The Codori Family

Yvonne (Steinmetz) Damele

Yvonne Damele
April 23, 1928 - October 31, 2019

Yvonne Damele passed away peacefully from ovarian cancer on October 31, 2019 at her home in Menlo Park. Yvonne was preceded in death by her husband Joseph John Damele and her parents Fredrick and Alma Steinmetz. She is survived by her brother Charles Steinmetz, sister Mary Morris (Cal), children Mark Damele, Michele McMillan (Gordon), Catherine Damele (Chris Steckel), Christine Lies (James) and John Damele, nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Yvonne was born on April 23, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the middle of three children. She graduated from Marymount University in Los Angeles and worked for TWA as a flight attendant. She met Joseph Damele in San Francisco at a fraternity mixer for UCSF dental students. They moved to the San Francisco Peninsula where they raised their five children. Yvonne worked at Sunset Magazine for decades in the test and entertainment kitchens and later as an educational tour guide for school children. She thrived there because she enjoyed cooking, decorating and entertaining. Yvonne learned how to swim later in life and swimming with her friends at Burgess Pool in Menlo Park brought her so much joy. She was very involved at Nativity Church and the St Vincent de Paul organization.
Yvonne truly loved life to the fullest through travel, entertaining and her friendships. Family was at the forefront of Yvonne's life and she was dedicated to her children and grandchildren. Her greatest joy was from family celebrations and get togethers. Yvonne had an uncanny ability to make people feel included and uniquely special. To her last days she defied aging. She was so much younger than her years. Her amazing strength, dignity and love will be sorely missed, as will she, by her family and all who knew her.

In lieu of flowers donations would be gratefully accepted to St Vincent de Paul. The funeral for Yvonne Damele will be held on November 15, 2019 at Nativity Church in Menlo Park at 11:00 o'clock.

L to R: Anna Chan with Sarah Grace Chan, Yvonne Damele and her two daughters Catherine and Christine. 5/13/2012
Center: Catherine Staub with a young Joan Munday. Standing L to R: Jim Munday, Anna Steinmetz Callahan, Thomas Callahan, Alma Steinmetz, Fred Steinmetz and Yvonne Steinmetz. Taken 1945 Colonial Village Baltimore, Maryland.


Yvonne with her grandniece Hillary Steinmetz. 12/29/2007

2007 Codori family dinner.

Standing L to R: Caroline Marschall, Charles Joseph Marschall, Pat Freed and Cal Morris.

Seated L to R: Yvonne Demele, Agnes Taylor and Mary Morris.

Standing L to R: Charles Joseph Marschall, Steve Marschall, Cathy Marschall and Yvonne Demele

Seated L to R: Caroline Marschall, Pat Freed and Agnes Taylor.

12/3/2006

Standing L to R: Cathy Marschall, Steve Marschall, Charles Joseph Marschall, Mary Morris, Cal Morris, Yvonne Demele.

Seated L to R: Caroline Marschall, Agnes Taylor.

From the 2005 Codori family dinner.

12/2005

Yvonne Demele, Caroline Marschall and Charles Joseph Marschall.

L to R: back row Bill Codori, Cal Maorris and Tom Roche Front row Yvonne Demele, Mary Moris, Jean Roche and Sylvia Codori	L to R: Yvonne Demele, Mary Morris, Jean Roche and Sylvia Codori
Yvonne with two friends of Gettysburg.	Cal Morris, Mary Morris and Yvonne at the Codori's gift store at #2 York St.
Yvonne with new cousin Sylvia Codori.	Yvonne, Cal Morris, Mary Morris and Sylvia Codori.
The early years.	Yvonne in her TWA uniform 50 - 54 era
Yvonne with her Mom and Dad Fred and Alma Stienmetz.	Bill Codori and Yvonne (Stienmetz) Damele Albuquerque 10/8/2005
Sylvia Codori, Yvonne (Stienmetz) Damele and Michele (Damele) McMillan Albuquerque 10/8/2005
Yvonne Damele with her sister Mary Morris and cousin Sylvia Codori.