Resident of Los Altos

Sept. 9, 1918 – May 8, 2013

Eula Louise Butler Dolby passed away peacefully, April 16, 2013, surrounded by her fam-

ily. She was a happy woman and long-time Los Altos resident.

1924 - 2013

Betty Jean Walker passed away peacefully at her residence at Merrill Gardens, San Jose on Thursday, May 2, 2013, she was 85. She died of natural causes after a two year decline from Alzheimer’s.

Betty had worked for over 40 years with her husband Hal, at the roofing company they began, Cardinal Roofing, in Mt. View. She did volunteer work as a “pink lady” at El Camino Hospital in Mt. View for many years and was an active member at Wesley United Methodist Church for over 60 years. Betty played tennis into her eighties, competing in local seniors tournaments. She and her sister-in-law, Jackie Holbein travelled and teamed up in tennis games together for the past 10 years.

Douglas Stewart McCandless, son of Lenora (Lee) Donnel, died the day after his 51st birthday in Branson, MO. He had lived there the past four years to be near his two daughters, Heather and Brittany, and stepdaughter, Lisa.

He enjoyed being “grandpa” to his grandchildren; Zachary (8 yrs), Evan (3 yrs), Aubree (3 ½ yrs), and step grandchildren, Austin and Emily Beth.

Marguerite “Marge” Louise Hordness passed away on Feb. 17, 2013, at the age of 95. She was born in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 1917, to Blanche A. and Isaac R. Wilson. She resided in Davis since 2002.

Marguerite enjoyed gardening, music, playing bridge, needlework and golfing and was very proud of her hole-in-one. She was a member of PEO Chapter WJ and the Embroiderers’ Guild of America as well as an active member in the Episcopal Church in Los Altos and Morgan Hill.

April 19, 1984 – April 6, 2013

March 6, 1915 - April 21, 2013

1958 – 2013

September 24, 1933 - April 25, 2013

Long time resident of Los Altos Hills, Rena Bower Young passed away peacefully at the age of 85 on April 27, 2013. She was born on July 18, 1927 to Goldie and Chester Bower in New Oxford, PA, and grew up there with her older sister, Arlene, and brother, Edgar. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania nursing school in 1948, she followed her sister west to Santa Maria, CA, where she worked as a nurse. It was at a St. Patrick’s Day dance that she had her first date with William (Bill) Young, who was in Santa Maria finishing up his aeronautical engineering degree from USC. They were married in July 1949 and moved to Redwood City in 1950.

Their five children – Tobey, David, Valerie, Jeff, and Jim – were born from 1950 to 1956, and in 1961 the family moved to the home they designed and everyone helped build in Los Altos Hills. Rena’s husband of 63 years survives her, as do her children, their spouses, nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren, and her sister Arlene Rutherford of Santa Maria and her family.

October 12, 1930 to March 26, 2013