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Horton Meyer Laude
Horton Meyer Laude, a UC Davis professor emeritus of agronomy and range science, died Oct. 8, 2004, after a long illness. He was 89.
He was born Feb.. 25, 1915, in Beaumont, Texas, the only child of Hilmer H. and Edna Horton Laude. He spent his childhood in Manhattan, Kan., and was a 1937 graduate of Kansas State University.
From 1937 to 1939, he was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. He earned his doctorate in botany at the University of Chicago in 1941.
In 1946, after serving in the U.S. Army, he marriage Jane Gale and joined the UCD faculty.
His teaching and research career spanned 35 years. He retired in 1981 and was honored by his alma mater with the Kansas State University Distinguished Service Award for that year.
His widely published research included work on the physiology, ecology, adaptation and development of range plants and cereals. In 1964 he was a Rockefeller Foundation visiting professor in Chapingo, Mexico, and in 1968 he was a visiting fellow at Lincoln College in New Zealand.
He was a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy and had served as president of its western branch, as well as president of the Western Society of Crop Science. He belonged to several other professional and scientific societies, including Sigma Xi.
He is survived by his wife Jane and daughter Jennifer, both of Davis, and his son Richard of Palo Alto.
Private services are planned.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Disease Association or Yolo Hospice.
Arrangements are under the direction of Davis Funeral Chapel.
SICHLING
Georg Sichling
Georg Sichling died on Feb. 24, 2005 in Woodland, California from natural causes at age 93. He was a brilliant engineer, economist, and a remarkable individual and was known for his exceptional creativity, having filed over 300 patents with his various employers. He had an open mind and a great degree of inquisitiveness. He was a very polite, friendly person with a great sense of humor who was well respected and liked by all.
He was born September 3, 1911 in Berlin, Germany to Paul Sichling, owner of a mirror factory, and Karoline Schwarz. He grew up in Fuerth, Germany and studied and received his PhD in Electrical Engineering at the Technical University in Munich. During WWII, he was drafted into the German air force to work on the German missile program in Peenemunde with such legends as Werner Von Braun.
In the 1950s, Georg invented magnetic amplifiers which allowed the control of large motors in industrial application by means of very weak electronic signals. He designed transistors used for automation, leading to the development of the first digital industrial controls worldwide. Together with his friend, Helmut Schwab, he invented the Siemens "Simatic System" for transistorized electronic industrial control and automation. This system, albeit modernized, is still the key to industrial control systems utilized by Siemens worldwide.
In 1958, Georg immigrated to the United States. He worked for North American Aviation (Rockwell) during the late 1950s and through the 1960s as head research scientist in the Propulsion and Power group. He also worked with various aerospace companies on the Apollo space program and laser fusion.
When funding for the aerospace industry was downscaled, Georg left the industry and applied his experience to a variety of technical developments including electronic control of an artificial heart and the ignition of very small atomic explosions by means of lasers for use in civil engineering applications. He also worked as a consultant for Siemens Corporation and Brown Bolveri. Later in life, he applied his scientific expertise to macroeconomics processes. He wrote a book on economic theory but it was never completed. When he was not working on his scientific projects, he liked to draw and was a very good cartoonist.
His family meant a great deal to him. His wife, Annemarie, died in 1974 of cancer and he never re marriage. His two daughters, Sabine Nooteboom of Winters, CA and Petra Klane of Malibu, CA, and three grandsons survive him. He will be dearly missed by family and friends for his intellect, charm and unfailing good humor.
Memorial Services will be conducted on March 5, 2005 at St. John’s Retirement Home in Woodland, California.
SIDWELL
Everett Sidwell services Friday
Graveside services will be held Friday, January 20, in the Winters Cemetery at 1 p.m. for Everett Sidwell, 84, who died in a convalescent hospital in Pleasanton, January 17, 1984. The Rev. Sue Fleenor of the Pioneer Presbyterian Church will conduct the services.
Born in Woodland on December 12, 1899, he was reared and lived for many years in Winters before he went elsewhere to seek employment. After his retirement, he moved back to Winters and had lived here until he went to the convalescent hospital six months ago.
Mr. Sidwell was an active member of the Winters Senior Citizens Club and of the Christian Church, which later merged with the Pioneer Presbyterian Church.
Survivors are his wife, Adela, a resident of the Pleasanton Convalescent Hospital; a son and daughter-in-law Jim and Doris Sidwell of Livermore; a grandson, Steve, and his wife, Patti, and two children, all of Oregon; two sisters, Violet Scott and Mae Ireland, both of Winters.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers contributions be made to the building fund of the Pioneer Presbyterian Church, 205 Russell Street, Winters, or to the Winters Senior Citizens Club.
Arrangements are being made under the direction of the Fairfield Funeral Home.
SIEGEL
Donald Siegel
Donald Siegel died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005, at his Davis home. He was 79.
Born in San Jose on April 17, 1926, to Phillip and Sophia (Gordon) Siegel, his family moved to the San Francisco area during his childhood, where he attended local schools, graduating from Washington High School in 1943. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served during World War II.
Upon his discharge from duty, he continued his education at San Jose State University, receiving his bachelor's degree, followed by the University of Washington, where he received his master's degree in education. He was a Fulbright Exchange teacher at the King George V School for Boys in Southport, Lancaster, England, from 1964 to 1965, and taught at Vallejo High School and Solano Community College for more than 48 years.
Active in the Mira Theater group in Vallejo during the '50s and '60s, he also was a member of the Olympic Sailing Circle of Berkeley and a devoted member of the Scottish Terrier Club of America.
He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Patricia Siegel of Davis; daughters Kathryn Korkos of New Mexico and Darcy Siegel of San Francisco; son Carl Siegel of Vallejo; step-children Michael Knepp and Janice Bissell, both of Davis, and Chris Knepp of Sacramento.
A private memorial service will be at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Scottie Rescue with the Scottish Terrier Club of America, or Yolo Hospice.
Arrangements are under the direction of Evergreen Funeral Service of Woodland.
SIGUR
Roosevelt Jerome 'Ron' Sigur
Roosevelt J. "Ron" Sigur died at Cottonwood Healthcare in Woodland Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005 at age 71.
Mr. Sigur was born Oct. 23, 1933 in Vicksburg, Miss. to Donald and Sinnie Buttay Sigur. He had been a Yolo County resident for 27 years. He was a self-employed truck driver for 37 years, owning and operating Ron and Flor Sigur Trucking in Dunnigan. He joined the Louisiana National Guard and served in 1949 in the Headquarters Company of the 39th Infantry Division. Upon separation from the military, he went to work for a construction company before moving to California.
Survivors include Mr. Sugar's wife of 11 years, Florinda Jaymes Sigur also of Dunnigan; his sons, Ronald S. Sigur and his wife Audrey of Redding, David M. Sigur and his wife Cynthia of Texas and Marco Antonio Sanchez of Dunnigan; his grandchildren, Jason Sigur of Dunnigan and Joshua Sigur of Oklahoma. He is preceded in death by his parents.
The family requests memorials in Mr. Sigur's name may be directed to the American Red Cross, Yolo County Chapter, 120 Court St., Woodland 95695.
Services: Visitation and viewing is scheduled for 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31 at Kraft Bros. Funeral Home, 175 Second St., Woodland. Graveside services is scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1 at St. Joseph's Cemetery, 800 West St., Woodland. Kraft Bros. Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
SILER
Ralph W. Siler
Ralph W. Siler passed peacefully out of this life on Sunday, June 20, 2004, in Woodland, California. He was born on Feb. 20, 1916 in Jellico, Tennessee, the second of seven children born to Randolph and Mary Stephens Siler. In 1934 he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the Pacific in World War II and in Korea. He retired from the Corps in 1956 and afterwards became a firefighter, market gardener and fisherman. He loved fishing and operated a boat out of Crescent City, California, until he was into his eighties. He was a loving, kind, and generous husband, father, brother and friend and will be missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Lois Corum Siler of Dunnigan; son Ralph, Jr. and daughter-in-law Jeanne of Carlin, Nevada; daughter Mary E. Siler Anderson of Briceland, California; step-daughter Diane Boydston of Tabihina, Oklahoma; grandchildren Erica Siler of Carlin, Sigurd and Christina Anderson of Redway, California, Isaac Coogan and his wife Brandi Coogan of Rio Dell, California, and Julia Anderson of Briceland; great-grandchildren, Savannah and Nicholas Anderson of Briceland, and Cody, Melina and Kailey Coogan of Rio Dell; brothers Woodrow Siler of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and John Siler and his wife Genevieve Siler of Zamora, and his sister Elsie Siler O'Brien and her husband Richard O'Brien of Anaheim, California. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sisters Ruby Siler Brown of Pasadena, Flora Siler Chavez of Venice, and Maude (Midge) Siler Pierce of Folsom; and brother-in-law, Hal Corum of Pollock Pines.
Interment was at the Garberville, California, Cemetery, as he had expressed a wish to be near his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions can be made to the VFW Post 6354 Honor Guard, P.O. Box 544, Garberville, Ca 95542. Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland assisted the family with the arrangements.
SILVA
Anthony Wayne Silva, Jr.
Anthony Wayne Silva died Oct. 13, 2003, at Sutter Davis Hospital. He was 50.
Born Dec. 8, 1952, he was most recently a construction worker. He lived at the Courtyard Healthcare in Davis and had been a resident of Yolo County for five years.
He is survived by sons Anthony Silva Jr., and Shannon Silva of Sacramento.
Arrangements are under the direction of North Sacramento Funeral Home.
No memorial service is planned. Ashes were returned to the deceased's family.
