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Salvatore "Sal" Fanciullo of McKinney, Texas passed away on October 29, 2022 at the age of 87. He was born on August 2, 1935 to Guiseppe and Concetta (Brancato) Fanciullo in San Francisco, California. Sal was a graduate of the University of San Francisco, a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and owner of both Hawaii Escrow and Title in Honolulu, Hawaii and Sterling Escrow in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is survived by his children, Steven Fanciullo of Portland Oregon, Scott Fanciullo of Anna, Texas, and Mark Fanciullo of Knoxville, Tennessee; daughter-in-law, Erin McGrath, Selena Somera and Brittany Lorenzen; grandchildren, Alek Fanciullo, Jordon Fanciullo Inzerillo and husband, Benny, Britney Ann...

Patricia Marie Fanciullo of McKinney, Texas passed away on October 2, 2022 at the age of 82. She was born on November 11, 1939 to Anthony and Marie (Souza) Sylvia in Santa Clara, California. Patricia was a member of Boulder City Women's Golf Association. She is survived by her husband, Salvatore Fanciullo of McKinney, Texas; children, Steven Fanciullo of Portland Oregon, Scott Fanciullo of Anna, Texas, and Mark Fanciullo of Knoxville, Tennessee; daughter-in-law, Erin McGrath, Selena Somera and Brittany Lorenzen; grandchildren, Alek Fanciullo, Jordon Fanciullo Inzerillo and husband, Benny, Britney Ann McInnis, Tyler Fanciullo, Jacob McInnis, Spencer Fanciullo, and Russell Fanciullo; brother,...

Honoring the Life of Carmen Marie Jackson Our angel, Carmen Marie Jackson departed from this world on January 31, 2022 in Fontana, California. She is loved by many and had a distinguished career in the computer and logistics industries. She managed and mentored diverse employees at top companies in the Silicon Valley. Please access her website to leave written stories and condolences: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/atlanta-ga/carmen-jackson-10580409 There will be a remotely available service to celebrate her life on February 19, at 2:00pm in Atlanta, GA. For additional details contact Robert Jackson: 678-216-5698 or [email protected]

Richard William "Bill" Highlander of San Jose, California, died January 23, 2022. A Celebration of Life for Bill and his wife, Ida Highlander, who died 11 months earlier, will be held on March 26th at the Silver Creek Valley County Club at 1 pm. A funeral service will be held on June 7th at Arlington National Cemetery. Bill was born on Feb 17, 1940, in Beckley, West Virginia, to Ronald and Lucille Highlander. A graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, he was an all-state football player and graduated with high honors. After a year at the Greenbrier Military Academy, he accepted a scholarship to Rutgers University, where he was a brother of Chi Psi fraternity, a member of Rutgers 1961...

Dennis (Lory) Graham, age 85, of Manhattan, KS, died January 6, 2022. Dennis was born in 1936 in Rugby, ND. He graduated from Lawton High School, ND in 1954. After two years of college at the University of North Dakota, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1957, eventually becoming an officer and retiring out of Moffett Field as a Lt. Commander in 1981. Dennis then worked at GTE as a business executive until he retired in 1996. While working Dennis continued with college, obtaining a Master of Business Administration from USC. Throughout his adult life, and especially in retirement, Dennis engaged in numerous volunteer activities including church, teaching driver's ed to seniors via AARP,...

Arthur (Art) G. Lopez, originally from San Jose, CA, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2021, with family by his side. Art's Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, December 11, 2021, at the History Club of Los Gatos, 123 Los Gatos Blvd, Los Gatos, CA 95030. A reception following the service from 3:00 - 6:00 pm. The service can be viewed on the internet (online) at https://artlopez.name. For full obituary, please visit www.stonebriarfh.com

Lieutenant Colonel Jon Scott Hillhouse, 79, of Peachtree City, Georgia, passed away on June 25, 2021. He was born in Bakersfield, California on April 13, 1942, to the late Joseph and Helyn Hillhouse. He retired from the Air Force after 23 years of service and embarked on a career with the San Jose Job Corp as the center director. Jon is survived by his wife of 55 years, Karen Hillhouse; son, Mark Hillhouse; daughter, Kristen Lewis (Robert); grandchildren, Scott Hillhouse, Annie Hillhouse, Olivia Hillhouse, Grace Lewis, and Jon Lewis; and his brothers, Kent Hillhouse and Patrick Hillhouse.

85, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu on Thursday, June 24, 2021. He was born in Centerville, CA.

CANFIELD-James M. Swartz, 73, passed away Sunday evening, June 6, 2021 at his residence. He was born March 24, 1948 in Youngstown, a son of Dr. Marvin and Martha (Myers) Swartz. Jim was the Chief Information Officer for S.A.I.C. for 25 years, then Stanford Research Institute and also Sybase, all located in California, retiring in 2013. He was a 1965 graduate of Canfield High School, received his BA from Muskingum University and earned his Master's Degree from The Ohio State University. Jim loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He had owned horses and enjoyed riding with his daughter Jen throughout the western states. Jim was proud of being an Eagle Scout. He was...

Ida Mae Highlander (nee Canterbury) of San Jose, California, died February 24, 2021, just a month short of her 81st birthday. A Celebration of Life for Ida and her husband, Bill Highlander, will be held on March 26th at the Silver Creek Valley County Club at 1 pm. Ida and Bill will be buried together at a funeral service on June 7th at Arlington National Cemetery. Ida Mae Canterbury was born March 19, 1940, in Beckley, West Virginia, to Othur Clarence and Ruby Canterbury. Ida had an older brother, O.C., and two older sisters, Betty Jane and Jo Ann. Ida attended Woodrow Wilson High School and was engaged with many school activities. She played flute in the band, twirled school banners as...

Janice Ellen Piazza, 78, formerly of California, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020, in Houston, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Katy First United Methodist Church, in Katy, with Dr. Richard L. White officiating. For a full obituary and to express condolences, please visit www.SchmidtFuneralHome.net.

Irene Anne Wilkinson, 92, passed away on Friday, Aug. 7, of the covid-19 virus at her home, Plantation Estates senior facility in Matthews, N.C. She was born on Aug. 17, 1927, in Fall River, Mass., to George A. Wilkinson and Catherine I. Wilkinson. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers George and Joseph Wilkinson, and her identical twin sister, Maureen Maris. She is survived by her younger sister, Catherine Coburn of West Hartford, Conn., and numerous nieces and nephews. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University in Providence, R.I., and her Master of Library Science degree from Simmons College in Boston, Mass. She wore her Brown ring proudly! She...

Anthony (Tony) passed away quietly in his sleep on Thursday morning, May 28, 2020. He was born in Montclair, New Jersey to Sylvester and Rosalie (Mascera) Ridolfo. He attended Rutgers University College of Pharmacy earning a B.S. degree in 1940. He then attended Ohio State University in pursuit of his master's degree in pharmacy. While at Ohio State he met Virginia Carol Seaton who became his wife in 1942. He earned his Masters, and days after they were married, he took his brand new bride to the University of Toledo where he immediately started teaching in their school of pharmacy. He entered the US Navy and served aboard the USS Acree in the South Pacific during WWII earning the rank...

Walter E. Blankley, age 84, passed away peacefully on April 27th in Naples, Florida. Walt led a full and generous life. The son of George and Martha (McCord) Blankley, Walter was born in Philadelphia. An exceptional student and athlete at Collingswood High School, he graduated as Valedictorian, captained (and was high scorer of) the basketball team and was later inducted into the CHS Athletic Hall of Fame. It was at CHS that he met his wife of 61 years, Rosemary. Upon graduation, Walter attended Princeton University where he played Varsity Basketball, was a member of Cannon Club, and earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering. After graduation, Walt joined AMETEK, Inc, a $5 billion in sales...

Gordon Dent Collins, 95, long time resident of Los Altos, CA, passed away peacefully November 4, 2019, among family in Newnan, GA. He was born in Berkeley, CA on March 27, 1924 to parents Edward Everett and Dorothy Janet (Doyle) Collins. He married Louise Norma Krivicich July 23, 1960. He earned a BSEE from Univ. of Washington 1948 and performed postgraduate work at Stanford 1963. He served as an officer in the US Army Signal Corps 1943-48 in the Africa theater. He was an electrical engineer in the atomic energy division of GE 1948-1984. Achievements include project engineer on the USS Seawolf SSN-575, development and patents in the field of nuclear power, liquid sodium technology, fast...

Stephen Serafin, age 73 of Marietta, GA passed away on August 23, 2019. He was born on April 4, 1946 to the late Joseph Stephen Serafin and Elynor Clinton Curtis. He was raised in Brick, NJ and lived for many years in CA. He is survived by his wife of 35 years Rebecca Serafin, daughter Kim Egri, son-in-law Zak Cline Egri and daughter Amanda Serafin. Nieces; Stephanie Anderson, Christina Anderson, Jessica Anderson and nephew Matthew Anderson. He did not want a funeral and wants people to remember him the way he was instead of after his brief battle with pancreatic cancer. According to his wishes, a Celebration of Life BBQ get together for family and friends will be held. Message of...

HEIMGARTNER, ROBERT W. - Bob Heimgartner, Orange City, FL, age 93, passed away on April 28, 2019. Bob is survived by his three daughters, Gwen (Jim) Hervey, Carol de St Jean, and Jean (George) Burmester; grandchildren, Mathew de St Jean, Alexandria and Elyse Burmester; great-grandsons, Skylar and Cole de St Jean; and his sister, Imogene "Sue" Rianda. He was predeceased by his wife of 44 years, Kay A. Heimgartner; his grandson, Michael de St Jean; his father and mother, Norbert, Sr. and Imogene (Osborne) Heimgartner; brother, Norbert, Jr. and wife Sylvia Heimgartner. Bob proudly served in WWII as a Navy Hospital Corpsman and retired from Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. in 1987 (30 years). ...

Robert Paul Russell, age 90, of Cumming, Georgia, passed away on Feb. 28, 2019. He taught music for many years for the Eastside Union High School District and at Archbishop Mitty and Presentation High Schools in San Jose. Bob is survived by his loving wife, Kathy Russell; children Robert Russell. Jr. of Sonora, CA, Danielle Kline of Felton, CA and Jennifer Russell of Cumming, GA; and grandchildren, Brandon Russell of Sonora, CA, Caleb and Clarity Bortz of Roseville, CA, Ryan Driesse of Memphis, TN, Lauren Driesse of Cumming, GA; great grandchildren Nickolas and Noah Russell of Sonora, CA. Memorial services will be held at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in San Jose on Saturday, August...