Issue date: August 26, 1998
Elaine Turkington
Born and raised in San Francisco, she attended Lowell High School and the University of California at Berkeley before moving to Menlo Park.
Mrs. Turkington was an active community leader all her life, family members said. She served as president of the San Francisco Infant Shelter and as a board member of both the San Francisco and San Mateo County Red Cross chapters. She was also a member of the Packard Children's Hospital Senior Auxiliary and of the Menlo Circus Club.
She is survived by her children, Ned Turkington and Dana Turkington-Horner; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; siblings Kathleen Kaiser and Charles Horton; and eight nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Edward, in 1994.
The August 26 service will be held at Valley Presbyterian Church, 925 Portola Road, in Portola Valley.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross or to Stanford Children's Hospital, 725 Welch Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94025.
Funeral arrangements were made by John O'Connor's Menlo Colonial Chapel.
Laura M. McGinnis
Mrs. McGinnis was the daughter of Dr. Walter B. Coffey, chief surgeon and general manager of the former Southern Pacific Hospitals. Dr. Coffey also founded St. Francis Hospital in San Francisco.
Mrs. McGinnis attended the University of California at Berkeley and married Dr. James J. McGinnis, a former chief of medicine at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of the Junior League in Menlo Park.
She is survived by her daughter Laura Austin of Monterey; son James McGinnis of Belmont; two grandchildren Laura McClure and Evelyn Weimer; and great-grandchild Dylon McClure.
Mrs. McGinnis was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma. Arrangements were by Crippen & Flynn Chapel in Redwood City. Memorial donations may be made to the Religious of Sacred Heart Oakwood, 140 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton, CA 94027.
George Irwin Annand
Mr. Annand began his 30-year engineering career at NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View in 1946. He worked on aircraft design projects, including the X-16 prototype, one of the first airplanes designed to break the sound barrier. He retired from NASA in 1976.
Born in Manton, Calif., he attended U.C. Berkeley and graduated with degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering in 1928. During World War II, Mr. Annand served in the Army Air Corps, and after 20 years in the Air Force Reserves, he retired with the rank of liutenent commander.
Mr. Annand is survived by his wife of 54 years Helen; his daughters Susan Sbardellati and Cynthia Whipple; sons-in-law Richard Sbardellati and Edgar Whipple; and his grandchildren Timothy and Ann Sbardellati.
A memorial service was held at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church on Aug. 24, under the direction of John O'Connor's Menlo Colonial Chapel. The family prefers that memorial donations be made to the University of California School of Engineering, 102 Naval Architecture Building, Berkeley, CA 94720-1074.
Sister Dorothy Davis
Born and educated in Buffalo, New York, she entered the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1939 and served in its educational mission at Sacred Heart Schools in the Northeast. She also spent 13 years as a missionary in Brazil. From 1979 to 1985 she served at St. Joseph's School in Menlo Park.
A memorial Mass was held in the Oakwood Chapel on August 19.
Memorial donations may be made to the Religious of the Sacred Heart, Oakwood, 140 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, CA 94027.
Edward L. Ginzton
A resident of Los Altos, Dr. Ginzton was a co-founder of Varian Associates. A display of his photographs will be on display starting at 10 a.m. A light lunch will follow.
Memorial contributions are welcomed by: The Parkinson Institute, 1170 Morse Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089; The Sempervirens Fund, Drawer BE, Los Altos, CA 94023; and The Urban Coalition, 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 400, Washington DC 20009.
Edward Joseph Derry
Mr. Derry was general manager and part owner of Coors Distributing Company in San Francisco. He was also president of Western Beverage Company in San Jose, which he continued to run until his death.
The eldest of six children, he lived most of his life in Menlo Park, where his father was the owner of Derry's Feed and Fuel.
He attended Catholic schools throughout his life, graduating from Menlo Park's St. Joseph's Elementary School in 1945, Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose in 1949, and Santa Clara University in 1953.
He entered the U.S. Army and spent two years as a lieutenant in Fort Hood, Texas. Mr. Derry completed a year of medical school at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., before opting to pursue a career in business.
After graduating from Santa Clara, Mr. Derry married Ellen Blaine Campodonico of Atherton at Mission San Carlos de Borromeo.
Mr. Derry was preceded in death by his wife in 1987. He is survived by his children, Mark Edward Derry of Gilroy, Tamra Eleanor Tehaney of Atherton, Blake Derry of Los Angeles and Matt Derry of San Diego; siblings Reverend Daniel Derry of Gilroy, Joan Derry of San Diego and Nancy Madigan and Gail Blach of Menlo Park; and six grandchildren.
A vigil service was held August 23. A Mass of Christian burial was offered on Monday, August 24. Both services were held at Church of the Nativity in Menlo Park.
Arrangements were made by John O'Connor's Menlo Colonial Chapel.
Contributions in Mr. Derry's memory may be made to Sister Helen Costello's Charitable Fund, Convent of Sacred Heart, 150 Valparaiso Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025; Holy Family Day Home, c/o Sister Maureen, 299 Dolores Street, San Francisco, CA 94114; or Jean Weingarten Peninsula Oral School for the Deaf, 3518 Jefferson Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94062.
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