Obituaries

Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, February 26, at the Redwood Chapel, 847 Woodside Road, for longtime Woodside resident and retired U.S. Naval Commander Vaden R. Mayers. Mr. Mayers died February 17.

Originally from Macom, Missouri, Mr. Mayers served in the U.S. Naval Reserves for 27 years. He received a bachelor's degree from Chico State and a master's degree from Stanford University. He taught at San Mateo High School for 37 years as head of the math department, retiring from teaching in 1972 at the age of 60.

Mr. Mayers is survived by his wife of 30 years, Geri Mayers; son Rexford Mayers; stepson Fred Ganjei; brother William Mayers; and three grandchildren.

Committal services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 27, at the Oak Hill Memorial Park, 300 Curtner Ave., San Jose. Funeral arrangements will be handled by the Redwood Chapel.

Memorial donations may be sent to: The Woodside Terrace A.M. Kiwanis Key Club Scholarship Fund for a Sequoia High School student, care of Treasurer Scholarship Chairperson M. Fish, P.O. Box 2745, Redwood City, CA 94064.

Dorothea Fernstrom

Portola Valley

Dorothea Fernstrom, a Portola Valley resident for 18 years, will be honored at a memorial service Friday, March 5, at 11 a.m., at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, 950 Santa Cruz Ave.

Ms. Fernstrom died February 18 at the age of 86. A Minnesota native, Ms. Fernstrom taught elementary school in that state. She is survived by her two sons Richard and John Fernstrom; her daughter Karen McCown; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be made to Menlo Presbyterian Church or the Sequoia Hospital Foundation, 170 Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City, CA 94062. Funeral arrangements are handled by Crippen and Flynn Chapel, 400 Woodside Road in Redwood City.

Norman Roth

Interior designer

Norman Roth, an award-winning interior designer who worked for Flegel's Home Furnishings in Menlo Park, died February 17 at the age of 72.

Mr. Roth, who lived in Redwood City, served clients as far away as Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the Phillipines and Spain. Closer to home, he designed the interior of the Napa Valley Wine Train.

Funeral arrangements had not been finalized as of press time, but will be handled by Redwood Chapel, 847 Woodside Road, Redwood City.



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