John Norman Deutschlander, 63, died Thursday after several illnesses.
Born in Pittsburgh, he graduated from Valparaiso and Santa Clara
universities. He lived in Palo Alto for the past 36 years, working at
Beckman Instruments and as vice president of sales and marketing at
Pickering Laboratories.
He played and coached soccer and sang with
several area groups, including the California Bach Society and the
Baroque Choral Guild. He is survived by his wife, Deborah Clark of Palo
Alto; his parents, John and Helmine Deutschlander of Cleveland, Ohio;
his brother, Ron Land of Monrovia; two daughters from his first marriage
to Betty Noto of Palo Alto, Anne-Marie Deutschlander of Geneva,
Switzerland, and Erika Deutchlander Socia of Oakland; and a grandson.
Services will be held Dec. 30 at 11 a.m. at Palo Alto Unitarian
Universalist Church, 505 E. Charleston Road. Donations may be made to
the Palo Alto Endowment Fund, Box 1015, Palo Alto 94302.