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Erwin Rudolph "Scotty" Lipelt
Erwin Rudolph "Scotty" Lipelt died at his home peacefully on Thursday, June 12, 2003, at age 88.
Born in Selby, South Dakota on June 26, 1914, Scotty was the son of Rudolph Martin Lipelt and Katharina Nusz Lipelt. He was the youngest of seven children. At 18 years of age, Scotty arrived in Blacks Station (Zamora) where he went to work for Bob Stuhlmuller in farming. Scotty, then lived the next 70 years of his rich and full life in Yolo County, where he worked for a number of farmers, Spreckels Sugar Co., Union Ice Co., W.S. Marks Meat Co. for 25 years and Yolo Co. Sheriff's Department before retiring in 1978. He enjoyed spending time with his family, his beloved Giants, gardening, bowling, dancing and his dog. He was a member of Seniors Bowling League.
Scotty is survived by his daughter, Janice Lipelt of Napa; sons, Gary E. Lipelt and wife Nancy of Woodland, Kay A. Lipelt and wife Molly Ann of Davis; grandchildren, Robert, Mark, Katrina, Michele and William Lipelt; great-grandchildren, Corgan, Erin, Makenna and Atticus Lipelt; brother, Walter Lipelt and sister, Lillian Taylor, both of Woodland.
He was preceded in death by his sisters, Minnie Fiedler and Helen Evans; and brothers, Robert and Hugo.
A graveside service is scheduled at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 19, 2003, at Monument Hill Memorial Park, Woodland.
The family requests memorials be directed to Parkinson's Association; and to Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis, 95616.
North Sacramento Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Vivian M. Lipelt
Vivian M. Lipelt, a lifelong resident of Yolo County, died Oct. 11, 2003, at Sutter Davis Hospital. She was 87.
She was born Sept. 30, 1916, in Winters, where she grew up. She marriage Erwin R. Lipelt in 1935 and moved to Woodland, where she raised her family. She worked as a homemaker, except for short stints at Harley's Cafe in Woodland, where she was a waitress, and at Al Soga's State Farm Insurance office. She was also a long-standing member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Sarah Brattin of Woodland, brothers Bill Brattin of Sacramento and Melvin Brattin of Atascadero, and former husband Erwin "Scotty" Lipelt of Woodland.
She is survived by daughter Janice Lipelt of Napa, son Gary Lipelt and his wife Nancy of Woodland, son Kay Lipelt and his wife Molly Ann of Davis, grandchildren, Robbie and W.H. Lipelt of Woodland, Mark and Katrina Lipelt of Sacramento and Michele Lipelt of Redlands, and great-granchidren Corgan, Erin, McKenna and Atticus Lipelt, all of Woodland.
A graveside service is scheduled for Thursday at 11 a.m. at Monument Hill Cemetery in Woodland.
The family asks memorials be sent to Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, 2242 Wright St., Blair, NE 68008.
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Morrie Lippman
Morrie Lippman died Feb. 8, 2004, at Sierra Health Care In Davis. He was 94.
He was born Sept. 27, 1909, in New York City. At 24, he obtained his bachelor's degree in accounting at New York University. He met his first wife, Rachel, in New York City. They were marriage 46 years, before her death in 1980.
For all of his long life he was committed to the cooperative movement, his family said. In the early 1930s he joined the Sunrise Cooperative Farm Community in Saginaw, Mich. By the middle of that decade he was involved with the Hyde Park Co-op in Chicago.
By the 1950s he had moved to Los Angeles, where he was the manager of the Zone 26 Co-op and the Hollywood Co-op. In the early 1960s he was the manager of the Santa Monica Co-op.
He then moved back to New York City, where he managed the Chelsea Consumer's Food Co-op in Manhattan.
He returned to Northern California in the 1970s, where for some 20 years he contributed as a volunteer in many cooperative organizations.
From about 50 years, he held a number of positions in the California Cooperative Movement, including serving as president of Associated Cooperatives and as a board member of a number of co-ops in the Peninsula, the Palo Alto Consumers' Cooperative, Briarpatch Co-op, Menlo Park and the Mid-Peninsula Memorial Society.
For more than 30 years he was a resource leader at Co-op Camp Sierra's educational summer camp. It was there, in 1979, he met his second wife, Audrey.
His commitment to national development of cooperatives led to him being chosen to serve on the Cooperative League of the USA's Cooperative Bank Implementation Committee. He was a delegate to the International Cooperative Alliance's Congress in Stockholm in 1988.
He was also president of the Consumers' Cooperative Publishing Association and a board member of Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation.
He lived at the Twin Pines Cooperative Community in Santa Clara for 20 years. He moved into the Twin Pines Community in Davis in 1998.
He was preceded in death by his five sisters and a brother.
Survivors include his wife of 21 years, Audrey, of Davis; sons, Peter Lippman of Montrose and Steve Lippman of Vashon Island, Wash; niece Bonnie Wilkins and her husband Tom of Vashon and their daughter, Zoe, of Albuquerque, N.M.; nephew David Lippman and his wife Linda and their sons, Sam and Max, of Eureka; niece Wendy Krupnick of Santa Rosa; nephew David Novogrodsky of Berkeley; his wife's daughter Ann Evans, her husband and Morrie's longtime friend, David Thompson, and their daughter Hatley of Davis; loving friend Helen Patterson and her son, Kevin, and daughter, Elisabeth, of Davis; sister-in-law Doris Earnshaw of Davis; niece Linda Ribera and her daughters Lola and Eva of Davis, and a niece Rayne Thompson in Sacramento; as well as a great number of extended family members in New York state.
A private celebration of his life is being planned.
Donations in his memory may be directed to the California Cooperative Pioneer Fund of the Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation, 216 F St., No. 1844, Davis CA 95616.
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Marshall G. Litman
Marshall G. Litman died June 11, 2005, from unexpected complications of surgery. He was 78.
Born Sept. 1, 1926, in Chicago, to Louis Lafayette Litman and Ida Girson Litman, he moved with his family from Chicago to Compton while he was in high school. He attended UCLA, where he met his first wife, Norma Reva Rothblatt. After marrying in 1948, he and Norma traveled to Hungary for an international youth conference, the first of numerous experiences with other cultures and peoples.
He and his wife settled in East Los Angeles, where he supported his burgeoning family as an assembly-line worker and union organizer at the Ford Motor plant in Pico Rivera. After earning a teaching credential and counseling degree at night, he worked as an elementary and junior high school teacher and counselor until retirement.
The family traveled every summer throughout the United States and Central America. While on sabbatical in 1969, the family camped throughout Europe for more than a year.
He and his wife moved to Davis in 1991 to be closer to their children and grandchildren, who were scattered along the northwest coast from California to Sitka, Alaska. After Norma's death in 1992, his primary role was "Poppy" to his grandchildren, until he marriage Joyce Takahashi on March 11, 1995.
He and Joyce continued to travel domestically in their "adventurewagon" and internationally to Japan, South American and Europe. He was involved in numerous organizations and initiatives to make a better community and world, including the Unitarian Universalist Peace and Justice Group and Caring Network, and Health Care for All. He recently taught a class on "Wealth and Inequality" at Senior Learning Unlimited.
His family said he lived a rich and satisfying life. His passions included family, friends, running (he and his wife met as jogging partners), hiking, travel, political activism, indigenous art and theater.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Takahashi; his six children, Laurie and her husband, Dale Steele; Cindy and her husband, Tony Guevin; Michael and his wife Susan Gist; Todd and his wife, Suzanne Kort; Kerry and his wife, Edith Tabangcura; and Jonathan and his wife, Terri Westbrook; and Joyce's children, Kathryn and Doug (Amelia Rosales) Doi; and his 14 grandchildren, Tristan, Rowan, Toby, Elle Kari, Woody, Ethan, Graham, Rhiannon, Tara, Cody, Raviv, Cristina, Caroline and Calan.
His family expresses their deep appreciation to the physicians, nurses and staff at the South Sacramento Kaiser Third Floor Intensive Care Unit for supporting him in his courageous three-month battle. He was also sustained in his struggle by many friends.
A celebration of his life is being planned. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, P.O. Box 73710, Davis, CA 95617, or Health Care for All (Healthcareforall.org.)
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Alexander R. Little
Alexander Robert 'Bob' Little died after a brief illness on Jan. 9, 2000, at Sutter Davis Hospital, with his wife of 52 years, four daughter and son around him. Born on March 27, 1926, in Spokane, Wash., to Marguerite J. and William E. Little, he was 73.
He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle and served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. He received his bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Washington. He was marriage to Eleanore Henderson in 1947 in Santa Barbara.
He began his public service career with the state of Washington Board of Prison Terms and Paroles. In 1962, the family moved to Davis and he began his distinguished career with the state of California, retiring in 1989 as senior planner for the Employment Development Department.
As noted in the 1989 California Legislature Assembly Resolution No. 1645, he provided distinguished service to the Employment Development Department, state Department of Education and the Department of Human Resources Development.
He was a special consultant to the Department of Rehabilitation and served as interim director of the state Council on Developmental Disabilities and was one of the initiators and chairman of the California Supported Employment Project.
He was a dedicated facilitator for people with developmental disabilities and devoted his energies to advocating for their rights. He served as president of the Yolo County Council for Retarded Children.
He was a founding member of Summer House Inc., president of Yolo Employment Services, a founding member of the Supported Life Institute, a People First adviser, California's representative to the Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights, president of the Alta California Regional Center Board of Directors, chairman of the Evaluation Committee of the Association of Regional Center Agencies, vice president of the Developmental Disabilities Area Board III, chairman of the Yolo County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee, chairman of the Planning and Evaluation Committee of the California Council on Developmental Disabilities, co-chair of the Employment Task Force for the California Council on Developmental Disabilities and board chairman of Vocational Training and Employment Inc.
He was a true visionary in the field of developmental disabilities. He spent many volunteer hours facilitating for developmentally disabled individuals. His most recent focus was implementing the concept of self-determination. He was recognized for his efforts with the following honors: 1981 Developmental Disabilities Area Board III service award, 1984 Volunteer of the Year Award from the California Council of Developmental Disabilities, 1989 Director's Advisory Committee Appreciation Award from the state Employment Development Department, 1990 Annual Recognition Award from the Yolo County Special Education Advisory Committee, 1993 Appreciation award from the Yolo County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee, 1998 Supported Life Institute Appreciation Award, 1998 Alta California Center Parent of the Year award and, most recently, a 2000 California Legislature Assembly Resolution No. 186, recognizing his many community services.
He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, learning, traveling and exploring the wilderness of the western United States.
He is survived by his wife, Eleanore; four daughters, Bonnie Rose-Scott, Anne Little, Cynthia Lazzareschi and Debra Little; and son, Alexander Little; grandchildren, Sara Rose, Anna and Jonathan Lazzareschi; and two brothers, Ken and Frank Little.
He was dearly loved and will be remembered by his family and friends as a model of grace, dignity and patience. His thoughtful vision and high standards will continue to stretch boundaries and benefit generations to come, family members said. His theme, ``I never met an idea that I'm not willing to try' guided him. He will be truly missed.
A memorial service will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Davis Community Church, A reception will to follow.
Memorial donations may be made in Alexander Little's name to Summer House Inc. of Woodland or to People First of California.
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Jeanne Meeks Little
Jeanne Meeks Little died in Woodland Friday, March 3 at age 76.
Mrs. Little was born on Aug. 12, 1929 in Terre Haute, Ind. to Leslie Meeks Ph.D. and Marjorie (Wiltrout) Meeks. She had been a Yolo County resident for 20 years. She graduated in 1947 from Santa Monica High School and attended University of California at Los Angeles where she was a member of Zeta Alpha Sorority. In 1953 she graduated from UC Davis with a double major in History and Spanish as well as a teaching credential. She received Highest Honors, Magna Cum Laude and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, where she served on the Vestry and Finance Committee and was parish treasurer. She was also active in the Cal Aggie Alumni Association, Cal Aggie Scholarship Committee, Prytanean Society and the Woodland Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Survivors include Mrs. Little's husband of 52 years, E. Robert Little; her daughter, Catherine Little Klein and her husband John of Woodland; her son, Edward Charles Little and his wife Laura of Cumming, Ga. and her grandchildren: Christine, Elizabeth and Geoffrey Klein of Woodland and Elise Little of Cumming, Georgia.
Services: A memorial service is scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday, March 10 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 515 Second St., Woodland with a reception to follow in the Guild Hall. Evergreen Funeral Service of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
