Maria Anna Schiefer White
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Killed by a dump truck on a walk?
Used to be a regular at Petar's Lafayette (Closed)
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Very polite person
Maria Anna Schiefer White
Sept 29,1935-June 17,2014
Former Lafayette Resident
Maria White died unexpectedly on June 17, 2014, while on a walk in Lafayette, California. Maria was born in Backi Brestovac, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) on September 29, 1935, daughter of Mathias Schiefer and Eva Fanz Schiefer. After spending her childhood in Salzburg, Austria, she immigrated with her family to the United States in 1951.
She graduated from Notre Dame College of Ohio in 1957 and Ohio State Medical School in 1962, one of only a few women in her class. After medical school, she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. She completed her residency at Children's Hospital in Oakland and then worked as a pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente in Hayward, California for her entire career. It was during her early years working at Kaiser that she met her husband, Robert Stacy White. They married in 1969 and settled in Lafayette in 1971, where Maria continued to raise her two daughters after Stacy's death in 1972.
Our mom was a dedicated pediatrician, devoted mother, involved grandmother and a caring relative and friend. She enjoyed entertaining, gardening, traveling and spending time with her family and friends. She will always be remembered for her infectious energy, positive attitude and smile that lit up a room.
Maria is survived by her two daughters Karen Murphy of Moraga and Laura Ceridono of Lafayette and their husbands Patrick Murphy and Glendon Ceridono; five grandchildren Caitlin, Ainsley, Mathias, Elsa and James; sister Eva Potts of Danville; and numerous other beloved family members and friends.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 am, on Friday, July 11th at Saint Perpetua Catholic Church, 3445 Hamlin Road in Lafayette. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in memory of Maria Schiefer White to Children's Hospital Oakland. Gifts will benefit their Child Life Department. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/contracostatimes/obituary.aspx?pid=171584925#sthash.Egbd3QN0.dpuf
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Sept 29,1935-June 17,2014
Former Lafayette Resident
Maria White died unexpectedly on June 17, 2014, while on a walk in Lafayette, California. Maria was born in Backi Brestovac, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) on September 29, 1935, daughter of Mathias Schiefer and Eva Fanz Schiefer. After spending her childhood in Salzburg, Austria, she immigrated with her family to the United States in 1951.
She graduated from Notre Dame College of Ohio in 1957 and Ohio State Medical School in 1962, one of only a few women in her class. After medical school, she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. She completed her residency at Children's Hospital in Oakland and then worked as a pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente in Hayward, California for her entire career. It was during her early years working at Kaiser that she met her husband, Robert Stacy White. They married in 1969 and settled in Lafayette in 1971, where Maria continued to raise her two daughters after Stacy's death in 1972.
Our mom was a dedicated pediatrician, devoted mother, involved grandmother and a caring relative and friend. She enjoyed entertaining, gardening, traveling and spending time with her family and friends. She will always be remembered for her infectious energy, positive attitude and smile that lit up a room.
Maria is survived by her two daughters Karen Murphy of Moraga and Laura Ceridono of Lafayette and their husbands Patrick Murphy and Glendon Ceridono; five grandchildren Caitlin, Ainsley, Mathias, Elsa and James; sister Eva Potts of Danville; and numerous other beloved family members and friends.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 am, on Friday, July 11th at Saint Perpetua Catholic Church, 3445 Hamlin Road in Lafayette. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in memory of Maria Schiefer White to Children's Hospital Oakland. Gifts will benefit their Child Life Department. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/contracostatimes/obituary.aspx?pid=171584925#sthash.Egbd3QN0.dpuf
