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CARDARELLI,Vincent
COMPARINI, Elda
COOK, JamesDOVE, Frances
HAGMAN, Margaret
LEONOFF, GeorgeLUCAS, Joan
MARTINEZ, Marty
MATTINGLY, DavidMILLER, Dvorah
MILLER, Joann
MIRKOVICH, MarianSALERA, AlbertIN THIS SECTION
Vincent Cardarelli 8-3-
29 to 1-9-17 Survived
by his wife of 59 years
Josephine(Ambrisio), his
brother Ben (Patricia),
daughter Maria Wilson
(Dave), son John. Prede-
seased by his son Berardino
“Dino”, and his sisters Berta
and Marietta. He had 6
grandchildren and7great
grandchildren and nieces/
nephews throughout US,
Canada and Italy.
Friends and Family areinvited to visit between
5PM-8PM, Thurs. Jan. 12th
at Garden Chapel, 885 El
Camino Real, SSF,where
avigil service will begin
at 7PM. Mass ofresurrec-
tion will be Fri. Jan. 13th
at 10AM at St.Veronica
Church, 434 AlidaWay,SSF.
Condolences may also be
made at http://www.gardencha-
pel885.comVincent Cardarelli
Aug.3, 1929-Jan. 9, 2017Passed away peacefully
in the loving arms of her
daughter with family and
friends by her side. She was
born in Pola, Istria, Italy.She
leaves behind her loving
and devoted daughter
Marcella. Beloved wife of
the late Mario, whose son
Dennis, Grandson Julian and
Ann wereacherished part
of her life. Elda is survived
by many lovingrelatives
and friends in NewYork and
Pola. She enjoyed living
in North Beach and having
caffe with her daughter,
family and friends and shar-ing many good times. She
will beremembered as a
joyful happy person and will
be greatly missed.
Friends areinvited to
attendaRosary and cel-
ebration of Funeral Mass on
Friday,January 13, 2017 at
10:30am all at SS Peter and
Paul Church, 666 Filbert St.,
SF,CA;Committal Services
to follow at Italian Ceme-
tery,Colma, CA;Donations
in her name toacharity of
your choice preferred.Elda Comparini
April 11, 1933-January 6, 2017Frances Dove died peace-
fully on December 24, 2016
surrounded by her loving
family.Fran is survived by
her daughters Diane and
Connie, son in law Gary,
and precious grandchildren
Ally and Adam. She was
preceded in death by her
3wonderful sisters Helen,
Connie, and ClaireSlater.
They arefinallyreunited.
The “Slater girls” attended
St.Peter’sschool in the
Mission and spent happy
summers at Oddfellow’s
Park in Guerneville.
Fran loved toread, travel,
play bridge, bingo and
especially poker on Sundays
with her best friends. She
wasalong timeresident
ofWoodlake in San Mateo
and member of the North
BurlingameWoman’sClub.
She particularly enjoyed
yearly trips to Reno with her
daughters and an evening
vodka martini. Fran wasbeautiful, strong willed,
withacontagious smile and
agreat sense of humor,as
reflected in her obituary
wishes. “Place it any day but
Sunday because it’sjust too
crowded”.
Memorial services are
private. She will be buried
at Holy Cross cemetery with
her parents. In lieu of flow-
ers please makeadonation
to Mission Hospice in San
Mateo or St. Anthony’sDin-
ing Room in San Francisco.Frances Dove
May 24, 1929-December 24, 2016Margaret “Marge” Hag-
man, was born on Novem-
ber 28, 1920 in Jersey City,
NJ. Her parentsVincenzo
Masciale came from Bari
Italy to the USA and met
his wife, Marie Antoinette
Florio, also from Bari, here
in the USA. Margaret is the
last surviving member of
the Masciale clan having
been predeceased by her
parents and siblings, Jose-
phine, Rosemary,Emman-
uel, Bartholomew,August,
and by her husband, LeRoy
Hagman, Sr.in1979 and
beloved daughter Phyllis
Schiavello in 2008.
Margaret met her
husband LeRoy Hagman, Sr
after graduating high school
and they raisedafamily in
Jersey City,N.J. Including
two daughters andason.
Marge and Roy had
anewsstand, two small
restaurants and their final
location wasaterrific, full
servicerestaurant in Jersey
City called Roys. Marge was
the front of the house and
Roy the back, supervising
the kitchen. Marge wel-
comed all the guests with
her warm and welcoming
personality.
After moving to San
Francisco in 1980, she
quickly adapted to the Bay
Area. Marge loved Ball
Room dancing and traveled
around the Bay as many
days of the week as she
could.Volunteering at Proj-
ect Open Hand, Marge uti-
lized her food back ground
and quickly organized the
food line. Gardening was
another passion of hers
and she maintainedasmall
garden at Fort Mason.
From 1997-99 she was
Auxiliary President of the
Italian-American Community
Services Agency.Marge alsobelonged to the Breakfast
Club and The California
Club of California.
In January of 2003, Marge
moved to St Anne’sonLake
St. She loved living there.
Playing bridge, Bingo, Jig
Saw Puzzles, Scrabble and
doing the daily cross word
puzzle kept her mind fully
engaged. Crocheting hats,
scarves, and baby blankets
became another favorite
activity.
Marge is survived by her
daughter Rosemary Hagman
and her partner,Connie of
Oakland, Ca and her son
Roy Hagman and his wife
Karen of Middletown, NJ,
their daughters and son-in-
law,Victoria of Brooklyn,
NY,Emily and Scott Sanford
of Belford, NJ and Phyliss’
daughter Nicole and Joe
Eggleton of Ridgefield, CT
and their daughters Harper
and Sage.
In Marge’smemory and
honor,the familyrequests
donations to be made to
the Little Sisters of the Poor.
Http://www.littlesistersof-
thepoorsanfrancisco.org/
donations/
AMemorial Mass will be
held Saturday,January 14,
2017 at 10:30a.m. at St.
Anne’sHome, 300 Lake St,
San Francisco, Ca 94118.Margaret “Marge”
Hagman
George Alexander
Leonoffpassed away unex-
pectedly on Friday,January
6th. George was born in
San Francisco and spent his
life in the Bay Area except
for brief periods working
in Arizona and Poland. He
graduated from Balboa
High School with honors
andreceived multiple
scholarships to UC Berkeley,
wherehegraduated from
the School of Architecture.
He served2years in the
Navy stationed in Kittery
Point, Maine, beforereturn-
ing back to and settling in
Berkeley.Asanarchitect
for the Hugh O’Neill
Company he designed
office building complexes.
Outside of work, he was the
architect on many localresi-
dentialreal estate projects.
His appreciation for form,
function and aesthetics had
him picturing the view from
each and every window as
he created contemporary
living spaces. George went
onto spend almost 30
years as Project Manager
andVice President for the
SJ Amoroso Construction
Company.
George loved to travel.
He and his wife Arlene saw
most of the world over
their 60 years together.
He amassed an extensive
collection of masks fromall corners of the globe.
George appreciated art of
all kinds, jazz music, good
food and even had his own
wine label. He was known
for his local touring abilities
and loved to show fam-
ily and friends from out of
town the beauty and hidden
treasures of the area. He
was fortunate to be doing
what he loved until his very
last moments.
His family–wife Arlene,
daughters Stacey Morrone
and JannaYamron, grand-
children Sydney Morrone,
Alex and BenYamron and
godson DuncanTang will
miss his welcoming heart
and adventurous spirit
and even his endless story
telling.
Family and friends will
gather privately in com-
memoration andremem-
brance of his life.George Leonoff
July 4, 1936-January 6, 2017David James Mattingly,
64, followingalife of cour-
age, pluck and conviction,
died of melanoma in Palm
Springs, California on
November 18, 2016.
Born in Louisville, Ken-
tucky in 1952, David was
preceded in death by his
loving parents Mary Laura
“Sis” and George Mat-
tingly,aWorldWarIIvet,
and younger brother Mark.
During childhood, David’s
parents imposedamanda-
tory dinner hour —— his
Dad’sunmistakable whistle
commanding the start of
the meal, phones and t.v.
unplugged——anightly
theatreofexcited talk,
intense opinions, raucous
fun, and always imbued with
love. This family setting had
asearing impact on David’s
worldview,forming tastes
that weredecidedly catholic
throughout his life.
He is survived by his
sister Susan Mattingly of
Louisville, sister Marilyn
Mattingly ofVirginia Beach,
Virginia and brother Mike
of Louisville. Marilyn was a
tower of strength during his
last days and -- gratefully
-- her caregiving did little
to interferewith her much
loved 17 daily shopping
trips. Her familial love in a
time of need was exem-
plary.David hadalife-long
soft spot in his heart for
Susan, while Mike filled the
role of big brother with
aplomb.
At the time of his death,
David had eight nephews,
the terrific wives and a
husband of three of those
nephews, 11 great nieces
and nephews, goddaughter
Lily,two godsons and his
beloved shih tzu, Ollie.
David had two long term
partners, one an exuber-
ant cowboy raised on the
central coast of California,
the otheracerebral Cornell
educated architect.
Withagift for friendship
—and of gab—David is
also survived by treasured
friendsTed, Kendrick, Carol,
Steve, Joe, Cindy,Scott/
Rich, Greg, Robin, Rachel,
Oliver and so many others.
He also leaves behind many
loving cousins, especially
Tommy and Jan Burnett,
whose strong and steady
presence brought David
great comfort during his
illness.
David attended St. Pius
XGrade School and St.
Xavier High School, both
in Louisville. In 1974, he
received his B.A. in Political
Science from the University
of Kentucky in Lexington.
Fresh out of college,
David’sfirst job was as a
legislative analyst on Capitol
Hill inWashington, D.C. to
Congressman Ron Mazzoli.
There, he wasawitness to
history,includingWater-
gate, Nixon’sresignation
from the Presidency and the
end of theVietnamWar.
David settled in San
Francisco in the late ‘70s,
doing paralegal work for
the international firms of
McCutchen and MoFo, the
San Francisco City Attorney
and clerked for Judge
Orrick of the U.S. District
Court. In those early days,
David stood with Harvey
Milk and his merry band of
men who gave voice to gay
liberation. David wasamore
than three decaderesident
of foggy,magical San
Francisco beforeheretired
to the warm desert air of
Palm Springs.In 1984, David was award-
ed his law degree from the
University of San Francisco
School of Law.Following
several years doing corpo-
rate health carelaw,David
found in San Francisco his
true calling asacivil litiga-
tor.Hewon substantial jury
awards and settlements,
and asatrial lawyer was
able to obtainrelief for
clients without the means
to access the courts. (He
had some hair-raising losses,
too!) He tried cases against
large corporate interests for
discrimination, harassment,
clergy abuse, concealment
of toxic hazards, and busi-
ness and contract fraud. At
times hereceived kudos for
work on oral argument and
cross-examination, and for
mastery of artfully crafted
and persuasive briefs.
David had an abundance
of passions: the world of
politics, avidreading with
an especial penchant for
American and English nov-
els, history,and biographies
of the famous and infamous.
David wasadecades long
collector of art, particularly
paintings and sculptureby
emerging young artists.
Acolorist by nature, his
provocative yet savvy col-
lection never failed to evoke
strong opinions. He was an
enthusiastic swimmer over
countless years, andakeen-
eyed stock market maven.
Finally,David was an
intrepid traveler who
stepped foot on six of the
seven continents (hey Rich!),
56 countries, 48 of the 50
states (sorry North Dakota
andVermont). Always eager
for new things, David
traveled through the vast
stretches of the Patagonia
(hey Joe!),out of the way
spots in Africa including the
ever transcendent Serengeti
plains, and was one of the
firstWesterners permitted
into Beijing’sTiananmen
Squareafter the 1989 Mas-
sacre. He climbed into the
Giza Pyramids and on the
Parthenon beforesuch ac-
cess was eventually denied
the public. David walked
miles—his favorite mode
of transport—through
Tokyo, Sydney,Buenos
Aires, Delhi, Moscow,Cairo,
Nairobi, Capetown, Paris,
Jerusalem, Istanbul, and the
other great metropolises
spanning the globe.Yearn-
ing for more, David lived for
several years near Kensing-
ton Palace in London.
Acelebration of David’s
zest for life will be held in
San Francisco on Saturday,
February 4th 2017 from
5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at
the Greg Lind Gallery,49
Geary Street, Fifth Floor
[Directions only: Grego-
ryLindGallery.com]. Space
and attendance arelimited;
confirmation isrequired
by January 25. Call Joseph
J. Bell [530-272-7477 or
800-576-7477] or email to:
[email protected].
Suggested parking at Union
SquareorSutter-Stockton
garages.David James Mattingly
February 3, 1952-November 18, 2016Dvorah Miller,aka the
Graham Cracker Fairy,left
us late in the evening of
12-20-16. Her wish, often
stated over the previous
weeks of declining health,
was granted: Dvorah ar-
rived in heaven in time to
celebrate Christmas!
Dvorah dedicated her life
to alleviating suffering. An
ardent knitter,Deb created
thousands of fine caps for
those suffering from cancer
and warm scarves for the
homeless. When not knitting
or working in the presbytery
she nurtured feral kittens
for the SFSPCA, bottle
feeding them around the
clock, until they wereready
to find their forever homes.
When wordofDvorah’s
transition to heaven spread,
via herWednesday Whim-
sey e-mail list, her friends
began to sharememories.
Slowly,wearediscovering
some of the true extent
of her extraordinary array
of good deeds! One
writer shared that Deb had
“Sponsored the children at
my school with daily graham
crackers and provided
uniforms, supplies, notes of
encouragement, Safeway
andTarget cards, prizes,
and whatever might have
been needed by becoming
the very incognito ‘Graham
Cracker Fairy’. Somehow
on her very limited budget
she was able to provide
thousands of dollars of help
to hundreds of students
for over 10 years, until she
became too ill to con-
tinue, by finding and writing
grants, soliciting friends, the
deacons at her (our) church,
and businesses, andalot
of out-of-pocket of her
own. Our school putalittle
engraved tile by the front
door commemorating her
service which she was never
able to see because of ill
health.”
Another note stated: “I
met her 14 years ago whenshe joined Knitting Pals and
volunteered; not like she
wasn’tgiving and doing
for so many organizations.
But Deb found the time,
enjoyed the knitting and
made thousands of caps
for cancer patients; she
received many thank you
notes from the patients
who appreciated having
one of her caps. In addition
at Xmas time she knitted
hundreds of scarves for the
homeless at St. Anthony’s
S.F.”
Dvorah adopted children
through out the world,
beginning with many young
members of the Navajo
Nation, whom she both
visited and brought to San
Francisco for fun vacations.
Wewill never know the full
extent of Deb’s‘kindness in
action’! Those of us who are
privileged to have known
Dvorah as our friend, and
those whose lives were
enriched by her profound
kindness, will truly and
deeply miss her!
Deb is survived by
her mother,Lucia Anne
Miller,sister Lucia Ellen, and
brother Donald, as well as
family and friends through-
out the east coast.
Dvorah also leaves her
greatly loved feline compan-
ion, Buddy,andawide web
of friends in her adopted
home city of San Francisco
and the Bay Area.
Dvorah’swish is that
each of us who knew her
will celebrate her life on
her birthday,the summer
solstice of 2017, savoring
her favorite Ben and Jerry’s
“Cherry Garcia” ice cream!
Acelebration of Dvorah’s
life will be held Saturday,
January 14 at 1:30 at Lake-
side Presbyterian Church,
201 Eucalyptus, SF.Arecep-
tion follows in the church
hall with an ice cream social
featuring Ben&Jerry’sIce
Cream.Dvorah Miller
August 21, 1952
December 20, 2016Joan Marie Lucas passed
away peacefully December
31, 2016 at her home in
Tiburon, surrounded by her
family at the age of 86. A
devoted and caring wife
of Ken Lucas for 64 years.
She was beloved mother
of Susan, Gary and Scott.
Grandmother of8grandchil-
dren and2great grandchil-
dren. Joan is also survived
one brother and2sisters.
AMemorial Mass will be
celebrated Monday January
16, 2017 at 11:00 am, at St.
Hilary’sCatholic Church,
Tiburon. Inurnment will be
private atValley Memorial
Park Cemetery,Novato, Ca.
Donations may be made toHospice by The Bay,oryour
favorite charity
Arrangements byValley
Memorial Park Funeral
Home, Novato, California,
415-897-9609.Joan Marie Lucas
5/16/1930-12/31/2016