Obituaries Obituaries (June 29, 2005)

Shirley Theis

Retired teacher

Shirley Theis of Redwood City, who taught math at McKinley and Hoover schools in Redwood City, died June 4 after a 12-year battle with auto-immune hepatitis. She was 64.

Ms. Theis was the wife of David Theis, principal of Menlo-Atherton High School from 1990 to 1995.

Ms. Theis was born in Manila in the Philippine Islands, the oldest of nine children. The family immigrated to the United States in 1945. She graduated from Cal State Los Angeles and taught at St. Michael's High School in Los Angeles, where she met her future husband. They were married in 1970.

Ms. Theis worked as a registered nurse at Kaiser Hospital before renewing her teaching credential and resuming a teaching career.

She is survived by her husband, David Theis; daughters Shelly Theis of Jersey City, New Jersey, and Danielle Theis-Guyon of Los Angeles; and siblings Pat Robinson, Lorie Buck, Marian Gahie, Joe Skiles, Bill Skiles, Art Skiles, Ramon Cardona, Marie Forman and Mary Priscilla Sullivan.

The family prefers memorials to Pets in Need or the Humane Society.

Barbara Ryan

Atherton native

Funeral services will be held Friday, July 8, for Barbara L. "Honey" Ryan, who died of emphysema on June 22. She was 79.

The service will start at 11 a.m. at White Oaks Chapel, 1696 El Camino Real, San Carlos. Interment will follow at Skylawn Memorial Park, San Mateo.

Ms. Ryan was born and grew up in Atherton. A graduate of Sequoia High School in the class of 1943, she was a bookkeeper for many years. Her last position before retiring was with the San Mateo Orthopedic Medical Group Inc.

Ms. Ryan was an expert seamstress and made each of her daughters' wedding gowns. She enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and was a good cook, noted for her potato salad, say family members.

She is survived by her children, Randie Burton of St. Jo, Texas; Patsy Milton of Carson City, Nevada; Laurie Balzarini of Fremont; and Doug Ryan of Belmont. Others survivors are a sister, Elizabeth; a brother, Ken Owens; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and special friend from childhood, Teresa Peterson.

Her husband, Orlan Ryan, preceded her in death.

The family prefers memorials to the American Lung Association, 2171 Junipero Serra Blvd., Suite 720, Daly City, CA 94014.

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