All Obituaries

Eileen Marshall was born on February 19, 1947 in Nyack, New York, the daughter of John Marshall and Dorothy Metress. She spent her childhood in Orangeburg, New York, growing up in Shanks Village. Although she contracted polio when she was 19 months old, she did not let it deter her from living her life fully. She became a crack basketball player when she attended Albertus Magnus High School in Bardonia, New York, and basketball ended up being a lifelong passion of hers. She loved watching...

  Annie V. Greene (Ann)  was a gift given from God to the late Johnnie & Isadora Downs. Born in Marshall, Texas, on May 12, 1931, she was the eldest of 16 siblings. On March 28, 2021 she departed this life and earned her heavenly wings. She was at home surrounded by her children and grandchildren when she made the peaceful transition to her new home – a place where she joins her loved ones and her Heavenly Father.  Ann accepted Christ at an early age. In her early...

Martha Austin was born to the union of her late parents - McKinley Hall and Claudia Mae Hall on July 22, 1951. She was the youngest of four children She was also preceded in death by her loving son - Joseph Brooks, her brother - McKinley Hall Jr., and brother-in-law - Melvin Frye. She leaves to cherish her memory: daughters - Lolita Austin and Myesha Brooks; her son - Antoine Brooks; grandchildren - Ahmani, Alonna and Amarie; sisters - Victoria White and Deborah Frye; brothers - Rober Hall...

James (Jimmy) Kavanagh passed away suddenly in San Francisco on March 16, 2021. Born on August 17, 1965 in Aughnamauleen, Gorey, Co. Wexford, Jimmy is survived by his wife, Carmel, and children Aidan and Rachel in San Francisco, and by his five brothers (Ben, Martin, Stephen, Peter, and Paddy) in Ireland. He is deeply regretted by his mother in law (Mary Kierse), sisters-in law, nieces, nephews, and his many relatives and friends both here in the Bay Area as well as at home in Ireland. Jimmy...

Beloved son of the late Sheila and Ned Corry. A Noe Valley native, he attended St. Phillips School and maintained lifelong friendships with his classmates. Growing up he spent countless summers in Ireland on the farm in Co. Kerry and Co. Clare with family, from which he held cherished memories. Eamon attended St Ignatius College Preparatory, where he played soccer and lead the team to a WCAL championship as the Most Valuable Player. He proudly played soccer for the San Francisco Glens Soccer...

Cathy Collins passed away peacefully on March 1st 2021.  A proud San Francisco native, Alice was born on September 9th, 1927 to the late Frank Tognotti and Alice Conklin. Growing up in the Ingleside District, Alice’s love of sports started at an early age, playing ball as a youth, coaching the “Baby Seals” baseball team (which was a team made up of sons of major league Seals players) as she got older, she played for the Fort Wayne Daisies of the All American Girls...

Aaron Devlin Brown, born on October 16, 1981 to Wendy Perniciaro and Marvin  Brown, passed away on February 28, 2021.   Aaron was a caring and loving man who adored his family. He had a huge heart,  and he had compassion and empathy for others. Aaron had a passion for  drawing, and he loved history and architecture. He loved studying the various  cultures, religions, and traditions of other countries. He had the opportunity to  travel to Europe, and he...

Lee Esther Livingston was born November 11, 1927 out of the beautiful marriage  of the late Hollis and Willie Mae Rayford. Her birthplace was Yellowpine, Texas in  the Sandy Creek area near the national forest of East Texas. She was the fifth  child born of this union and shared her young life with five siblings, Pervis, Annie  Mae, Ellen, Bernice and Prentiss all of whom preceded her in death.  At an early age Lee went to Houston, Texas to live with, and assist her...

Rev. Donald Shields was born to the late Ethel Juldain Shields and Percy Shields on September 24, 1955 in Memphis, TN. He was their only child.   The family relocated to San Francisco, California in 1960, which is where he attended public school.   He met Anita Marshall in August of 1978 and married her on November 23, 1978. He knew this was a marriage put together by God. To this union was born Donald Jr on October 24, 1981 and then twins, Danielle and Daniel on August 11,...