Imsong Lee, age 93, passed away peacefully on Tuesday December 31, 2024 in Redwood City, California surrounded by family. He was born in a small town called Hunchun near the border of China, Russia and Korea, in August of 1931. Growing up, he lived a relatively normal life until his early teens which was significantly disrupted by the Japanese Colonial Occupation, Chinese Civil War, WWII and the ...

Francisco “Paco” Alexander Leon passed away peacefully at home in Palo Alto, CA on November 29, 2024, from aphasia. Born on February 26, 1953, in Yonkers, New York, to Eleanor (Smith) and Fernando Leon, Paco was the fourth of six children. The family relocated to Michigan in 1955, where Eleanor had grown up. Fernando, an exile from the Spanish Civil War, met Eleanor at Black Mountain Coll...

Michael Ying-Wu Lin, a resident of Vista Verde Way, Portola Valley, CA for 49 years died on January 26, 2025 surrounded by family he loved. A native of Tainan, Taiwan, after high school he came to the United States in 1953 to further his studies. He graduated from Monterey Peninsula College in 1956 and then graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.S.E.E. in 1959. He worked for MEC (Microwave Electronic...

Grant Lindholm, a devoted husband, father, and grandfather passed away after a courageous three-year battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Born and raised in Palo Alto, Grant remained a proud lifelong resident of the city that he called home, where he built a life filled with love, laughter, and meaningful connections. Grant graduated from Cubberley High School and attended Chico State University, wh...

Ruth Lisha passed away peacefully at her home in Palo Alto on December 26. She was 77. Born in Longview, Texas to Dr. John A. Gallaher and Stephani Gallaher, she grew up in Walnut Creek where she and her sister, Frances Pierce, enjoyed an idyllic childhood climbing oak trees in their backyard and swimming in the family’s pool. Ruth attended UC Santa Barbara before transferring to UC B...

Dr. Jean “Jeannie” Lythcott, passed away peacefully at home in Palo Alto, California, on March 1, 2025 after battling cancer and cognitive decline. She was 86 years old. Her legacy lives on in the countless students she taught, the teachers she inspired and their students in turn, the institutions and lives she helped shape across the globe, and the family she protected and held together throu...

Mike McCabe passed away at home surrounded by his family on October 1, 2024 after a six-year battle with blood cancer. He led a magnificent, long, healthy life. According to those who knew him, he was the best dad, husband, and friend imaginable. In 1941, Mike was born to Elizabeth and John McCabe who owned a tavern on the south side of Chicago. After his parents’ divorce, Mike attended sch...

Except for one year spent in New York and another in Mexico, Virginia Tuggle McKim was a Westerner. She was born in Oakland, California, to Jack and Florence Johnson Tuggle in 1927. She went to kindergarten in Fresno, California, then spent her growing up years in Silverton, Oregon. She attended Oregon State College and in 1950 graduated from University of Washington. Her degree in adverti...

Robert Mitchell of Redwood City passed away on January 15, 2025, of a short illness. He was born at Stanford Hospital to Ralph Flint Mitchell, Jr. and Lieselotte (Trautner) Mitchell, and grew up in Los Altos with his brother Mark Trautner Mitchell. Robert graduated from Los Altos High School and attended Foothill College studying computers and graphics. On passing of his parents, Robert lived f...

Tom was married to local resident Beverly Schutz Morgan for 43 years. He was a painting and drywall contractor in South San Francisco where he lived most of his life, but retired in 2002 and moved to RC in 2006 with Bev to live in her childhood home. Tom played guitar, Bev sang, and they entertained with two-part harmony on songs from the 1940s to 1970s. Tom raced a 1959 MGA and a 1956 Morgan for ...

Tom was married to Redwood City resident Beverly Schutz Morgan for 43 years. Like his father, he proudly served in the US Marine Corps. He was a painting and drywall contractor in South San Francisco where he lived most of his life, but retired in 2002, and he moved to RC in 2008 with Bev to live in her childhood home. Tom played guitar, Bev sang, and they entertained with two-part harmony on song...

Ian passed on February 5, 2025, surrounded by family. Born December 22, 1952, in Girvan, Scotland, he grew up in Glasgow and attended Kelvinside Academy. He earned an M.A. in Geography from the University of Edinburgh and a graduate degree in Urban Planning from Newcastle University. In the late 1970s, he emigrated to Vancouver, BC, where he met his wife, Nora, and earned a Ph.D. in urban studies ...

Dean O. Morton died peacefully, with loved ones at his side, in Palo Alto, California on February 16, 2025. He was ninety-two. Dean was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1932 to Olivia and Orla Morton. He graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in electrical engineering and married fellow Wildcat LaVon Palmer in 1953. They were married for sixty-one years before her passing in 2015. ...

Kirstin (Kris) Clark Nichols died peacefully on Saturday October 19th, 2024 at her home in Cupertino, California, following dementia complications. At her side was her beloved husband Fred, her companion and best friend for 55 years as well as her three sons, daugher-in-law, and three grandchildren. She is survived by her husband Fred, their three sons, Matthew, John, and Andrew, their wives Meaga...

PATRICIA GAIL OWEN, DAUGHTER TO STEVEN ROBERTSON AND FLORENCE ENGLEBERT PASSED PEACEFULLY AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S. PATRICIA LOVED TO TRAVEL AND SPEND TIME WITH HER FAMILY AND WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER SISTERS KATHY BUTLER, JAN RUBY AND HER BROTHER STEVEN ROBERTSON, HER SON AND DAUGHTER SHAWN AND JENNIFER OWEN AS WELL AS HER GRANDCHILDREN CODY AND KAYLA HARMON, JAC...

Dana Parsons, age 75, died suddenly at his home in Portola Valley on the morning of March 13, 2025. He is survived by his wife, Ann, his son, Matthew and his wife, Abigail, and his daughter, Emily and her fiancée, Jacob Forster. Dana was predeceased by his parents, Earl and Gloria Parsons. A native of the Bay Area, Dana grew up in Palo Alto, attending Gunn High School and San Jose State Univer...