People

Virgil and Helen Gualtieri celebrate 70 yearsVirgil and Helen Gualtieri celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with family and friends May 15 at Pezzella’s Villa Napoli in Sunnyvale.The longtime Los Altos Hills residents met while Virgil attended law school at the University of Minnesota.Members of...

October 6, 1976 – October 3, 2026Ramela (Khachomian) Laptalo passed away on October 3, 2026, just three days shy of her 50th birthday, surrounded by family and friends she loved deeply.To know Ramela was to be loved by her. She had a way of making...

September 20, 1931 – April 12, 2026 Richard Owen Kelson (Dick), 94, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 12, 2026 in Los Altos, California.Richard was born to Paul and Mary Helen Kelson and spent his youth in Seattle, Washington. He proudly attended Stanford University,...

February 25, 1934 – May 25, 2026Martin James Spangler (Marty) entered into rest on May 25, 2026. He was born to Martin and Mary Spangler in San Francisco, CA on February 25, 1934, and grew up in Mountain View, CA. Marty was a graduate...

December 24, 1929 – February 27, 2026Yalcin was born December 24, 1929, in Izmir, Turkey. One of the highlights of his life was representing the Turkish National Basketball Team in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. As a result, he met Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics,...

June 14, 1945 – January 8, 2026Better known as “Charlie,” Charles Erwin Clark died of Alzheimers January 8, 2026. He is survived by his beloved wife Lynda Steffen Clark, his sisters Myrtleann Clark Westphal (Missoula, MT) and Vicky A Clark (Pittsburgh, PA), his niece...

July 24, 1939 – May 4, 2026Isobel Pulley died peacefully on Monday, May 4, 2026, at the age of 86. She passed away with her family by her side and has been taken home to God, who gave her life. She is now in...

November 27, 1953 - March 1, 2026Brian Edward Hughes, affectionately known as “The Mayor,” passed away peacefully on March 1, 2026, in Mountain View, California, at the age of 72. Born on November 27, 1953, in Flushing, New York, Brian embraced life with joy,...

May 22, 1928 - January 16, 2026Mary Elizabeth Ayers of Los Altos Hills passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by three generations of her family.Mary was born in Armstrong BC Canada and lived her childhood on the family farm there. She graduated from...