Cecelia Louise Tuite

Cecelia Louise Tuite (Louise) passed from our lives on September 5th after a long illness. She was surrounded by loved ones. She is predeceased by her husband Wolf Van Bergen, mother Mary (McCue)father Edward, brother Edward (Luann) Tuite, sister Julie (Robert)Clayton. She is survived by her brother Michael Tuite (Catherine) and numerous loving nieces and nephews. She will be forever missed.
Louise was born in Palo Alto. She grew up in San Carlos, California with weeks of summer spent in La Honda. She graduated from Notre Dame High school and then San Jose State University.
Louise worked for Guckenheimer Enterprises for 25+ years. As Vice President of Business Development, she was responsible for selling over 110 business contracts for Guckenheimer. This included accounts such as Nike ,Gentech Electronics Art, Bank of America and many others. During her tenure, she mentored several sales associates who have subsequently become leaders in the field.
After 25 + years Louise retired from Guckenheimer and took on a consulting role, then acted as Vice President of Business Development for Epicurean Group building the Business and Industry division for the company. She was with Epicurean Group 6 years before finally retiring.
She retired to Lincoln California where she developed a fun and loving group of friends which further enriched her life.
Louise loved her faith. She spent over 30 years teaching catechism and confirmation classes at Church of the Nativity. She also served on the board at Notre Dame High School.
Louise was devoted to her family and spent much of her vacation time on family trips and visiting nieces and their families in upstate NY, rarely missing a Holiday or graduation.
Louise was a class act at home and at work. She loved to shop and had a sense of style. Most of all, we will miss her love, her beautiful blue eyes and her never ending energy.
A Funeral Mass will take place at 11:30am on Friday, September 19, 2025 at Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park.
Flowers in honor of Louise should be sent to Crippen and Flynn Woodside Chapel. En Lieu of flowers donations can be sent to Notre Dame High School ndhsb.org. Select "giving" and can donate to scholarship fund.