COMMUNIT Y PULSE â—? TRANSITIONS
OBITUARIES PAID OBITUARIES
Margaret “Peggyâ€? Jean Karn Jan. 22, 1929-May 21, 2013 Margaret J. “Peggyâ€? Karn died May 21, 2013 in ValleyCare Hospital after a courageous 10-year battle with multiple system atrophy, a rare and debilitating disease. She was 84. She was born Jan. 22, 1929 in Oakland to Mary Celeste and Americus P. Britto. She grew up in Oakland and graduated from Fremont High School. When she was a sophomore at Fremont High, she met Richard Karn, who became the love of her life. They attended Dick’s Senior Ball together before he graduated and joined the Navy. They were married before Dick’s senior year at the University of California, Berkeley and she worked to put him through his ďŹ nal year. She raised their daughter, Pam, and their son, Bob, while they lived in Castro Valley and later Hayward. Dick established his own civil engineering ďŹ rm in 1966. While living in Hayward, they were members of Hayward Dance Club and enjoyed quarterly dances to big band music. She was an active volunteer with the Almond Branch of the Children’s Hospital Auxiliary and enjoyed modeling in their fundraising fashion shows. They moved to Pleasanton 26 years ago. She was a member of Centerpointe Presbyterian Church (formerly Pleasanton Presbyterian) and served on the board of elders. Peggy also was an active member
of PEO for more than 25 years. Peggy, a beautiful, creative, loving wife and mother was always there with a smile and a kiss. She was a vivacious woman with a great sense of humor who took delight in making people laugh. She was a person with ďŹ rm convictions who was willing to speak up when the situation required it. Peggy loved to work with colors and established an interior design business with a number of clients. She used her design skills in Dick’s engineering ofďŹ ces as well as guiding the updating of Pleasanton Presbyterian Church’s former Mirador Drive site. She was also an accomplished artist in oils. She and Dick travelled widely, touring most of the world, often with professional engineering societies. Dick was involved in leadership of these groups and she joined him on business travel. Her favorite destination was Italy, although she enjoyed some memorable trips to Africa, Russia and other European and Asian countries. They routinely spent the month of February in Baja California. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Richard Karn, her daughter Pam Karn of Oakland, her son, Bob, and loving daughter-in-law Diane, of Vacaville, her sister Gloria Hotton of Franklin, WI., and grandchildren Shawn, Matthew, Rachelle, Lisa and Tom and her great-grandson Wesley. She also leaves a large extended family who she greatly valued, including her care-giver for 2 ½ years, Rose Fernandez. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, June 28 at Centerpointe Presbyterian Church, 3410 Cornerstone Court, Pleasanton. The family prefers gifts in her memory to Brain Support Network at P.O. Box 7264, Menlo Park, CA 94026 in support of research on Multiple System Atrophy or Hope Hospice at 6377 Clark Ave., Dublin, CA 94568.
POLICE BULLETIN Residential burglary nets more than $13,000 Precious metal, jewelry and electronics worth about $13,400 were reported stolen in a June 5 burglary at a home in the 7800 block of Oak Creek Drive. Two gold bars worth $3,000 were stolen, along with a diamond and platinum ring worth $2,500, two laptops, one worth $3,000 and a second worth $2,000, a $2,000 video camera, a $600 iPad and a $300 electronic book. Entry was made by breaking open the front door between 3 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
In other police reports: UĂŠ ÂœĂ•ÂˆĂƒĂŠ 6ÂˆĂŒĂŒÂœÂ˜ĂŠ ÂˆĂŒiÂ“ĂƒĂŠ ĂœÂœĂ€ĂŒÂ…ĂŠ Â“ÂœĂ€iĂŠ ĂŒÂ…>Â˜ĂŠ fx]ÇääÊ were among the items stolen June 7 from the trunk of a car parked at an apartment complex in the 5700 block of Owens Drive. Taken were a wallet and purse combination valued at $3,510, a shoulder bag worth $1,520, and a wallet worth $685. Also stolen were shoes valued at $1,295, two dresses worth a total of $377, and $30 gold earrings. The break-in occurred between 12:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. UĂŠ ĂŠĂ€iĂƒÂˆ`iÂ˜ĂŒĂŠÂœvĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠĂŽxääÊLÂ?ÂœVÂŽĂŠÂœvĂŠ ˆ˜V>Â?`ÞÊ-ĂŒĂ€iiĂŒĂŠ reported a telephone scam in which the caller told the resident he had unpaid taxes; the resident made five separate wire payments, one for $1,000, another for $622, another for $1,000, a fourth for $1,000 and a final $186. The caller explained that he’d found additional fines to get the additional money, which totaled $3,808. The fraud was reported at about 11:27 p.m. June 5. UĂŠ ÂœiĂŠ Â?>Ăƒ]ĂŠ Ă“x]ĂŠ ÂœvĂŠ *Â?i>Ăƒ>Â˜ĂŒÂœÂ˜ĂŠ Ăœ>ĂƒĂŠ >ÀÀiĂƒĂŒi`ĂŠ vÂœĂ€ĂŠ burglary at about 2:37 a.m., June 10 after a LĂ€i>ÂŽÂ‡ÂˆÂ˜ĂŠ>ĂŒĂŠ"Vi>Â˜ĂŠ-ÂŤ>ĂŠÂˆÂ˜ĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠ{ÎääÊLÂ?ÂœVÂŽĂŠÂœvĂŠ ÂˆĂ€ĂƒĂŒĂŠ -ĂŒĂ€iiĂŒÂ°ĂŠ Â?>ĂƒĂŠĂœ>ĂƒĂŠ>ÀÀiĂƒĂŒi`ĂŠĂœÂ…iÂ˜ĂŠ>ĂŠÂŤ>ĂƒĂƒiĂ€LĂžĂŠĂƒ>ĂœĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠ front door of the business had been broken in. Officers found Alas hiding in the bushes nearby and matched his shoe print to the glass door.
UĂŠ ĂŠ Ă•Â˜iĂŠ nĂŠ ĂŒÂ…ivĂŒĂŠ vĂ€ÂœÂ“ĂŠ >Â˜ĂŠ Ă•Â˜Â?ÂœVÂŽi`ĂŠ Ă›i…ˆVÂ?iĂŠ >ĂŒĂŠ Clubsport in the 7000 block of Johnson Drive netted a $700 iPad, four gift cards worth a total of $400, a $250 iTouch, a bluetooth earpiece worth $130, and a $40 backpack. The theft took place between 1:40 p.m. and 3:10 p.m. UĂŠ ĂŠÂ?>ÂŤĂŒÂœÂŤĂŠ>˜`ĂŠ>ĂŠ`iĂƒÂŽĂŒÂœÂŤĂŠVÂœÂ“ÂŤĂ•ĂŒiĂ€ĂŠĂœÂœĂ€ĂŒÂ…ĂŠfxääÊ apiece and $275 cash from a register were stolen ÂˆÂ˜ĂŠ>ĂŠLĂ•Ă€}Â?>ÀÞÊ>ĂŒĂŠ ÂœÂŤĂžĂŠ-ĂŒ>ĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜ĂŠÂˆÂ˜ĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠĂˆĂˆĂ¤Ă¤ĂŠLÂ?ÂœVÂŽĂŠ of Owens Drive. The burglary occurred between 7 a.m. June 8 and 6:38 p.m. June 9, with entry through the front door. UĂŠ ĂŠĂ€iĂƒÂˆ`iÂ˜ĂŒĂŠÂœvĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠxxääÊLÂ?ÂœVÂŽĂŠÂœvĂŠ-ÂŤĂ€ÂˆÂ˜}`>Â?iĂŠ Ă›enue reported someone had entered a credit card in her name and charged $799.51. The theft was reported at about 5:03 p.m. June 7. UĂŠ Ă€ĂƒÂœÂ˜ĂŠĂœ>ĂƒĂŠĂ€iÂŤÂœĂ€ĂŒi`ĂŠ>LÂœĂ•ĂŒĂŠĂ‡\xĂ“ĂŠ>°“°Ê Ă•Â˜iĂŠĂˆĂŠ>ĂŒĂŠ *ĂŠ ÂˆĂ€iĂŠ*Ă€ÂœĂŒiVĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜ĂŠÂˆÂ˜ĂŠĂŒÂ…iÊÓ£ääÊLÂ?ÂœVÂŽĂŠÂœvĂŠ,Â…ii“Ê Drive. A 90-gallon trash can worth $200 was demolished and burned into the cement; damage to the cement was estimated at $500. UĂŠ Â˜ĂŠÂˆ*>`ĂŠĂœÂœĂ€ĂŒÂ…ĂŠfxĂ¤Ă¤ĂŠĂœ>ĂƒĂŠĂƒĂŒÂœÂ?iÂ˜ĂŠ Ă•Â˜iĂŠxĂŠvĂ€ÂœÂ“ĂŠ>ĂŠ …œ“iĂŠÂˆÂ˜ĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠxÇääÊLÂ?ÂœVÂŽĂŠÂœvĂŠ6ˆ>ĂŠ*iĂ€>Â?ĂŒ>°Ê Â˜ĂŒĂ€ĂžĂŠĂœ>ĂƒĂŠ made by prying open a panel of a garage door between 9:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. UĂŠ ĂŠĂ€iĂƒÂˆ`iÂ˜ĂŒĂŠÂœvĂŠĂŒÂ…iĂŠnäääÊLÂ?ÂœVÂŽĂŠÂœvĂŠ Ă€Ă€ÂœĂžÂœĂŠ Ă€ÂˆĂ›iĂŠ reported someone had used her access card to make two charges, one for $300 and another for $100, and also used her name as a witness to police; she learned about that incident when contacted by the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office. The incident was reported at about 10:14 a.m. June 11. UĂŠ ĂŠ Ă€iĂƒÂˆ`iÂ˜ĂŒĂŠ ÂœvĂŠ ĂŒÂ…iĂŠ {£ääÊ LÂ?ÂœVÂŽĂŠ ÂœvĂŠ -ˆÂ?Ă›iÀÊ -ĂŒĂ€iiĂŒĂŠ reported on June 9 that someone had used her debit card number at several locations, charging $14.08, $90.57, $128.33 and $134.41. UĂŠ >ÂˆĂŒÂ…ĂŠ iÂœĂ€}ˆ>>Â˜Â˜ĂŠ Ă•VÂˆĂ•Ăƒ]ĂŠĂ“ĂŽ]ĂŠÂœvĂŠ->Â˜ĂŠ Ă€>˜VÂˆĂƒVÂœĂŠ was arrested at about 3:41 p.m. June 5 for burglary at for stealing clothing worth $37 from E ĂŠÂˆÂ˜ĂŠĂŒÂ…iÊ£äääÊLÂ?ÂœVÂŽĂŠÂœvĂŠ-ĂŒÂœÂ˜iĂ€Âˆ`}iĂŠ >Â?Â?ĂŠ,Âœ>`]ĂŠ then trying to make a fraudulent return. Under the law, those arrested are considered innocent until convicted.
POLICE REPORT The Pleasanton Police Department made the following information available.
June 5 Theft â– 6 p.m. in the 1120 Stoneridge Mall Road; embezzlement â– 7:29 p.m. in the 5800 block of Owens Drive; auto theft
FANCY A FREE WAX? FOR FIRST-TIME GUESTS
Auto burglary â– 10:01 a.m. in the first block of Stoneridge Mall Road â– 11:28 a.m. in the 7000 block of Johnson Drive Threats â– 11:23 a.m. in the 1500 block of Laguna Hills Lane Drug violation â– 3:53 p.m. at the intersection of Greenwood Road and Valley Avenue
June 6 Š 2013 EWC You must be a state resident.
Theft â– 9:40 a.m. in the 3500 block of Bernal Avenue; fraud â– 10:01 a.m. in the 4400 block of Black Avenue; fraud â– 4:32 p.m. in the 3600 block of Andrews Drive; theft from structure Battery â– 12:31 a.m. in the 300 block of St. Mary St Drug violation â– 12:14 a.m. in the 300 block of St. Mary Street; under the influence of a controlled substance
June 7 europeanwax waxcenter.com
PLEASANTON / 925 484 2900 6770 Bernal Ave., Suite #430 / Pleasanton, CA 94566 In the new Safeway Shopping Center
Page 12ĂŠUĂŠJune 14, 2013ĂŠUĂŠPleasanton Weekly
Vandalism â– 9:17 a.m. in the 7200 block of Stonedale Drive â– 10:04 a.m. at the intersection of Foothill Road and Muirwood Drive Drug violations
â–
12:54 a.m. in the 5100 block of Hopyard Rd; paraphernalia possession â– 11:09 p.m. at the intersection of W. Las Positas Boulevard and Yorkshire Court; possession of a non-narcotic controlled substance
June 8 Theft â– 12:15 p.m. in the 4800 block of Bernal Avenue; auto theft â– 7:11 p.m. in the 1700 block of Stoneridge Mall Road â– 9:13 p.m. in the 6600 block of Koll Center Parkway; auto theft Battery â– 12:01 a.m. in the 300 block of St. Mary Street â– 4:25 p.m. in the first block of Stoneridge Mall Road DUI â– 1:40 a.m. on Santa Rita Road
June 9 Theft â– 1:41 p.m. in the 1600 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; shoplifting
June 10 Theft â– 2:42 p.m. in the 3300 block of Sorrel Downs Court Threats â– 2:11 p.m. in the 5000 block of Case Avenue
June 11 Theft â– 10:52 a.m. in the 2600 block of Starling Court; auto theft â– 6:04 p.m. in the 1300 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; shoplifting Battery â– 3:56 p.m. in the 3900 block of Stoneridge Drive