Obituaries

Dancer and choreographer Coleen Duncan passes away at age 57

The family of Coleen Duncan is sadden to share the news of her passing on July 5, 2023. She was 57 years old and died

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on July 14, 2023

Longtime Menlo Park merchant Lee Murphy passes away at age 75

Longtime Menlo Park merchant and resident Lee Murphy passed away on December 11 at 75 years of age. A memorial service open to family, friends,

by Linda Hubbard
on January 12, 2023

Irma Rozynski passes away at age 97

“We thank God for all the blessings He bestowed upon Irma and upon all whom God blessed through her joyful life of Christian service and

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on December 14, 2022

Violet Lyon passes away at age 87

Violet Adassa Shaw Lyon of Menlo Park passed away peacefully at her home on November 23, 2022, after three years of failing health. Born on

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on December 6, 2022

Water polo coach Dante Dettamanti dies in cycling accident

Retired Stanford University water polo coach Dante Dettamanti, who also coached  at Menlo-Atherton High School and Sacred Heart Prep, was killed while bicycling  on Cañada

by Linda Hubbard
on October 27, 2022

Peter Fortenbaugh, longtime Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula CEO, has died

Peter Fortenbaugh, longtime Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula (BGCP) CEO, died Friday, October 7, surrounded by his family in Palo Alto. Fortenbaugh was

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on October 11, 2022

Atherton resident Lorry Lokey passes away at age 95

Atherton resident Lorry I. Lokey, retired Founder/Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Business Wire, died last weekend at the age of 95. Having founded Business

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on October 4, 2022

Robert Beresford Williams passes away at age 101

Menlo Park resident Robert Beresford Williams, born on June 23, 1921, died on August 17, 2022, having reached 101 years. Bob left a legacy for his family,

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on August 24, 2022

Don Cameron passes away; services on August 27

Editor's note: Don was my lifelong friend Barbara Cameron Slaton's big brother. We were all at Hillview School together many decades ago. He was one

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on August 18, 2022

Long time Menlo Park resident Guido Budelli passes away at age 98

Guido Budelli — beloved patriarch, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather — passed away peacefully on July 17th at his Menlo Park home surrounded by his loving

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on July 29, 2022