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Gail Brooks Jones
Sep 10, 2021
The world lost a beloved mother and wife, Gail Jones, on September 10, 2021 after an 8 year battle with melanoma. Gail passed away in her home surrounded by her children, Katie and Emily, and her husband, Carl. Gail was born to the late Byron and Edythe Brooks on August 17, 1949 in Chicago, IL. The first in her...
Franklin Walter Hale
Sep 6, 2021
In the early hours of September 6 th , Franklin Walter Hale age 89, passed away peacefully with his wife and two daughters by his side. He is survived by his loving devoted wife Dorothy Hale of 72 years, and two daughters Nancy Rogers and Jackie Jones, younger brother Walter William Hale II. Four grandchildren; Brook Rogers, Drew Rogers,...
Leland M. Long
Aug 29, 2021
Leland was born in Ottawa, Kansas, to Myrl and Katherine (Martin) Long on February 4, 1939 and died August 29, 2021. He graduated from Northwest Missouri State with a double major in Math and Physics and a minor in Science in 1961.
He was a Boy Scout and earned his Eagle Scout badge when he was 14. ...
Sandra Jean Nolan
Aug 21, 2021
Born in Middletown, Connecticut Sandra moved to California in the early 1950's. For 53 years Sandra and her loving husband Robert made Cupertino their home. She is survived by her children: Sheila, Tom (Karen), and Christine (LeRoy), grandchildren Sarah, Brett, Isabella & Tristan, along with a brother Thomas Termine, many cousins and Ginger and Ruby (dogs).
Sandra...
Tai Yan Tam
Aug 19, 2021
Tai Yan Tam, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend passed away at age 100, on Thursday, August 19 , 2021.
Tai Yan was born in China, on Sept 20, 1920. She immigrated to the United States in 1976 and after a couple of years with family in Houston, TX, she moved west to the San Francisco Bay...
Evelyn Gina Parker
Jul 24, 2021
Evelyn Parker was born Dec. 28, 1930 in East Palo Alto to Archie and Loraine Dellamaggiore. She met her husband Ruben Parker on a blind date. They had a wonderful marriage of 64 years, until he passed March 2014.
She is survived by her daughter Cindy, who is loyal and trustworthy and who helped her through problems...
Marina Panontin
Jul 18, 2021
Marina was born in San Francisco and grew up in Redwood City. Marina was married to Ugo Panontin for 41 years. They began their life together in Sunnyvale, moving to Saratoga in 1965.
She attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel grammar school and Notre Dame, Belmont high school.
Marina was a bowler, loved country music...
David King Halstead
Jul 15, 2021
David, a retired engineer, went to be with his Heavenly Father during a sudden cardiac arrest. He will be missed by his son, daughter, and their spouses, along with his two grandsons. David was active in his church and always ready to lend a helping hand. He enjoyed family gatherings and watching his grandsons' sporting and school events.
...Robert Warren Coffman
Jun 30, 2021
Robert Coffman was dedicated to his family and had good moral values. He was a loving husband of 38 years to his wife, Kathryn Coffman. A dedicated father to his son's Christopher and Justin, and loving grandfather to Sofia. Robert spent more than half of his life sacrificing his body to provide for his family and put food on...
Ljubinka Boskovic
Jun 28, 2021
Ljubinka Boskovic, beloved Mother of Angelina Papadopoulos and beloved Grandmother of Anastasia Papadopoulos, passed away on Monday June 28, 2021. She was born in Kraljevo, Yugoslavia. She emigrated to Canada in 1948 and then later to the United States in 1956. She lived in the Bay Area for the past 60 years. Her whole career was spent in the...
Lillian C. Barna
May 27, 2021
Lillian C. Barna served as Superintendent in three large urban school districts in America: San Jose Unified, CA, Albuquerque Public Schools, NM and Tacoma School District #10, WA. She served as the Executive Director of the Large City Schools Superintendents organization and was a partner in the consulting firm Effective Leadership Services, Inc.
Lillian began her career...
Patricia Rigler
May 15, 2021
Patricia Rigler, 89, of San Jose, CA, passed away on 15 May 2021 after a brief illness. Patricia Ellen Taylor was born to parents Julian Cecil Taylor and Vivian DeVault Taylor on June 20, 1931 in Roanoke, Virginia. Pat was very close to her older sister Shirley whom she looked up to very much. Pat graduated from Jefferson High...
Irene Virginia Bencala
May 10, 2021
Irene Bencala, 92, of Saratoga, California, passed away quietly with family at her side on May 10, 2021. Her life was devoted to her husband, Edward (1923-2009), and to her many beloved children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was born December 15, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan. With their growing family, Irene and Edward lived in Dearborn, Detroit, and Livonia, Michigan;...
Phyllis Adele Blain (Nee Teeple)
May 9, 2021
Phyllis was born August 15, 1947, and passed away on May 9, 2021, with her husband of nearly 49 years, Gerald Blain, by her side. She was 73 years old. Phyllis was raised in Saratoga and resided for 40 years in the Santa Cruz Mountains of Los Gatos, until they moved five years ago to Volcano.
Discovering...
Sharon Ann Biller
Apr 30, 2021
Sharon Ann Roth Biller, 72, of San Jose, CA went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 30, 2021.
There will be a committal Service on May 18, 2021, 3:15 pm at Sacramento Valley National Cemetery. (Private due to restrictions)
An outdoor Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, June 19,...
Betty Evelyn Coad
Apr 23, 2021
Betty Evelyn Coad was born in Columbus Ohio on November 11, 1924. After a long illness, Betty passed away peacefully in her sleep in Cupertino, California on April 23rd, 2021 at the age of 96. She is survived and will be greatly missed by her two sons, Jon and Tim, and her daughter Jennifer. She had 4 grandchildren, 12...
Meera Chikarmane
Apr 18, 2021
Meera was born in the town of Kundapur in India, the middle child sandwiched between two brothers. She was a giving, spirited and energetic child who had an idyllic childhood in both rural and urban settings surrounded by family, extended family, cats, dogs, cows and even a deer.
She married an equally wonderful person, B. N. Chikarmane,...
Goubran "Gabi" Mikhail Achkar
Apr 15, 2021
Goubran (Gabi) Mikhail Achkar of Saratoga, California passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at the age of 88. Gabi died peacefully with both his children by his side in Portland Oregon.
Adoring son of Mikhail Achkar and Helen Athanasius who preceded him. Beloved husband of the late Therese Antonopoulos Achkar. Proud father of Mylene Achkar and...
Doris "Nana" Arlene Ferris Agee
Apr 13, 2021
Doris, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, philanthropist and public servant, peacefully succumbed to her battle with Metastatic Breast Cancer at home, surrounded by family.
Doris' talents were many; she was an avid gardener, festive baker, creative seamstress, dedicated homemaker and so much more. She was also adventurous and enjoyed traveling the world, having new experiences, and collecting art...

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