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John Allen “Al” Russell passed away peacefully on Monday, August 27, 2018, after a valiant battle with numerous health issues.  Al was a very tenacious, dedicated individual, yet kind of heart and will be truly missed.Al was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and the family soon moved to San Mateo...

Katherine Deborah “Debbie” Miller lived her life like every day was her last. She lovingly laid her life down for others until she passed away on August, 24th 2018. When Debbie was diagnosed with cancer over 3 years ago, she continued to serve God and devoted herself to helping others. She lived...

Leslie A. Gritton ObituaryLeslie A. Gritton was born in 1938 in Toronto, Ohio, a small town in which he spent an idyllic childhood.  He descended from one of the earliest settlers of that state, Auver Michael Myers, an Indian scout who was a protégé of George Washington.  Les was the youngest of...

Emma Armanini was born on April 11, 1920 in Los Angeles, California and passed away peacefully at age 98 on August 22, 2018. Emma was the eldest of five sisters and grew up in San Francisco in the Mission District. She was a hard worker and helped her mother, Josephina Luna, take care of the...

Val Berman of Menlo Park, age 69, died at her residence on 8/21/2018 at 9am.She was born 6/7/1949 in Queens, NY, to Woody and Irene Pi. She graduated Garden City High School. In her 1967 high school yearbook, it was stated “her laugh can start an epidemic.” She spent the rest of her life trying...

Kiang Shu Chin, passed away peacefully at the age of 93 at her home in San Francisco on Monday, August 20, 2018. She was the last surviving member of her family’s generation.She was born on December 25, 1925, in Nanjing, China. She attended Nanjing University and was one of the few women of her...

Luis Reyes, aged 98, of San Francisco passed away peacefully at home on Sunday August 19th 2018. He was born 10/11/1919 in Managua, Nicaragua to Erlinda Escobar and Humberto Reyes. He was married to Francisca Reyes for over 65 years until she preceded him in death in 2009.Luis immigrated to the...

Kyung Ran (Iris) MastersonApril 15, 1928 – August 18, 2018Resident of San JoseKyung Ran (Iris) Masterson passed away suddenly on August 18. Her husband Robert J. Masterson pre-deceased her.She is survived by daughters Maria Dickerson (Los Altos) and Susan Masterson (San Jose) and grandsons...

Born in Guatemala on August 15, 1921 to parents Dario De Leon & Elvira Grimaldi, Rosie was one of 5 siblings, growing up on a farm. She grew up to become a teacher in Guatemala, until she came to the United States in the 1940s in search of a better life. Here she started as a photographer and...

Verena Brauen, age 89, passed away August 16, 2018.  Verena was born January 18, 1929 in Switzerland to Fritz and Berta Waldspurger.  Verena was married to Fritz Brauen on July 14, 1952.She enjoyed sewing, knitting, cooking and gardening at her home in San Mateo. Verena was also an excellent...

Gertrude Cushing passed away in the comfort of her home on August 16, 2018 in Santa Cruz, California. She was born in Ryan, Iowa to Thomas Henry and Nora Behan Church. Both parents were Irish and came from Waterford, Ireland. Gertrude was proud of her Irish Catholic heritage. She grew up and...