Chesley M. Douglas Jr. August 1929 – March 2024 Resident of Palo Alto A native of San Jose, Chesley calmly stopped living while residing for the last 3 ½ months in a Menlo Park care home. The cause of his demise was dementia, which he had for the past 3 years. He was a special kind of a husband, married 68 years to Shirley Allen. A Father to two boys, Chesley III and Rawley, h...

Mary Roberta (Robin) Duggan passed away after a yearlong struggle with metastatic ovarian cancer. Throughout this period, she faced her ordeal with the bravery and graciousness that anyone who knew her would expect. Robin was born at Hoover Pavilion in Palo Alto to Keith Walker and Mary Sheehan Walker. She grew up on the peninsula, primarily in Menlo Park and Palo Alto, and graduated from Pal...

Adele was born in New Jersey on April 29, 1937, to William and Muriel Wishnow and was raised in the Bridgewater, New Jersey with her two sisters, Rhoda and Reba.  She met her husband of 61 years, Ronald Anthony Seltzer, while receiving a BS and MS in Educational Psychology at University of Pennsylvania. Ronald was an intern at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital when they met.  Adele is surv...

Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Anton C. and Mildred Willemsen, Mike moved often, but he spent substantial portions of his childhood in Boise, Grand Rapids, and Bellevue in the Seattle area. At Bellevue High School, he discovered debate, excelled at it, and determined to seek a career in law. At Stanford, he earned his B.A. and M.A.in Economics, was elected Editor of the Law Review, and grad...

Dr. Linda Davis Caren was born on April 17, 1941, in Corsicana, Texas. Her father was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, and Linda moved almost annually during her childhood, including time in Brazil and Japan. Learning how to make new friends so often may have been why she was blessed with so many wonderful friends throughout her entire adult life. Linda attended Ohio State University for h...

Hope Raymond was born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 11, 1929. She was a woman of courage, integrity, and grace. Her life centered around her love of the world and passion for learning. Over the course of her life Hope led countless spiritual seminars, traveled the world, journaled extensively, authored three books, and had four children, seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and a...

Born in La Cumbre, Argentina, to Idina and John Pearson, sister to Roy, Diana, also known as “Dickie” to her large international family, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning of March 12, 2024, one day before her 97th birthday. Diana is survived by her children, Jeremy and Cynthia, her daughter-in-law Andrea, step-grandson Joshua Tendler along with nieces and nephews too num...

Lawrence Patrick O’Neill, Sr. June 8, 1934- March 10, 2024 In loving memory of Lawrence Patrick O’Neill, Sr., who finished his final round, with no bogeys, on March 10, 2024. He was a devoted Navy Veteran, who served his country with honor and bravery for 20 years. During his time in the Navy, he was able to see the world and hold many notable positions, working diligently to the rank of C...

An almost life-long resident of Palo Alto, Michael (Mike) Mensick was born in Belleville, NJ to the late John (Jack) Mensick and Lucia Mensick. He was brother to the late John (Chip) Mensick and Mark Mensick. Mike was married to Andrea Evans Mensick for 32 years and father to Nicole Mensick and Michael Mensick, Jr. Before his illness took hold, Mike had a passion for fishing, golfing and hor...

Our beloved sister, Susie left us on March 9, 2024, after a long bout with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. She was living in downtown Mountain View, in her old bungalow, previously converted to a lovely accessible home. Susan Perkins was the oldest of five daughters to our parents Fran and Herb. She was born in 1945 in Massachusetts while our father served as a captain of a medical u...

After 95 years of devoted service to family, friends, and underserved communities, Kathie slipped free from her earthly shell on March 8, 2024. Memories of her kind, selfless spirit will live on in all those whose lives she touched. Born in Santa Cruz to Clara Crosby and George W. Wood, Kathie married Vincent D. Franger in 1951. They settled in Mountain View where they raised three girls. Kath...

Oliver Franklin Hook of Scottsdale, Arizona, a Navy fighter pilot in WWII, member of “Americas Greatest Generation”, died peacefully March 7 surrounded by his two sons. He was 99. Born in Kansas City, Missouri October 10, 1924 to Ralph and Ruby Hook, he learned the value of hard work early. He grew up with three brothers on the ‘Hook & Son’s Dairy’ farm in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, att...

Trevor Burrowes -- artist, visionary, and tireless defender of natural and man-made beauty in our environment -- has died. Born in Jamaica, Trevor lived on both American coasts and in Mexico, before making his home in East Palo Alto in the 1980s. His education in fine art, art restoration and architectural history, coupled with a transplant's fresh eye, gave him a singular ability to spot wh...

After several years of declining health, Dr Don Charles Creevy, 87, died peacefully in his sleep on March 3rd, 2024. Don's life was enriched by a rewarding medical career, a devoted family, cherished friendships, much laughter, a lifelong passion for classical music and high-quality audio equipment, and a deep love for travel photography. Don cultivated enduring friendships with nearly everyo...