Kenneth V. Stave
Kenneth V. Stave of Saratoga, 74, became ill at home Dec. 4 and died a few hours later at Los Gatos Community Hospital. In 1995, Mr. Stave was diagnosed with esophageal cancer .
He leaves his wife of 54 years, Kat Stave of Saratoga; a son, Ted Stave of Campbell; brothers Donald Stave of Portland, Richard Stave of Seattle and Stanley Stave of Richland, Wash.; sister Carol Biotano of Seattle; and two grandchildren.
Mr. Stave was born Feb. 17, 1922 in Arlington, Wash. He was an honors graduate in electronical engineering from the University of Washington, and he spent his career with General Electric Co.
He was active in the Brookside Club of Saratoga, where he became singles tennis champion and doubles champion with his son, Dan, who died two years ago of arterial sclerosis.
A memorial service was held at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.
Memorial donations should be directed to St. Andrew's Church in Saratoga; the Second Harvest Food Bank, 750 Curtner Ave., San Jose, 95125; or the Salvation Army, 359 N. Fourth St., San Jose, 95112.
John A. Wilcox
John A. Wilcox, 55, died Dec. 4 at home in Saratoga. He was the owner of Home Checks and Property Inspection Service.
He leaves his wife, Irene Wilcox; daughters Shannon Dalton and Kimberly Wilcox; mother Hazel Halovaty of Los Angeles; and brothers William Wilcox of Arizona and Donald Wilcox of Los Angeles.
He was a native of Neosho, Mo.
A memorial service was held Dec. 9 at the Saratoga-Cupertino Funeral Home.
Raymond I. Schneyer
Raymond I. Schneyer, 78,was stricken with a heart attack after swimming at the Saratoga YMCA, and died Dec. 12 at Los Gatos Community Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Ronnie Schneyer of Saratoga; daughters Lisa, Jenni and Sunni and son Rob; grandchildren, Travis, Keri, Traci and Todd; and sister Mary Rhoades.
Schneyer was born March 6, 1918, in Philadelphia, Pa. The son of immigrants, he grew up in Philadelphia and pursued studies at the University of Michigan. A varied career as an aeronautical engineer moved him from place to place. He eventually settled at Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. in Sunnyvale in 1962.
He was the founder of Lockheed's Human Resources program, and the primary impetus behind that program's many community-oriented activities, several of which he continued to oversee or help with after his retirement in 1983.
He was a key member of the California Partnership Academies Program, a successful program that establishes special academies within high schools to give technical training and other help to students.
He served with the San Jose GI Forum Scholarship Foundation, which provides college scholarships to Hispanic high school students. He also served as chairman of the Private Industry Council, which trains minorities and the disadvantaged, and served on the board of OICW, a training center in Menlo Park.
A longtime resident of Saratoga, he enjoyed swimming and working at many Brookside Club swim meets, tennis, woodworking, traveling, jogging and playing the violin.
A memorial celebration was held Dec. 15 at Saratoga Foothill Club.
The family requests donations to the Ray Schneyer Memorial Scholarship, in care of San Jose GI Forum Scholarship Foundation, 1680 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose, 95116.
Molly Bower
Molly Bower of Saratoga died at age 65 at home Dec. 16 after a long illness. She was born in the Bronx, NY, on Dec. 24, l930.
She is survived by her husband, Dr. Murray Bower, son Bruce, daughters June and Rebecca and grandchildren Daniel and Noah.
Bower lived in Saratoga for 37 years and received a master's degree in speech communication at San Jose State University. For10 years she and her partner had their own company called Communi-Speak, and taught many Silicon Valley executives how to communicate more effectively. Bower also taught part-time at West Valley College.
For many years, she walked daily at the Saratoga High School track with a group she named "The Trac Pac." The group was in this year's high school fun run. Molly was no longer walking but was sitting on the bench cheering the group on wearing her "Trac Pac" hat.
Private burial took place at the Home of Peace Cemetery in San Jose. A memorial service was held at the Jewish Community Center.
This article appeared in the Saratoga News, December 25, 1996.
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