El Cerrito Death Notices

Some of the people with ties to El Cerrito who passed away recently

El Cerrito-Berkeley Death Notices

Some of the people with ties to the El Cerrito-Berkeley area who passed away recently

El Cerrito-Berkeley Death Notices

A list of some of the people with ties to El Cerrito and Berkeley who passed away recently

Bill Stokes, First BART Employee, Dies At Age 89

Patty Berndt, Active with El Cerrito for Decades, Dies at 81

Berndt spent most of her time as a community volunteer and was involved in several local organizations.

Filmmaker Les Blank Dies at 77

Independent filmmaker Les Blank who lives in Berkeley and whose film company, Flower Films, is based in El Cerrito, died in his Berkeley home on Sunday according to media reports.

Harold Johnston 1920-2012: Kensington Scientist Who Warned of Ozone Threat

Harold "Hal" Johnston, a retired UC Berkeley professor of chemistry whose ground-breaking research linked jet aircraft to destruction of the Earth's ozone layer, died Oct. 20 of natural causes at age 92 at his Kensington home.

Memorial Service for Cathy Qiu at Sunset View Saturday

Memorial services for Cathy Qiu, the Albany High School student whose body was found on the San Mateo County shoreline, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m. at Sunset View Cemetery, 101 Colusa Ave., in El Cerrito.

Large Turn-Out to Remember Sewall Glinternick

More than 100 people attended a memorial lunch Sunday at the Hotel Mac in Point Richmond for Sewall Glinternick, long-time manager of the El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce, journalist and one of most recognized faces in El Cerrito.

Donald Hardison, Prominent Bay Area Architect, 1916-2012

Donald Hardison of El Cerrito – a prominent architect whose firm designed a large number of parks, homes and public buildings, including UC Berkeley's Student Union complex along with Zellerbach Hall, died at home on Sept. 17.

Long-Time El Cerrito Chamber Manager, Sewall Glinternick, Dies at 85

Former El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce Manager John Stashik has called Glinternick "one of the best known and most recognized faces in our city."

ECHS Grad Dies in Bicycle Accident

A member of the 1988 class of El Cerrito High, Willis Veluz-Abraham, died Saturday when he crashed into a ravine while riding his bicycle not far from his Winnetka home in Los Angeles County, authorities and friends said.

Former El Cerrito Mayor Larry Damon, 1936-2012

Former El Cerrito Mayor and City Councilman Larry Damon died April 3 at age 75.

Bio-Rad Co-Founder David Schwartz of El Cerrito: 1923-2012

El Cerrito resident David Schwartz, who with his wife Alice co-founded Bio-Rad Laboratories, an international supplier of products for life-science research and clinical diagnostics, died April 1 at 88.

El Cerrito Recycling Pioneer Franciska Diemont, 1953-2012

Franciska Diemont – who grew up in El Cerrito and played a key role with E.C.ology, the group that began the recycling operation that later became the city Recycling Center – has died at age 58.

James Doherty: Former El Cerrito Mayor, BART President, 1919-2012

James Doherty, a well-regarded former mayor of El Cerrito, El Cerrito businessman and influential president of the BART board in the transit agency's formative years, has died at age 92.

Ernest Iiyama: Japanese-American Activist

Dead at 99: Ernest Iiyama, a longtime El Cerrito resident and Japanese-American leader.

Einstein's Granddaughter: Moving Tributes at Memorial in El Cerrito

At a memorial gathering Saturday in El Cerrito, numerous friends recalled the sharp mind, keen interest in life, critical disposition and health battles of Evelyn Einstein, who died April 13 at her Albany home.