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On 03/17/67, Mary Lynn Thaemert of Arvada, Colorado consented to be the wife of
Stuart Oscar Loventhal. They were married in Arvada, Colorado. They had three
sons. Jeffrey Michael, born 7/20/67; Brian Keith, born 4/30/69; and Scott Andrew,
born 3/23/73. They lived in Colorado until 1976 when they ventured out to
California. The family has lived in several areas around the San Francisco Bay
Area. After the kids grew up, Stu and Mary moved to New Jersey, but eventually
returned to California. After going back to school to get a Masters degree in
Special Education teaching and both his credentials, he began teaching 6th grade
Special Education students at a local middle school in Oakley. Stu recently
retired from his second career in 2014. They currently live in Fairfield, CA
at Paradise Valley Estates (a CCRC). Stu and Mary are busy keeping up with all
the activities and things to do that retired persons seems to have. They spend a
lot of their time with family and church activities. Mary is involved with bible
study, Bereavement Committee and still loves to cook. And of course, Stu loves
to "play" with his computers, play pickleball, and still helps out the local
school district Special Education Department.
On 01/11/92, Jeff married Ami Diane Zensius in San Ramon,
California. They currently live in Walnut Creek. Ami was born
02/07/71. They have three children, Riley Christoper who was
born on 01/30/95 and Maya Patrice born on 03/27/98 and Eliza Laine
born on 01/15/04. Jeff is a Senior Financial Advisor at JP
Morgan in San Leandro and Ami is a retired high school teacher
who taught in Walnut Creek and now enjoys retirement and pickleball.
Riley is a pilot for SouthWest Airlines. He is a Cal State
Davis alumni. On 08/01/25, Riley married Kaitlyn Finnegan in
Saratoga, California. Kaitlyn Finegan was born on 07/20/92.
She is an Account Manager and a graduate of University of
San Diego. Riley & Kaitlyn are currently moving to Walnut Creek and
are expecting their their first baby in August, a son named Bodie.
Maya is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Dominican University PA
school and is currently enployed by UCSF Benioff Children's
Hospital in Oakland.
Eliza is a graduate of UCLA in Political Science. She is currently
planning for her future.
The family is joined by their two Pugs, Mable and Theo.
On 09/12/98, Brian married Nicole Alix Pessis, in Lafayette, California.
Nicole was born 04/15/72. They currently live in San Jose. They have two
daughters. Caitlin Alix who was born on 10/08/01 and Lindsay Brooke was born
04/04/05. Brian is the City Manager for Campbell and Nicole is working for a
consulting company. Both Brian and Nicole love to do gourmet cooking and
the girls both love to cook as well as bake.
Caitlin is a graduate of UC Davis and works for a the state in
Sacramento. She enjoys the outdoors including hiking, paddle
boarding, and exploring Sacramento.
Lindsay is in her third year at San Diego University in San Diego.
The family is joined by their dog, Bella.
On 05/17/18, Scott was married to Nicole Nina Harris in Danville, California.
Nicole was born 11/15/72. Nicole is an accountant/bookkeeper & works out of
their house. Scott had two children from a previous marriage. A daughter,
Ashley Nicole born 03/08/05 and a son, Colin Andrew born 04/03/08. Scott is
a Senior Fiber Tech for AT&T in San Francisco.
Ashley is currently in her third year at Diablo Valley Community
College. She is very interested in the medical field but is
still determining what she wants to pursue.
Colin is a senior in high school and enjoys water polo, diving
and tennis. He is also very good with computers and technology
and is considering entering that field in the future. He is life
guarding at a local swimming pool.
The family is joined by their dog Lily Lou.
Our Parents
Stuart Oscar Loventhal was born 03/27/46 to Elaine M. (Blumenthal) and Martin
Simon Loventhal, Jr. They also had an adopted son Martin Steven Loventhal III.
Stu was born in Chicago, Ill. as was Elaine. Martin Jr. was born in Nashville,
Tennessee. Martin III was born in Memphis, Tennessee. They moved from Chicago
when Stuart was age 3 to Denver, Colorado. They lived in and around Denver up
until the time Stuart married Mary Lynn. Elaine was born 09/21/1915 and Martin
was born 04/10/1908. They were married on 07/24/1937. Elaine died 05/31/1988
and Martin died 08/01/1988. Martin III died on 04/16/19.
Mary Lynn Thaemert was born 09/06/49 to Bernita Bertha (Hillmer) and Hubert
George Thaemert. Mary was born in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Her parents originally
were from Silvan Grove, Kansas and moved to Colorado. They had four
children. Mary had two sisters (one of which died shortly after birth) and a
brother. Her sister Katherine Jean was born on 07/16/47, and her brother Mark
Kenneth was born on 10/14/52. Bernita was born 04/02/1920 and Hubert was born
12/17/1916. They were married on 04/13/41. Hubert died on 11/24/1998. Bernita
died on 12/10/2010. Katherine passed away on 01/23/2022. Mark lives in Colorado
with his wife Diane.