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William Henry Harrison Copp, one of the oldest and most esteemed residents of Yolo County, died at the home of his son-in-law, Sam Barker, near this town at 8:30 this morning. Death was sudden and unexpected. The deceased appeared to be as well as usual on the night before when he retired, and arose this morning at the customary hour. He went from his room into the kitchen and was there suddenly stricken. He fell to the floor and was lifted in a semi-unconscious condition and put to bed. He died only a short afterward.
The coroner, D. O. Bean, of Woodland, was notified of the death and summoned, as is necessary by law in such cases. A dispatch was also sent to his wife, who went to Woodland yesterday to visit her brother, John A. Black, and also to his daughter, Mrs. Fred Porter, of Woodland. Mr. Bean and Mr. and Mrs. Porter arrived on the noon train, but the news so shocked Mrs. Copp that is was deemed best to spare her the sorrow and care at present and she remained in Woodland. She has been in ill health herself.
The deceased has suffered with a complication of diseases for several years past. Stomach trouble seemed to be his worst ailment and it no doubt caused the end. He has been gradually failing, but no one anticipated the end so soon and the shock is a severe one to friends and relatives alike.
The deceased was born in New York, in the year '37 (1837). He was raised and educated in the Empire State, and in '49 (1849), having caught the gold fever, came to California across the great plains. He settled near Dunnigan on the same land which was his when he died, having lived there all these years, save for a few visits to his old home in New York, and two years he spent in Colorado in the mercantile business.
He marriage Mrs. Hoffman, a sister of John Black, who was a widow with three children, Mrs. Sam Barker, of Dunnigan, Mrs. John Allen of Sacramento, and L. J. Hoffman, a son. The wedding ceremony was solemnized by Rev. Pendegast in Woodland about twenty-two years ago. The deceased leaves only one child, Mrs. Fred Porter, of Woodland.
At one time the deceased, his father John E. Copp, and a brother, Jesse Copp, owned between three and four thousand acres of land near Dunnigan. His father died in Texas several years ago, and his brother is buried
in the cemetery at Woodland. Misfortune followed adverses, and slowly the great farm diminished until now it consists of only 145 acres -- the home place.
Deceased was a pioneer member of the Masonic lodge at Knights Landing. He was a fine, honest, old gentleman universally admired and respected throughout the county. He was charitable and public spirited and did much to make Yolo county what it now is. His memory will ever dwell among its people as a man of men: as a father of our county, and as a friend true and trustworthy.
(Dated October 6, 1898)
COPSEY
Lela Ann Copsey
Lela Ann Copsey died in Woodland Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, at age 86.
Born Feb. 28, 1917, in Lower Lake, Mrs. Copsey had been a Yolo County resident for a year. She was active in the Business and Professional Women's Organization, and the Order of the Eastern Star. She worked for Pacific Bell Telephone Company for 40 years. She was a Ukiah resident until 1996.
Survivors include her sister, Violet Howard of Arbuckle and Alice Hand of Woodland; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Lumin Copsey; and parents, Henry and Lela (Chandon) Ebbinghausen of Morgan Valley.
The family requests memorials be directed to Masonic Lodge of Ukiah; or the Shriner's Children's Hospital, 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, 95817; The California Residential Care Facility (Alzheimer's Unit), Woodland; or the Woodland Memorial Hospital, 1325 Cottonwood St., Woodland 95695. Arrangements are under the direction of Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland.
Services: A memorial service is scheduled at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, at Kraft Bros. Chapel, 175 Second St., Woodland. Private interment will be at Woodland Cemetery.
LORENZ
Marylee M. Lorenz
Marylee Moore Lorenz died April 17, 2001. Born Sept. 19, 1940, in Napa to Chester Gunn Moore and Hazel Blanc Moore, she was 60.
She graduated from Orestimba High School in Newman in 1958 and from UC Davis in 1964 with a bachelor's degree in economics.
She had a long and diverse career with the University of California. Starting in 1964, she worked for a short time in the UCD admissions office and then until 1985 she handled student records in the registrar's office. She then moved to the Santa Cruz campus, first with Merrill College and later with the registrar's office there.
At Davis she took on the administration of academic eligibility for athletes. This led to a lifelong love of college sports, especially basketball and football. At UC Santa Cruz she enjoyed working closely with students at Merrill College. Her position as classroom coordinator for the entire Santa Cruz campus gave her the opportunity to develop many close and lasting friendships with staff and faculty across the campus. She retired from UCSC in 1998.
She enjoyed music and creative arts. She enjoyed playing guitar, singing folk music and researching the history of folk songs. She also practiced the Ukrainian style of egg dying called Pysanky, selling decorated eggs and teaching classes about the art.
She is survived by her husband, Erick W. Lorenz; her daughter and son-in-law, Analisa and Gareth Bevan; her brother, Chester G. Moore Jr. and his wife, Patt Moore; their children, C.G. Moore III and Megan Moore; and her brother, Donald B. Moore and his wife Esther May.
A memorial service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Putah Creek Lodge on the UCD campus. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Cal Aggie Christian Association, 433 Russell Blvd., Davis, CA 95616 or to the Diabetes Research Fund, UCD Medical Center, 2315 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817.
LORENZEN Jr.
Coby Lorenzen Jr.
Coby Lorenzen Jr. of Carmel Valley, died July 7, 2001, at Monterey Convalescent Hospital. He was 95. Born on Nov. 30, 1905, in Oakland, to Coby and Catherine Lorenzen, he was the youngest of five children.
He grew up in Oakland, attending Lafayette Elementary School and Oakland High School, graduating in 1925. He then attended classes at UC Berkeley where he earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering in 1929.
He served in the Army Air Force Reserve, attaining the rank of 1st Lieutenant. After completing his training, he was sent to Langley, Va., as a junior mechanical engineer for the national advisory committee for aeronautics (the predecessor of NASA). He was assigned to a team doing cutting-edge atmospheric wind tunnel research and he helped design and build the first vertical wind tunnel in the U.S.
In 1931, he decided he wanted to pursue a master's degree and returned to UC Berkeley. He had to work part-time to help finance his studies, so he obtained a job in the college's mechanical engineering lab, where he earned 75 cents per hour. Using the knowledge and skills gained during his work at Langley, he designed and built a wind tunnel that was used in teaching and research programs at UC Berkeley for many years. Another one of his lab projects was to gather data on the breaking point of test cylinders of concrete. This data then was used in designing structurally sound concrete piers for the Golden Gate Bridge.
It was also at this time that he developed an interest in horology.
He received his master of science degree in mechanical engineering from UC Berkeley in 1934 and joined the UC Berkeley civil engineering department as a research assistant. The following year, he took a job as a research engineer for the California Forest and Range Experiment Station, also at Berkeley. His job included conducting summer fieldwork at Mount Shasta where he gathered data on the effects of wind, slope, temperature and humidity on the progression of wildfires. This data then was studied and applied to fire pre-suppression techniques and strategies. Another project he was involved with at Shasta, was the design and use of fire-suppressant foam "bombs" that could be dropped from airplanes.
Shortly after he began his forest service job at Berkeley, he met and became smitten by a secretary at the experiment station named Ina Smith. Ina was a divorcee with two young children, Jackie (age 7) and Rob (age 9). They were marriage Aug. 7, 1937, in Carson City, Nev.
That same year, he was hired as an associate in agricultural engineering at UC Davis and he was assigned to work on an orchard-heating project being conducted at the UC Riverside Citrus Experiment Station.
In the fall of 1938, he and Ina were anticipating the arrival of a new addition to their family, but he had to depart for Riverside prior to the event. Their son, Don, was born in October and shortly thereafter Ina and her three children boarded the train and headed down to Riverside to be with him. The family returned to Davis in the spring of 1939 and spent the summer in a rental home on University Avenue, but then returned to Riverside in the fall as his research on the orchard-heating project continued.
He and his family came back to Davis for good in the spring of 1940. In 1941, they bought a lot on Oak Avenue and together drew up plans for a home of their own.
Also in 1941, as a result of his earlier flying experiences in the Army Air Force Reserve, he followed through with visions of becoming a pilot and obtained a student pilot's license. He took flying lessons for several months at the University Airport in Davis, and while he enjoyed the experience, he found that he did not have sufficient time to devote to the endeavor.
His participation in the orchard heating project led to the development of systems to measure the microclimates of various fruits. During the 1940s, he and his colleague, Ben Moses, developed a "tunnel dryer" to help farmers dry sacks of harvested grain. In the early to mid-1950s, he and his colleagues, Lloyd Lamouria and Ralph Parks, developed roll-over protection structures for farm equipment that greatly improved tractor operator safety. The American Society of Agricultural Engineers designated this achievement as an "Historic Landmark of Agricultural Engineering" and in 1986 dedicated a bronze plaque to the three men and their work. The plaque was placed on display in UCD's Bainer Hall engineering building and the UCD department of agricultural engineering honored the men with a testimonial dinner in 1988.
He also was involved with the development of several mechanical harvesters at UCD, including an onion harvester and a machine to cut and pit apricots, but he is perhaps best known for his work on the development of the mechanical tomato harvester during the 1950s and 60s.
The tomato harvester was a cooperative effort between the UCD agricultural engineering and vegetable crops departments and it marked the first time a collaborative effort between two UC departments had ever been undertaken. He was responsible for developing a machine that could mechanically harvest tomatoes, while Jack Hanna from vegetable crops was responsible for breeding a tomato that would ripen uniformly and withstand being harvested by machinery. As a result of the success of these interdisciplinary efforts, UC entered into a production agreement with the Blackwelder Manufacturing Company of Rio Vista and in the early 1960s tomato harvesters with the "UC-Blackwelder" logo began appearing in tomato fields.
His engineering skills led to 20 U.S. patents for the university. For his contributions to the development of the tomato harvester, he was awarded the John Scott Medal by the city of Philadelphia in 1976 and the Cyrus Hall McCormick Medal by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers in 1981.
During his tenure as a professor of agricultural engineering at UCD, he taught both lower and upper division courses.
In 1962, he took a sabbatical leave from UC Davis to collaborate with fellow agricultural engineers in Australia and Germany. He went with his wife and youngest son, Ken (then 13) for a combined business and pleasure trip.
He served as chairman of the department of agricultural engineering at UCD from 1963 to 1968, and he spent a significant amount of his time involved with the planning and justification for the new Bainer Hall engineering building. He retired from UCD in November of 1969.
He belonged to several organizations: he joined the American Society of Agricultural Engineers in 1942 and was made an ASAE Fellow in 1967; he was elected to membership in Sigma Xi in 1945; and he was a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the Commonwealth Club of California. He became a registered professional engineer in mechanical engineering in 1949. For a few years after coming to Davis, he served as a member of the UCD volunteer fire department. He also served as a member of the Davis Planning Commission from 1962 to 1966.
He and his wife both loved the outdoors and made camping, hiking, backpacking and boating a regular part of their summers. Fishing in mountain lakes and streams was always an enjoyable part of family vacations and there were many competitions to see who could catch the biggest or the most fish. In later years, Coby and Ina bought a trailer and spent summer vacations traveling in the Western U.S. and Canada.
After his retirement from UCD, he and Ina moved to Carmel Valley. He kept his engineering skills sharp by acting as a consultant on a variety of interesting projects, as well as improving things around their new home. They also traveled to such places as the Caribbean, Kenya and China. Not long after retiring, he decided to try his hand at painting; first with watercolors, then with oils. He also enjoyed golf.
After Ina became invalid during the last few years of her life, he was her sole caregiver. He also was a patient and caring father who provided immeasurable help to his children whenever they needed assistance with their homework (especially math), and his creativity and skills were valuable assets to draw upon whenever help was needed with a school or scouting project.
He is survived by his two children, Donald Lorenzen and his wife, Nancy, of Saratoga; and Kenneth Lorenzen and his wife, Vivien, of Davis; his two step-children, Robert Z. Smith and his wife, Nancy, of American Canyon; and Jacklyn R. Ottoson and her husband, Alton, of Turlock; four grandchildren, Eric, Matthew, Scott and Ashley Lorenzen; and eight step-grandchildren, Susan, Steven and Janice Ottoson, Lynda, Tommy, Carol and Kevin Smith, and Lisa Hamm; a niece, Gayle Mendoza, also survives him.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Ina, his brothers, Daniel and Lawrence Lorenzen and his sisters, Sara Lorenzen and Corinne Meyer. He was also preceded in death by a niece, Betty J. Lorenzen.
In keeping with the wishes of the family, there will be no services.
LORENZEN Jr.
William R. 'Bill' Lorenzen Jr.
A memorial service will soon be announced for William R. "Bill" Lorenzen Jr., 69, who died Aug. 7, 2001, in San Francisco.
Born Dec. 30, 1931, in Denver, he lived in Benicia and Vallejo for many years. He wrote car reviews and automotive racing reports for several magazines and newspapers, including The Davis Enterprise, for 20 years.
He was a member of Western Automotive Journalists and the Motoring Press Association of Northern California.
He enjoyed traveling, skiing and playing bridge.
Survivors include his wife, Nannette Lorenzen; mother, Dora Lorenzen of Oregon; and sister, Lois Cousineau of Oregon.
Passalaqua Funeral Home of Benicia is in charge of the arrangements. Donations in his memory may be sent to the American Diabetes Association, 1701 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311.
LORENZI
Rose A. Lorenzi
Rose A. Lorenzi passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004, at her daughter's home in Truckee, at the age of 96 years. She was born in Oakland, on March 6, 1908 to Vito Silvester and Philomena Riccetta. She was the sixth of their eight children, Frank, Joe, Al, Mike, Mary, Rose, Theresa and Genevieve. All of them preceded Rose in death, as did Julius Lorenzi, to whom Rose was marriage on Sept. 23, 1928, in Oakland. They had 35 years together before Julius died on March 15, 1963. Rose worked at Lerners in San Francisco until she retired. A loving mother and a great cook, her life was devoted to her family and her faith. Ten years ago, she moved from Oakland to Winters to be close to her family. She is survived by her son, Paul Lorenzi and his wife, Barbara, of Winters; daughters, Gloria Filipelli and (late) husband, Antonio, of Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Alberta Ruppert and husband, Bill, of Truckee; also by 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Rose is also survived by her nephew, Art Vierra, of Pleasant Hill. A Catholic Requiem Mass was held on Monday, Nov. 29, at 11 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Winters, with Father Chuck and others doing a superb job in memory of Rose. On Tuesday, Nov. 30, Rose was buried
next to Julius at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, in Hayward.
LOSOYA
Romeo Losoya, Sr.
Romeo Losoya Sr. died at Stollwood Convalescent Hospital in Woodland, Monday, Dec. 6, 2004 at age 95.
Mr. Losoya was born in Durango, Mexico Sept. 4, 1909. He worked as a farm laborer, labor contractor and farmer. He was employed with UC Davis, retiring in 1974.
Survivors include Mr. Losoya's daughter, Dolores Mayes of Davis, his sons, Romeo Losoya Jr. and his wife Joyce, Jack Losoya and his wife Sara and Melton Losoya and his wife Frances all of Woodland; his grandchildren, Ernie Frost, Rene Viergever, Rendi Draper, Rex Mayes, Patti Stalie, Karen Kinser, Eric Losoya, Ronni Cline, Gail Johnson, Melton, Jason, Angela and Marcos Losoya as well as numerous great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Soulier Losoya.
Services: A vigil is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12 at McNary's Chapel, 458 College St., Woodland. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 301 Walnut St., Woodland with interment to follow at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Woodland. McNary's Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
