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WOO, Soo Tuey
WOO, Soo Tuey - Passed away on May 24, 2003. He was the beloved husband of Toy Nit Jau; loving father of Alice, Walton and Felton; loving father-in-law of Gary and Cindy, and cherished grandfather of...
Date: 06/03/2003


WONG, Deanna M.
WONG, Deanna M. - Passed away on May 31, 2003 in San Francisco. Beloved sister to Nancy, Patricia Chinn and Leslie Gon and the late Ming Lee; sister-in-law to Luther Lee; loving aunt to Kim (Larry) F...
Date: 06/03/2003


STRUNSKY, W. English
STRUNSKY, W. English - 94. Died on June 2, 2003 in San Francisco CA. Long time resident of New York City and husband of Lucy Stampleman who passed away July 22, 2002. Brother-in-law of Ira Gershwin a...
Date: 06/03/2003


SCHULTZ, John A.
SCHULTZ, John A. - 70, of San Bruno, CA, formerly of Tomah, WI, died May 23, 2003, from complications of emphysema. John A. Schultz was born on July 4, 1932, in Tomah, WI. He attended St. Mary's Cath...
Date: 06/03/2003


SABADO, Priscilla A.
SABADO, Priscilla A. - Peacefully May 31, 2003. Beloved wife of the late Gene C. Sabado. Survived by her loving nieces and nephews, Linda and Pros Rivera, Nenette and Ramsey Ramos, Jun and Inez Timog...
Date: 06/03/2003


ROBINSON, Linda Lea
ROBINSON, Linda Lea - At rest on June 1, 2003, after a valiant struggle for several years. She was the loving wife of Larry R. Robinson for 20 years; proud and devoted mother of William Howard Hollow...
Date: 06/03/2003


OLSEN, Peter J., DDS
OLSEN, Peter J., DDS - August 6, 1941 - May 27, 2003 Our dear beloved Peter left this world to enter a more peaceful place on Tuesday evening, May 27th, at 8:20 pm with his loving friends at his side...
Date: 06/03/2003


NAPILI, Melba Onate
NAPILI, Melba Onate - Peacefully at rest in San Francisco, May 28, 2003 at 62 years of age. Dearly beloved wife of Manuel Napili; loving mother of Angela and Tess; dearest mother-in-law of Albert and...
Date: 06/03/2003


LIPPITT, Sidney Grant, Jr.
LIPPITT, Sidney Grant, Jr. - Passed away suddenly at his home in Mill Valley of natural causes on Saturday, May 24. He was born July 13, 1908 in San Francisco, the first child of Sidney Grant Lippitt...
Date: 06/03/2003


LAMBERT, Cleo Clawson
LAMBERT, Cleo Clawson - July 4, 1915 - May 21, 2003 Cleo Clawson Lambert, age 87, died peacefully after a long illness while in residence at the Sequoias in San Francisco. Cleo, the daughter of Leo C...
Date: 06/03/2003


KUNZ, William J., III
KUNZ, William J., III - A resident of El Dorado Hills, passed away from cancer at the age of 50 on May 20, 2003. Husband for 171/2 years of Patricia Kunz; father of William J. Kuntz, IV and Martine L...
Date: 06/03/2003


KREBS, Ward C.
KREBS, Ward C. - In San Mateo, June 2, 2003. Born February 21, 1913 to Harry G. and Lillis N. Krebs in Sacramento, CA. Ward grew up in Sacramento where he graduated from Sacramento High School and Sa...
Date: 06/03/2003


HIRSCH, Bertram Heil
HIRSCH, Bertram Heil - Retired Col. U.S. Army, died May 25 in San Diego, where he lived for the past nine years. Bert was born July 28, 1908 in El Paso, TX, but spent most of his life in the San Fran...
Date: 06/03/2003


HESS, Joseph
HESS, Joseph - Passed away unexpectedly at his home in Lucerne, CA, May 29, 2003. He was born April 28, 1961, in San Francisco, CA. He was 42 years old. Joe was a dedicated 49ers fan, loved a good do...
Date: 06/03/2003


GUTIERREZ, Guillermo G.
GUTIERREZ, Guillermo G. - Passed away on June 2, 2003. Visitation Tuesday (today) and Wednesday 2 PM to 9:00 PM, Vigil on Wed at 7:00 PM at DRISCOLL'S, COMISKY, ANDERSON, VALENCIA STREET SERRA MORTUA...
Date: 06/03/2003


GORGOLINSKI, Edwin John
GORGOLINSKI, Edwin John - August 1, 1924 - May 2, 2003 Peacefully May 02, 2003 at home surrounded by his loving family and friends. Loving father of Linda and Lisa, devoted father-in-law to Michael a...
Date: 06/03/2003


FAGAN, Johanna
FAGAN, Johanna - At rest in Burlingame, May 31, 2003. Beloved wife of 57 years to Michael Joseph Fagan; devoted sister of Betty Shalvey (and her husband, Vincent), Fr. James Harrold, S.M.A., Br. Edwa...
Date: 06/03/2003


ESPONILLA, Rogelio (Roger)
ESPONILLA, Rogelio (Roger) - Born October 18, 1937, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2003, age 65 years. Survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Lydia, his three sons (Ricky, Roger Jr., and Rodney)...
Date: 06/03/2003


COOK, John M., Jr.
COOK, John M., Jr. - Of San Bruno, at rest, May 31, 2003 aged 82 years. John was featured in five documentaries* of his experiences as a P.O.W. in the Philippines during WWII. He wouId readily lectur...
Date: 06/03/2003


BURCH, Victor "Vic" B.
BURCH, Victor "Vic" B. - 85, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2003, after a brief battle with cancer. Vic was born in St. Louis, MO. on February 17, 1918. He grew up in San Francisco, CA where he re...
Date: 06/03/2003


BRAZIL, George Vasco
BRAZIL, George Vasco - February 17, 1924 - May 30, 2003. George Vasco Brazil, 79, of Patterson died Friday at his home. Mr. Brazil was a native of Dos Palos and had lived in Patterson for 45 years. H...
Date: 06/03/2003


ALESSANDRIA, Estelita
ALESSANDRIA, Estelita - In SF June 1, 2003. Beloved wife of the late Louis Alessandria, Sr.; loving mother of Louis Alessandria (Brenda), George Alessandria (Michelle) and Pamela Barry (Douglas); dev...
Date: 06/03/2003


Agustin De Mello -- hopeful father of a wunderkind
Agustin De Mello held a lifetime of fast-track dreams for his son. He wanted him to be the youngest college graduate in the history of the country, pursue astrophysics and win the Nobel Prize by t...
Date: 06/03/2003


Wing Gin Pon -- helped to create H-bomb trigger
Wing Gin Pon, the son of a cook who rose to become one of the first Chinese American researchers to work on top-secret nuclear weapons and particle physics projects, has died at age 78...
Date: 06/03/2003


Burke Marshall -- U.S. government civil rights lawyer
Burke Marshall, the government's legal strategist on civil rights in the era of freedom rides, the Birmingham church bombing and the March on Washington, died on Monday at his home in Newtown, Con...
Date: 06/03/2003


Joseph Rhine -- attorney on side of the underdog
Joseph Charles Rhine -- an anti-establishment attorney who represented the likes of Jim and Artie Mitchell and Timothy Leary, among others, in San Francisco's ribald 1960s and 1970s -- died of a h...
Date: 06/03/2003


SAPIRO, Pamela Bley
SAPIRO, Pamela Bley - Of East Brunswick, died on Wed., May 29th after a long illness. She was 58 years old. Born and raised in San Francisco, she lived in New Jersey for the past 37 years. Preceded i...
Date: 06/02/2003


SALKIND, Steven Sandy
SALKIND, Steven Sandy - Died at home with his family May 30th, 2003. Steve fought a long battle with lung cancer and finally died at the age of 63. Steve was a native to the coast for over 20 years. ...
Date: 06/02/2003


REGALIA, Betty Theresa
REGALIA, Betty Theresa - Born on June 2, 1922 in San Francisco she passed away on May 28, 2003 in Redwood City after complications from heart surgery. She is the beloved wife of the late Carl Wm. Reg...
Date: 06/02/2003


REED, Dorothy Vivien
REED, Dorothy Vivien - Died on May 25th, 2003 in San Francisco as a result of a brain hemorrhage. She was born on July 23rd, 1950 in Seattle, WA and was the daughter of Richard and Garnet Reed. She m...
Date: 06/02/2003


MAHER, Sarah
MAHER, Sarah - Left us in her sleep on May 21, 2003. Sarah was the mother of James Ian; and the cherished daughter of Eugene Maher of Novato, and Anabelle MacDonald of Chico. She was the loving siste...
Date: 06/02/2003


KLINGEN, Robert Charles
KLINGEN, Robert Charles - Passed away May 27 in San Francisco. The son of Reinhold Klingenberg who immigrated to China from Latvia, Bob was raised in Shanghai and was a graduate of the English School...
Date: 06/02/2003


HESS, Joseph
HESS, Joseph - Passed away unexpectedly at his home in Lucerne, CA, May 29, 2003. He was born April 28, 1961, in San Francisco, CA. He was 42 years old. Joe was a dedicated 49ers fan, loved a good do...
Date: 06/02/2003


GIACRI, Gianni
GIACRI, Gianni - Born March 25th, 1942 in Torino, Italy, passed away peacefully on May 30th, 2003, at the age of 61. Preceded by his father, Domenico Giacri. He is survived by his mother, Luiga Giacr...
Date: 06/02/2003


GELB, Pauline
GELB, Pauline - Passed away peacefully on May 31, 2003 at St. Paul's Towers in Oakland, CA at the age of 92. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, David Gelb. Originally from ...
Date: 06/02/2003


ECLAVEA, David San Nicolas
ECLAVEA, David San Nicolas - Age 63. Passed away the morning of May 29, 2003 in Daly City, CA. Dearly beloved father of Susie (Robert) Martinez of Antioch, Chris (Gina) Eclavea of Pacifica, and Matt ...
Date: 06/02/2003


CONWAY, James Valentine Patrick
CONWAY, James Valentine Patrick - Born July 16, 1917 in Scottdale, PA, Entered into rest May 29, 2003 in Walnut Creek, CA at the age of 85. Preceded in death by wife of 65 years, Mildred E. Conway. S...
Date: 06/02/2003


Wallace Terry -- groundbreaking black journalist
Wallace Terry, a pioneering black journalist and author who covered the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War, died Thursday in Fairfax, Va. He was 65 and had Wegener's granulomatosis, an infl...
Date: 06/02/2003


Dr. Peter Olsen -- S.F. dentist with yen for adventure
Dr. Peter Olsen, a dentist who practiced in San Francisco for 25 years until a bicycle accident made it impossible for him to work, died of cancer Tuesday. He was 61...
Date: 06/02/2003


WILSON, Sarah Bleecker
WILSON, Sarah Bleecker - Died May 24th at the age of 26. She was born in San Francisco and attended Katherine Delmar Burke School in San Francisco and St. Joseph's Elementary School in Atherton. She ...
Date: 06/01/2003


WATSON, Marge L.
WATSON, Marge L. - Born November 19, 1946, in Talihina, OK. and passed away at home on May 1, 2003 at the age of 56. She was a long time resident of San Francisco, who moved to the city from Portland...
Date: 06/01/2003


SLISSMAN, William Lewis "Red"
SLISSMAN, William Lewis "Red" - Born in San Francisco Nov. 11, 1914. Passed away at home, May 24, 2003. He is survived by his loving, caring wife Bettie K. Slissman. Former husband of the late Eugeni...
Date: 06/01/2003


SINCLAIR, Jonathan E.
SINCLAIR, Jonathan E. - At his home in Albany on May 9, 2003. He was 55. Jonathan is survived by his mother, Jean, and older brothers, Woody and Tom. Family and friends are welcome to attend a Memori...
Date: 06/01/2003


SAPIRO, Pamela Bley
SAPIRO, Pamela Bley - Of East Brunswick, died on Wed., May 29th after a long illness. She was 58 years old. Born and raised in San Francisco, she lived in New Jersey for the past 37 years. Preceded i...
Date: 06/01/2003


ROBERTSON, Les (Steve)
ROBERTSON, Les (Steve) - Born March 8, 1922 in Monte Rio, CA, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2003, age 81 years. Les is survived by his wife of nearly 50 years, Ruth, his three children, Steven Ro...
Date: 06/01/2003


REGALIA, Betty Theresa
REGALIA, Betty Theresa - Born on June 2, 1922 in San Francisco she passed away on May 28, 2003 in Redwood City after complications from heart surgery. She is the beloved wife of the late Carl Wm. Reg...
Date: 06/01/2003


REED, Ada Hopkins
REED, Ada Hopkins - Passed away peacefully on May 24 at the age of 98. The widow of Paul H. Reed, she is survived by her daughters Nancy Reed Raymund and Paula Reed Kiehne, four grandchildren and fou...
Date: 06/01/2003


QUAMBY, Emma Doris Schram
QUAMBY, Emma Doris Schram - Age 102 years, on Friday morning, May 30, 2003 at Woldenberg Village. A native of Schramsberg, Calistoga, CA and resident of New Orleans for the past several years. She wa...
Date: 06/01/2003


OGATA, Helen "Haruyo"
OGATA, Helen "Haruyo" - Passed away on May 21, 2003 at Coming Home Hospice in San Francisco at age 80. Loving sister of Michiko Kitano and Yoko Cahill; dear aunt to Patrick Kitano and Elaine Kitano; ...
Date: 06/01/2003


MORRISSETTE, Lorraine
MORRISSETTE, Lorraine - Age 80, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 28, 2003. Beloved wife of the late William H. Morrissette. Devoted mother of William (Mary) W. Morrissette. Loving grandmother of...
Date: 06/01/2003


MIHALY, Cecile Bramer
MIHALY, Cecile Bramer - Died May 29, 2003 peacefully at home in Tiburon at age 92. The only child of Edna Loeb and S.E. Bramer, Cecile was born in Pennsylvania and went to the Mary Lyon School, where...
Date: 06/01/2003


McINTIRE, John C. (Mac)
McINTIRE, John C. (Mac) - Passed away on May 14th at the age of 89. Mac was born in Crawfordsville, IN on April 23, 1914. After graduating from Crawfordsville High School, he enlisted in the Navy. Jo...
Date: 06/01/2003


MARTIN, Teresa Jessica "Trixie"
MARTIN, Teresa Jessica "Trixie" - Born Teresa Rodriguez on July 20, 1930 in San Antonio, TX, Teresa died peacefully on Friday, May 23, 2003 in Honolulu, HI. A resident of Oahu since the early 70's, T...
Date: 06/01/2003


MAREZ, Antonio H.
MAREZ, Antonio H. - At rest in San Francisco May 29, 2003. Dearly beloved husband of Irma S. Marez. Loving father of Maria Antonieta, Carmen Dolores and Antonia Marez, Felix Antonio and Fausto Eduard...
Date: 06/01/2003


MAHER, Sarah
MAHER, Sarah - Left us in her sleep on May 21, 2003. Sarah was the mother of James Ian; and the cherished daughter of Eugene Maher of Novato, and Anabelle MacDonald of Chico. She was the loving siste...
Date: 06/01/2003


MAH, Debra Ann
MAH, Debra Ann - Passed away on May 19, 2003 after a long struggle with cancer. She was 42 years old. Debra was a source of strength to her family, and all who knew her. She used every day as an oppo...
Date: 06/01/2003


LEVY, Charles
LEVY, Charles - March 6, 1930 - May 25, 2003 A former S.F. resident died after a long illness in Chula Vista, CA. He leaves behind his mother Jeanne Levy and sister, Honey Kridel both of Charlotte, N...
Date: 06/01/2003


KULDA, Kenneth Francis
KULDA, Kenneth Francis - Passed away Thursday, May 29, 2003 in Oakland at the age of 67. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Joan Daigle Kulda and survived by three loving daughters Margaret, Cath...
Date: 06/01/2003


KLINGEN, Robert Charles
KLINGEN, Robert Charles - Passed away May 27 in San Francisco. The son of Reinhold Klingenberg who immigrated to China from Latvia, Bob was raised in Shanghai and was a graduate of the English School...
Date: 06/01/2003


KELLER, Marion Adler
KELLER, Marion Adler - Of San Francisco passed away peacefully at Zen Hospice on May 29, 2003. Survived by her children, Cathryn Keller (Nestor) of Washington DC, and Brian Keller of San Francisco; s...
Date: 06/01/2003


JONES, Dr. Reinold J.
JONES, Dr. Reinold J. - Passed away peacefully at home on May 21, 2003, at the age of 77. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Marjorie A. (Smith) Jones and is survived by his daughter Patric...
Date: 06/01/2003


HEYWOOD, John G.
HEYWOOD, John G. - Born May 8, 1924, went home to be with the Lord May 28, 2003. Survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Kathryn, two sons, John of Danville and Rodney of Salinas, daughter Elizabeth...
Date: 06/01/2003


HART, Rosa
HART, Rosa - Passed away peacefully the morning of May 29, 2003 at the age of 90. Beloved wife of the late John Anthony Hart; loving sister to Rudolph Frey and the late Albert Frey and Barbara Mciswi...
Date: 06/01/2003


GANGALE, Edward Joseph
GANGALE, Edward Joseph - Son of Vincenzo & Angelina; brother of Samuel, died at home in Foster City on May 28 at the age of 88. He was a long-time resident of San Francisco's Excelsior District, a ve...
Date: 06/01/2003


FORNI, Eleanor R.
FORNI, Eleanor R. - 95, of Vacaville passed away May 21, 2003. She is survived by her daughter, Joan Thomas and her son, Robert Forni, Sr.; eight grandchildren and eight great-grand children. Private...
Date: 06/01/2003


FLETCHER, John E.
FLETCHER, John E. - 85, Retired carpenter, formerly of San Francisco. At peace on May 29th, 2003. Survived by wife, Madeline; stepchildren Michael Bernier and Renee Smith; six grandchildren and two g...
Date: 06/01/2003


FENTON, Jeanne
FENTON, Jeanne - 93, of Burlingame, passed away at the home of family members on May 23, 2003. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred P. Fenton and the sister of Jack Glang and the late Ann Mill...
Date: 06/01/2003


DWYER, Virginia May Ascher
DWYER, Virginia May Ascher - Passed away peacefully at her home on May 30, 2003 at the age of 86. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 41 years, Henry D. Ascher Jr., and her beloved hu...
Date: 06/01/2003


DONG, Colleen Wo-Ling
DONG, Colleen Wo-Ling - At peace on May 25, 2003. Cherished and devoted daughter of the late Dr. & Mrs. Collin H. Dong, adored by loving companion Art Lidstrom, beloved by sister Eileen, brother Gale...
Date: 06/01/2003


DACHTELBERG, Jane
DACHTELBERG, Jane - Passed away May 28, 2003 in Portland, OR. She was born in Portland, OR on December 19, 1919 to Louis and Lizzie Dachtelberg, who were immigrants of eastern European descent. The f...
Date: 06/01/2003


CUMMINGS, Kana
CUMMINGS, Kana - Passed away peacefully 5/11/03 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Private Family Memorial...
Date: 06/01/2003


CRENSHAW, George L., DVM
CRENSHAW, George L., DVM - Passed away at Alderson's Convalescent Hospital in Woodland, CA on May 19, 2003 due to Parkinson's Disease and Pneumonia. He was 81 years old. He was born in Escondido, CA ...
Date: 06/01/2003


CONWAY, James Valentine Patrick
CONWAY, James Valentine Patrick - Born July 16, 1917 in Scottdale, PA, Entered into rest May 29, 2003 in Walnut Creek, CA at the age of 85. Preceded in death by wife of 65 years, Mildred E. Conway. S...
Date: 06/01/2003


BLANDINO, Angela
BLANDINO, Angela - On the 28th day of May 2003, Angela went to Heaven after a brief illness. She was the loving sister of Franco and sister-in-law of Connie Blandino; beloved aunt of Joseph, Salvator...
Date: 06/01/2003


BALDRIDGE , Louise Stokes
BALDRIDGE , Louise Stokes - Born December 3, 1911 in Front Royal, VA, died peacefully May 22, 2003 at home in San Francisco, where she had lived 70 years. She was married to Dr. John F. Skelly of San...
Date: 06/01/2003


ABOWITZ, Bernard "Bernie"
ABOWITZ, Bernard "Bernie" - At peace on Sunday, May 25th after a long illness and courageous battle. Beloved brother of Libby Schlagel and uncle of Joel and Stephanie Schlagel. Born in New York in 19...
Date: 06/01/2003


Janet Collins -- prima ballerina at Metropolitan
Janet Collins, prima ballerina of the Metropolitan Opera House in the early 1950s and one of a very few black women to become prominent in American classical ballet, died on Wednesday in Fort Wort...
Date: 06/01/2003


Paul J. Gebo -- his avocation was community theater
Paul J. Gebo, who balanced a lifelong passion for the theater with a dedication to his career in industrial production, died Friday of lung cancer at his home in Novato. He was 76...
Date: 06/01/2003


Almir Chediak -- notated, recorded Brazil's pop music
Almir Chediak, an arranger, producer, composer and publisher who was one of the most important behind-the-scenes figures in Brazilian popular music over the last 20 years, died May 25 in a robbery...
Date: 06/01/2003


Geoffrey Bawa -- Asian architect with modern eye
Geoffrey Bawa, a Sri Lankan architect whose striking blend of traditional Asian forms and contemporary international styles produced houses and public buildings in harmony with their Asian landsca...
Date: 06/01/2003


WONG, Poy-Jung
WONG, Poy-Jung - Of San Francisco, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2003 at the age of 80. He is survived by his wife of 65 plus years, Lillian Louis Wong; sons Angel (Hok May) and William Wong (Mariss...
Date: 05/31/2003


WEITZ, Albert C.
WEITZ, Albert C. - 64, passed away after a short, but courageous battle with brain cancer on May 24, 2003 in San Francisco. Born June 30, 1938 in Maywood, CA; preceded in death by his father, Albert ...
Date: 05/31/2003


WATSON, Marge L.
WATSON, Marge L. - Born November 19, 1946, in Talihina, OK. and passed away at home on May 1, 2003 at the age of 56. She was a long time resident of San Francisco, who moved to the city from Portland...
Date: 05/31/2003


SAPIRO, Pamela Bley
SAPIRO, Pamela Bley - Of East Brunswick, died on Wed., May 29th after a long illness. She was 58 years old. Born and raised in San Francisco, she lived in New Jersey for the past 37 years. Preceded i...
Date: 05/31/2003


RULLI, Nicola (Nick)
RULLI, Nicola (Nick) - 90, passed away at home in Calistoga on May 27, 2003 with his family by his side. Born November 24, 1912 in Castelfrentano, Abruzzo, Italy to Pietro and Lucia Rulli. Brother of...
Date: 05/31/2003


ROBERTSON, Les (Steve)
ROBERTSON, Les (Steve) - Born March 8, 1922 in Monte Rio, CA, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2003, age 81 years. Les is survived by his wife of nearly 50 years, Ruth, his three children, Steven Ro...
Date: 05/31/2003


PEARSON, Woodring
PEARSON, Woodring - Memorial services for Dr. Woodring Pearson will be held at the Woodland United Methodist Church in Woodland, CA on Tuesday, June 3rd at 2:00 P.M. Dr. Pearson died May 28th surroun...
Date: 05/31/2003


OLSEN, Ellie Lee
OLSEN, Ellie Lee - May 28, 2003 in Walnut Creek, age 89 years. Native San Franciscan, retired teacher, 35 years, Junior High, SFUSD. Alumnus of Lowell High, Class of 1930; U.C. Berkeley, BA in Spanis...
Date: 05/31/2003


LEWIS, Lena F.
LEWIS, Lena F. - Of San Leandro passed away on May 28, 2003. Dearly beloved wife of the late John Lewis; loving step-mother of Jacquelyn Lewis; dear sister of the late Florence Marerle; dearest cousi...
Date: 05/31/2003


KLINGEN, Robert Charles
KLINGEN, Robert Charles - Passed away May 27 in San Francisco. The son of Reinhold Klingenberg who immigrated to China from Latvia, Bob was raised in Shanghai and was a graduate of the English School...
Date: 05/31/2003


KANTER, Dr. Albert J.
KANTER, Dr. Albert J. - Age 81, died at Pacific Coast Manor Nursing Home on Friday, May 23, 2003 in the company of his family. He was born April 29, 1922, in Manhattan, NY to the late Isadore and Fri...
Date: 05/31/2003


JONES, Dr. Reinold J.
JONES, Dr. Reinold J. - Passed away peacefully at home on May 21, 2003, at the age of 77. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Marjorie A. (Smith) Jones and is survived by his daughter Patric...
Date: 05/31/2003


HART, Rosa
HART, Rosa - Passed away peacefully the morning of May 29, 2003 at the age of 90. Beloved wife of the late John Anthony Hart; loving sister to Rudolph Frey and the late Albert Frey and Barbara Mciswi...
Date: 05/31/2003


FENTON, Jeanne
FENTON, Jeanne - 93, of Burlingame, passed away at the home of family members on May 23, 2003. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred P. Fenton and the sister of Jack Glang and the late Ann Mill...
Date: 05/31/2003


DONG, Colleen Wo-Ling
DONG, Colleen Wo-Ling - At peace on May 25, 2003. Cherished and devoted daughter of the late Dr. & Mrs. Collin H. Dong, adored by loving companion Art Lidstrom, beloved by sister Eileen, brother Gale...
Date: 05/31/2003


CROOK, Bruce Wesley
CROOK, Bruce Wesley - Passed away at home in Alameda, CA, on May 14, 2003, after a courageous battle with cancer. He is survived in the Bay Area by his wife, Jen, parents-in-law Arnold and Marjorie O...
Date: 05/31/2003


BRAND, Robert Murray
BRAND, Robert Murray - Died Tuesday, May 27, 2003 in Jackson, CA at the age of 87 years. He was born November 25, 1915 to William and Anna Brand in Chicago, IL. He married his wife, Bertha on April 1...
Date: 05/31/2003


BLANDINO, Angela
BLANDINO, Angela - On the 28th day of May 2003, Angela went to Heaven after a brief illness. She was the loving sister of Franco and sister-in-law of Connie Blandino; beloved aunt of Joseph, Salvator...
Date: 05/31/2003


Martha Scott -- actress famous in 'Our Town' role
Martha Scott, who originated the role of Emily in Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Our Town" and earned a 1940 best actress Oscar nomination re-creating the role in her film debut, h...
Date: 05/31/2003


Sandman Sims -- virtuoso hoofer at the Apollo
Sandman Sims, the celebrated tap dancer and Apollo Theater legend, died on May 20 in the Bronx. He was 86, although he long maintained that his age was "a matter of opinion."...
Date: 05/31/2003


Ilya Prigogine -- chemist, winner of Nobel Prize
Dr. Ilya Prigogine, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1977 for insights into how life could arise in apparent defiance of the classical laws of physics, died on Wednesday in Brussels. He was...
Date: 05/31/2003


Lionel Wilson -- 'Tom Terrific' cartoon voices
Lionel Wilson, the voice of Tom Terrific, Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog, Crabby Appleton and all the other characters of the "Tom Terrific" cartoons on the "Captain Kangaroo" children's television...
Date: 05/31/2003


Fred Berger -- editor on movies, television shows
Fred Berger, a film and television editor whose Hollywood career spanned nearly 60 years and earned him an Emmy Award for his work on TV's "MASH," has died. He was 94...
Date: 05/31/2003




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