Marvin H. Smith began his 99 years in Yuma Arizona, born and raised. He was the only child of Sam and Hope Smith. Growing up, he had many adventures like swimming in the forbidden canal near his home and riding wild donkeys in New Mexico.  Marvin entered the Army Air Force during WWII and received his pilot's wings on March 12, 1944, the same day he married Geraldine! As a young couple, they traveled across the country where he was stationed in Columbia, South Carolina and then it...

  Our Beloved, Edith “Edie” Margaret Peyghambary, was called home to be with her, Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, at the age of 82, Tuesday April 11, 2023.  She was born on June 11, 1940, in White Plains, New York.  She began a personal relationship with her Lord, Jesus Christ, in 1989, to which she devoted and committed the rest of her life.  She was preceded in death by her father, William Brian Nevins; husband, Ahmad Peyghambary; mother, Agnes Elizabeth...

Tribute Sue Horenstein Born February 10, 1953 at Doctors Hospital in San Jose, CA. She was the youngest of 3 children born to Larry and Anne Horenstein.  She lived in San Jose her entire life.  The first 45 years at her childhood home near Valley Fair.  Sue had health issues throughout her life.  She died October 18, 2022 at Regional Medical Center in San Jose after a short hospital stay. She attended Cory Elementary, Hoover Junior High and Lincoln High School in San...

Doris Louise Scharff Spain, born and raised in New Jersey, widow of William P. Spain, mother of Bill, Paul, and Peter Spain, grandmother to Samantha, Elizabeth, and Patrick Spain, died on October 5, 2022. She was a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, served a 3-year internship to earn her Registration in Dietetics. She and Bill moved to Incline Village in 1989. She was an active member, Deacon and Elder in the Village Presbyterian Church, active member of the PEO Sisterhood,...

  Madeleine passed away peacefully at home, April 30, 2022 surrounded by family, just weeks after receiving a diagnosis of a very rare Lymphoma. Madeleine was born in Brooklyn, NY. She graduated from Far Rockaway High School in 1956, from Cortland State College in 1960, and still kept treasured friendships all these years across the miles. Teaching was her gift. The majority of her career was as an elementary school teacher in the Cupertino Union School District. Every child was...

  Judith Sleppy Ladner Demko, 81, of San Jose, passed away at Belmont Village on December 17th, 2021 after a courageous 12 years battle with Parkinson’s disease.  The daughter of George Sleppy and wife Mary, she was born on April 9, 1940, in Dayton, Ohio and grew up in Lafayette, Colorado.  She had an amazing, loving marriage to Michael Demko from 1986 to 2012.  They adored each other as they shared their lives with their daughter Amber. Michael was a Principal...

Dora “Pat” Jane Buttars Morgan passed away peacefully on February 20, 2021. She was born January 22, 1926. She was finally reunited with her husband and son,  She has been waiting for this wonderful reunion for several years. She married Cecil P Morgan on December 16, 1942. With Cecil she adopted the name “Pat”, most friends and family know her as Pat. Pat and Cecil lived in several places which included Pasco Washington, Ogden Utah, San Jose California,...

Thomas Lee Galloway passed away February 21, 2020 after a long struggle with ALS. He fought this battle as he lived his life, with the courage and grace that inspired all who knew him. Tom was born and raised in the small town of Grand Blanc, Michigan in 1939. He was the fourth child to Flora Lee Spears and John Marvin Galloway. He graduated from Grand Blanc High School where he was an honor student, outstanding athlete, and student body president his senior year. He excelled at basketball,...