Mavis Fiorio Williams
July 29, 1926-July 4, 2026
Pleasanton, California

A beautiful life has been lived!

Mavis passed on July 4, 2026, at her home in Pleasanton, California that she and her husband, Bob built in 1956. She was in her 100th year and was the oldest living graduate of Amador High School and at the time of her death, she was the oldest living Pleasanton born resident.

Mavis was born to Charles and Lillie Schneider Fiorio. Lillies’ father, Jacob Schneider, arrived in Pleasanton in 1880, from Alsfeld, Germany. Jacob and his wife Mary Jane Graham were one of the twelve Heritage families who settled in Pleasanton. Mavis had an older brother, Jack Fiorio who passed in 2010; he operated the family market on Rose Avenue in Pleasanton. Mavis worked hard in the store during World War II and often shared many stories of life in Pleasanton as a young adult in the 1930’s and 1940’s.

In addition to serving the City of Pleasanton as the Queen of the Alameda County Fair in 1948, she was also active in the Eastern Star, and many other youth organizations over the years.

Mavis had her drivers’ license at a young age and delivered groceries to many local families from the family store. With fewer than 1500 people in town, Mavis recalled the Police Chief calling her parents, requesting her to slow down and obey the stop signs; he couldn’t catch her!

Although the police couldn’t catch her, and others tried, Bob Williams captured her heart in 1948 and they were happily married in 1950 for 53 years until his death in 2003.

Mavis loved her family, friends and neighbors. She had a quick wit, was a good storyteller, an avid gardener and enjoyed playing bridge, rummy and the piano. She deeply appreciated the many conversations and visits with her neighbors, often reminiscing about times past in Pleasanton.

Mavis lived through wars, depressions, good days, hard times, disappointments, surprises, grief and joy. Overall, she lived a full life as a true Pollyanna; practicing gratitude and looking for solutions when facing adversity. She somehow found the silver lining. Mavis believed that tomorrow could be better and after 100 years of living well, that kind of optimism is not naïve, it’s wisdom.

She is survived by her daughter, Janis Hebebrand, her son George Williams and their families. She was deeply loved and will be greatly missed. Mavis will be peacefully laid to rest with her husband in her family’s section of the Pioneer Cemetery in Pleasanton.

Mavis asked that no services be held and that donations in her memory be sent to the Pleasanton Museum on Main, 603 Main Street, Pleasanton, California 94566.