Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....TAUZER , William J.  January 3 2004
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Woodland "Daily Democrat," Thursday, January 15, 2004
William J. Tauzer

William J. Tauzer died of cancer in his family-ranch home near Davis Saturday,
Jan. 3, 2004, at age 83.

Born, Jan. 27, 1920, in the Willow Slough district of Yolo County, to the late
George W. and Roberts (Pettygrove) Tauzer, he had been a lifelong Yolo County
resident. He was a 1938 graduate of Woodland High School and served in the
Merchant Marines and U.S. Army during World War II, earning the Silver
Lifesaving Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal. He returned home to attend
UC Davis and take up his lifelong career of ranching. He served as a volunteer
fireman in the Plainfield and Springlake fire districts; and as a member of Yolo
County Farm Bureau.

Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Suzanne Tauzer of Davis; daughter, Susie
Tauzer of Woodland; son, Ted Tauzer and wife Shelley of Davis; and
grandchildren, Jeremy, Todd, Bryan, Amy and Stephanie. Also surviving are his
stepdaughters, Andrea Brewer of Fair Oaks, and Linda Gilson of Boulder Creek;
sisters, Nadine Burns and husband Don of Dallas, and Marlene Federwitz and
husband Don of Sacramento; brothers, George Tauzer and wife Janet of Santa Rosa,
and Robert Tauzer and wife Dolores of Pollock Pines; and sister-in-law, Mary
Tauzer of Korbel. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Jeanne M. (Burley)
Tauzer, in 1970; granddaughter, Tracey Tauzer; and brother, Edwin Tauzer.

The family requests memorials be directed to Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis,
95616; or Wycliffe Bible Translators, P.O. Box 620847, Orlando, Fla., 32862.

Service: A memorial service is scheduled at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, at Grace
Valley Christian Center, 27173 CR 98, Davis.


Additional Comments:
Submitted with the permission of the "The Daily Democrat," 711 Main St.,
Woodland, CA 95695.  

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