Issue date: February 03, 1999
Dr. Max Forsythe
The service will start at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 20, in the Sierra Room, The Forum, 23500 Cristo Rey Drive, Cupertino.
Born in 1911 in Williams, California, he attended the University of California at Berkeley and graduated from its School of Dentistry in 1937, taking five years to graduate because he had to stay out of school every other year to earn money to complete his education.
Dr. Forsythe opened his practice in Menlo Park on El Camino Real in a "walk-up" at a time when there was only a post office, hardware store and a market on Santa Cruz Avenue, according to his son, Bruce. He practiced dentistry in the evenings and weekends, while teaching prosthetics at the University of California dental school during the day. Within three years he started construction of a new office on Santa Cruz Avenue.
During World War II he served for three years in the U.S. Air Force as a prosthodontist at Randolph Field, Texas. After his discharge, he returned to Menlo Park to resume his practice, and to teach prosthodontics at U.C. Dental School.
He built a new dental clinic at 1155 University Ave., where he practiced until his retirement in l981 at the age of 72.
Dr. Forsythe is survived by his son, Dr. Bruce Forsythe of Santa Rosa, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. His wife, Helen, and two children, Andrea Kirk Forsythe, and Hayden Scott Forsythe, preceded him in death.
Dr. Forsythe moved to The Forum retirement community in 1991 from his longtime residence in Atherton.
Jane E. Bubb
The service will start at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, February 6, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 330 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park.
Mrs. Bubb and her husband, Charles, had celebrated their 60th anniversary on June 19, 1998.
Mrs. Bubb graduated from Mills College with credentials for teaching nursery school children. After her children were grown, she returned to teaching and became the founder and directress of the Holy Trinity Nursery School in Menlo Park.
She is survived by her husband Charles R. Bubb Jr.; son Charles R. Bubb III; daughter Susan Larson Hickman; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were made by the Neptune Society.
Daniel B. Mulholland
A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Mr. Mulholland was a member of the Clipper Pioneers and Phi Delta Theta.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Clara Mulholland; children Nancy C. Conroy of Fairfield, Connecticut, Janice Mulholland of Portola Valley, Cynthia L. Warden of Menlo Park, Amanda L. Schroeder of Redwood City, and Daniel B. Mulholland Jr. of Redwood City; and grandchildren Daniel Williams, Charlie Conroy, Christopher Mulholland, Preston, Abigail, Ben, and Kelly Warden, Dillon D. and Devon M. Mulholland, and Charlotte Claire and Baylee Danielle Schroeder.
Donations may be made to the Baptist Children's Village Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 27, Clinton, MI, 39060; or to Operation Dignity Memorial Fund c/o Robert McCracken, 12907 Charter Oak Way, Bayonet Point, FL 34667.
Memorial services were held January 28 at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church. Arrangements were made by Redwood Chapel in Redwood City.
James M. Lambert
A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, Mr. Lambert came to Menlo Park to attend Menlo College. While a student, he met his future wife, Susan Morey of Menlo Park. They were married in 1965 and continued to make their home in Menlo Park.
Mr. Lambert was self-employed as an avocado grower in Southern California.
He is survived by his wife, Susan; son, Jeffrey M. Lambert of Redwood City; daughter, Micaela E. Eller of Boston; and brother William Lambert of Chico.
A memorial service was held January 25 at Menlo Park Chapel of Spangler Mortuaries.
The family prefers donations to Mid-Peninsula Hospice, 65 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, 94025-5232.
Luverne M. Roosli
Mrs. Roosli grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, and received her bachelor of arts degree from the University of Minnesota. Shortly after moving to the Bay Area, she worked as a laboratory technician at the Peninsula Hospital before devoting herself full-time to married life and raising a family.
Family members said she enjoyed a very active lifestyle and used her artistic talents to create unique gold and silver jewelry.
She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Walter; son Roger of Woodside; and daughters Mimi of Palo Alto and Suzanne Baxter of Aspen, Colorado.
A gathering of close friends to celebrate Luverne Roosli's life will be held some time in the spring.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 400 Channing Ave., Palo Alto; or to the Parkinson's Support Group, 1170 Morse Ave., Sunnyvale, CA.
Vera D.M. Ressel
Born in Chadwich, Illinois, she married George Ressel in 1925. The couple were married for 67 years before Mr. Ressel's death in 1990.
The couple moved from Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, to San Francisco and later to Menlo Park. Mrs. Ressel was an active member of the Church of Latter Day Saints in Menlo Park until 1995, when she moved to Utah to be with her family.
She is survived by two daughters, Marilynn Garner of Salt Lake City and Merrilee Bailey of Danbury, Connecticut; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a nephew, Ival Heaton, of Sacramento.
Services were held in Salt Lake City.
Robert F. Ingham
Family members said he was an avid fisherman and hunter.
Mr. Ingham is survived by his wife of 32 years Margaret Ingham; step-children Daniel Stafford of Eureka and Diane Schmidtke of Santa Clara; and three grandchildren.
Private interment at Alta Mesa Menorial Park was under the direction of Crippen & Flynn chapel.
Elizabeth Griffin Farrar
A native of Grant Park, Illinois, she graduated from the Frances Shimer School for Girls in Mount Carroll, Illinois. Later she attended the University of Illinois, where she was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority.
She married Henry King Farrar in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, in 1930. The couple lived there for 10 years before moving to San Marino, California. They lived in Palo Alto from 1951 until 1977, when they moved to The Sequoias.
Mrs. Farrar was a member of the First Methodist Church, the University Club, and the Alpha Club in Palo Alto. She belonged to the Stanford Hospital Auxiliary for many years and to the Esther Clark Auxiliary of the Children's Health Council, where she served as a president.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Martie and Harlow Rothert of Portola Valley; three grandchildren, Jennifer Rothert Piercey of Mountain View, Steven Rothert of Gaborone, Botswana, and Bruce Rothert of Monrovia, California; and one great-grandson.
Arrangements were made by Roller, Hapgood, & Tinney in Palo Alto.
Roy B. Cohn
Dr. Cohn, an emeritus professor of surgery who Stanford officials described as an internationally renowned pioneer in transplantation, died January 11 at Stanford Hospital. He was 89.
A resident of Atherton, he retired from Stanford in 1989, ending a 50-year Stanford career. He remained active in subsequent years, serving as an emeritus professor and a teacher and consultant to his colleagues.
Dr. Cohn is survived by his wife of 51 years, Ruth Wood Cohn; and five children.
Fairchild Auditorium is located near the intersection of Campus Drive West and Panama Street on the Stanford campus.
Contributions may be sent to the Division of Human Anatomy for the Roy B. Cohn Bioskills Laboratory in Human Anatomy, 1215 Welch Road, Stanford, CA 94305.
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