Barbara Peterson

Barbara Peterson, 93, passed away peacefully at home in Stoneridge Creek, Pleasanton on April 9th. Barbara grew up in Piedmont, meeting her future husband Bill in kindergarten. She attended Piedmont High where she was active in student council and other clubs. She attended the University of Oregon, where she was a member of Tri Delta Sorority, earning a degree in business. After graduation she worked for Del Monte foods. Barbara married Bill upon his return from the Korean War and they raised their family in San Rafael where they lived for 60 years. She was an astute investor, skilled bridge player and converted Cal Bears fan. She was an elegant and gracious hostess, enjoyed an active social life and played in many different bridge groups around the Bay Area including a lovely group at Stoneridge. Barb supported her husband’s successful pharmaceutical sales career, helping him to complete essential recordkeeping duties.

Barb was always active in the community and fundraising charities, including Treasurer roles held with Northgate/Laurel House at the Marin Art & Garden Center, Marin Charitable and Hyacinth fundraising for the Lincoln Child Center in Oakland.

Known to her friends as Barb and to her family as Nana, she was a very involved mother and grandmother, attending swim meets, school activities and babysitting. She loved to travel, visiting Europe and Asia many times and enjoyed the beauty of Carmel and Lake Tahoe.

Her husband Bill predeceased her and she is survived by her two sons and their wives, Jeffrey & Johni Peterson and Daniel & Lisa Peterson and by her three grandchildren Ryan (and fiancée Elisabeth Aydelotte), Taylor and Leah Peterson.

She will be remembered with great love. Family will be holding private services. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity in her memory.

Following a long autoimmune illness, Ruben Salcido passed away at home in Pacifica in January 2022. He grew up in Rodeo and Crockett, and worked as a software engineer for major companies and startups in the Bay Area, with stints in Sweden, France, Italy, Spain and Bahrain.

Ruben loved the outdoors. Always active, he climbed Mt. Shasta several times, and once camped above the Arctic Circle.

A gifted musician, Ruben played saxophone and flute in groups ranging from 18-piece big bands to duos, from Latin jazz to church music and everything in between: bebop, straightahead, funk, R&B, Brazilian, and more. He played at jazz festivals in San Jose, Maui, and Florida, at the S.F. Jazz Center and Yoshi’s, at the S.F. Flower Piano event, at restaurants, nightclubs, and every type of venue imaginable.

He was preceded in death by his parents Ismael and Tiburcia, his brother Ismael, and his childrens’ mother, Janet Larson.

Ruben is remembered with love by his wife Kim (Ecclesine), sons Scott and Andre, daughters-in-law Anna and Natsuko, eight grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren, brother Manuel, sister Yolanda, loving in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of longtime friends.

A celebration of life will be held sometime in the future.