Obituaries

Maria Rosado
Maria Silva Rosado went to sleep in the Lord on Jan. 29, 2010. Maria was born in Oliveirinha, Aveiro, Portugal, on Dec. 8, 1939. Her parents, Antonio Marques da Silva and Gloria Vieira dos Santos, preceded her in death.

Dano Mattiuzzi
Dano D. Mattiuzzi passed away Jan. 26, 2010, in Santa Rosa. Devoted husband of 57 years to Shirley Mattiuzzi of Santa Rosa. Beloved father of Debra Eynon of Rohnert Park, Mark Mattiuzzi of Glenhaven, and Kirk Mattiuzzi (Debbie) of Newark. Cherished grandfather of Michael and Daniel Eynon. Adored son of the late Maria and Luigi Mattiuzzi. Loving brother of the late Ted Mattiuzzi. Dear uncle of Dennis Mattiuzzi (Cyndi) and Kamala McNeely (Doug). Survived by one grand-niece and four grand-nephews.

Rev. Michael Awase Angula
Father Michael Angula, a citizen of Nigeria, Africa, was born March 11, 1968. He was ordained a Catholic priest on Aug. 6, 1994, for the Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria. After a year-long struggle with cancer, he died on Jan. 29, 2010.

Elsie Stefani
Longtime St. Helena resident Elsie Stefani, known to many as “Tia,” went to her Lord Jan. 28, 2010. She was born May 29, 1928, in Iron Mountian, Mich., to Frank and Teresa Stefani.

Catherine (Kate) G. Low
Kate passed away peacefully and quietly surrounded by her loving family on Jan. 31, 2010. She faced cancer and death as she lived life over the decades — with grace, courage, gratitude and wit. Kate was born Sept. 16, 1927, in Stamford, Conn., and was the only child of the late Katherine and Joseph Gash. In 1955 she married John Robertson Low (deceased). The family lived abroad 13 years in Rome, Copenhagen and Brussels, before returning to the Bay Area, where they lived in Tiburon and the Napa Valley. Loving mother of Susan L. Hall, Sarah S. Low and Peter R. Low (deceased). Devoted grandmother to Enzo P. Piersante and loved mother-in-law to Mark A. Piersante and Warren Brian Annin. Kate will be greatly missed by her close family and friends who transcended multiple generations.