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Mabel Stout
Mabel Stout, longtime Davis resident, died after a short hospitalization for complications of congestive heart failure on Jan. 25, 2000, in Concord. She was 91.
Born Mabel Goldstein on March 21, 1908, in San Francisco, to Agnes Blanch King Goldstein and Walter Goldstein, she lived with her family in Oakland until 1915 due to the housing shortage created by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
Shortly after her return to San Francisco that year, Mabel was selected as one of "Terman's Termites," a group of gifted children studied by psychologist Lewis Madison Terman and others for decades and initially used to create the Stanford-Binet IQ test in 1916.
Walter Goldstein moved his family moved to Orland in 1920 and opened a Ford dealership with his brother after losing his tool and die maker job at Ford Motor Co. during a wave of corporate anti-Semitism.
Mabel graduated from Orland High School and attended Chico State Teachers College (now Cal State Chico). She transferred to the UC Berkeley and graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1929.
While attending college she met Perry Robert Stout, a native of Hughson and later a professor of soil science and plant nutrition at UC Berkeley and UC Davis. They marriage Nov. 24, 1929, and remained together almost 46 years until his death in 1975.
The couple had four children, Robert Walter Stout of Santa Rosa, Norman David Stout of Walnut Creek, Carol Carroll of Fresno and Marilyn Stout Milhous of Fort Collins, Colo.
The couple lived in Oakland while Perry Stout pursued his doctorate in soils science at UC Berkeley, where he worked as an analytical chemist for both the university and the Food and Drug Administration to support their family.
Mabel's lifelong commitment to public service began during the Depression when she helped organize the Berkeley Food Co-op in 1938, where she was member No. 187.
She was a Cub Scout den mother for her sons, and a Brownie troop leader for her daughters. She also served as PTA president at Washington Elementary and Woodrow Wilson Junior High in Oakland.
In 1942 Mabel and her family moved to Cambridge, Mass., and later to Washington, D.C., while Perry Stout (now a professor at UC Berkeley) led the Bat Radar Guided Missile Project and eventually served as the director of guided missile research for the U.S. Navy.
Mabel spent many months raising her family alone while Perry Stout conducted successful field tests of the Bat against Japanese shipping in the Philippines.
Mabel transferred her West Coast activism to the East, where she convinced the Cambridge, Mass., school district to open their playgrounds after school hours for the benefit of schoolchildren.
The family returned to California in 1945, and Mabel resumed her leadership roles in the Girl Scouts. She was a leader trainer for the Oakland Girl Scout Council and led the first racially integrated Brownie troop in Oakland during the 1950s.
Mabel moved to Davis in 1959 with her husband and daughter when the department of soils science and plant nutrition (now part of the department of land, air, and water resources) relocated to Davis from Berkeley.
In Davis, she served as president of the Tri-County Girl Scout Council, was an officer in the local chapter of the League of Women Voters, and became a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church along with her husband.
She was an extremely active member of the Unitarian church, often serving as chair of the church's board of directors and leader of the Women's Auxiliary. She often represented her congregation at Unitarian Universalist conferences.
Mabel was especially active in fund-raising. She led the successful library building campaign at the Unitarian Church and later endowed the Philosopher's Corner patio in honor of her husband as well as geneticist Max Kleiber, a longtime family friend and colleague.
Mabel was well traveled. She accompanied Perry Stout on his three yearlong sabbaticals to Adelaide, Australia; Alexandria, Egypt; and Oak Ridge, Tenn. She circled the globe by ship in 1955 on her way home from Adelaide, toured the Far East, traveled to the Soviet Union in the 1970s, and visited Africa twice.
One of her African trips was to see her daughter and granddaughter in Ghana in 1967, where her son-in-law was working for the Agency for International Development; the second was to experience safari in Kenya in the 1980s.
She had a great interest in Native American art and culture, and enjoyed touring the American Southwest in her later years, often with the Davis Arboretum Society.
Mabel was also active in Democratic Party politics, and gave generously to Democratic candidates. She often attended the Yolo County Democratic Central Committee's annual crab and bean feeds.
In addition to her four children, she is survived by two sisters-in-law, Kay King and Ella Mae Pilcher; a brother-in-law, Harold Stout; nine grandchildren, Kristin Milio, Mark Stout, Perry Stout, Adrienne Cherry, Allison King, Jeannie Epperly, Heather Miles, Sasha Milhous and Maya Milhous; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Unitarian Church of Davis.
Donations in Mabel's name may be made to Native American education institutions and environmental protection and preservation organizations.
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Robert "Bob" Walter Stout
Robert "Bob" Walter Stout, a former Davis resident, died from respiratory failure at Kaiser Hospital on March 3, 2004 in Santa Rosa. He was 73.
The first child of longtime UC Davis professor Perry Robert Stout and Mabel Stout, he was born in Berkeley July 22, 1930. He spent most of his childhood in Berkeley, except for three years during World War II spent in Cambridge, Mass., and Washington, D.C.
He served as a U.S. Navy meteorologist on Guam during the Korean War. After his military service he graduated from UCLA with a degree in mathematics. He then began a career as a systems analyst and programmer for various companies from San Diego to Seattle. A career highlight was writing code for some of the first satellite tracking networks.
He spent several years in Davis during the mid-1970s. After retiring, he explored his strong interest in Christian theology and fulfilled his dream of making a trip to Israel.
Survivors include his daughter, Kristin Milio and her husband, Ron, of El Granada; son Mark and his wife, Brigitte, three grandsons, Erik, Julien and Karl, all of Montreal, Canada; brother Norman Stout of Walnut Creek; sisters Carol Carroll of Fresno and Marilyn Stout Milhous of Ft. Collins, Colo.; cousins Lynda King and Denise King of Davis; and many nieces, nephews and other cousins.
A memorial service will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Hope Chapel, 5680 Sonoma Hwy., in Santa Rosa.
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Louis Stroup
Louis Stroup passed away on March 7, 2000 in Winters. Born in Knox County, Texas on June 19, 1915, she was 84 years old.
Mrs. Stroup lived in Richmond for 50 years, during which time she was a homemaker. She lived in Winters for the last four years. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Richmond, the Winters Church of Christ and the Winters Senior Citizens Club. Her hobbies included sewing, cooking and going to Lake Berryessa with friends.
She is survived by her daughter, Carlene Elmore of Oregon; son, Melvin D. Stroup of Winters; sister, Jeanie Porter of Florida; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin P. Stroup and her son, Travis "Dean" Stroup.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Stroup on Friday, March 10, at the Civic Center Chapel of Wilson & Kratzer Mortuaries in Richmond. Burial took place at Rolling Hills Memorial Park in Richmond.
Memorial gifts may be made in Mrs. Stroup's name to the American Cancer Society, 2023 Vale Rd., #4, San Pablo, CA or Yolo Hospice, P. O. Box 1014, Davis, CA, 95617.
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Lester O. Struble
Lester O. Struble died peacefully in his American Canyon home Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, at age 101.
Born May 23, 1900, in Mora, Minn., Mr. Struble was an architect for the light house service in Port Washington, Wisconsin in 1929 to 1935 where his family were the first residence in light house after it was remodeled. He was lighthouse keeper for light house service from 1935 to 1941. He was an architect for Mare Island Naval Shipyard from 1941 to 1962 retiring in 1962. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps World War I. According to his family members, "he loved outdoors, gardening, hunting, fishing, camping and family lived by the golden rule."
Mr. Struble is survived by his daughter, Eva Johnson of Napa; and son, Thomas (Jerroldine) Struble of Woodland.
He is also survived by his five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Struble was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Struble; and son, Richard Struble.
A graveside service is scheduled at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, at Skyview Memorial Lawn in Vallejo, with Chaplain Shaw, officiating. Burial will follow after the service.
The family requests memorials be directed to Kaiser Hospice; American Canyon Fire Department; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Struble Family Funeral Services of Vallejo is assisting the family with arrangements.
GUARINO
Rose T. Guarino (1st of 2 obits.)
Rose T. Guarino died on Oct. 7, 2004, in West Sacramento. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. James Catholic Church, 1275 B St. in Davis.
She was the loving wife of the late Raymond J. Guarino and was preceded in death by her son, Raymond M. Guarino.
Additional survivors include son Richard Guarino, daughter-in-law Nattera Guarino, grandchildren Sean and Nirasean Guarino and three great-grandchildren.
A recitation of the rosary will take place at 7 p.m. Monday at the River Cities Funeral Chapel, 910 Soule St., West Sacramento.
Rose T. Guarino (1920-2004) (2nd of 2 obits.)
Rose Guarino died Oct. 7, 2004, in West Sacramento. She was 84.
She was born March 3, 1920.
Friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at St. James Catholic Church, 1275 B St. in Davis. Recitation of the rosary will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday in the River Cities Funeral Chapel, 910 Soule St. in West Sacramento. Friends may visit in the funeral home chapel from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday. Interment is at Davis Cemetery.
Preceded her in death was her husband, Raymond J. Guarino and son Raymond M. Guarino.
She is survived by her son, Richard Guarino and daughter-in-law Nattera Guarino; grandchildren Sean and Nirasean Guarino; great grandchildren Blake, Ryan and Joshua Guarino; and sister-in-law Sarah Lynch and her husband Michael.
The family requests that memorials be sent to the donor's choice.
GRUBAUGH
Maxine D. Grubaugh
Maxine D. Grubaugh, a Davis resident for more than 30 years, died at home surrounded by family July 1, 2003. She was 82.
She was born in Dallas on Christmas Eve, 1920, to Harry and Cornelia Upchurch Douglas. At age 16 she graduated from John G. Reagan High School in Houston in 1937. She marriage U.S. Air Force pilot Glover P. Grubaugh when he returned from World War II Europe, in 1946.
The couple lived and traveled throughout the United States and Asia. He was serving at Travis Air Force Base when he retired as a colonel. They moved to Davis with their three children in 1969.
Maxine was an active member of the Davis Community Church, where she served as deacon from 1982-85.
Her imagination and love for natural beauty allowed her to excel in the Shinshindo style of flower arrangement -- a talent she nurtured as a teacher's assistant and member of the Ikenobo Society and Davis Flower Guild, he family said. She was also a member and volunteered for the Davis Family Services League for many years.
She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Glover Grubaugh of Davis, daughter Melissa Lou Grubaugh of San Francisco, son William D. Grubaugh and wife Claudia of San Francisco, daughter Victoria Grubaugh Miller, her husband Don Miller and their daughters Elena and Zoe Miller of Novato, and sister Gloria Manly George of Alexandria, Va.
Graveside services will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Davis Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Davis Community Church.
GRUENHAGEN
Arlyne Audry Gruenhagen
Arlyne Gruenhagen died at Stollwood Convalescent Hospital in Woodland Friday, Sept. 3, 2004 at age 80.
Mrs. Gruenhagen was born Sept. 12, 1923 in Correll, Minn. and graduated from Hamline University-Asbury Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis in September 1941. She enlisted March 1945 in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and served as a surgery nurse in the 148th General Hospital on Saipan Island. In 1946, she came to Woodland and was employed at Yolo County's General Hospital and later as a R.N. at the Woodland Clinic Hospital.
Survivors include Mrs. Gruenhagen's husband of 57 years, Mel of Woodland; daughter Suzanne Metzinger of Fair Oaks; sons Todd and his wife Fiona of Kingston, Wash. and Ned and his wife Elaine of Clovis; granddaughters Michelle Casten and her husband Cris of Mission Viejo, Melanie Metzinger of Sacramento, and Katie Gruenhagen of Clovis as well as great-grandsons Nicholas and Andrew Casten.
Memorials in Mrs. Gruenhagen's name can be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church Building Fund, 625 W. Gibson Road, Woodland, 95695; Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis, 95617 or UC Davis Cancer Center, 2315 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento 95817.
Services: Graveside service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004 at Knights Landing Cemetery. A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, 2004 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 625 W. Gibson Road, Woodland with a celebration of Mrs. Gruenhagen's life immediately following at the church. Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
