Obituaries

Fausto Zelaya, a native of Nicaragua who lived in Atherton for 22 years, died April 10. He was 70 years old.

Mr. Zelaya was a consultant fron 1950 to 1978 in the fields of economic planning, public finance, and law. He was the founder El Banco de la Vivienda de Nicaragua and was its CEO until 1978. He was a member of the founding committee of the Nicaraguan Social Security System and the Nicaraguan Central Bank Board.

For the past 22 years, Mr. Zelaya was a real estate investor in California and an attorney. He published several works on economics, including "Accounting as a Tool of Administration" and "Financial Statements of Countries with High Inflation."

Affiliated with the Franciscan Order, he belonged to the Knights of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Gertrude Pineda de Zelaya; children Father Fausto, Concepcion, Gertrude, Noel, and Maria; seven grandchildren; and sisters Luisa, Carmelita, and Angelita.

Services have been held.

Peter Arnstein

Accountant

Peter Arnstein, an Atherton resident and accountant, died April 7. He was 80.

Mr. Arnstein was born in San Francisco and graduated with an engineering degree from Stanford University. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Aleutians and the Philippines, leaving the service with the rank of major.

He was a partner in the former John Forbes & Co., a public accounting firm now part of KPMG. He retired from the firm in 1986.

He was an officer in many professional organizations in accounting and was president of the San Francisco chapter of the California Society of CPAs in 1967-68.

He also served on the Jewish Welfare Federation of the West Bay and in other community groups.

He is survived by his wife, Marianne; and sons John of Encino, Peter of Charlotte, North Carolina, and James of Alameda.

Services have been held. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Greater San Francisco Bay Area, 330 Distel Circle, Suite A, Los Altos, CA 94022.

Keith Wickham Cox

Marine biologist

Keith Wickham Cox, a resident of Woodside for 50 years, died March 4. He was 89.

Born in Piedmont, California, he attended Piedmont High School and the University of California, where he met his wife of 60 years, LaVerne.

He worked for 20 years at the State Department of Fish and Game as a marine biologist, traveling to Japan to study oyster farming. His specialty was albalone, and he authored and illustrated many scientific papers on abalone and other shellfish, otters, and studies of the environment of the California coast. Family members said he was an experienced scuba diver and helped develop the first underwater camera.

After retiring from the Fish and Game Department he lived in Djibouti, Nigeria, Mauritius, and the Sultanate of Oman as a senior fisheries scientist, where he developed techniques of marine and freshwater fisheries and aquaculture.

He was a member of the American Fisheries Society, World Aquaculture Society, Conchologists of America, Friends of Woodside Glens, Alfa Romeo Car Club, and the Volvo Car Club. He was an avid member of the Morgan Sports Car Club, where he co-planned "Morgans over America," a caravan across North America of international Morgan drivers.

He is survived by daughters Carolyn McNamara of Novato, Kathleen Barcos of Menlo Park, Christine Galea of South San Francisco, and Constance Ghigleri of Flagstaff, Arizona. He is also survived by six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. His wife LaVerne preceded him in death.

A memorial is planned for June 5 for 1 p.m. at the Woodside Town Hall in Woodside. Donations may be made to the Peninsula Open Space Trust, 3000 Sand Hill Road 4-135, Menlo Park, CA, 94025.

Mary Gamble

Gardener

Avid gardener and longtime Peninsula resident Mary Gamble died at her home in Woodside April 6. She was 92.

Mrs. Gamble was a lifelong member and supporter of the Woodside-Atherton Garden Club.

She is survived by her sons, Launce E. Gamble of San Francisco and George F. Gamble of Lake Berryessa; her grandchildren, George T. Gamble of Napa Valley, James A. Gamble of St. Helena, Aimee G. Price of Mill Valley, Launce L. Gamble of San Francisco, Mark D. Gamble of Ross, and Sydney Gamble of San Francisco; and four great-grandchildren. Her husband, rancher Launcelot J. Gamble, preceded her in death.

The family said contributions may be made in her memory to the League to Save Lake Tahoe, 955 Emerald Bay Road, South Lake Tahoe, CA 95610.



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