John Norman Deutschlander
John Norman Deutschlander, 63, died Thursday after several illnesses. Born in Pittsburgh, he graduated from Valparaiso and Santa Clara universities. He lived in Palo Alto for the past 36 years, working at Beckman Instruments and as vice president of sales and marketing at Pickering Laboratories. He played and coached soccer and sang with several area groups, including the California Bach Society and the Baroque Choral Guild. He is survived by his wife, Deborah Clark of Palo Alto; his parents, John and Helmine Deutschlander of Cleveland, Ohio; his brother, Ron Land of Monrovia; two daughters from his first marriage to Betty Noto of Palo Alto, Anne-Marie Deutschlander of Geneva, Switzerland, and Erika Deutchlander Socia of Oakland; and a grandson. Services will be held Dec. 30 at 11 a.m. at Palo Alto Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 E. Charleston Road. Donations may be made to the Palo Alto Endowment Fund, Box 1015, Palo Alto 94302.
Publication Date: Wednesday Dec 23, 1998
Lois Foskett Robinson
Lois Foskett Robinson, 73, a graduate of Stanford University, died Dec. 4 in San Jose. Born in Portland, Ore., she met her husband, Lawrence, at Stanford University. After her husband died, she became a teacher and worked to raise her family of five boys. In 1989, she suffered a stroke and retired as a special education teacher in the San Mateo-Foster City School District. She is survived by her sons, Thomas Robinson of San Jose, James Robinson of Santa Rosa, Bruce Robinson of Palo Alto, Bennett Robinson of Glen Ellen and John Robinson of Santa Cruz; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. at Woodside Methodist Church in Redwood City. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 1 Almaden Blvd., San Jose 95113; Foothill College REACH program, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 94303; or YMCA of the Midpeninsula, 4151 Middlefield Road, Suite 211, Palo Alto 94303.
Publication Date: Wednesday Dec 23, 1998
Sallye Boxer Dawidoff
Sallye Boxer Dawidoff, 68, died Saturday. Born in St. Louis, she attended Washington University. She and her husband moved to Palo Alto in 1963, where she became one of the top Realtors and was a member of Temple Beth Am in Los Altos Hills. She is survived by her husband, Myron Dawidoff of Palo Alto; her son, Michael Boxer Dawidoff of Newport Beach; and three granddaughters. Services have been held. Contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Laura V. Gaffney
Laura V. Gaffney, 94, died Dec. 14 at Lytton Gardens in Palo Alto. Born on a farm near Westside, Iowa, she worked for several years at Acoma Foods in Iowa. She moved to San Jose in 1967, where she volunteered for the Villagers, a senior activities group. She moved to Palo Alto in 1980 to live with her daughter. She loved music and card games. She is survived by two daughters, Ruth Willard of Palo Alto and Donna Mae McClintock of Council Bluffs, Iowa; and six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services have been held.
Publication Date: Wednesday Dec 23, 1998
Julie Anderson Haehl
Julie Anderson Haehl, 60, died Dec. 5. Born in Peoria, Ill., in 1938, she lived in Palo Alto from 1970 to 1990, where she and her husband raised their family. She founded Anderson Design, a real estate staging company, in Palo Alto. She was also a supporter of several children's organizations. She is survived by two sisters, Deidre Mangum of Phoenix, Ariz., and Christine Jansen of Peoria; a daughter, Muriel Anderson Martens of San Rafael; two sons, Thomas Anderson of Sherborn, Mass., and David Anderson of San Francisco; and four grandchildren. Services have been held. Donations may be made to a children's charity of the donor's choice.
Publication Date: Wednesday Dec 23, 1998
Patti Jeanne Henshel
Patti Jeanne Henshel, 68, died Dec. 14. A resident of Palo Alto for 41 years, she helped form the volunteer fire department of Barron Park and taught knitting classes at Carolee's Knitch. She is survived by her husband, Robert Henshel of Palo Alto; her mother-in-law, Mary Henshel of San Jose; four daughters, Sandra Jozefowicz of San Jose, Ann Stahl of Hillsborough, Barbara Garcia of Palo Alto and Debbie Henshel of Auburn; and three grandchildren. Services have been held. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 330 Distel Circle, Los Altos 94022.
Publication Date: Wednesday Dec 23, 1998
Frank J. 'Jerry' O'Neill
Frank J. "Jerry" O'Neill, 74, died Dec. 5 after a long illness. Born in San Francisco, he was a career newspaperman, eventually becoming a business manager, treasurer, then vice-president of Peninsula Newspapers Inc., publishers of the former Palo Alto Times. He lived in Menlo Park until 1993 and was active in the Kiwanis Club, the California Newspaper Youth Foundation and the Associated Press Association. He is survived by his wife, Ruth O'Neill of Tempe, Ariz.; two sons, Jeffrey O'Neill of Tuscon, Ariz., and Kevin O'Neill of Chicago; two stepsons, Michael Wolyn of Arnold, Md., and Ronald Wolyn of Foster City; and two grandchildren. His ashes were scattered on Superstitious Mountain in Arizona. No services were held. Donations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Publication Date: Wednesday Dec 23, 1998
Naomi Sparrow
Naomi Sparrow, 77, died Dec. 16 of cancer. Born in Cleveland, she graduated from UCLA and became an acclaimed concert pianist and a professor of music at Mills College and Stanford University. She performed with the Mills Chamber Players, helping them win a Rockefeller Foundation grant in 1964. She also played with the Oakland Symphony and in concert at Stanford University, where in 1974 she was voted one of the 10 best teachers. She was a lecturer at Stanford from 1970 to 1993, and the university has endowed a piano scholarship in her name. She is survived by her husband, Sidney Simon of Palo Alto; her daughter, Laurie Miller of El Cerrito; her son, Jeffrey Simon of Steamboat Springs, Colo.; and three grandchildren. Services have been held. Donations may be made to Planned Parenthood or an environmental or musical organization of the donor's choice.
Publication Date: Wednesday Dec 23, 1998
