All Obituaries

Sarah Shaw McKee Sarah Louise (Sally) Shaw McKee died at home with family at her side on June 14th.   She was 95. Born on March 18, 1927, she grew up in San Francisco and was a life-long resident of Northern California.  Her father was Edward Byer Shaw, MD, a prominent San Francisco pediatrician, communicable disease expert, UC professor, and internationally acclaimed authority on poliomyelitis.  Her mother, Johnsie Rowland of San Francisco and Olney, Ill., died when Sally...

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Tom was brought to the small town of Stinson Beach at age four, where he was raised with his eight siblings. After serving in the US Airforce, Tom returned to San Francisco, where he met Ann, his wife of 61 years. Together, they had four children, seven grandchildren, and four, soon to be five, great grandchildren. Tom worked 41 years for Mosler, overseeing the installation of bank vaults up and down the state. Tom’s favorite things in life were, first...

John Lewis Heilmann passed away peacefully at home on May 5th surrounded by his loving family just three weeks shy of his 81st birthday. He was born to John Sherman and Florence Heilmann on May 23rd, 1941, in San Francisco, CA. He spent most of his childhood in San Francisco and a few years in El Segundo, CA. He was a graduate of St. Agnes Grammar School, St. Ignatius High School (after spending three years at St Joseph’s Seminary), and Golden Gate University. He met his wife...

August (Gus) Manza, a life-long resident of Berkeley, died peacefully on May 2, 2022, at Aegis Living in Corte Madera. He was 90 years old. He was the child of Italian immigrant parents; his father was a tailor who ran a tailor shop in San Francisco for many decades. Educated at Berkeley High School and the University of California (class of 1952), Gus was a member of ROTC at Cal, and served in the U.S. Army for three years following his graduation. He would later join the Army Reserves,...

Jane Ellen Stewart, a long-time resident of San Rafael and Fairfax and devoted parishioner of both St. Raphael’s and St.Rita’s parishes, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022. She was born in Crested Butte, CO on September 9, 1933 to her parents, Anton Matkovich and Lena Shinnick. She and her family later moved to Northern California ultimately settling in San Rafael. After graduating from Marin Catholic High School, Jane pursued a career in Nursing, first graduating from Saint...

Stephanie Eileen Thompson passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 18, 2022. She was 70 years old. Stephanie was born June 21, 1951, at Ross Hospital to her loving parents, Erin and Jerry Thompson.  Stephanie had a large extended family and network of friends who cherished and understood her. According to our mother, when she learned to walk, she did not stop; it was go, go, go, and she was fast! She loved a good laugh; she especially loved to be teased by her brothers, sisters,...

Donald Henry Sasselli Donald H. Sasselli, loving husband and father, passed away peacefully at the age of 82, surrounded by family. He passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2022. Donald was born on May 28, 1939 in San Francisco to Elmo and Mary (Scatena) Sasselli. He served in the U.S. Army from 1964-1966. Upon returning from his military service, he met and married Carol (Cline) Sasselli. He owned Orchid Cleaners in Sausalito for 33 years. He was an avid San Francisco sports fan and attended...

Jane Patricia Gray McColgan was born July 20, 1924, in Berkeley, CA.  The eldest daughter of Francis and Lydia Gray she was raised in San Francisco along with her sisters Lydia and Eleanor.  She graduated from Saint Rose and attended the University of California at Berkeley where she liked to mention tuition cost $27 when she attended in the early 40s. Upon graduation from Cal, she worked as a history teacher for the San Francisco Unified School District for 20 years where she met...

Colleen Marie McGuinn September 10, 1970 - March16, 2022 Colleen was born in San Francisco, CA but raised in Marin County, attending schools in the Dixie School District. Following her graduation from Terra Linda High School, Colleen attended San Diego State where she received a BA in Public Administration.  She married and moved to Florida where she used that degree as Marketing Coordinator for a private equity and investment firm.  She raised her two beautiful children Alaina...

Barbara Ann Levin Read Myers Barbara Ann Levin Read Myers, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and educator, passed away on February 7, 2022 at age 86, after a long and courageous battle with dementia. Born in San Francisco on May 30, 1935 Barbara was the beloved daughter of Walter and Helen Levin and cherished sister of Warren Levin. Devoted wife of the late Richard Read and the late Thomas Myers. Loving mother to Katherine Read (John Houston), Janet Read (David Skyhawk), Lisa Read (Jim...