June 10, 2005

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Publication Date: Friday, June 10, 2005

Obituaries

Lois Rippentrop, a San Francisco native who lived in Mountain View for more than 30 years, died May 26 in Granite Bay at the age of 71.

Born to William and Levia Borelli on Oct. 24, 1933, Rippentrop was sister to Arlene Hipsher and Bill Borelli. She had four children -- Robert, David and Kevan Rippentrop and Jodi Mazure -- and eleven grandchildren.

A memorial service was held June 2 at St. Peter and Paul in Rocklin, and services were held the next day at the Gates of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in Los Altos.

Contributions in Lois Rippentrop's name can be sent to the American Cancer Society, 2744 Marconi Ave., Sacramento, Calif., 95821; or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn., 38105.

Helen 'Aunto' Kos

Helen A. "Aunto" Kos, a native New Yorker who moved to Mountain View to be near her family, died on May 28. She was 67.

Kos is survived by her sister Anna Kos and nieces and nephews Jerylann Mateo, Joann Martinez and Jeff Mossner, as well as several great-nieces and great-nephews.

A memorial service was held June 4 at the Cusimano Family Colonial Mortuary, and a private inurnment was held at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Contributions in Kos' name can be made to the American Diabetes Association.

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