Obituaries Obituaries (January 26, 2005)

Ruth D. Juvet

Former nurse

Ruth D. "Bev" Juvet, a resident of Menlo Park since 1945, died at her home on January 4.

Ms. Juvet was born in Sausalito and grew up in Mill Valley.

She graduated from St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in 1932. After her children were grown, she returned to nursing in 1957.

She led a varied life with many interests, say family members.

She is survived by her three sons, Nicholas Juvet Jr. of Stateline, Nevada, Michael Juvet of Hollister, and Peter Juvet of Issaquah, Washington; daughter Elizabeth S. Neumann of Palo Alto; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Private services have been held.

Edward Brown

Southern Pacific executive

Edward Nevin Brown of Mt. Shasta, a resident of Menlo Park from 1956 to 2003, died January 14. He was 86.

Mr. Brown was born in Philadelphia. An orphan at age 4, he grew up in the Girard College for Boys.

After graduating, he joined the Philadelphia office of Southern Pacific Co. At the same time, he attended evening classes at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In 1963 he took part in Harvard University's advanced management program.

In 1941, Mr. Brown was promoted to chief clerk for Southern Pacific in Atlanta. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of captain.

After the war, Mr. Brown returned to Southern Pacific, working in St. Louis, Chicago, New York and San Francisco. He held various executive positions, including general traffic manager of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway, assistant vice president of traffic of Southern Pacific, and vice president of St. Louis Southwestern Railway. He retired in 1982 after 47 years of service.

In retirement, Mr. Brown volunteered at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Clinic, and made deliveries for Meals on Wheels in Menlo Park. He was a member of Los Altos Golf and Country Club, SIRS and the Southern Pacific Executive Officers' Association.

Mr. Brown is survived by his son, Stephen Nevin Brown of Mt. Shasta, and a grandson. His wife of 52 years, Marjorie "Midge" Brown, preceded him in death.

Graveside services were held. Memorials may be made to Mercy Hospice, 914 Pine St., Mount Shasta, CA 96067-2143.

Dorothy Potter

Longtime Menlo Park resident

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, February 7, at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church for Dorothy Wunderlich Potter, who died January 18 at The Sequoias retirement community in Portola Valley. She was 88.

Ms. Potter was born in Cicero, Illinois, and attended the University of Kentucky College of Commerce. She was active in drama, sang in choral groups, wrote for the campus newspaper and yearbook, and was elected president of Mortar Board senior honorary society. She postponed her senior year to marry Morton Potter, who was graduating that year.

After living in Schenectady, New York, and Springfield, Pennsylvania, the couple moved to Menlo Park in 1965. Ms. Potter graduated with a fine arts degree from San Jose State University. She joked that she had been a college senior for 40 years.

Ms. Potter was a member of the Woodside-Atherton Auxiliary to Children's Hospital at Stanford, an elder at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church and an active member of the Presbyterian Women's Organization.

She also enjoyed painting, bridge, music, travel and golf, which she played at Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club, say family members.

Ms. Potter is survived by her husband, Morton; daughter Linda Lessen; sons Gary and Jeffrey Potter; sister Betty Estes; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Dell Scott Piper

Investment executive

Friends are invited to a memorial service at St. Bede's Episcopal Church in Menlo Park on Saturday, January 29, at 3 p.m. for Dell Scott Piper.

A resident of Menlo Park since 1959, she died at home January 5. She was 92.

During her 46 years in Menlo Park, Ms. Piper was active in the community, serving as a member of the Phi Beta Phi Alumnae Club, P.E.O. Sisterhood, Palo Alto Auxiliary for the Children's Hospital at Stanford, Menlo Park-Atherton Newcomers Club, Holy Trinity Parish Youth Group, San Francisco Symphony Foundation and Peninsula Symphony Auxiliary.

She was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church and St. Bede's Episcopal Church.

In 1963 Ms. Piper went to work as an investment executive at Birr, Wilson & Co. In 1975 she joined Dean Witter Reynolds, where she worked until she was 72.

At age 74 she acquired an insurance license, specializing in long-term care policies. She formed Dell Piper Insurance Services, did consulting with State Farm Insurance Co., and continued working until age 90.

Ms. Piper was born in Rugby, North Dakota. She graduated from the University of North Dakota, where she majored in mathematics and was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

While in college, she met Dean Piper, whom she married in 1937. The couple lived in Chicago, North Dakota and Colorado Springs before moving to Menlo Park in 1959.

Ms. Piper is survived by her three children, Kay Pride of Denver, Mary Sheehan and Louise Piper Hoyos of Menlo Park; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Her husband, Dean, died in 1965.

Donations may be made to Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, 770 Welch Road, Suite 350, Palo Alto CA 94304.

Jacqueline MacKay

Tennis enthusiast

Jacqueline "Jackie" S. MacKay of Portola Valley, whose husband, Sandy, founded Alpine Hills Tennis and Swim Club, died of complications from cancer on January 17. She was 83.

Ms. MacKay was born in San Luis Obispo and grew up in Fresno, where she was a honor student and star member of the Fresno High School tennis team. In 1938 the family moved to Alameda, where she met Alexander "Sandy" MacKay on the Washington Park tennis courts.

Married in 1943, the couple lived in Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Portola Valley until Sandy's death in 1990.

Mr. MacKay founded and built Alpine Hills Swim Tennis Club in 1958 and the couple was often seen playing on its courts with friends. They also lived next door to the club.

Ms. MacKay enjoyed playing cards and played cribbage with her son, Norman, once a week. She loved a good mystery, the daily crossword puzzle and bridge problem in the newspaper, her cats, Joe Montana and Andre Agassi, say family members.

Ms. MacKay is survived by her son Norman MacKay of Menlo Park, daughter Barbara J. Stever of Medford, Oregon; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

At her request, no funeral services will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements were under the direction of the Neptune Society with interment at Holy Cross Cemetery in Menlo Park.

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