Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....ZEISS , Ellen Marie February 2 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net July 3, 2004, 1:12 am "The Davis Enterprise," Thursday, February 5, 2004 Ellen M. Zeiss Ellen Marie Zeiss died Feb. 2, 2004, at Sierra Health Care in Davis, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born Aug. 20, 1910, in Mullan, Idaho, she was 93 years old. She grew up in Idaho and came to California in 1934, settling in the East Bay Area. She lived in Richmond and El Cerrito and worked for Navlet's Florist in Oakland as a bookkeeper for many years. She moved to Esparto in 1977 and had lived in Yolo County since then. She was preceded in death by her brother and sister, Henning and Esther; her husband, Ralph Zeiss; and her mother, Hulda Erickson. She is survived by her son, Charles Zeiss of Pinole; her niece, Linea Herger of Esparto; her nephew, Doug Erickson of Esparto; her sister-in-law, Ethel Erickson of Esparto; three great-nephews and two great-nieces. Friends may call Thursday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 116 D St. A graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma. In lieu of flowers, her family suggests that remembrances in her name be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Additional Comments: Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/obits/gob501zeiss.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb