Obituaries Obituaries (May 12, 2004)

Ruth Mary Donohoe
Bookkeeper for Menlo Hardware

Ruth Mary Donohoe, who worked as a bookkeeper for Menlo Park Hardware for more than 40 years, died May 2. She was 96 and had lived in Atherton, Menlo Park and Redwood City for 75 of those years.

Ms. Donohoe was a member of the Church of the Nativity, the Young Ladies Institute, the Thursday Group at Church of the Nativity, and the Third Order of the Dominican at Corpus Christi Monastery, Menlo Park.

She is survived by nephews Richard and Robert Donohoe; Elizabeth Donohoe, widow of her late nephew Thomas Donohoe; and many great and great-great nephews and nieces.

A funeral Mass was held May 7 at Church of the Nativity with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma. Arrangements were under the direction of John O'Connor's Menlo Colonial Chapel.

Catherine Suzanne Hicks
Native San Fransican

Catherine Suzanne Hicks died in Menlo Park on May 8. She was 79.

A native of San Francisco, she is survived by her daughters Carol of Menlo Park and Claire Covington of Campbell; and three grandchildren.

A memorial Mass celebrating her life will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, at St. Denis Catholic Church at 2250 Avy Ave. in Menlo Park.

Donations in her memory may be made to Pathways Hospice Foundation, 201 San Antonio Circle, Suite 104, Mountain View, CA 94040.

Arrangements are under the direction of Spangler Mortuaries.

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