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...

Harlow P Rothert, Jr., of Nevada City, CA passed away on November 6, 2024, in his home surrounded by the deep love of his family and friends. His family, including his brother Steve of Bend Oregon, and his three children and five grandchildren who called him “Opa”, were with him to celebrate his 89th birthday. Opa grew up in Palo Alto, California, where he met his future wife and partner ...

Margaret Rush Hepper, 86, died peacefully surrounded by her children, Tracy, Marshall, Clay and David, on November 20, 2024. Margaret is survived by her four children, four grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Margaret was raised just outside of London England and moved to the United States with her soon-to-be husband, Marshall Jr., whom she met while he was in the Army stationed in London....

Brian Edward Scott passed away peacefully on November 28, 2024, in Gardnerville, NV with his beloved wife Janice Scott by his side. Born in 1949 to Edward Scott and Virginia Morte Scott in Oakland, CA. Brian graduated from Mt. Eden High School, Hayward CA in 1967. He loved music, baseball and played saxophone in the school jazz and marching bands, also playing saxophone and singing in the New Ches...

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...

It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Joyce Shapiro, 82, on November 2, 2024, at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, California, from complications of a stroke. Joyce passed peacefully with her family by her side. She was born in Rochester, New York, on January 12, 1942, to the late Frank Raymond Young and Ethelyn Isabelle Young (Jones). Joyce was the fifth generation of her family from...

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Dr. Lee Shulman, a pioneering academic and beloved educator, who died on December 30, 2024, at the age of 86. A distinguished scholar in education and psychology, Dr. Shulman spent much of his career shaping the landscape of teaching, learning, and educational leadership. His research transformed our understanding of the intersection of knowle...

Kendric C. Smith, Ph.D. passed away on 11/01/24 at the age of 98 in Los Gatos, CA. He was born and raised in Illinois. He attended Berea College in Kentucky but obtained a scholarship to Stanford University in his senior year to complete his B.S. degree in chemistry. He went on to graduate school at UC Berkeley for his Ph.D. in biochemistry (1952). It was there that he met his wife, Marion Edmonds...

Michael Owen Staiger died peacefully on October 29, 2024, after a five-year battle with prostate cancer. He was sixty. He was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, to Charles W. and Barbara A. Staiger. The family settled in St. Clair, Michigan, along the shores of the mighty St. Clair River. This, perhaps, was the origin of his lifelong love of rivers. Mike's childhood was full of love, encouragement, ...

Dan Stober, journalist, backpacker, cyclist, family man, and adored father and husband passed away on Oct. 7, 2024, from Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia. Dan was born Sept. 23, 1949, by the banks of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida to Mary and Julius Stober. He graduated from Riverside High School (named Robert E. Lee High School at the time) in 1967 and earned a degree...

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...

Connie Sutton, a treasured mother, a partner, and friend, died at Stanford Hospital on October 17, 2024, after a courageous battle with CNS lymphoma. She is survived by her son, Colin E. Sutton, her partner Norm MacKay, a beloved doodle, Izzy, and by many, many friends and cousins. She was predeceased by her husband, George W. Sutton, and by her parents, Jack and Alta Shanahan. Connie grew up in ...

Ginger Tanner passed away peacefully on November 6, 2024 at the age of 82 in Menlo Park, CA, where she lived for 35 years. Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Ginger enjoyed horseback riding and cheerleading at HV Cooper High School before moving to New Orleans to attend Newcomb College. After graduating from Newcomb, Ginger enrolled in Tulane Law School, where she met and married Robert “Bo...

Richard Lee Thurlow passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 2nd, 2025 in Palo Alto. He was born April 9, 1948, the first son of Marion and Ernest Lee Thurlow, in Saginaw, Michigan. He is survived by his two children, Kelly and Spencer. The Thurlow family relocated to the Bay Area in the 1960s, where Richard graduated from Mills High School in 1967. He went on to earn an English degree fr...

Valda Theodora Cardoza Tormey was born at home in Half Moon Bay, CA. on February 21, 1925 to Manuel E. “Pat” Cardoza and Valda Malvina Cardoza. She was the youngest of five children. By her account she spent an idyllic childhood with lots of picnics and Sunday drives. Both sets of her grandparents lived nearby. After graduating from Half Moon Bay High School in 1942, she attended the Colle...

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 ...