palo Alto, California, on July 31, 2024. He was the son of Eileen Greear and Robert Ring. David was born in Upland, California, and was raised by his parents and extended family, the Harnish family (Aunts Ruby, Lily and Uncle Dewey). David graduated from Upland High School; studied Biochemistry at Pomona College (the Claremont Colleges in sout...

Nancy Weeks Rossen (b.12/20/32) We celebrate the life of Nancy Weeks Rossen, who passed away surrounded by family on August 19, 2024. Nancy was a pioneer in many ways throughout her life. Born in Galveston and raised in Houston, she ventured far away from Texas to attend Stanford University where she majored in Education and Economics and obtained her Master’s in Education. Marrying Rob...

Frank Satoshi Sasagawa, 98, of Palo Alto, California passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Frank, known by his family & closest friends as “Jay”, was born on March 26, 1926, in Menlo Park, California, to Frank Kenichi and Kiyoko Sasagawa. Frank truly was a Bay Area native in every sense of the word, calling it his home for nearly his entire lifetime. He was the youngest of four children...

John Peter Schaefer, a resident of Palo Alto for over 50 years, died peacefully at home on July 24th at age 91. Born December 22, 1932, in Luanshya, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), where his father, Peter Schaefer, worked in copper mining, John’s early years were shaped by his father’s early death, triggering a return to the U.S. Raised by his mother, Polly (Amelia P) Schaefer, with brother Bi...

Stanley G Scott died peacefully in his sleep on August 19, 2024 at the age of 96. He passed away in Menlo Park at his home of 64 years. Stan was born on April 21, 1928 in Salt Lake City to George and Lucile Scott. He had a brother and a sister. Shortly thereafter the family moved to Sacramento where his father was a statistician for the US Department of Agriculture. Stan attended McClatchy hi...

Nancy Ann Sicotte passed away peacefully at her home on June 30, 2024, surrounded by her loving family just two days shy of her 93rd birthday. Nancy was preceded in death by her husband Sheldon Sicotte, and is survived by her two children Steve Sicotte (Francine) of Portland OR and Dan Sicotte (Erin) of Walnut Creek CA. She is also survived by her granddaughters Megan Sicotte-Kelly and Tessa Sic...

Matthew John Silverman passed away on June 10th after a 3 year battle with intestinal cancer at the age of 40. Matt was born on October 16, 1983, the first child of Anna and Joel Silverman. Matthew was raised in Mountain View, attending public schools at Bubb, Graham, and Mt. View High School. He was an exceptional student, excelling in Math and Science, and according to all of his teachers, joy t...

SMITH, MARY “Maribee" 1926 - 2024 Maribee was born Mary Beatrice Smith to William and Katherine Allman in 1926 in Vancouver, Canada. She was married to Geoffrey Oswald Smith. They immigrated to the United States in the early sixties. She became an American citizen in 1968, and later regained her Canadian citizenship, to become a dual citizen. Following a divorce, she returned to ...

Teresa Najera Spiva passed away at the age of 82 on May 30, 2024 at her home in Redwood City with her husband of almost 60 years by her side. Born in 1942 to parents Cristina Ledesma and Carlos Najera, she lived in multiple desert and coastal locations in California as a child, before settling in the Bay Area. While studying to be a dental hygienist at San Jose City College, she met the love...

Our beloved sister, Nicole Sprague, passed away peacefully at home on July 13th surrounded by her loved ones. She is survived by her daughter, Martine; her sisters, Christine and Mary; her brother, Emmett; her nephew Brent; nieces Celine, Jaime, Elizabeth and Shannon. Nicole will be dearly missed by her family, friends, co-workers, and parishioners of Christ Church in Portola Valley, where she d...