OBITUARIES OBITUARIES (November 01, 2000)

Glenn Arthur Vander Sluis

Retired architect

A memorial service for Glenn Arthur Vander Sluis, an architect and longtime resident of Menlo Park, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 1, at the Palo Alto Christian Reformed Church, 687 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto.

Mr. Vander Sluis died October 26 in Menlo Park after a battle with a rare neurodegenerative illness. He was 72.

During his career, Mr. Vander Sluis designed commercial, institutional and residential buildings nationally as well as locally, including churches, condominiums and new homes.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he studied architecture at Western Reserve University, graduating in 1953. In 1959 he returned to school, earning a bachelor's degree in Greek and philosophy at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mr. Vander Sluis continued his studies at Calvin Theological Seminary and graduated with a master of divinity degree. During this time he worked as an architect at Daverman Associates, where he created designs for several downtown buildings, including the old Kent Bank, the U.S. Post Office and the Grand Rapids Press.

Mr. Vander Suis moved to the Bay Area in 1965 to pursue his theological education at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley while he worked as an architect in Menlo Park. He established his own architecture firm, Vander Sluis Associates, in 1983. He retired in 1997.

Mr. Vander Sluis served many terms as an elder at the Palo Alto Christian Reformed Church where he was a member, and taught a class in the Bible, history and theology there for more than 30 years. In 1974 he designed the remodel of the worship center and education wing of the church.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years Dorothy; his daughter Jan Seerveld and her husband Luke of San Carlos; his son Russ of Tokyo; his son Paul and his wife Lorna of Grand Rapids; his daughter Judy of Redwood City; and four grandchildren.

Arrangements are by the Menlo Park Chapel of Spangler Mortuaries.

A.C. Roselle

Financial officer, contract specialist

A.C. Roselle of Portola Valley died at his home on October 17. He was 91.

Mr. Roselle was born in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, on November 19, 1908. He graduated from Northwestern University in Chicago in 1934 and was certified as a public accountant in 1946.

During his long career as a financial officer, government contracts specialist, certified arbitrator and paralegal consultant, he worked for these companies and agencies: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp., Downey, California (1939-1947); Los Angeles Regional Renegotiation Board (1951-1955); General Metals Corp., Oakland (1955-1959); Ampex Corp., Redwood City (1959-1976); the California Public Contract Project's review and critique of the state's public contracting system (1977-1978); California Construction Panel (1979-1984); and the Palo Alto law firm, Fenwick & West (1977-1993).

Mr. Roselle was an officer or founding member of numerous organizations, including: the National Contract Management Association, San Francisco Chapter (1963-1978) -- he was its organizing chairman and charter president in 1962; Association of Government Accountants, Los Angeles and Palo Alto (1954 and 1975-1978); Institute of Internal Auditors, Los Angeles Chapter (1942-1951); Bureau of National Affairs Editorial Advisory Board, Federal Contracts Report, Washington, D.C. (1968-1978); American Graduate University, Covina (governor, 1975-1978); Western Electronic Manufacturers Association (Governmental Affairs Committee, 1962-1976); Machinery and Allied Products Institute, Washington, D.C., and Government Contracts Council (1967-1976).

Mr. Roselle moved to Ladera in 1955 where he and his wife Ann raised four children.

His interests included cooking, watching football and classic movies, playing bridge, gardening, reading poetry, dancing, and enjoying his dogs. He loved dogs, especially his cairn terrier and golden retrievers. He had two recipes published in Sunset Magazine in their Chefs of the West column and enjoyed cooking for his many friends.

Mr. Roselle is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ann Roselle of Portola Valley; his son Larry and grandchildren Alex and Elise of Fresno; daughter Betsy and son-in-law Don Sumner of Portola Valley; daughter Patty, son-in-law Mike Bradshaw, and granddaughter Jessica of Suisun; and sister Reka France of Porterville, California. His son David of Maui, Hawaii, preceded him in death. Memorial services have been held.

The family requests that any donations in his name be made to either Guide Dogs For The Blind Inc., P.O. Box 151200, San Rafael, CA 94915-1200; or Norcal Golden Retriever Rescue, 405 El Camino Real, Suite 420, Menlo Park, CA 94025-5240.

Keith Ewing

Former Woodside resident, weather forecaster

Keith Ewing, a weather forecaster and former Woodside resident, died October 21 of esophageal cancer. He was 64.

Born in Seattle, Mr. Ewing graduated from Edmonds High School in 1954 and earned a degree in meteorology from the University of Washington in 1958. His career with the National Weather Service began in Great Falls, Montana, and in 1961, he joined the Weather Service's regional office in San Francisco. He retired as a senior lead forecaster in 1994.

He met Mary Ruth Schmidt at a bridge group for singles in 1967 and in 1970 they were married. Mr. Ewing's hobbies included bowling (he had a 210 average), golfing, piloting small planes, and dancing.

The Ewings moved from Woodside to Camano Island in Washington in 1995.

Mr. Ewing is survived by his wife Mary Ruth; his parents, Georgia Ewing Mattson of Stanwood and Kenneth Ewing of Twisp, Washington; his sister Diane Head of Camano Island; his brother Bert Ewing of Mountain Home, Arkansas; and a stepbrother, Richard Mattson of Roy, Washington.

No funeral service is planned. The family prefers that Mr. Ewing's life be celebrated by asking friends to help someone in need in his memory.

Stella Fregulia

Flight attendant

Stella Fregulia, a pioneering flight attendant of the 1930s who spent the past three years as a resident of Sharon Heights Care & Rehabilitation, died October 20 after a long period of dementia and declining health. She was 88.

Mrs. Fregulia grew up on the farmlands of northeastern Nebraska, the youngest of three children of her Swedish/Norwegian immigrant parents.

She completed nursing school at Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska, before taking a job in 1935 as a flight attendant for United Airlines.

Her career ended just two years later when Captain Richard Fregulia proposed to her during a flight through stormy weather from Cheyenne to Omaha, family members say.

The couple settled in Palo Alto where they designed and built a colonial Cape Cod-style house in which they lived for more than 45 years.

Mrs. Fregulia was active in the Clipped Wings flight attendant alumnae and the P.E.O., a women's organization, and many parent and community activities. Family members say she also enjoyed sewing, gardening, travel, music, and played the violin and piano.

She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Richard of Redwood City; children Richard Jr. of Mill Valley, Paul of Woodside, and Gail Stepp of San Jose; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were held Saturday, October 28, at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo. The family prefers memorial contributions to Alzheimer's Association, 2065 W. El Camino Real #C, Mountain View, CA, 94040.

Frank S. Prouty

World War II vet

A funeral service for Frank S. Prouty, a longtime Menlo Park resident, is planned for Thursday, November 2, at 1 p.m. at the Woodside Chapel of Crippen and Flynn, 400 Woodside Road in Redwood City.

Mr. Prouty died October 26 at the age of 85. He was born in Berkeley and served in the U.S. Army in World War II. He made his career in the nursery business, where he worked for 35 years.

Mr. Prouty is survived by his sister, Dorothy Prouty of Berkeley.

Art Lozon

World War II vet

Art Lozon, a Menlo Park resident, died at his home October 26, one day shy of his 74th birthday.

He was born in Marine City, Michigan, and served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. He worked for PG&E for 36 years, retiring in 1985. He enjoyed spending summers at Buck's Lake in Plumas County with his family, camping and fishing, according to family members, and he loved to cook and bake and then brag about it.

Mr. Lozon is survived by his wife of 51 years Patricia; his four sons, Steve, Scott, Jeff and John, all of Redwood City; and his sister Patricia Robelli of Sterling Heights, Michigan.

At his request, no services were held. Cremation was arranged by Crippen & Flynn.