Obituaries Obituaries (October 20, 2004)

Peter S. Hurlbut
Native of Canada

A memorial service for Peter S. Hurlbut of Woodside will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 23, in the chapel of Woodside Village Church at 3154 Woodside Road in Woodside.

Mr. Hurlbut, a native of Saskatchewan, Canada, died October 3 at his Woodside home, where he had lived since 1972. He was 89.

Mr. Hurlbut moved to the Bay Area with his family when he was 6 and grew up in Burlingame and San Mateo. During World War II he served as a weather forecaster with the U.S. Army Air Corp in India and Burma. A skilled cabinet maker, he founded P.S. Hurlbut Inc. of Santa Clara.

In 1954, he married Marguerite, a widow with three children. The couple had a fourth child, Leslie. Mr. Hurlbut was a devoted father to all the children, say family members.

Mr. Hurlbut loved the outdoors and enjoyed hiking around his property and in Wunderlich Park.

He is survived by his children, Alan Zeppa of Duluth, Minnesota, and Leslie Johnson of Woodside; and eight grandchildren. His wife, Marguerite Hurlbut and children, Robert and Joan Zeppa, preceded him in death.

Barbara Rosentrater
Longtime Menlo Park resident

Barbara Buell Rosentrater died at her Menlo Park home October 9. She was 82.

Ms. Rosentrater, a homemaker, was married for 42 years to Robert E. Rosentrater, who died in 1986. She is survived by her children, Robin Fine and Leslie Curtis; and three grandchildren.

At her request, no services were held. The family prefers donations to Pathways/Hospice, 201 San Antonio Circle, Suite 135, Mountain View, CA 94040. Arrangements were directed by the Menlo Park Chapel of Spangler Mortuaries.

Roger Ahlenius
Former Menlo Park resident

Roger Ahlenius of San Rafael, who was a member of Menlo-Atherton High School's first graduating class in 1952, died September 26 in San Francisco. He celebrated on campus with many of his classmates at his 50th reunion two years ago.

Mr. Ahlenius was a native of Cloquet, Minnesota, who moved to Menlo Park with his family in 1943 and lived here until 1960. He was an environmentalist who established the Santa Margarita Island in Santa Venetia (San Rafael, Marin County) as open space.

He was an inventor, golfer, and craftsmen, say family members. He was a member of the ski patrol during the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley. Later, he sailed to Hawaii with two friends in a trimaran.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Daphne Ahlenius; son, Dr. William Ahlenius of San Antonio; daughter, Anna Wilson of San Rafael; one grandson; sisters, Marlyn Johnson of Menlo Park and Julie Lancelle of Pacifica; and five nieces and nephews.

Services have been held.

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