On August 30, 2025 Wilna 'Jean' (Davis) Johnston passed away... Jean was 99 years old, and was born in Indiana, where she was raised by her mother, with her older sister Alice, and her cousin Edna. She attended University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, and majored in Mathematics where she met Robert H. Johnston while working at the university's radio station. They were married soon after college, a...

Monique Kane, age 87, of Palo Alto, California, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2025, surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and mentor whose warmth, humor, kindness, and leadership touched countless lives. Born on December 4, 1937, in Rhode Island to Thérèse Legris and Adrien Geffroy, Monique spent her early childhood in France and North...

Just shy of his 41st birthday, Max Kautz passed away at home in Palo Alto. Max was born at The Birth Place in Menlo Park weighing 10 pounds 11 ounces, larger than life from day one. He went to Grace Lutheran Preschool, El Carmelo Elementary, JLS Middle and Gunn High Schools until he was a Junior after which he graduated from the Florida Air Academy. Following high school Max went to CSU Fullerton ...

Earl Gene “Gene” Kershner, age 97, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2025, near his home of 68 years in Palo Alto, CA. Born on June 1, 1928, in Defiance, Ohio, to Mabel May (Higley) and Worthy August Kershner, Gene lived a long and purposeful life marked by dedication, service, and faith. Gene served his country proudly in the Korean War as a First Lieutenant from 1951 to 1955. After re...

GERALDINE “GERI” KINYON (80), lifelong Palo Alto resident, Cubberley High School class of 1962, and UC Santa Cruz graduate, passed away peacefully on October 26, 2025 surrounded by her family. A former Santa Clara County social worker turned professional photographer, Geri was beloved for her boundless heart and humor. Devoted mother to four children, she served as a second mother to countles...

Graveside funeral services for Mr. Adrian Ledda, 87, of Carthage, Texas will be 9:00 a.m. Thursday, September 18, 2025, at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Burial will follow under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home. Mr. Adrian Enrico Ledda was born July 4, 1938, in Redwood City, California. He passed this life September 13, 2025, in Tyler, Texas. Adrian was born to the marriage of Jewel Crowel...

Elise (“Boots”) Liddle passed away on December 12th, 2025, at a residence in San Jose, two days after her 94th birthday. Present at her passing were sons George Jr. and Marshall. Elise will be interred next to her husband George Sr. at Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto. A memorial will take place at 11am on January 30th at Menlo Church. Elise was born on December 10th, 1931, in Pari...

Helen Marie Herbert Lieberman died peacefully at home surrounded by family on October 23, 2025 at the age of 98. Helen was born on February 4, 1927 in Sioux City, Iowa, to Henry and Esther (Dunn) Herbert. Her family later moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where she attended school and graduated from high school. In January 1946, Helen courageously accepted an opportunity to leave home and mov...

Alina Maria Liniecki, née Skupin, age 94, died on December 31, 2025, leaving behind a life defined by determination, intellect, elegance, and an unwavering devotion to family and work. Alina was born in Gniezno, Poland, to Pelagia and Jan Skupin and grew up in Pozna? with her younger brother, Janusz. Her childhood unfolded amid the hardship and fear of World War II, during the German occupation ...

David Gilman Lougee III grew up in Birmingham, Michigan and summered in Parsonsfield, Maine on a property his ancestors established in 1778. One day after graduating from Williams College he married Carolyn Chappell, who had graduated from Smith College the previous week. Thereafter, for 62 years, the two of them made every decision, and did almost everything, together. With graduate degrees...

Donald Hugh Mac Millan died peacefully at home on December 9. He was the beloved son of Kathryn and Hugh, brother to Janet and Joyce, and devoted father of Deborah and David from his first marriage to Donna. In 1986 he was joined in marriage with Judy, and became stepdad to Andrea, Dave, Suzy, and Dana. The following 39 years brought 15 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Born in Buffalo, ...

Scotty was born in White Plains, New York to Erline and Franklin Scott. With beloved younger brother David, they moved to Berea, Ohio in 1938. She studied theater at Denison University, married, and completed a teaching certificate at Indiana University. After cold winters in Wisconsin and Minnesota she moved to San Francisco. In the next years she welcomed children Anders, Leslie, and Janet, mov...

Carol Anne Massard, longtime Menlo Park resident, died peacefully on 11/29/2025 at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage after a long period of illness. She was 96. She was born Carol Anne Galligan in Milton, MA, where she grew up and was a 1946 graduate of Milton High School, and was a 1948 graduate of Lasell Junior College (now Lasell University) in Newton, MA. Carol went on to work as a me...

Michael Miller Matthews July 5, 1940 – November 3, 2025 Michael Miller Matthews passed away peacefully on November 3, 2025, at the age of 85. He was born on July 5, 1940, in San Francisco, California, to Margaret and Grant Matthews, grew up in San Carlos and lived in Atherton for the last 50 years. A proud alumnus and member of the basketball team of Carlmont High School, Mike went on t...

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Robert (Bob) Laurance McCartney. Gone too soon at the age of 62, his kindness, laughter, and presence will be forever remembered and profoundly missed by all who knew him. Bob was a devoted husband, father, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend. He grew up in Portola Valley, California, where he met and later married his high school sweetheart, Kar...

Obituary for Oden James McMillan Oden James McMillan (OJ) was born on March 8, 1944, in Trenton, New Jersey. He passed away on January 20, 2026, in Sacramento, California, surrounded by family. OJ grew up in New Jersey and Maryland, and was a gifted student. He studied mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, and near the end of his time there, met and fell in love wi...

Robert “Bobby” McMillen, a loyal son and devoted friend, passed away at the age of 78 on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Born and raised in Palo Alto, California, Robert grew up in this community that remained central to his life until his death. He was preceded in death by his beloved mother, father and brother. Robert proudly served his country during the Vietnam era from 1968 to 1971 and...