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Local residents who have died recently include:
Joan Liddy Jack, 91, a Palo Alto resident who was born in Utica, New York, and whose calendar was filled with bridge, bible study, choir practice and family gatherings. With her nursing degree from Columbia University, she moved to San Francisco, married and raised three children, and later got a master’s in nursing and led Palo Alto Medical Foundation’s health education department. She died Dec. 28, 2025.
Michael Cunningham, 84, a former member of the Carmel City Council with a passion for public service and sports, was born in San Francisco and raised his family on Palo Alto’s Christmas Tree Lane. His long career at Hewlett-Packard took him from Palo Alto to Edinburgh, Scotland and he was a dedicated runner, completing the San Francisco, New York and Boston marathons. He died Jan. 1, 2026 in San Rafael.
Karen Veronica Canty, 80, a former three-term Menlo Park City School District trustee who was born in Herrin, Illinois and was a longtime Menlo Park resident. She was a voracious reader and avid traveler who became the first female vice president at A.G. Becker investment bank, and who later was a volunteer for PTAs, Art in Action, the California School Boards Association and more. She died Jan. 9, 2026 at Stanford Hospital.
Mary Frances “Fran” Rominger, 94, a Palo Alto resident who was a devoted patron of the performing arts and volunteered at Filoli and Gamble Garden, was born in Manzanola, Colorado in 1931. She pursued her love of music at University of Colorado, Boulder, where she met her husband Jack, and together they enjoyed travel, skiing, hiking and spending time at their Bear Valley cabin. She died on Jan. 19, 2026.
To read full obituaries, leave remembrances and post photos, go to Lasting Memories at mv-voice.com/obituaries.
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