Obituaries
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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.
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Natalia Settembrini Casillas
Natalia Settembrini Casillas passed away on November 13, 2025, at the age of 83.
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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.
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James Henry McCray, DDS
James Henry “Jim” McCray, DDS, passed away on December 3, 2025.
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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.
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James Carlton Allen
James Carlton Allen: May 25, 1934 — November 21, 2025
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Eugene (‘Gene’) Allan McCabe
Eugene (‘Gene’) Allan McCabe: May 18, 1933-November 3, 2025
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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.
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William Blackmer Canada
William Blackmer Canada, born on November 8, 1939, at St. John’s Hospital in Tulsa, OK, passed away on November 3rd.
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Richard Charles Otter
Richard Charles Otter: September 13, 1933 - October 25, 2025.
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Susan Ann Compton Carpenter
Susan Ann Compton Carpenter of Tiburon died September 17, 2025.
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Rose Marie ‘Posie’ Anderson
Rose Marie “Posie” Anderson died July 28, 2025.
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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.
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Margaret Rose Sloan Peterson
Margaret Rose Sloan Peterson of Tiburon died July 29, 2025, at age 87.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Salvatore ‘Sal’ Bonavita
Salvatore “Sal” Bonavita, 84, passed away Monday, July 28, from complications due to dementia.
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Golda Clarkin Boeck
June 30, 1933 - July 7, 2025 Golda Clarkin Boeck, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and community pillar, passed...
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