Obituaries

Local residents who died recently include Peter J. Ruh, 64, Atherton resident and former board member of East Palo Alto’s Ecumenical Hunger Program, on July 6; Rosemary Young, 88, a founder of Peninsula Open Space Trust and a longtime Portola Valley resident, on July 30; and Sararose Leonard Taft, 81, Atherton resident, on Aug. 6.

To read full obituaries, leave remembrances and post photos, go to Lasting Memories at almanacnews.com/obituaries.

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