Lorraine Thackery
Lorraine Murray Thackery, a resident of The Sequoias in Portola Valley for the past three years, died Oct. 7 at Stanford Medical Center.Ms. Thackery was born in Los Angeles in 1921. She graduated from the Marlborough School for Girls and attended Stanford University, class of 1943, where she was a member of Delta Gamma sorority.
Ms. Thackery was a real estate agent for more than 25 years while living in the Menlo Park-Woodside area. She was a founding member of the Committee for Art at Stanford. She and her late husband. Don, moved to Carmel, returning to Menlo Park seven years ago.
Ms. Thackery’s father, Feg Murray, was a well-known cartoonist. She shared his talents in the arts and painted up until the final days of her life. Her other passions were for her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and her travel, say family members.
She is survived by daughters Holly Carlin of Monterey and Carolyn Jereczek of Belmont; brother Dr. John Murray of San Francisco and Paris; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald K. Thackery, and son Chris Dennis.
Memorials are preferred to any local Planned Parenthood or a favorite charity.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements were under the direction of Spangler Mortuaries.
Marilyn Burn
Marilyn Todd Burn died at her home in Woodside on Oct. 1 after a three-and-a-half year battle against cancer.Originally from Chicago, Ms. Burn lived in Woodside with her family for the past 29 years. A private gathering of the family was held at her home.
She is survived by her husband, Robert, of Woodside; son Robert of Chicago and son Charles of Nottingham, Maryland.
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