Obituaries Obituaries (May 26, 2004)

Katharine Zaban
Clinical psychologist

Services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 29, in the chapel at Woodside Village Church in Woodside for Katharine Deahl Zaban. Ms. Zaban died May 16 at her home in Woodside. She was 97.

Ms. Zaban was a graduate of Stanford University, where she received a master's degree in clinical psychology. She worked as a psychologist for the San Jose School District for 30 years and was a lifetime member of the American Psychology Association.

Until recently, she worked as a docent at the Tripp Store in Woodside as a member of the San Mateo County Historical Association. In her earlier years she was a member of the Woodside-Atherton Auxiliary to the Children's Hospital at Stanford and the Sequoia Hospital Auxiliary. With her husband, the late Harry Zaban, she was active in the Woodside Mounted Patrol.

Ms. Zaban is survived by her nieces Kathryn Anne Millar and Carolyn Shaw, nephew John Deahl Shaw, and stepchildren Harriet Eisner and Harry Zaban.

Memorials may be made to Pathways Hospice Foundation, 201 San Antonio Circle, Suite 104, Mountain View, CA 94040 or a favorite charity. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements were under the direction of Redwood Chapel, Redwood City.

Dolores Theodore
Menlo Park resident

Dolores Theodore, a resident of Menlo Park for 37 years, died May 9. She was 67.

Ms. Theodore was a native of Houston, Texas. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Ted Theodore; daughters Andrea and Catherine; and siblings Yolanda Fuentes, Rita Vasquez and Frank Fuentes.

Funeral services were held May 12 at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Belmont. The family prefers donations to Philoptochos Ss. Cosmas and Damien Icon Fund, 900 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont CA 94002. Arrangements were under the direction of O'Connell's Chapel, San Mateo.

Kenneth F. Uhland
Programmer analyst

Kenneth F. Uhland, a 20-year resident of Menlo Park, died May 8 at age 58. He had suffered from heart disease for nine years and cancer for four years.

Born in Baltimore, Mr. Uhland attended Loyola High School and Loyola College in that city. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1968 to 1977, which took him to the Gulf of Tonkin and around the world to five continents. Naval service brought him to Mare Island in Vallejo and he lived in the Bay Area for the rest of his life.

Mr. Uhland recently retired as a programer analyst for the Santa Clara County Communications Center, where he maintained the Computer-aided Public Safety System, including 911 dispatch.

Mr. Uhland handled light, sound and set construction for local community-theater groups, most notably the Menlo Players Guild. He volunteered for science fiction conventions all over the country and was awarded the Friend to Baycon Award this year. SiliCon created the Ken Uhland Award to honor the volunteer who serves the most.

Mr. Uhland joined Mensa in 1977, becoming the senior test proctor, the regional archivist, and the editor of the regional puzzle page.

At KTEH, Channel 54, he originated the concept of having all volunteer positions, including technical staff and phone volunteers, staffed by one group. In his case, it was Mensa members. He was recently qualified as a director at KTEH and trained volunteers at every other crew position.

Mr. Uhland is survived by his wife, Margaret Fruth of Menlo Park; daughter Catharine Hershey, also known as Carolyn Fruthland, of Menlo Park; an aunt and numerous cousins.

A memorial Mass will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 3500 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park. Private burial at sea will be held at a later date.

The family prefers contributions to Catharine Hershey's education or to KTEH, Channel 54.

Margaret Owens
Co-founder of trucking business

Margaret Elois Owens, a native of Menlo Park, died May 16 in Sacramento. She was 42.

Ms. Owens was raised by her maternal grandparents, Beulah Mae and Winifred Graze, in Menlo Park. She graduated from Menlo-Atherton High School and attended Foothill College, where she competed on the Foothill Owls track & field team.

After she married Leonard Eugene Owens, she helped her husband found LMF Trucking in Sacramento. She was also employed as a claims processor at Blue Shield of California. She had worked as a data-entry clerk, hairdresser and bookkeeper. She loved riding motorcycles, family members said.

She is survived by her husband, Leonard E. Owens; daughter Francesca Owens, both of Sacramento; father Willie Edward Thomas of Huntsville, Texas; stepfather Leon Elders of East Palo Alto; six brothers, Abdul Rahman Graham of Sacramento, Shawn Ray Kennedy of Palo Alto, and Ronnie, Donnie, Rodney and Allan Thomas, all of Huntsville, Texas; sisters Lisa Thomas and Yolanda Hill, both of Huntsville, Texas; stepsisters Lynn Holland of Stockton and May Butler of Menlo Park; and adopted brothers Johnny Graze of Stockton and Robert Grave of Oklahoma City.

Services were held May 24 with interment at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno. Arrangements were under the direction of the Cusimano Family Colonial Mortuary, Mountain View.

Hal Townsend
Forty year resident of Woodside

Hal Townsend died May 21 after a prolonged illness. A 40-year resident of Woodside and a masonry contractor, he was 82.

He is survived by his wife Ardele; daughters Linda, Misty, and Lorie; and six grandchildren.

A gathering will be held at the family home at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 27. Arrangements were under the direction of Woodside Chapel of Crippen & Flynn.

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