Rosaline Pepper

Rosaline "Roz" Frantz Pepper Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend passed away on Sunday morning, November 14. She had endless energy to pursue her many talents and interests, but her main joy and love was her family. While encouraging her children and grandchildren to achieve their dreams, she was always there to provide support and counsel. She loved sunny days, dancing, photography, and travel. In her later years she struggled with many health issues. She gave her best effort to overcome her physical challenges and seemed invincible. Born July 7, 1921 in San Francisco, she was a first generation American, graduating from Washington High School and attending Stanford University and UC Berkeley. She worked in numerous fields, including bookkeeping, retail shoe sales with her husband, real estate, and travel. She and her husband Alfred celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on November 7. Rosaline leaves behind her loving family including her husband Alfred, son Donald (and Giulie) Pepper, and daughter and best friend Janis Pepper. She was the devoted grandmother of Daniel and Jennifer Slate, Andrea Pepper, and Giulene (and James) Moller, dear sister of the late Geri (and Robert) Shimoff, and the late William Frantz, and beloved aunt to numerous nephews and nieces. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 17 at 12:00 noon at Congregation Etz Chayim, 4161 Alma Street, Palo Alto. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, www.pdf.org.