Beatrice Mengel
A celebration of the life of Beatrice Matheson Mengel will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive in Lafayette. Ms. Mengel, who was a resident of Sharon Heights in Menlo Park for 33 years, died March 13 in Walnut Creek.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Ms. Mengel and her brother, S. Edward Matheson, left Vancouver for San Francisco in 1956. She met her future husband, Raymond C. Mengel, in June of that year and they were married two months later. Mr. Mengel died in 1969.
Ms. Mengel was a former member of the Olympic Club, Woodside-Atherton Auxiliary to the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, and Menlo Park Presbyterian Church.
She enjoyed playing golf — first at the Olympic Club and later at Deep Cliff in Cupertino. When she moved to Rossmoor in Walnut Creek eight years ago, she learned how to play bridge and joined many groups, including the Bacchus Society, the Wine and Food Club, and the International Club.
Friends say Ms. Mengel was a gracious hostess who enjoyed entertaining, especially at a proper English tea, using her best china and silver. They recall a “royal tea” she gave in 1981 to celebrate the marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer. The guests all wore hats and their finest garden party attire.
“Mom was a wonderful cook, generous friend, and a happy, fun person,” says her daughter, Lisa Stackpole.
Ms. Mengel is survived by her children, Lisa Mengel Stackpole of Walnut Creek and Raymond M. Mengel of Bay Point; stepson John Mengel of Berkeley; brothers S. Edward Matheson of Santa Rosa and John A. Matheson of South Surrey, British Columbia, Canada; and three grandchildren.
Memorials in her name may be made to the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford or to a favorite charity.
Lynne Anne Tuite
Lynne Anne Tuite, a lifelong resident of San Mateo County who lived in Portola Valley for 38 years, died peacefully in her home March 18 at age 61.
Ms. Tuite had a zest for life, and could quickly bring sunshine into the day of children, say family members. She enjoyed gardening and had a passion for the written word, often reading two or three books a week, they said. There was nothing she liked better than an interesting conversation with a good friend, family said.
She was a longtime member of Greenpeace and Amnesty International.
Survivors include her husband of 44 years, Thomas; her son Sean; and two grandchildren.
A rosary was said March 22 in the Brother’s Chapel at St. Francis High School in Mountain View.
The family prefers donations to the COAST Program at St. Francis High School. Arrangements were by the Cusimano Family Colonial Mortuary in Mountain View.
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