Molly Westrate
Feb. 9, 1945 - April 30, 2013
Menlo Park, California
Whether she was driving sports cars on racetracks in Europe, shopping for the perfect native textile in Asia, or creating a culinary masterpiece for friends at home, Molly Westrate enjoyed a life filled with style, fun, integrity, and good food. Molly succumbed to cancer on April 30, 2013. She will be remembered for her wit, charm, design savvy, culinary skills, loyalty, energy, commitment to goodness, and the love she lavished on her friends and family. Mary Andrea Bill was born February 9, 1945, to John and Kathryn Bill in Los Angeles and grew up in Santa Barbara. After graduating from the University of San Diego with a degree in music, she moved to San Francisco, where she received her teaching credential at SF State and taught in San Francisco and San Mateo. While in San Francisco, she met Stephen Westrate and the couple married in 1971. They moved to Portola Valley in 1973 where they lived for 22 years, then moved to Woodside in 1995, and finally to Menlo Park in 2005. In 1985, she earned her real estate license and became an agent with Cornish & Carey in Portola Valley, and later with Coldwell Banker in Woodside, where she specialized in country properties....
Gerald L. Smith
Aug. 3, 1923 - May 7, 2013 Palo Alto, California
Gerald Lloyd Smith, known to friends and family as Jerry, passed away on May 7, 2013 in Palo Alto at his long-term residence Channing House. Jerry was born on Aug. 3, 1923 in Madison, Wisconsin. His father was Harvey McKinley Smith, and his mother was Marjory Byrd Case. Jerry graduated from Mor...
Mary Jane Ellis
Nov. 19, 1925 - May 5, 2013 Saratoga, California
Mary Jane Ellis died May 5, 2013, in Saratoga, California. She was 87. A native of Houston, Texas, daughter of Stephen and Mattie Loy, Mary Jane graduated from University of Houston, a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority. Mary Jane was a proud Texan who lived in Houston, Corpus Christi, and Dallas wit...
Andrew S. Pastorius
Oct. 28, 1942 - May 3, 2013 Menlo Park, California
To those who knew and loved him his memory will never grow old … In loving memory of Andrew Severance Pastorius, “Drew”, 71 1942-2013 The beloved husband of Carmela “Lina” Pastorius passed away at their home at Menlo Park on May 3, 2013. He was born on October 28th, 1942, in Orange, Connecti...
Henry M. Blume
April 24, 1931 - May 2, 2013 Palo Alto, California
A celebration of the life of Henry Martin Blume Jr. will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at All Saint's Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley in Palo Alto. Mr. Blume died peacefully May 2 at his home in Palo Alto after an extended battle with Parkinson's disease and leukemia. A former Portola Valley...