

Bridget Hirst
Bridget Hirst, aged 95, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2025.
Jan 212 min read


Belvedere's Jeanne Price spent nearly four decades reporting for Ark, championed historic landmarks
37-year Ark reporter Jeanne Price, who championed historic-preservation efforts in Belvedere, died Dec. 26. She was 93.
Jan 144 min read


Natalia Settembrini Casillas
Natalia Settembrini Casillas passed away on November 13, 2025, at the age of 83.
Jan 141 min read


Steve McNamara was part-owner of The Ark, longtime owner of Pacific Sun
Steve McNamara died of natural causes Nov. 24 at his home in Mill Valley. He was 91.
Dec 16, 20255 min read


James Henry McCray, DDS
James Henry “Jim” McCray, DDS, passed away on December 3, 2025.
Dec 16, 20252 min read


Former Reed district teacher Jim Allen was known for his unwavering support of students
Jim Allen died Nov. 21 of natural causes at his home in Kentfield. He was 91.
Dec 10, 20255 min read


James Carlton Allen
James Carlton Allen: May 25, 1934 — November 21, 2025
Dec 10, 20253 min read


Eugene (‘Gene’) Allan McCabe
Eugene (‘Gene’) Allan McCabe: May 18, 1933–November 3, 2025
Nov 18, 20252 min read


Lorrie Lee Levin Greene
Lorrie Lee Levin Greene, a lifelong Bay Area native, passed away surrounded by family peacefully at home on November 7, 2025, at the age of 83.
Nov 18, 20252 min read


William Blackmer Canada
William Blackmer Canada, born on November 8, 1939, at St. John’s Hospital in Tulsa, OK, passed away on November 3rd.
Nov 18, 20252 min read


Richard Charles Otter
Richard Charles Otter: September 13, 1933 – October 25, 2025.
Nov 5, 20253 min read


Susan Ann Compton Carpenter
Susan Ann Compton Carpenter of Tiburon died September 17, 2025.
Oct 22, 20252 min read


Rose Marie ‘Posie’ Anderson
Rose Marie “Posie” Anderson died July 28, 2025.
Sep 24, 20251 min read


Late actor, filmmaker Robert Redford had long ties to Tiburon
Robert Redford lived on Tiburon's Ridge Road in the late 1990s and early 2000s, returning to Mar East Street from 2020 to 2024.
Sep 18, 20256 min read


Margaret Rose Sloan Peterson
Margaret Rose Sloan Peterson of Tiburon died July 29, 2025, at age 87.
Sep 10, 20252 min read


Robert (Bob) Bernheim
Robert (Bob) Bernheim, a devoted family man, passionate sailor, and community leader, was born in San Francisco on September 26, 1933. He...
Sep 10, 20252 min read


Belvedere's Sal Bonavita was one of the earliest owners of Peet’s Coffee
Sal Bonavita, Alfred Peet's hand-picked successor who owned Peet's Coffee in the 1980s, died at 84 in Belvedere.
Aug 27, 20257 min read


Tiburon adman John Crawford was behind SF Giants’ anti-mascot Crazy Crab
John Crawford, the Tiburon advertising executive who created the San Francisco Giants’ notorious anti-mascot Crazy Crab, died May 27 at his home following complications from multiple health issues.
Aug 20, 20256 min read


Ex-Richardson Bay sanitary chief Frank Dittle oversaw changes across 30 years
Frank Dittle, who served nearly 30 years at the Richardson Bay Sanitary District and rose to district manager, died of cancer Aug. 7 at his home in Woodacre.
Aug 20, 20254 min read


Salvatore ‘Sal’ Bonavita
Salvatore “Sal” Bonavita, 84, passed away Monday, July 28, from complications due to dementia.
Aug 20, 20252 min read






