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Lorraine Frances Haag, age 93, long time resident of Palo Alto, died peacefully on November 1, 2010. Lorraine was an inspiring woman who enchanted all who knew her with her sparkling wit and wisdom. Born in Roseville, California on March 15, 1917, Lorraine “Skippy� Jacobsen grew up in Redwood City. She graduated Sequoia High School 1935 where she was active in sports, Treble Clef, and operettas. At San Jose State University she was a member of Orchesis, a modern dance troupe, and
graduated with a BA in 1940. In 1942 she married the love of her life, Russell I. Haag, and began a 22 year adventure as a Navy wife. In later years she traveled extensively with Russell throughout the world making lasting friendships wherever they went. She dedicated her life to being a supportive partner to her husband of 57 years, a Mom to Carrol Reid, Sharon Haag, Lesley Haag and John Haag, grandmother to Sherri Gazay, Scott Brink, Lisa Reid, Ryan Brink, Josh Reid, Gilee Corral, Michael Reid, Drew Blaikie, and great-grandson Chase Brink. As the family history bookmaker, she documented in many books the history of the Haag and Jacobsen families. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her. PA I D
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#%,%34% (%.:%, Celeste Mariana Schmitt Henzel, 60, of Portola Valley, California, died November 6, 2010. Celeste was born January 10, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois to Russell G. and Rose Schmitt. Celeste received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin and graduated from Rhema Bible Training Center in 1986. She began a successful career in Real Estate in Laguna Beach, California and became a highly esteemed Realtor/Broker in the San Francisco Bay area.
Celeste is survived by her husband, Robert Grey Henzel of Portola Valley, California, her brother, Russell F. Schmitt of Anaheim, California, and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Russell G. and Rose Schmitt. In lieu of owers, Celeste’s family requests donations be made to Rhema Bible Training Center, P.O. Box 50126, Tulsa Oklahoma 74150-1026. A service for Celeste will be held at: Memory Garden Memorial Park, 455 West Central Avenue, Brea, Ca. 92821 Friday, November 12th, 1 PM. 714-529-3961. Meal will follow for family and friends. For more information refer to Spangler Mortuaries, 399 So. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, Ca. 94022. 650-9486619. PA I D
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#!04!). 7!,4%2 , '/,$%.2!4( Captain Walter L. Goldenrath (MSC) USN, age 92, a long time resident of Palo Alto, California died on the evening of October 28, 2010. His wife, Sylvia, preceded him in death in 2003. He is survived by many caring friends and relatives. Captain Goldenrath graduated from the University of California Berkeley, and served in the PaciďŹ c and Southern Atlantic theatres during World War II. After the war, he returned to UC Berkeley to complete a graduate degree, and later an additional graduate degree from the University of Southern California. He was recalled to active duty during the Korean War and assigned to the US Naval Medical Institute as an instructor in high altitude Physiology, where he trained ight surgeons and conducted research on G-protection and explosive decompression. Following his service in the Korean War he returned to UC Berkeley to continue his work on hypertension, and to serve as a lecturer/instructor of Physiology. He taught basic Physiology at the School of Medicine and the School of Pharmacy, and also taught anatomy of the head and neck in the Dental School. In 1955 he returned to active duty as OfďŹ cer in
Charge of the Navy’s research program to develop a high altitude protective pressure suit. The ďŹ rst two NASA astronauts, Alan Shepard and John Glenn, later wore this suit in Project Mercury. In 1970 Captain Goldenrath was appointed Director of the Aero Medical Research Division at the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster, Pennsylvania. Captain Goldenrath’s ďŹ nal military assignment was to the NASA-Ames Research Center as a Special Assistant to the Director of Life Sciences and as Assistant Division Chief of the Ames Biomedical Research Division. Captain Goldenrath retired from the US Navy in 1975 and was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Meritorious Service Award from the Surgeon General of the Navy. Following his retirement, Captain Goldenrath continued as a consultant to NASA, helping to transfer NASA biomedical technology to the civilian medical community. Captain Goldenrath was a Fellow and Vice President of the Aerospace Medical Association, and a Life Member of the Safety And Flight Equipment Association. In 2004 he was inducted into the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Hall of Fame, where his name is inscribed on the Wall of Honor. A cryptside service will be held on Friday, November 26 at 1:00 pm at Salem Memorial Park, in Colma, CA. PA I D
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Transitions Philanthropist Rosemary Hewlett dies at 91 Benefactor to education was wife of HP co-founder William ‘Bill’ Hewlett
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osemary Kopmeier Bradford Hewlett, the second wife of Silicon Valley pioneer William “Bill� Hewlett, died Oct. 29 after a short illness, according to a statement by Menlo College, where she had been a longtime board member. She was 91. Hewlett died at her Atherton home surrounded by her family and loved ones, according to the statement. She graduated from Smith College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and met her first husband, Robert Adam Bradford, of Boston, Mass., while on a ski trip in Sun Valley, Idaho, according to her obituary in the San Francisco Chronicle. The couple married in 1942 and lived in Milwaukee until they moved to Atherton in 1957. Bob Bradford died in 1969. They had five children. She married William R. Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard Company, in 1978. The couple was married in Palo Alto and was together for 22 years, traveling and dividing their time between their homes in Portola Valley and Sun Valley, according to the statement. William “Bill� Hewlett died in 2001. “Rosemary leaves a long legacy of contribution and accomplishment. That legacy will live on through her generosity of spirit, the love of her family and friends, and her many philanthropic endeavors,� a Hewlett-Packard Company spokesperson said on Thursday. Rosemary Hewlett was an active board member of Menlo College where she was the sole donor of the Hewlett Visiting Faculty/Student Exchange with Harris Manchester College at Oxford University in England, from which she received an honorary fellow degree, according to Menlo College. One of her favorite projects at the college was the library. She funded its program for innovative technology resources. Because they loved her, the library staff named its information system ROSIE (the
Harry Sturgeon Harry J. Sturgeon, 79, a former Palo Alto resident, died Sept. 9 in Penticton, Canada. He was born in Palo Alto, graduated from Palo Alto High School received a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in economics and an master’s degree in counseling from California State University, Hayward. He worked as a school psychologist for the Fresno Cty School District and in his wife’s private clinic in Santa Cruz. He is survived by his wife, Mary;
Resource for Online Services and Information Electronically) after her. The interactive system supported the scholarly work of Menlo’s students and faculty and connected them to information resources from around the world, according to the college release. Hewlett was a founding board member of the Peninsula Bridge Program. She also endowed a scholarship for a deserving high school student to attend college through the program, the college said. “Rosie was intelligent, caring and has a wonderful sense of humor. Her touch was common and her personality was real. She was very approachable and if she didn’t like something, she would just say so, which I found very refreshing,� Les DeWitt, a founder of the Bridge Program and its executive director, said in a Fall 2002 interview for Menlo Magazine. Hewlett also commented then on her own perspective of leadership: “A leader is a person who puts herself out to make a point, to care about a subject, who guides everyone else along the way to follow. It’s wonderful and it’s terrible, for you must be responsible for where you lead, for the mistakes you make. Those following are looking to you to take them to the right place. She is survived by her children: David Bradford and his wife, Diane, of Tiberon; Robert Bradford of Woodside; Peter Bradford and his wife, Betty, of Portola Valley; Deborah Bradford Whelan and husband Gabe of Atherton; and Jeffrey Bradford and his wife Casey of Kauai, Hawaii, and Sun Valley, Idaho. She also is survived by eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Private services were held Nov. 6. She will be buried in Sun Valley. Donations may be made to the Peninsula Bridge Program, 457 Kingsley Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301, or through www.peninsulabridge.org/support. sister Elizabeth McManis; and three children, Alex Sturgeon, Carol Ellsworth and Katherine Sturgeon.
Mary Davey A memorial service for environmental advocate Mary Davey, who died Oct. 2, will be held Saturday, Nov. 20, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Holbrook-Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave., Atherton. The event will be hosted by the Davey family, the Committee for Green Foothills and Hidden Villa.