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Peter Hamilton Butterfield, 71, a 39-year resident of Palo Alto, died
March 17, 1994. A native of Moscow, Idaho, he was a World War II veteran and a recent retiree from Lockheed. He is survived by his wife, Polly Butterfield of Palo Alto; two daughters; three sons; a brother; and 10 grandchildren. Donations may be made in his memory to St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306.
Raymond Calvert Carr
Raymond Calvert Carr, 73, a 44-year resident of Palo Alto whose CPA practice was founded here in 1957, died
at Sharon Heights Hospital on March 22, 1994. He served as a chief petty officer in naval intelligence during World War II. He was a member of the Masonic Order for more than 50 years, in affiliation with the Roller Lodge of Palo Alto; the Live Oak Lions Club of Menlo Park; the Palo Club; the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; the University Club; and the Palo Alto Historical Society. In addition, he was on the boards of Stevenson House and the Palo Alto Housing Corp. He is survived by his wife, Fern Ann Carr of Palo Alto; a brother; two daughters; and five grandchildren. Donations may be made in his memory to the Lions Eye Foundation.
Dorothy Cook Foster
Dorothy Cook Foster, 84, a retired employee of Bechtel Corp. and the California Appellate Court, died
March 16, 1994 at Stanford Hospital. A native of Ocheyban, Iowa, she grew up in Palo Alto, graduating from Stanford University. A resident of Portola Valley, she was active in Planned Parenthood and the Native Plant Society. She is survived by a sister, Elaine Cook of Portola Valley; a brother, Robert C. Foster; a niece; and a nephew.
Amanda MacDonald
Amanda K. MacDonald, 18, of Portola Valley, died
in an automobile accident March 18, 1994 in Boulder, Colo., where she was a freshman at the University of Colorado. She had attended Phillips Brooks School, Castilleja School and Menlo School, and was active in student government, the peer leadership program and school athletics. She was co-captain of the water polo team. In college, she was majoring in kinesiology and was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority. She is survived by her parents, Christopher and Maisie MacDonald of Portola Valley; her brother, Christopher Grame of Portola Valley; and her grandmother. Donations may be made in her memory to the Amanda MacDonald Memorial Fund at Menlo School, 50 Valparaiso, Atherton, CA 94027.
Henry W. Nelson
Henry W. Nelson, 76, a 54-year resident of Menlo Park, died
March 24, 1994 at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City after a short illness. A native of Denmark, he was a member of the National Association of Accountants, the Federal Government Accountants Association and the American Association of Retired Persons. He graduated from Sequoia High school in 1935 and attended San Jose State College before serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Mary Nelson of Menlo Park; a daughter, Pam Bonino of Menlo Park; a son; a brother; and three grandchildren, including Annette and Lisa Bonino of Menlo Park. Contributions may be made to the American Lung Association or the Sequoia Hospital Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program.
Mortimer Copeland
Mortimer Copeland, 71, a former Palo Alto resident, died
March 31, 1994 at the Stanford Medical Center, where he had been a patient for a week after falling ill while visiting relatives here. A native of New York, he was a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent and served in the United States, Central America and South America. After he left the FBI, he joined the petroleum marketing business, retiring in 1975. He is survived by two sons; a daughter, Deborah Copeland of Palo Alto; and a sister.
Madelyn Damler
Madelyn Damler, 68, a 45-year resident of Palo Alto, died
April 2, 1994 after a lengthy illness in Hollister, where she had moved 13 years ago. She had served on the Stanford Medical Center auxiliary. She is survived by a husband; three children, including Joellen Powers of Menlo Park; three stepchildren; a sister; a brother; and six grandchildren. Donations are preferred to the Hazel Hawkins Hospital Foundation in Hollister.
Ruth Flowers
Ruth Flowers, 87, a 30-year resident of Palo Alto, died
April 5, 1994 after a short illness. She was a native of San Francisco, where she lived until 1964 and worked as a secretary. After retirement, she was active in the Palo Alto Dance Club, Little House, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and the Palo Alto Senior Center. She founded and led the Mayfield Senior Club and served on the board of the Senior Center Membership Association. In San Francisco, she was a 69-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star and belonged to the Women's Chamber of Commerce. She is survived by a daughter, two grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. A memorial service will be held April 10 at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 1100 Middle Road, Menlo Park. Donations may be made to the Palo Alto Senior Center, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto, CA 94301.
John D. Goheen
John D. Goheen, 87, a 34-year resident of Stanford, died
March 23, 1994 at Stanford Hospital. A man of varied interests, he played a major role in starting Stanford's overseas programs in Japan in the 1950s and 1960s. As university ombudsperson from 1974 to 1985, he acted as an intermediary and tried to solve problems brought by faculty, staff and students. He was recruited in 1950 to be executive head of Stanford's philosophy department and he taught a variety of courses, including Greek philosophy. He was named recipient of a Dinkelspiel Award for outstanding service to undergraduate education in 1971. He was also president of the American Philosophical Society's Pacific coast division in 1957-58. He is survived by two children and seven grandchildren. The family prefers donations to the American Civil Liberties Union or Greenpeace.
Glenn Martin Mueller
Glenn Martin Mueller, 52, a resident of Palo Alto, died
April 4, 1994 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. He took his own life while vacationing on his boat. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and earned his MBA from Stanford University in 1966. A venture capitalist, he was a senior general partner with the Mayfield Fund in Menlo Park. He was a former director and vice president of the Western Association of Venture Capitalists. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Mueller of Palo Alto; a son; and a daughter. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. April 11 at Stanford Memorial Church. Donations may be sent to the Glenn Martin Mueller Memorial Scholarship Fund, care of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590.
John Ainardi
John Ainardi, 82, a resident of Menlo Park, died
April 7, 1994 in Redwood City. A native of Black Diamond, Wash., he was a member of the Monte Cristo Club in San Francisco and the Church of the Nativity in Menlo Park. He is survived by a sister, Ann Sobrato of Atherton, and nephews and nieces.
Elsa H. Davison
Elsa H. Davison, 83, a resident of Menlo Park since 1990, died
April 4, 1994. A native of Montana, she graduated from Montana State University in 1933, going on to teach at Episcopal Bishop S. Bayne School in the Pacific Northwest and St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Monrovia, Ca., moving to Menlo Park in 1990. She is survived by a daughter, Sonya Lamb of Menlo Park; a sister; and two grandchildren.
Esther Gerken
Esther Gerken, 90, died
April 9, 1994 in Palo Alto. A native of New York, she was a member of the Palo Alto Women's Club, Trampornas Weaving Guild, Los Altos Garden Club and Sigma Kappa Sorority at Stanford University. She is survived by two sons, a daughter, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
