Cynthia "Cindy" Harband

Cynthia "Cindy" Harband Died at home in Tiburon on July 24, 2006 of melanoma at the age of 63. Loving daughter of Leonard Lamdan and the late Barbara Lamdan; beloved wife of Dr. Newton J. Harband; loving mother of Jeffrey (and Vida) Harband and David (and Stefany) Harband; adoring grandmother of Jared, Matthew, Olivia and Adam Harband; dear sister of Sheila (and Art) Strosberg and sister-in-law of Martin (and Carol) Harband; aunt of Darryl (and Jen) Strosberg and Mark Strosberg and Hilary and Jordan Harband. Cindy was raised in Hayward and attended Hayward High School. She graduated with distinction and entered UC Berkeley where she met her future husband, Newt. She received further education at San Jose State, majoring in education and graduating in 1964. She was a longtime resident of Hillsborough and co-founder of Paper Caper, a fine stationery store in Burlingame. She retired from that successful business in 2002 and two years later moved to Tiburon to be closer to her children and grandchildren. She had great artistic talent and enjoyed doing art projects with her grandchildren. Cindy enjoyed gardening and had a knack for growing beautiful orchids. She also enjoyed the San Francisco Symphony and foreign travel. Cindy loved her vacation home in Tahoe in both winter and summer. She was a member of the Jewish Community Federation, Peninsula Temple Sholom and many other Jewish organizations. She supported her favorite teams, the Cal Bears football team and the SF Giants with Newt. Private graveside services were held. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, July 27th at 11:00 a.m. at Congregation Kol Shofar, 215 Blackfield Dr., Tiburon. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in memory of Cindy be made to the Jewish Community Federation or the Stanford Cancer Council Fund (http://givingtostanford.stanford.edu).