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May his memory be a blessing Jerry Sandy 7/24/1950 – 3/9/2026   Service details:   Please join us for a memorial service to honor and celebrate Jerry’s life.   Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026 Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Location: Fernwood – Remembrance Room 301 Tennessee Valley Rd, Mill Valley, CA 94941       It is with great love and profound sadness that we announce the passing of Jerry Lewis Sandy on March 9, 2026 in San Anselmo, California.     Born in San Francisco, California on July 24, 1950, Jerry lived a life filled with passion, dedication, and (more…)
Tony Glenn Rush passed away March 7, 2026 after a long, courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia. He was born August 21, 1961 in Ukiah, CA as the youngest son of Bob and Doris Rush. His childhood was spent hunting, fishing, and riding dirt bikes with his brother Terry at the UC Field Station in Hopland where his father worked. Tony was living in Windsor when one warm June night cruising 4th St. in his Cowboy Hat and Dark Blue Ford F100, the love of his life took one look at his bright smile, flagged him down and the rest (more…)
Kat Suthon, Aunt Kitty, Ol’ Puss o’ the North, Kat Whiskers.  On October 21, 2025, our Kat left her mortal body in the care of her loving and beloved chosen and blood families and joined the stars.   Born Katherine Hullin Suthon on November 11, 1938, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the ninth of ten children to Bessie Imogen Keen Suthon and Archibald Magill Suthon, Kat lived her nearly 87-year life as a heretical witch, a butch dyke, a spirited storyteller, and a ‘good trouble’ rabble rouser. She was an early member of the Reclaiming Collective, an earth-honoring and activist spiritual community in the Pagan and Goddess traditions in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since its founding (more…)
10/25/1941 — 2/21/26 Tim Polk Cooper, 84, of Corte Madera, CA, passed away on March 21, 2026 at his home. His health had declined for several weeks, and he received in-home hospice care for the last days of his life. He grew up in Beaumont, Texas, and often spoke fondly of his parents, brother, and extended family of aunts and uncles in nearby Texas and Mississippi towns. Tim’s parents taught him to succeed in life through hard work, honesty, and diligence. Tim was active in the Boy Scouts and he delivered newspapers in the neighborhood for several years while growing (more…)
Eleanor Rosenthal, 91, died on Friday March 27, 2026 at home in San Francisco. Born in New York City to the late Benjamin Rosenthal and Jeanette (“Jen”) Pasachoff Rosenthal, she was a proud graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, University of Michigan, Columbia University School of Law, and The American Center for the Alexander Technique (ACAT) in New York. Eleanor (known as “Elli” to some) was a beloved cousin, a devoted friend, and a dedicated teacher & mentor to many others. Though her life changed dramatically at seven years old when her mother died of cancer, Eleanor was (more…)
Alan Wayne Wuthnow passed away in Marin County, California on March 10, 2026. Al was born on July 26, 1939, in Harrington, Kansas, to Edwin Wuthnow and Helen Fisher Wuthnow. He had six brothers, Don, Rod, Wendell, Willard, Bob and Ray. After he lost both of his parents at a young age, each brother played a meaningful role in shaping the remarkable man he became. Al often shared stories of his older brothers, cherishing his place as the youngest by nearly ten years. He grew up in the small town of Hope, Kansas, where he was a standout student and (more…)

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