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Obituaries

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Janet Elaine Goldberg

Janet Elaine Goldberg passed away on June 20, 2026, at age 83.

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Janet Elaine Goldberg

Carol Jean Beck

Carol Jean McCready Beck, age 87, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 2.

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Carol Jean Beck

Harriet Lee Humphrey

Longtime Belvedere-Tiburon, CA resident Harriet Lee Humphrey, known as Lee, passed away at age 91 on May 30, 2026, in San Rafael, CA.

Harriet Lee Humphrey

Lois Mae Moody

Lois Mae Moody passed away at 98 rather unexpectedly on Friday evening. April 17th, 2026.

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Lois Mae Moody

Dr. James E. Shepard

Dr. James E. Shepard, M.D., F.A.C.P., passed away peacefully on May 19, 2026, at the age of 92.

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Dr. James E. Shepard

Tawna Buchanan Farmer

Tawna Buchanan Farmer, a longtime Tiburon resident, political activist and philanthropist, died May 26. She was 83.

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Tawna Buchanan Farmer

Motorcycle racing legend Mert Lawwill known for innovation beyond the track

Mert Lawwill, a Tiburon resident for more than 50 years and the 1969 AMA national motorcycle champion, died May 6 in Idaho. He was 85.

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Motorcycle racing legend Mert Lawwill known for innovation beyond the track

Sarah Gay Huse

Sally passed away peacefully at home in her sleep on March 20, 2026.

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Sarah Gay Huse

Benjamin Ronald Okulski

Benjamin Ronald Okulski, 92, of Tiburon, passed away at home on April 26, 2026, surrounded by family.

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Benjamin Ronald Okulski

Nancy Miller Gale

Nancy Miller Gale, a longtime resident of Belvedere, died April 18 after a long illness. She was 91.

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Nancy Miller Gale

Barbara Ann Elliott

Barbara Ann Elliott, 86, of Tiburon, California, passed away peacefully at home on April 19th, surrounded by the family and community she loved.

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Barbara Ann Elliott

Joel Stephen Coopersmith

Joel Stephen Coopersmith, age 88, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2026, surrounded by loving family and close friends.

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Joel Stephen Coopersmith

Gregory Michael Hart 

Gregory Michael Hart was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, by loving parents John and Bonnie Hart.

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Gregory Michael Hart 

Thomas ‘Stan’ Meyler

Born in Wexford, Ireland, on December 11, 1938, Thomas Stanislaus Meyler, M.D., known to all as “Stan,” lived a life of medical distinction, family devotion, and humor.

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Thomas ‘Stan’ Meyler

Former Ark reporter, staffer Lee Darby was prolific quilter, neighbor presence in Reed Heights

Lee Voye Darby, a 50-year Tiburon resident and former Ark reporter who later showcased her award-winning quilts, died at her home March 6 following complications from cancer. She was 80.

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Former Ark reporter, staffer Lee Darby was prolific quilter, neighbor presence in Reed Heights

Marti (Marguerite) Porter Andrews

Marti lived on the Tiburon Peninsula, except for 6 years in Southern California, from 1977 until her passing in 2026.

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Marti (Marguerite) Porter Andrews

Richard Dwight Thornton

Richard was a man who lived by his own rules and embodied the free-spirited essence of his generation. He passed away on February 14, 2026, in Tiburon, California, at the age of 76.

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Richard Dwight Thornton

Carlton (Carl) Lewis

Carlton (Carl) Lewis died Feb. 19, 2026, at age 85.

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Carlton (Carl) Lewis

Martin Conrad Carr 

Martin Conrad Carr died Feb. 9, a month before his 92nd birthday, in his home in Belvedere.

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Martin Conrad Carr 

Bridget Hirst

Bridget Hirst, aged 95, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2025.

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Bridget Hirst
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