Obituaries
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Obituary:Salvador Joseph Sgambati |
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Services are Thursday for Salvador Joseph Sgambati who passed away October 27, 2008 at the V.A. Hospital Hospice in Palo Alto, CA. He was 80 years old.
Sal was born in San Jose, California on July 19, 1928. He was the son of Salvador and Berniece Espinosa Sgambati. At a very young age he joined the U.S. Navy where he operated a military landing barge during World War II. He later served in the U.S Naval Reserves where he was a Sea Bee and an instructor he retired with 42 years of service. For over 50 years he was a heavy equipment operator and foreman and was a member of the Operating Engineers Local 3.
Sal enjoyed the ocean and especially loved the sound of crashing waves. He loved to travel with his wife, Laurine or his son David. He was an amateur archeologist, searching for and collecting Native American artifacts and exploring abandoned ghost towns for relics. He also enjoyed cooking, Italian food his favorite and gardening. He also loved his dog Peetie, who visited him at the hospice unit and would sit and snuggle Sal during the entire visit. Sal was always very fit and loved to workout at the Spa Fitness Center where he had many friends. He was characterized by his children as an honest and ethical person.
Sal was a member of a pioneer California family who's great great maternal grandfather, Don Secundino Robles was the first non-native American to discover the Cinnebar Mines in the area around Stanford University. He also was the father of 29 children.
He is survived by his wife, Laurine Sgambati of Santa Cruz; his daughter, Lori Salkield and her husband Bob of Santa Clara; two sons, Mark Sgambati and his wife Debbie of Littleton, CO and David Sgambati of San Jose; three brothers, Chris Sgambati of Las Vegas, Milton Sgambati of Las Vegas and Ralph Sgambati of Provo, UT; two sisters, Angie Navarro of Mt View and Florence Payne of Olivehurst, CA; step daughter Laura Atkinson of Studio City, CA; he is also survived by seven grandchildren, several great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Lili Malta and his sister, Sally Grant.
A memorial mass will be celebrated at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 126 High St, Santa Cruz, CA Thursday October 30, 2008 at 12:00 noon. A private burial with military honors will be held at Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Benito & Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel.
The family wishes to thank Julia Harrington and the VA Hospital Hospice Unit Staff.
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Obituary:Frances Tedesco Thomson |
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Frances Tedesco Thomson Frances Tedesco Thomson, longtime resident of Palo Alto, died Friday, October 10, 2008 at Stanford Medical Center after a long illness. She was 75 years old. She was born in San Mateo on July 3, 1933. Frances attended San Mateo High School and graduated from Stanford University in 1955. Frances enjoyed traveling the world with the Stanford Travel Club, attending Stanford sports events and other functions and the San Francisco Opera and Symphony. She was a third-generation Californian whose grandfather was Manual Valencia, an early California landscape painter. Frances worked for over 30 years for Trendata & Seiko Instruments in Silicon Valley. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Leona Tedesco. She is survived by her brother Dr. Joseph Tedesco of Spokane, WA; her son Eric Thomson of Sunnyvale, and her grandson, Alex Thomson of Las Vegas, NV. Frances had a close relationship with niece, Christine Tedesco, of Pendleton, SC. A Memorial Service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Tue, Oct, 14, 2008 at Crosby N. Gray Funeral Home, 2 Park Rd, Burlingame. In lieu of flowers, donations in honor of Frances may be made to the San Francisco Opera Association, San Francisco Opera, 301 Van Ness Ave., SF, CA 94102.
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Helen L. Kastigar Passed away on September 20, 2008. She was 86 years
old. She was born in Turlock, CA, on May 18, 1922, to Edward and
Augusta Larson. She was a first-generation American, born to Swedish
parents. After graduating from Turlock High School in 1940, she moved
to San Francisco. There she met Joseph Kastigar, an Army soldier
stationed at the Presidio in San Francisco. They were married on June
24, 1944. Helen, Joe, and their three children moved to Palo Alto in
1949. In the mid 1950s she began working with her husband in his CPA
firm in San Francisco, and later Palo Alto. She retired in 1993. She is
survived by her son, Chuck Kastigar of Sunnyvale, CA; and daughters
Sandra Crozier of Acton, CA, and Paula Hawthorne of Valencia, CA; she
is the grandmother of Travis, Gregory, Matthew, Adam, and Jeffrey; she
is the great-grandmother of Amanda, Joey, Carter, and Lilly. She was
preceded in death by her husband in 1994. In her memory, donations can
be made to a charity of your choice.
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