Remembering Gene Poschman, master of Berkeley’s Zoning Code, savior of Tilden’s dog walkers
Poschman was chair of Cal State Hayward’s Academic Senate and served for decades on Berkeley’s Zoning Adjustments Board and Planning Commission. He also helped scuttle an EBRPD plan to reduce off-leash dog areas.
Remembering Christopher Adams, Berkeley architect who designed UC Merced campus
After retiring from the University of California Office of the President, he served on the boards of BAHA and the Berkeley Library foundation and chaired the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission.
As part of our service to the community, Berkeleyside is honored to publish, at no charge, obituaries of members of the Berkeley community. Email a Google or Word document with the text and photo(s), preferably JPGs at least 1,200 px in width by 900 px in height, to editors@berkeleyside.org.
With obituaries, we share Berkeley’s history through the people who lived it
Berkeleyside has published free obituaries written by members of the community for over 13 years. Here’s why.
Remembering Jack Curran, whose band Fifteen was at heart of ’90s Berkeley punk scene
His band sang of homelessness, addiction, environmentalism, spirituality and alienation and he directed the first documentary about 924 Gilman Street.
Remembering Mary Montgomery, librarian, tax preparer, volunteer
Montgomery, funny and generous, lived in Berkeley for more than three decades and enjoyed visits to the Little Farm and Angel Island.
Remembering Carole Brown, whose South Berkeley nonprofit helped thousands find jobs
Brown founded the Women’s Employment Resources Corporation in 1984.
Remembering Tyler Hoare, the ‘Red Baron’ artist whose plane and ship sculptures added whimsy to the Bay
Hoare’s iconic biplane sculptures were a fixture of the Berkeley and Emeryville shoreline for decades.
Remembering Wes ‘Scoop’ Nisker, local radio pioneer, Buddhist teacher, and comedian
Nisker, a pioneering and irreverent radio news personality at KFOG and KPFA, Buddhism-inflected stand-up, and much more, died last week.
Remembering Peter Rich, who organized 1st major stage bicycle race in U.S.
Velo Sport, the bike shop Peter Rich opened in Berkeley in 1962, was the promoter of the original Tour of California. Rich also served a short stint as Berkeley police officer and bred and trained endurance racehorses.
Remembering Earl Scheelar, jazz cornetist and Berkeley bandleader for nearly 6 decades
Scheelar had an eloquent and distinctive style inspired by the city of New Orleans. He played cornet, clarinet, banjo, sax, tuba, baritone horn and country fiddle, and he sang.
Remembering Warren Havens, who brought cell service to West Virginia in 1990
The Berkeley resident had a lifelong commitment to environmental and social concerns and founded several nonprofit companies to support them.
Remembering Cheri Pies, who wrote trailblazing book on lesbian parenting
Her 1985 book, ‘Considering Parenthood: A Workbook for Lesbians,’ was a lifeline for many.
Remembering Denis Clifford, who sold over 1 million self-help law books
Author of the ‘Quick and Legal Will Book’ and other titles from Nolo Press, he sought to educate and empower people to create their own wills and trusts or to discuss their estates with a lawyer.
Remembering Maria Curtis, who taught dance for nearly half a century
Raised in Italy, she moved to Berkeley after marrying an American engineer. She taught ballet locally from 1972 until the Bellevue Club closed in 2020 at the start of the pandemic.
Remembering Jim Sharp, community activist who did unpaid pre-dawn street cleaning around the Cal campus for 30-plus years
A supporter of preservation, he waged many battles “to keep the Gown from swallowing the Town.”
Remembering Ken Meade, California Assembly member, sailor, golfer
In 1970, Meade became the first Democrat to win a seat in the 16th assembly district representing Berkeley and North Oakland.
Remembering Maggie Rendahl, one of the first female computer coders
Rendahl — who worked on development of IBM’s 1410 mainframe computer, released in 1960 — also spent many years working at Cody’s Books in Berkeley.
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