San Joaquin-Santa Cruz County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Organ, Lloyd  June 13, 2005
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Lodi News-Sentinel  June 17, 2005
Lloyd Organ 
Lloyd Organ, 89, of Aptos and formerly of Lodi, died June 13 at a hospital in 
Santa Cruz. He was born Oct. 17, 1915, in Edger, Neb.

Mr. Organ moved to Leavenworth, Kan., with his family, where he was raised and 
graduated from high school. He attended and graduated from the University of 
Kansas School of Pharmacy in 1939. 

He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard after the outbreak of World War II, where 
he served in various capacities as a commissioned officer.





Lloyd Organ
Following the war, he served as a reserve officer for 20 years. He also 
operated his own pharmacy, Organ Drug, in Stockton for 25 years. He was an 
active member of Santa Cruz Chapter of the Military Officers Association of 
America, where he held many leadership positions including First Vice President.

He was a member of the Watercolor Society, where he served as treasurer for 18 
years, and was also a member of the board of directors of the Avenue of Flags. 
He enjoyed traveling the country in his trailer and taking luxury cruises.

He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Organ, of Aptos; daughters, Elizabeth 
Steele, of Bend, Ore., Judy Emerson, of Wellington, Nev., and Jeanne DiOrio, of 
Aptos; son, James Neer, of Stockton; three grandchildren and nine great-
grandchildren.

A service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Cherokee Memorial Park. A 
memorial and celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. June 24 at Oakwood 
Memorial Park, 3301 Paul Sweet Road, Santa Cruz.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Military Officers 
Associations Scholarship Fund, 180 Archer Dr., Santa Cruz, CA; or to Santa Cruz 
Watercolor Society, 13-A Jolly Way, Scotts Valley, CA 95066.

Benito and Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel is in charge of arrangements. 



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