Search for celebrities on Ancestry.com!John Thomas Warner, Sr.
John Thomas Warner, 78, a resident of Menlo Park for 35 years, died
at home August 24. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., he served in the U.S. Army as an official World War II photographer. While stationed in Japan, he met Simone Gallois, the daughter of a French diplomat, and married
her in Japan in the midst of World War II. When the war ended, the couple moved to New Jersey and later to California, where they lived in Glendale and Los Altos before settling in Menlo Park. Warner worked with the engineering departments of Lockheed and the Bechtel Corporation until he retired in 1982. He was a director of the Optical Society of Northern California and a member of the Palo Alto Elks Lodge for 18 years. For 43 years, he worshiped at St. Raymond's Church, and was also active in Sons in Retirement. He loved playing golf, traveling and volunteering at the Filoli Estate. Friends and family say they will remember his "bright blue eyes, mischievous smile and quick wit." He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Simone Warner of Menlo Park; three sons, John Warner, Jr. of Menlo Park, Edward Warner of Menlo Park, James Warner of Daly City and Thomas Warner of Menlo Park; one daughter, Mary-Rose Trujillo of Menlo Park; and four grandchildren. Services have been held. Contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Sep 1, 1999
Alexander Dallin
Alexander Dallin, 76, a leading scholar in the field of Soviet and East European studies, died
July 22 at Stanford Hospital. The Raymond A. Spruance Professor of International History Emeritus at Stanford University suffered a stroke on July 21. The son of the famous Menshevik activist and scholar David Dallin, he was born
in Berlin. The family fled from the Nazis to France, and then made their way to the United States. He got a bachelor's degree in social science from City College of New York in 1947 and master's and doctoral degrees in history from Columbia University in 1948 and 1953. He began his career by working after World War II on the Harvard Interview Project, which used the testimony of refugees and emigres from the Soviet Union to study the functioning of the Soviet system. He taught at Harvard and Columbia universities as well as UC Berkeley before joining the faculty at Stanford in 1971. David Holloway, the current Raymond A. Spruance Professor of International History, described him as "the model scholar-organizer," who applied his immense energy for the benefit of the broader community of specialists in the field. He also served as director of the Russian Institute at Columbia and, later, of the Center for Russian and East European Studies at Stanford. For several decades he was a member of virtually every important committee in the field, his colleagues recall, and in 1984-85 he served as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies. After the fall of the Soviet Union, he devoted energy to the revival of the social sciences in the former communist world. He helped to establish the new European University in St. Petersburg and ran the New Democracy Fellows Program, which brought students from the post-Communist states to Stanford to do graduate work in the social sciences. His classic study, "German Rule in Russia, 1941-1945," which was published in 1957 (and re-published in 1981) won the Wolfson Prize for History. Among his later works were "Black Box," about the Soviet shootdown of Korea Air Lines Flight 007, and "The Gorbachev Era," co-edited with former provost Condoleezza Rice. His last book, co-edited with the Russian scholar F.I. Firsov, was "Dimitrov and Stalin 1934-1943: Letters from the Soviet Archives," which was published by Yale University Press earlier this year. He is survived by his wife, political scientist Gail Lapidus, with whom he frequently collaborated; three children from a previous marriage, Linda Dallin, Natasha Dallin, and Andrew Dallin, all of the Bay Area; and four grandchildren. A memorial service will be held after the beginning of the academic year.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Aug 9, 2000
Margaret Susan Ash
Margaret Susan Ash, 52, a former resident of Palo Alto, died
Jan. 3.
Born in Los Angeles, she came to Palo Alto in 1974 and moved to Lodi in 1999.
She worked for Stanford University for about 10 years. Her most recent job was at Menlo Park Hardware, where she worked for the last five years.
She had been ill for the past two years but prior to becoming ill had been a member of SHAC (Stanford Homeless Action Coalition) and volunteered for the Urban Ministry. She was on also on the board of the Another Way organization.
She was an outspoken advocate for the homeless in and around Palo Alto, believing that all people had a fundamental right to food and shelter.
She raised two children in Palo Alto. She enjoyed reading about early European history and religion and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
She is survived by a daughter, Janice A. Ash-DeJong of Lodi; a son, James Ash of Lodi; two brothers, James and Robert Rogers of Norwalk; sister Danielle Rose of Oroville; and two grandchildren.
Services have been held.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Jan 10, 2001
Missa Carney
Missa Carney, a longtime resident of Palo Alto, died
Dec. 29. She was 89.
She was born
in Crevoya Osero, Russia. At a young age, she left Russia and emigrated to the United States to avoid the Russian Civil War. In the United States she lived in several places and became involved with the Red Cross during World War II, and also met her husband Clarence Carney.
She received both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from UC Berkeley and worked for many years as a psychiatric social worker for the state of California. She was also involved with the Jewish Women's organization Hadassah and was a member of ARMDI.
She is survived by a daughter, Martha Lantz of Hollister; and three nephews.
Donations may be made to any charity.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Jan 10, 2001
Thomas W. "Tom" Flynn
Thomas W. "Tom" Flynn, a longtime resident of Palo Alto and Mountain View, died
Dec. 15. He was 75. A native of Redwood City, he attended Sequoia High School and later became an engineer with the Merchant Marines. As a first engineer, he delivered supplies to the armed services in the Pacific during World War II. Later he went on to work with Pacific Telephone and Telegraph, now known as Pacific Bell, until his retirement. He also volunteered as an auxiliary police officer with the Palo Alto Police Department for 45 years.
He is survived by his wife, Donna Flynn of Jackson; a daughter, Leslie Booker of Santa Rosa; two sons, Thomas J. Flynn of Hollister and Jeff Flynn of Atascadero; a brother, James Flynn of Palo Alto; two sisters, Mildred Hagg of Redwood City and Geraldine Younkin of Menlo Park; and three grandchildren. Services have been held.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Jan 10, 2001
Douglas Charles Gravelle
Douglas Charles Gravelle, 50, a resident of Mountain View, died
Dec. 16 of a heart attack. A native of Minnesota, he had a passion for the outdoors and music. He especially loved boating, water skiing, fishing and playing the guitar. He also enjoyed passing on his love for the outdoors, spending his high school summers as a camp counselor at White Fish Lake in Minnesota, where he taught boating, sailing, swimming and water sports.
When he moved to California, he attended St. Joseph School and Bellarmine. He continued his education at the University of Arizona.
He is survived by his parents, Charles and Dorothy Gravelle of Atherton; a sister, Cindra Nicholson of Atherton; and two nieces.
Private services have been held. Contributions may be made to the George Mark Children's House, 2201 Broadway, Suite 308, Oakland, 94612.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Jan 10, 2001
Myrene Henderson
Myrene Henderson, 72, a 23-year resident of Palo Alto, died
Jan. 2 of cancer.
She was born
in San Diego and moved to Sacramento early in her life, where she lived for 45 years. She attended Sacramento Junior College and then obtained a bachelor's degree from San Jose State University. She followed these two degrees with additional graduate study at Sacramento State College. While at college, she was a member of the sororities Sigma Iota Chi and Delta Gamma.
She worked as an elementary school teacher for 27 years in the San Juan Unified School District and also taught remedial reading at a preschool for several years.
She married
her first husband Craig Murchison, and raised five children. She was an active member of the Winding Way Community Church, AAUW and The Symphony League in Sacramento as well.
In 1977, as a retired teacher, she moved to Palo Alto and married
her second husband, former Palo Alto City Council member and mayor, Alan Henderson. She began a second career as a secretary at the Resource Center for Women/Career Action Center in Palo Alto, retiring again, 14 years later.
Her main interests were family, travel (she traveled to 28 different countries), gardening, reading, and attending Stanford football and men and women's basketball games.
According to her husband, her goal in life was "to help people feel good about themselves. She will be remembered by family and friends as one who was always supporting, boosting and loving."
She is survived by her husband Alan Henderson; a brother, Carl Depew of Concord; four sons: John Murchison of Thousand Oaks; David Murchison of Santa Barbara; Bob Murchison of Santa Maria; and Dan Murchison of Issaquah, Wash.; a daughter, Debbie Florie of Evans, Ga.; stepdaughter Nancy Peterson of Washington D.C.; stepson Wayne Henderson of San Diego; 12 grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
A private family gathering is being planned. Donations may be sent to the Midpeninsula Hospice, 201 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View, 94040.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Jan 10, 2001
George Samuel Henning
George Samuel Henning, a resident of Menlo Park, died
Jan. 1. He was 73.
He was born
in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1927, and was the eldest of two sons. He graduated from the Brooklyn Technical High School in 1946. After serving in the U.S. Navy for two years, he attended the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering.
He then moved to California where he worked for the state highway department, and then worked for a sanitary engineering company. Later, he also worked for two major contracting companies, specializing in structural engineering.
He is survived by two daughters, Gail and Susan Henning; brother Bob Henning; and three grandchildren. Services will be private.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Jan 10, 2001
