obit - CROPP, George Frederick (1919-2003)
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obit - CROPP, George Frederick (1919-2003)
| Nancy_Poppin_Posey (View posts) | Posted: 11 Jun 2008 12:02PM GMT |
Classification: Obituary
Surnames: Cropp, Bernardi, Martin, Greenwell, Arnberger, Linnell, Bogdanoff
From the Lake County Record Bee (Lakeport, CA) - November 7, 2003:
George Frederick Cropp - Oct. 23, 1919 to Nov. 4, 2003.
Mr. Cropp was the loving husband of Louise Cropp for 61 years. Mr. Cropp is survived by his wife, their five daughters, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Susan and John Bernardi and their children, Tony Bernardi and Victoria Bernardi; Linda and Kenneth Martin and their children, Kiellie Reichert and Kenneth Martin; Nani and Randy Greenwell and her children Tanya Arnberger and Terry Linnell, and great-granddaughter Taelor and great-grandson Macin; Nancy and Bill Bogdanoff and their children, William Bogdanoff and Nicole Bogdanoff; and Katherine Calkins and her children, Sarah Calkins and Shane Calkins.
Mr. Cropp was born Oct. 23, 1919 on the Koloa Plantation, Koloa, Territory of Hawaii, where his father was manager. He lived in Manoa, Hawaii and attended Punahou School, moving to the main land in 1937. Mr. Cropp graduated from Burlingame High, attended University of California, Davis. After school, he married Louise Saunders of Burlingame. They moved to Calistoga to manage his parents' Ululani Ranch in Knights Valley, where they raised prunes, grapes, sheep, cattle and hay. After selling the ranch in 1950, he was owner and operator of Cropp's Hardware in Calistoga and later was a partner in Croma Hardware in St. Helena.
In 1977, Mr. and Mrs. Cropp retired to their ranch in Wells, Nev. Mr. Cropp returned to Calistoga in 1978 to manage the Napa County Fair for six years. In 1987, they retired in Lake County. Mr. Cropp was a member and past president of the Calistoga Rotary Club and later the St. Helena Rotary; on the Board of Directors and past president of the Napa County Fair; was appointed an advisory director to the California Fairs; was appointed by Governor Ronald Reagan as Budget Review Officer for the California Fairs and served as Director of the Republican Central Committee; was a member of the Lakeport Yacht Club and belonged to the Masonic Lodge of the Napa Valley #93.
A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8, at Chapel of the Lakes, 1625 High St. Lakeport.
For further information, please call Chapel of the Lakes at 263-0357.
Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in his honor.
(Published in the Lake County Record-Bee on Friday, Nov. 7, 2003.)
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George's great-granddaughter, Nancy, married my 2nd cousin, William Peter Bogdanoff, I. William's mother, June William Popin, is my first cousin. She lived on Potrero Hill in San Francisco, CA
Nancy (Poppin) Posey
George Frederick Cropp - Oct. 23, 1919 to Nov. 4, 2003.
Mr. Cropp was the loving husband of Louise Cropp for 61 years. Mr. Cropp is survived by his wife, their five daughters, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Susan and John Bernardi and their children, Tony Bernardi and Victoria Bernardi; Linda and Kenneth Martin and their children, Kiellie Reichert and Kenneth Martin; Nani and Randy Greenwell and her children Tanya Arnberger and Terry Linnell, and great-granddaughter Taelor and great-grandson Macin; Nancy and Bill Bogdanoff and their children, William Bogdanoff and Nicole Bogdanoff; and Katherine Calkins and her children, Sarah Calkins and Shane Calkins.
Mr. Cropp was born Oct. 23, 1919 on the Koloa Plantation, Koloa, Territory of Hawaii, where his father was manager. He lived in Manoa, Hawaii and attended Punahou School, moving to the main land in 1937. Mr. Cropp graduated from Burlingame High, attended University of California, Davis. After school, he married Louise Saunders of Burlingame. They moved to Calistoga to manage his parents' Ululani Ranch in Knights Valley, where they raised prunes, grapes, sheep, cattle and hay. After selling the ranch in 1950, he was owner and operator of Cropp's Hardware in Calistoga and later was a partner in Croma Hardware in St. Helena.
In 1977, Mr. and Mrs. Cropp retired to their ranch in Wells, Nev. Mr. Cropp returned to Calistoga in 1978 to manage the Napa County Fair for six years. In 1987, they retired in Lake County. Mr. Cropp was a member and past president of the Calistoga Rotary Club and later the St. Helena Rotary; on the Board of Directors and past president of the Napa County Fair; was appointed an advisory director to the California Fairs; was appointed by Governor Ronald Reagan as Budget Review Officer for the California Fairs and served as Director of the Republican Central Committee; was a member of the Lakeport Yacht Club and belonged to the Masonic Lodge of the Napa Valley #93.
A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8, at Chapel of the Lakes, 1625 High St. Lakeport.
For further information, please call Chapel of the Lakes at 263-0357.
Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in his honor.
(Published in the Lake County Record-Bee on Friday, Nov. 7, 2003.)
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George's great-granddaughter, Nancy, married my 2nd cousin, William Peter Bogdanoff, I. William's mother, June William Popin, is my first cousin. She lived on Potrero Hill in San Francisco, CA
Nancy (Poppin) Posey