Le Levy passed away from pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, June 10th, 2025 at 90 years old, surrounded by friends and family. In his long life, Le served on the Palo Alto city council for 12 years and mayor in 1985. He was a long time member of Congregation Beth Am, including serving on its board, as its president, and on its religious education committee. He was also a long time member of Rotary,...

Matt was born in Palo Alto and grew up there. He graduated from Gunn High School and U.C. Davis and attended U.C.S.F. where he received his Ph.D. in Bio-Medical Science. He enjoyed his career and his colleagues in DNA research and traveled to several countries, including China, Japan and Germany for his work. He never used animals while earning his Ph.D. or during his career, as he loved them. Ma...

Our beautiful and much beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and dear friend passed peacefully in her sleep on April 2, 2025, at the age of 90. Marilyn was born on November 6, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, to Walter and Marjorie Lindahl. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Mundelein College and a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Loyola University. After moving ...

Heather Lois Maclean, 91, peacefully passed away in Los Altos on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025. Heather was born on September 18, 1933, in Alameda, California to Donald Barr Maclean and Lois Thomas Maclean. After graduating from Palo Alto High School, where she lettered in band, she attended San Jose State College. She joined Delta Zeta Sorority while attending SJSC and remained a lifelong me...

Luise Sortino Maier was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 9, 1928. The family moved to “The Farm” outside of Princeton, New Jersey where she learned to hunt and to her chagrin, can tomatoes. I will never can another tomato! Off to college at Trenton State Teachers College where Sortie met her best friends who throughout life remained strong and true. Ever the maverick, Luise heads We...

Maria Luisa Sandin Márquez (Lucia), 74, of Palo Alto, California, passed away on April 15, 2025. Lucia was born on May 23, 1950, in Mexico City, to her parents, Jose and Catalina Sandin. She was the third of seven siblings and grew up in a loving and lively household. In her early adulthood, she worked at a chocolate factory, a sweet beginning to a life filled with care, warmth, and devotion...

Robert Earl McDonald of Palo Alto, CA passed away peacefully on June 8, 2025 at age 89. He was born on June 23, 1935 in Wichita Falls, TX, the son of Richard T. McDonald and Mabel Inez McDonald (Smith). From a young age, Bob was driven to figure out how everything worked and soon could build or repair just about anything. He loved electronics and often used his skills for mischievous purposes...

The charm of Eugene John Micek of Palo Alto, California and Perdido Key, Florida, a proud veteran of the 11th Airborne, satellite contractor, private pilot and a globetrotting raconteur, faded peacefully from this world on August 1, 2025, a few weeks shy of his 93rd birthday. He is survived by his devoted wife of 57 years, Sonia Lisette Micek of Palo Alto, California, daughter Gina A. Micek o...

Brenda S. Miller, beloved mother, devoted friend, and lifelong learner, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2025, at the age of 91. Born and raised in Whittier, California, to William and Marion Sorey, Brenda was a bright and curious child who cultivated a love of music, history, and adventure. An accomplished pianist and equestrian in her youth, she carried a deep appreciation for the arts an...

John, affectionately known as “Johnny Mo” by his longtime friends and family, shared his outgoing personality abundantly with his community. In his youth, he was often the life of the party—his big, beautiful smile made you feel seen and special. He had a natural gift for connecting with others. John was born in Wilmington, Delaware to Jack and Mary Morris. In 1959, the family relocated t...

Patricia Michele ("Trish") Mulvey of Palo Alto died peacefully at home on June 23, 2025. She was 82. Trish was born in Fresno, California, November 24, 1942, the first daughter of Catharine and Ralph Maxwell. She lived with her mother near her grandparents in La Jolla, California, while her father served in the Pacific for the U.S. Navy during World War II. The family returned to Fresno after the ...

Gayle Maehara Nakano, a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother passed away on August 25th, 2025, due to injuries sustained in an accident in a parking lot a few days prior. Gayle Kazue Maehara was born in Puunene, Maui. The daughter of Ichiro “Iron” and Florence Maehara, and older sister to brother Paul, she was raised surrounded by family, with a focus on education, and love of baseball. ...

Ethel Isabella Newell, affectionately known as Nonna and Big E, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed from this life peacefully in her sleep at home with her husband by her bedside on the morning of May 19, 2025. She lived a full, abundant life to the very end, despite having ovarian cancer for the past 4 years. The youngest of three daughters, Ethel was born in Ma...

Richard Patrick Nuzzo, aged 89, peacefully passed away on May 5, 2025. Born in Fresno, California, to Kay and Anna Kazarian, Rick distinguished himself as a track star at Ventura High School before serving in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1964. While stationed in England, he met his beloved wife Alice, embarking on a remarkable marriage that lasted just a week shy of 68 years. For ov...

Commander Michael L. Peck, U.S. Navy (Ret.), after a brave battle with cancer, passed away peacefully at home in Palo Alto, CA, on June 11, 2025, with his wife and daughter at his side. Born February 2, 1946, in Binghamton, NY, to his parents Herbert and Helen Peck, Mike attended local schools and graduated from Blue Ridge High School in 1963. He graduated from Penn State University with a bach...

Loren ‘Wayne’ Pepple, 96, passed away on April 30th, 2025, at Gordon Manor, Redwood City, CA. Wayne was preceded in death by his brothers, Clarence and Robert, an infant sister, half-brother Clarence, and his parents, Ivan and Elsie (Overbey) Pepple. He is survived by his wife of 76 years, Margaret (Harville) and their children, Merriam Hanley (Robert) of Tehachapi, CA, Monica Pepple of Blo...

Ida Pryor passed away on April 12. She was survived by her daughter Heather Cole and her three grand children Kourtni Cole, Bret Cole and Zachary Cole in Boston, Ma. Ida moved from Sunnyvale, Ca to Vacouver, Wa in 1989 where she lived out her life. She enjoyed playing bingo and crochet....

Joseph D. Putnam died peacefully at his home in Woodside on August 11, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was 90 years old. Born in Gregory, South Dakota, Joe was one of six children of Francis and Bertha Putnam. He was raised on his family’s farm, where,  during the depths of the Depression and the Dustbowl, they carried their water to the house in buckets from a well, their heat was p...