All Obituaries

Helen Theresa DeCarlo passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019 surrounded by her loving family; she was 97 years of age. She was born in here in Mill Valley as Helen Theresa Zucchini to Germaine and Adelle Zucchini. As a young adult, Helen enjoyed working outside the home as a purchasing agent with Emporium department store and then putting her artistic abilities to work knitting sweaters for a clothing designer and as a professional gift wrapper with Macy's department store. Once the Marin IJ...

It is with a heavy heart that the family of Gerri Holt Grossmann announces she passed from this world into a more peaceful place on Monday July 1, 2019. Gerri was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on May 31, 1966 to loving parents Deanna Elliott Holt Montgomery and Billy Earl Holt. She was also very close to her grandparents, Geraldine and Mose Holt, who helped raise her during her early years, and Annette and Milton Elliott.  At age 13 Gerri moved to Seattle, WA with her father, where she...

Nick Camera passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on June 24th in San Rafael, after a long battle with pneumonia. He was 84 years old. His parents were Gaetano and Palmina Camera both from Amalfi Italy. He was married to Cecile Pallas, his best friend and love of his life, on August 19, 1961, at Notre Dame de Victoires in San Francisco. They were happily married for 57 years. Nick attended Columbus Elementary, Polytechnic High School and graduated from San Francisco State...

Our mother Beverly J. Guidi past away on Monday June 24th, 2019. Bev (as she was known to all) was born in 1930 and raised in San Francisco CA. She was the daughter of Harold and Edith Oliva. She was proud to be a native born San Franciscan and often spoke to us about her times as a child living and playing in the City (as it was known to locals). Her stories of fun and simple times always brought a smile to her face. Riding bicycles and playing kick the can in the streets was a regular...

Bob Nelson, a longtime resident of Lagunitas, peacefully passed away in Sonoma after his fight with bladder cancer.  Born and raised in San Francisco to parents Robert E. Nelson II and Bette A. Nelson, Bob grew up in the house his grandfather built on Dewey Blvd and later would become a skilled carpenter and build houses himself.  An all-city champion in pole vaulting for two years at Lincoln High School in San Francisco, Bob graduated and moved to Marin in 1960 and became a...

On June 17, 2019, Don Lane passed away at his home in Santa Venetia; He was 90 years of age and the last of his generation. Donald Joseph Lane was born May 1929 in San Francisco to the marriage of William H. Lane and Isabelle Reid and he was the youngest of five children. Both of his parents came from old San Francisco Irish families. When he was a small child, his family moved from San Francisco to a home on Belle Avenue in Fairfax. Don attended St. Anselm grammar school in Ross then Sacred...

Theresa Fede Farina Passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on June 15, 2019. Theresa was a living example of the American dream. A dream that manifested over a lifetime of faith, hard work, sacrifice, dedication to family, deep and long lasting friendships, a willingness to take risks, a continued openness to learning, and an unflappable strength and grace in the face of the unknown. Theresa was born in the mountain village of Zeri, Italy on October 15, 1921. The...

James “Jim” Bernard Sweeney, of San Rafael, California died peacefully Thursday, June 13, 2019.  He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Alberta “Toots” (Brown) Sweeney; his children Christopher (Abby) Sweeney, Kathleen (Chris Robbins) Sweeney; and his grandchildren Mitch, Derek, Kyle and Brett Sweeney.  He is preceded in death by his son, Michael David Sweeney.  A Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, June 18, 11:00am at St. Isabella Catholic...

Rosalie C. Morosin July 6, 1939 - June 12, 2019 It is with deep regret we announce the passing of Rosalie C. Morosin on June 12, 2019. She succumbed to a traumatic brain injury suffered over three years ago from a fall at her home. Rosalie was born in San Francisco on July 6, 1939 to the late Charles and Norma Morosin. She is also predeceased by her brother Richard C. Morosin, and her uncle and aunt Cesare and Carolena Rosso. Rosalie is survived by her sister Marion Morosin; her brother...

Anthony H. Good Our brother in Christ, Anthony H. Good passed peacefully Wednesday June 5, 2019 after a valiant battle with cancer. Born February 9, 1942 in Berkeley CA, Tony was raised in Ross and spent most of his adult years in Honolulu Hawaii and then Larkspur CA. He leaves behind his loving and adoring wife Maria Helena Del Llano Good, daughter Kristen Good-McGovern (Larry) and granddaughter Katie of Santa Clara, brother David Edward Good (Cathy) of Sonoma, nephews and cousins in...