Search for celebrities on Ancestry.com!Henry T. Calk
Henry T. Calk, 89, a Menlo Park resident, died
Feb. 19. He came from Texas and Colorado, where he had served as a flight instructor for the U.S. Air Force. He and his wife, Eva, were married
for 63 years. They moved to Menlo Park in 1992. He is survived by his wife, Eva Calk of Menlo Park; his son, Lewis Calk of Los Altos; two daughters, Ann Storm of Colorado and Carolyn Williams of Menlo Park; and two brothers, two sisters, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be held in Texas. Contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Mar 3, 1999
Cheryl-Ann Mary Campbell
Cheryl-Ann Mary Campbell, 40, an alumna of Mt. Holyoke College, died
Feb. 23 in an automobile accident. She lived in Portola Valley, where she nurtured a love of the outdoors. She belonged to the environmental group Bay Area Action and enjoyed hiking and surfing. She studied theater arts in college and later employed her artistry as head floral designer at the Stanhope Hotel in New York City. She drew and painted for pleasure and attended Unity Church in Palo Alto. She is survived by her parents, Edward and Lois Campbell of Maine; and her sister, Janet Campbell Rosen of Connecticut. Services have been held. Contributions may be made to Bay Area Action, 715 Colorado Ave., Suite 1, Palo Alto 94303, or to Unity Church, 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 94303.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Mar 3, 1999
Rachel Tara Armstrong Caron
Rachel Tara Armstrong Caron, 34, a graduate of Gunn High School, died
Feb. 14. Born in Mountain View, she grew up in Palo Alto. Her mother says that she "majored in friends" while at Gunn High School and particularly enjoyed singing in a student group there. She studied at Yuba College and lived for several years in the Sacramento Valley. She returned to the Bay Area in 1995 to become a veterinary lab technician at Ames Laboratory. Since October, she managed the Blossom Hill Veterinary Hospital in Los Gatos. She is survived by her husband, Douglas Caron, and two children, Nicole and Alex, all of San Jose; her parents, Baxter and Helen Armstrong of Palo Alto; and two sisters, Megan Armstrong of Citrus Heights and Robin Dobbie of Maryland. Services have been held. Contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Mar 3, 1999
Jimmie E. Carr Sr.
Jimmie E. Carr Sr., 86, died
Feb. 25. An equipment operator for Pacific Gas & Electric Co., he was a longtime resident of Marysville. A native of Prior, Okla., he is survived by his son, Jimmie E. Carr Jr. of Palo Alto; and three grandchildren, Alan Carr of Palo Alto and Christina and Steve Nelson of Washington state. Services have been held.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Mar 3, 1999
Carolyn Lean Corbino
Carolyn Lean Corbino, 56, who was raised in Palo Alto, died
Feb. 16 in Chicago. Born in San Jose, she grew up in Palo Alto and later moved to Chicago, where she lived for 20 years. She worked for the Tribune Co.'s broadcasting division for 19 years. She also enjoyed traveling and recently visited Ireland, Greece and Turkey. She is survived by her husband, Rocco Corbino of Chicago; and her mother, Lucille H. Lean, and brother, William H. Lean, both of Palo Alto. Services have been held. Contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Mar 3, 1999
Amy Rebecca Ewing
Amy Rebecca Ewing, 27, a Stanford graduate, died
Feb. 23. A Web master and information coordinator, she worked for the Stanford Center for Professional Development for four years. Active in the community, she was a Big Sister for eight years, a high school debate coach, a member of the Samena swim team for 12 years and a member of the Northwest Girls' Choir. She loved music, running, poetry and traveling, and is remembered for her enthusiasm and sense of humor. She is survived by her parents, Kathy Ewing of Bellevue, Wash., and Alvin Ewing and Lucy Hannigan of Juneau, Alaska; her brothers Paul Ewing of California and Stephen Ewing of Utah; her sisters, Sara Ewing of Bellingham, Wash., and Carol Haskell of Alaska; and her grandparents, Kathleen and Walter Wedoff of Montana and Charlene and Kay Ewing of Oregon. Services have been held. Contributions may be made to Stanford University.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Mar 3, 1999
Chandler Ide
Chandler Ide, 89, a business executive, died
Feb. 10. Born in New York, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Pomona College. He lived with his wife, Helen, for many years in Berkeley and St. Helena before coming recently to Menlo Park. For 31 years he worked with Natomas Co., an oil and gas exploration company, eventually becoming the president and chief executive officer. He also served on the boards of the San Francisco Hearing and Speech Center and the Northern California Tennis Association. He is survived by his daughters, Susan Junta and Debby Ruskin, both of Palo Alto; his brother, Carter Ide of Washington, D.C.; and five grandchildren. A private service will be held. Contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Mar 3, 1999
Marilyn Newell
Marilyn Newell, 66, a longtime resident of Palo Alto, died
Feb. 24. Born Marilyn Joan Kubon in Minnesota, she grew up there and attended the University of Minnesota. After she moved to Palo Alto, she and her husband, Roger Newell, visited Minnesota often to see their families. She loved flowers and gardening. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her sister, Dorothy Kubon Latterell of Minnesota; her brother, William Kubon of Washington state; her children, Jennifer Newell and Daniel Newell, both of Palo Alto; and two granddaughters. Services have been held. Contributions may be made to the Gamble Garden Center, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto 94301.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Mar 3, 1999
Bella Rosenthal-Beldner
Bella Beldner, 7, a lover of Latin music, died
suddenly Feb. 21. She lived for the last two years in Palo Alto with her father, Brad Beldner. She enjoyed running and playing in the back yard and getting Shiatsu massages. She was always eager to hear music from her father, who plays Latin and jazz guitar, and her mother, who is a jazz vocalist, as well as from her many musician friends. "She brought love and joy to many people, and she was very wise as well. She really loved animals. She was crazy about bunnies," recalled her father. In addition to her father, she is survived by her mother, Christine Marie Rosenthal of San Jose. Services will be held in the spring.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Mar 3, 1999
Ottley Briggs Schonberger
Ottley Briggs Schonberger, 76, a watercolor and collage artist, died
Feb. 17. Raised in Southern California, she studied art in Pasadena and Mexico and was president of the Palo Alto Art Club in 1971-72. She also belonged to the Viewpoints Gallery in Los Altos before moving with her husband, Howard, to the San Juan Islands in Washington state. There she enjoyed golfing and painting. She also volunteered for a medical organization and a theatrical group on the islands. At an art seminar held at Stanford, she said, "I want to express in my paintings a desire for tranquility, as the world goes screaming and streaking by. There is a transcending beauty in the forms of the Earth and its atmosphere." She is survived by her husband, Howard Schonberger of Washington state; her sister, Kay Courtney of Buena Vista; her brother, Arthur Briggs of Woodland Hills; two sons, Gary Smith of Washington state and Mark Smith of Palo Alto; her daughter, Kathy Smith of San Bruno; her stepson, Howard Schonberger Jr.; and two grandchildren. Services have been held. Contributions may be made to the Sunshine Gallery, 135 Spring Street, Friday Harbor, Wash. 98250.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Mar 3, 1999
Margaret 'Peggy' Young
Margaret "Peggy" Young, 76, a longtime Portola Valley resident, died
Feb. 1. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., she grew to have a lifelong affection for horses and owned several during her life. She graduated from Baltimore Business College and worked for the Air Force in Japan after World War II. She went with the military to Weisbaden, Germany, where she met her husband, the future Lt. Col. Harry H. Young. They lived in Taiwan before settling in Portola Valley. Locally, she rode at the Portola Valley Pony Club. She was an official for the Pony Clubs of America and an equestrian judge. She also served on the Spring Down Equestrian Center fund-raising committee in Portola Valley. She and her husband also resumed their world travels in recent years, this time just for pleasure. In the last two years, she had breast cancer and was cared for at the Laurel Creek Health Care Center in Paradise Valley, where she went to be close to her children. She is survived by her sister, Barbara Dickinson of Roswell, N.M.; and two daughters, Johanna Jensen of Vacaville and Charlotte Potts of Stockton. Services are pending. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1715 S. Bascom Ave., Suite 100, Campbell 95008.
Obituary dated: Wednesday Mar 3, 1999
