Search for celebrities on Ancestry.com!Fernando G. Gomez
Fernando G. Gomez, 78, a 37-year resident of Atherton, died
June 26, 1994. He was a medical officer in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Philippines. While he was there he survived the Batann Death March and two years in a POW camp. In 1946 he came to San Francisco and practiced obstetrics and gynecology until his retirement in 1991. He is survived by his wife, Helynne Gomez of Atherton; four daughters; four sons; a niece; and 19 grandchildren. A memorial mass will be said July 8 at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. Contributions may be sent to the Holbrook Palmer Park Foundation, 150 Watkins Ave., Atherton, CA 94027 or to the American Leukemia Foundation.
John H. Steinhart Sr.
John H. Steinhart Sr., 77, a resident of Portola Valley, died
June 28, 1994. A native of San Francisco, he was a graduate of Stanford University Law School in 1941. He served as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was an attorney with Steinhart, Goldberg, Feigenbaum and Lader. He was a past president of the Jewish Community Federation of the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma counties; and of the Jewish Family Services agency. He also had been a director of Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco and the Stanford Convalescent Home. He is survived by his wife, Helene T. Steinhart of Portola Valley; a daughter; four sons, including Peter Steinhart of Palo Alto, John Steinhart Jr. of Atherton and Steve Steinhart of Menlo Park; a sister; eight grandchildren; and a cousin. Contributions may be sent to Jewish Family and Children's Services, 160 Scott St., San Francisco, CA 94115.
Elverna E. Christian
Elverna E. Christian, 95, a resident of Menlo Park for one year, died
June 29, 1994 after a short illness. A native of Iowa, she was a homemaker. She is survived by a daughter, a son, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Annie T. Sterrett
Annie T. Sterrett, 94, a 10-year resident of Palo Alto, died
July 2, 1994 at Stanford Medical Center after a short illness. A native of Pennsylvania, she was a retired schoolteacher. She was a member of the Grove City O.E.S. #86 in Pennsylvania, the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Women of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church. She is survived by three sons, including James Sterrett of Palo Alto; a daughter; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Florence Kennedy Carlson
Florence Kennedy Carlson, 84, a 26-year resident of Menlo Park, died
July 4, 1994 after a short illness. A native of Washington, D.C., she was a homemaker. She was a member of the Church of the Nativity in Menlo Park. She is survived by a daughter, Camilla A. Shroff of Atherton; and a son. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Agnes S. Evans
Agnes S. Evans, 86, a former resident of Palo Alto, died
July 10, 1994 in Los Altos. A native of Elk Horn, Iowa, she was a member of the Palo Alto Senior Center. She is survived by two sons; three daughters, including Jane Rowan of Palo Alto and Lynn Evans of Menlo Park; two sisters; 16 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held July 26 at Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery
in Elk Horn, Iowa.
Ida A. Sharples
Ida A. Sharples, 94, a five-year resident of Palo Alto, died
June 29, 1994. A native of New Bedford, Mass., she was a homemaker. She is survived by a daughter, Eleanor Hacking of Palo Alto; and two grandchildren, including James Van Campen of Palo Alto.
Antha Miller Crawford
Antha Miller Crawford, 93, a 21-year Portola Valley resident, died
July 5, 1994 at Stanford Hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage. Born in Chicago, she graduated from Vassar College in 1921. She was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening and sports. She is survived by a son; two daughters, including Constance Crawford of Palo Alto; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
James W. Moss
James W. Moss, 72, a resident of Palo Alto, died
July 10, 1994 at Stanford Hospital. He was an employee of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center for 23 years. A native of Fourstates, W.Va., he is survived by his wife, Freddye Moss of Palo Alto; two daughters; two sons, James Moss Jr. and Jeffrey Moss of Palo Alto; a brother; a sister; and three grandchildren.
Rebecca G. Anderson
Rebecca G. Anderson, 100, a 60-year resident of Palo Alto, died
July 8, 1994 at her home in Sonora. A homemaker, she enjoyed gardening. She is survived by two granddaughters, including Kendra Anderson of Palo Alto; and two great-grandsons. Contributions may be made sent to the Palo Alto Children's Theatre.
Madeleine G. DeMers
Madeleine G. DeMers, a 35-year Palo Alto resident, died
July 15, 1994. She is survived by her husband, William G. DeMers of Palo Alto; a son; a daughter; and two granddaughters. Contributions may be made to Stanford Lymphoma Research and Oncology, Stanford Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305.
