Obituaries
Warren Peters
Warren E. Peters died Nov. 28 in his Monte Sereno home, following a long illness. He was 80.
Peters, a South Bay native, was born Dec. 16, 1918. He grew up in Campbell and graduated from Campbell High School in 1937. During World War II, Peters served in the Army's 5th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron in Italy. Following his honorable discharge as a corporal, he married the former Renette Prior and settled in Los Gatos.
With his wife, Peters, a carpenter, designed and built the family's Monte Sereno home. He was the manager and director of Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto for more than 35 years.
His interests included gardening, astronomy and the space program; he even built his own telescope. Peters also served as president of the Palo Alto Rotary Club in 1982. More recently he was instrumental in establishing an endowment fund for Casa Allegra Community Services, a non-profit agency supporting people with disabilities.
Peters was predeceased by his wife of 52 years in 1998. Survivors include daughter-in-law Allen and Susan Peters of Novato; granddaughters Amy Peters of Valencia, Kate Peters of San Diego and Julia Peters of San Rafael; also his brother Eugene Peters of Campbell.
Memorial services have been held, with inurnment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park. Donations may be made to Casa Allegra Community Services, 4340 Redwood Hwy., Suite 121, San Rafael, 94903.
Sara Ewing
Los Gatos mountain resident Sara Katherine Cooper Ewing died Jan. 31 of cancer at the age of 63.
Ewing was born Sept. 10, 1936, in Nashville, Tenn., and moved to San Jose in 1963, following her marriage to Californian George Ewing. The couple later moved to 10 acres of property on Upper Ellen Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains. At the time, it was a 45-minute drive to the nearest town and is still one of the most remote spots in the mountain community between Los Gatos, Felton and Santa Cruz. While improving their living conditions from a trailer with no electricity to a custom-built house, Ewing taught her two young sons how to get by using candles, oil lamps, a propane stove and a generator.
Among the disasters the family weathered were the snow of 1974, the mudslides of 1982 that killed several people in the Love Creek area below the Ewing property, the Lexington fire of 1985 that destroyed more than 50 homes and the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989.
Ewing volunteered for many years at her sons' school, Lakeside, and also served as secretary for the Upper Ellen Road Association and Mountain Bible Church. She took the latter position when the earthquake recovery process began, and spent much of her time helping displaced residents get the donations and reassurances they needed.
Ewing also helped her husband George to develop his trade in the glass business, which included part ownership of San Jose Glass for 12 years. He completed 40 years in the Glaziers Union in March 1998, when he retired.
Survivors include husband George Ewing of Los Gatos; sons Dayton Ewing of San Jose and Chris Ewing of Los Gatos; granddaughters Sara and Jessica Ewing; sister Martha Sisk and many other family members and friends in California and Tennessee.
Donations: the Sara Ewing Memorial Fund, in care of Mountain Bible Church, 23946 Summit Road, Los Gatos, 95033.
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