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Leading Catholic layman
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 4, at St. Raymond's Catholic Church for William V. Regan, who died September 30 at Stanford Medical Center. A resident of Menlo Park for 55 years, Mr. Regan He was 88.
Mr. Regan was born in Boise, Idaho, the oldest of seven children. He was marriage to Naomi Sargent in San Francisco in 1938. The couple celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary September 5.
Graduating from Santa Clara University in 1933, Mr. Regan remained devoted to the university throughout his life. He served as a member of the university's first Board of Regents and as national alumni president. He represented New York Life Insurance Company for 50 years and was consistently one of its leading agents.
In 1965, he and six friends founded the League to Save Lake Tahoe, beginning 30 years of work to preserve one of his favorite places.
In 1977 Mr. Regan was named to the Knights of Malta religious society. He served the order's Western Association in many roles, including chairman of the association's annual pilgrimage to Lourdes, and as Hospitaller of its program supporting charitable organizations throughout the West.
Mr. Regan is survived by his wife Naomi of Menlo Park; daughters Kathleen Bui of Menlo Park; Janet Difu of Cupertino; Ann Holloway of Truckee; sons William of Hillsborough; John of Fairfax, Virginia; Daniel of San Jose; and Michael of Foster City; 19 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
A Rosary was to be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 3, at St. Raymond's Catholic Church, 1100 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park, followed by the funeral Mass on October 4. The family suggests memorials be made to Santa Clara University, The Order of Malta, or to the Alzheimer's Association, 2065 West El Camino Real, Mountain View CA 94040.
Hatherly Foster III
Computer teacher, geneology expert
Services were to be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 3, at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church for Hatherly "Bud" Foster III, who died September 27 at his home in Atherton. He was 79.
Mr. Foster was born in Milton, Massachusetts. He was a graduate of Milton Academy and Wentworth Institute of Engineering, and served as a Naval pilot in the South Pacific in World War II. He was credited with saving two American destroyers by shooting down three Japanese suicide planes near Okinawa, and was decorated with the Navy Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Air Medal for his heroism.
Mr. Foster was employed by the Pneumatic Scale Company as a sales engineer for 30 years. In retirement, he taught computer classes at Little House senior center. He was a self-taught geneologist, studying extensively at the Family History Center at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Mr. Foster was a long-time active member of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed gardening and sailing, and loved dogs, says his family.
Mr. Foster is survived by his wife of 48 years, Elizabeth; three children: Martha Foster of Menlo Park; Elizabeth DeLong of Menlo Park; and Timothy Foster of West Granby, Connecticut; and five grandchildren.
Donations may be made in his memory to the Zweng Memorial Retinal Research Foundation, or to Little House.
Anne Voorheis
Artist and tennis enthusiast
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, October 6, at St. Raymond's Catholic Church in Menlo Park for Anne Voorheis, a longtime Atherton resident, who died September 28 at Carlmont Convalescent Hospital in Belmont. She was 80.
Mrs. Voorheis was a California junior tennis champion at age 16. She attended the University of California at Berkeley on a tennis scholarship and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She was an active member of the Alpine Hills Tennis Club for many years. An art major in college, Mrs. Voorheis was an accomplished artist, studying Chinese brush painting for the past 30 years. She was involved in the early development of West Bay Opera, providing artwork and working as props manager.
Mrs. Voorheis marriage Temple Voorheis in 1941. They lived in Palo Alto for 16 years before moving to Atherton. She is survived by her children: Caryn White of Palo Alto; Marilyn Eaton of Menlo Park; Howard Voorheis of Everett, Washington; Ken Voorheis of San Mateo; and seven grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 2065 West El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040.
H. Wesley See Jr.
Former San Mateo County deputy sheriff
Wes See, a 1964 graduate of Woodside High School, died in an automobile accident in Utah on September 18. He was 53.
Mr. See was born in Garden City, Kansas. He served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, during which he was crew chief on the helicopter used by the President of the United States.
He lived in Woodside for 20 years, serving in the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office as a deputy for eight years. He retired last year from the Las Vegas Metro Police Department as a 20-year veteran.
An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting and fishing. "He was a typical mountain man," says his father, Harold See of Woodside.
Mr. See is survived by his wife Barbara of Henderson, Nevada; sons Michael and Jason of Las Vegas; mother Phyllis See of Mountain View; father Harold See and stepmother Jo See of Woodside; brother Terry See of Sanibel Island, Florida; sister D'Ann Darling and her husband Carl of Palo Alto; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services were held in Las Vegas. Donations may be made to Injured Police Officers Fund, any Bank of America branch, Account #990114316 in memory of Wes See.
Elizabeth Nygren
Retired teacher and volunteer
Elizabeth J. Nygren, a resident of Menlo Park for 13 years, died at home September 28. She was 77.
Mrs. Nygren was born in Chicago, and was a graduate of De Paul University. She taught elementary school in the Chicago public schools and, later, as a volunteer, taught remedial classes at the Cathedral School operated by the Archdiocese of Chicago. She also volunteered at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, assisting patients with rehabilitation exercises.
Mrs. Nygren was an accomplished artist in water colors and pastels, as well as a student of art history. She was a member of Church of the Nativity in Menlo Park.
Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Karl; daughter, Anne Doherty of San Francisco; sons Jim of Folsom and Phil of San Ramon; brother Edward "Jack" Parsons of Chicago; and three grandchildren.
Services and Interment were held at Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in Los Altos. Memorial donations may be made to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, P.O. Box 96173, Washington, D.C. 20077-7456.
Glenn Arthur Vander Sluis
Retired architect
A memorial service for Glenn Arthur Vander Sluis, an architect and longtime resident of Menlo Park, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 1, at the Palo Alto Christian Reformed Church, 687 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto.
Mr. Vander Sluis died October 26 in Menlo Park after a battle with a rare neurodegenerative illness. He was 72.
During his career, Mr. Vander Sluis designed commercial, institutional and residential buildings nationally as well as locally, including churches, condominiums and new homes.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he studied architecture at Western Reserve University, graduating in 1953. In 1959 he returned to school, earning a bachelor's degree in Greek and philosophy at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mr. Vander Sluis continued his studies at Calvin Theological Seminary and graduated with a master of divinity degree. During this time he worked as an architect at Daverman Associates, where he created designs for several downtown buildings, including the old Kent Bank, the U.S. Post Office and the Grand Rapids Press.
Mr. Vander Suis moved to the Bay Area in 1965 to pursue his theological education at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley while he worked as an architect in Menlo Park. He established his own architecture firm, Vander Sluis Associates, in 1983. He retired in 1997.
Mr. Vander Sluis served many terms as an elder at the Palo Alto Christian Reformed Church where he was a member, and taught a class in the Bible, history and theology there for more than 30 years. In 1974 he designed the remodel of the worship center and education wing of the church.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years Dorothy; his daughter Jan Seerveld and her husband Luke of San Carlos; his son Russ of Tokyo; his son Paul and his wife Lorna of Grand Rapids; his daughter Judy of Redwood City; and four grandchildren.
Arrangements are by the Menlo Park Chapel of Spangler Mortuaries.
A.C. Roselle
Financial officer, contract specialist
A.C. Roselle of Portola Valley died at his home on October 17. He was 91.
Mr. Roselle was born in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, on November 19, 1908. He graduated from Northwestern University in Chicago in 1934 and was certified as a public accountant in 1946.
During his long career as a financial officer, government contracts specialist, certified arbitrator and paralegal consultant, he worked for these companies and agencies: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp., Downey, California (1939-1947); Los Angeles Regional Renegotiation Board (1951-1955); General Metals Corp., Oakland (1955-1959); Ampex Corp., Redwood City (1959-1976); the California Public Contract Project's review and critique of the state's public contracting system (1977-1978); California Construction Panel (1979-1984); and the Palo Alto law firm, Fenwick & West (1977-1993).
Mr. Roselle was an officer or founding member of numerous organizations, including: the National Contract Management Association, San Francisco Chapter (1963-1978) -- he was its organizing chairman and charter president in 1962; Association of Government Accountants, Los Angeles and Palo Alto (1954 and 1975-1978); Institute of Internal Auditors, Los Angeles Chapter (1942-1951); Bureau of National Affairs Editorial Advisory Board, Federal Contracts Report, Washington, D.C. (1968-1978); American Graduate University, Covina (governor, 1975-1978); Western Electronic Manufacturers Association (Governmental Affairs Committee, 1962-1976); Machinery and Allied Products Institute, Washington, D.C., and Government Contracts Council (1967-1976).
Mr. Roselle moved to Ladera in 1955 where he and his wife Ann raised four children.
His interests included cooking, watching football and classic movies, playing bridge, gardening, reading poetry, dancing, and enjoying his dogs. He loved dogs, especially his cairn terrier and golden retrievers. He had two recipes published in Sunset Magazine in their Chefs of the West column and enjoyed cooking for his many friends.
Mr. Roselle is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ann Roselle of Portola Valley; his son Larry and grandchildren Alex and Elise of Fresno; daughter Betsy and son-in-law Don Sumner of Portola Valley; daughter Patty, son-in-law Mike Bradshaw, and granddaughter Jessica of Suisun; and sister Reka France of Porterville, California. His son David of Maui, Hawaii, preceded him in death. Memorial services have been held.
The family requests that any donations in his name be made to either Guide Dogs For The Blind Inc., P.O. Box 151200, San Rafael, CA 94915-1200; or Norcal Golden Retriever Rescue, 405 El Camino Real, Suite 420, Menlo Park, CA 94025-5240.
Keith Ewing
Former Woodside resident, weather forecaster
Keith Ewing, a weather forecaster and former Woodside resident, died October 21 of esophageal cancer. He was 64.
Born in Seattle, Mr. Ewing graduated from Edmonds High School in 1954 and earned a degree in meteorology from the University of Washington in 1958. His career with the National Weather Service began in Great Falls, Montana, and in 1961, he joined the Weather Service's regional office in San Francisco. He retired as a senior lead forecaster in 1994.
He met Mary Ruth Schmidt at a bridge group for singles in 1967 and in 1970 they were married. Mr. Ewing's hobbies included bowling (he had a 210 average), golfing, piloting small planes, and dancing.
The Ewings moved from Woodside to Camano Island in Washington in 1995.
Mr. Ewing is survived by his wife Mary Ruth; his parents, Georgia Ewing Mattson of Stanwood and Kenneth Ewing of Twisp, Washington; his sister Diane Head of Camano Island; his brother Bert Ewing of Mountain Home, Arkansas; and a stepbrother, Richard Mattson of Roy, Washington.
No funeral service is planned. The family prefers that Mr. Ewing's life be celebrated by asking friends to help someone in need in his memory.
Stella Fregulia
Flight attendant
Stella Fregulia, a pioneering flight attendant of the 1930s who spent the past three years as a resident of Sharon Heights Care & Rehabilitation, died October 20 after a long period of dementia and declining health. She was 88.
Mrs. Fregulia grew up on the farmlands of northeastern Nebraska, the youngest of three children of her Swedish/Norwegian immigrant parents.
She completed nursing school at Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska, before taking a job in 1935 as a flight attendant for United Airlines.
Her career ended just two years later when Captain Richard Fregulia proposed to her during a flight through stormy weather from Cheyenne to Omaha, family members say.
The couple settled in Palo Alto where they designed and built a colonial Cape Cod-style house in which they lived for more than 45 years.
Mrs. Fregulia was active in the Clipped Wings flight attendant alumnae and the P.E.O., a women's organization, and many parent and community activities. Family members say she also enjoyed sewing, gardening, travel, music, and played the violin and piano.
She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Richard of Redwood City; children Richard Jr. of Mill Valley, Paul of Woodside, and Gail Stepp of San Jose; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were held Saturday, October 28, at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo. The family prefers memorial contributions to Alzheimer's Association, 2065 W. El Camino Real #C, Mountain View, CA, 94040.
Frank S. Prouty
World War II vet
A funeral service for Frank S. Prouty, a longtime Menlo Park resident, is planned for Thursday, November 2, at 1 p.m. at the Woodside Chapel of Crippen and Flynn, 400 Woodside Road in Redwood City.
Mr. Prouty died October 26 at the age of 85. He was born in Berkeley and served in the U.S. Army in World War II. He made his career in the nursery business, where he worked for 35 years.
Mr. Prouty is survived by his sister, Dorothy Prouty of Berkeley.
Art Lozon
World War II vet
Art Lozon, a Menlo Park resident, died at his home October 26, one day shy of his 74th birthday.
He was born in Marine City, Michigan, and served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. He worked for PG&E for 36 years, retiring in 1985. He enjoyed spending summers at Buck's Lake in Plumas County with his family, camping and fishing, according to family members, and he loved to cook and bake and then brag about it.
Mr. Lozon is survived by his wife of 51 years Patricia; his four sons, Steve, Scott, Jeff and John, all of Redwood City; and his sister Patricia Robelli of Sterling Heights, Michigan.
At his request, no services were held. Cremation was arranged by Crippen & Flynn.
Bernard Lighthouse
Stanford personnel director
Bernard Francis Lighthouse, a resident of Ladera for 34 years, died at home November 27. He was 61.
Mr. Lighthouse was a graduate of St. Ignatius High School in San Francisco, the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in business, and San Francisco State University with a master's degree.
He worked for Stanford University for 34 years, becoming a personnel director. In that time, if he could help it, he never missed a Big Game, says his family.
He was a board member of Mid-Peninsula Fair Housing and OICW, and a member of SIRS. Mr. Lighthouse was active in the Ladera community and will be remembered for his smile, kindness and sense of humor, say family members.
Mr. Lighthouse is survived by his wife, Michele Harrer Lighthouse of Portola Valley; son Kurt Lighthouse of San Francisco and his wife Lara; daughters Kirsten Clarke of Burlingame and her husband Tim; Courtney Lighthouse of San Francisco and her fiance Tommy Hyland; and Caitlin Lighthouse of Portola Valley; sisters Margaret Ann Wheeler and Mary Jo Bryan; brothers Gregory and James Lighthouse; and two grandchildren.
A memorial Mass was held December 4 at Our Lady of the Wayside Church in Portola Valley. An additional Mass will be said at Stanford Memorial Church in the near future.
Memorials may be made to the Mid Peninsula Hospice Foundation, 65 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 94025, OICW, 1200 O'Brien Drive, Menlo Park 94025; or the American Cancer Society of San Mateo County, 1720 S. Amphett Blvd. Suite 120, San Mateo 94306.
Joseph Gilchrist
Bechtel civil engineer
Joseph T. Gilchrist, who volunteered for many community organizations, died November 21, at his home in Menlo Park.
Mr. Gilchrist was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1925. He was a graduate of the Thayer School of engineering at Dartmouth College and became a registered professional engineer and fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
He served in the U.S. Air Force for three years, primarily in the Middle East. Mr. Gilchrist worked for Bechtel Corporation for 36 years, serving as manager and chief civil engineer on dams, airports, pipelines and power plants worldwide.
Mr. Gilchrist was a greeter at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church and a 32-degree Mason, a member of the Scottish Rite, Islam Shrine. He was also a Shrine clown.
After retirement he volunteered as a docent at Filoli, Cantor Arts Center at Stanford, the Public Works Commission of the city of San Mateo, and the Peninsula Humane Society.
He had many interests, including watercolor painting, woodworking, gardening, flying his plane and raising Great Pyrenees dogs.
Mr. Gilchrist is survived by his wife Gerry; daughters Caroline Richardson of Seattle, Jane Frank of San Mateo, and Joanna Salisbury of Westlake Village, California; a son, William, of Foster City; a sister, Elizabeth Hagan of Cohasset, Massachusetts; stepmother Ruth Gilchrist of Springfield, Massachusetts; and seven grandchildren. Mr. Gilchrist's first wife, Caroline, died in 1989.
Memorials may be made to the Shriner Hospitals, 916-453-2037, or the Peninsula Humane Society, 12 Airport Blvd., San Mateo.
Lorraine King Shevell
Atherton resident
Lorraine King Shevell, an Atherton resident and former member of the Atherton Library Board, died in her home on November 19. She was 75.
She also served as president of the Albert L. Shultz Jewish Community Center.
Mrs. Shevell was marriage to the late Richard Shepard Shevell and was the mother of Steven, Jeanne, and Diane. She was also the grandmother of Lee and Lauren.
Contributions to her memory can be made to the Peninsula Community Foundation at 1700 S. El Camino Real, Suite 300, San Mateo, Ca 94402-3409. Please attach a note indicating that the contribution is for the Shevell Family Fund in memory of Lorraine Shevell.
