Leonard Burts
Leonard Burts died at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View July 3.
Mr. Burts was an equipment manager at DeAnza College.
He is survived by his wife, Eva Burts of Santa Clara; four children, Stacey Burts of Santa Clara, Dennis Burts of Cupertino, David Burts of Arizona and Tim Burts of Mountain View; one brother, Harold Burts; and six grandchildren.
Frederick B. Gregg
Frederick B. Gregg, a longtime resident of Los Altos and Mountain View, died in Mountain View June 26. He was 84 years old.
Born in St. Paul, Minn., July 31, 1912, he moved to California in 1944. Mr. Gregg served in the Army Infantry, Signal Corps, Air Corps and in the Air Force in the U.S. and the Pacific Theater during World War II and the Korean War. He retired as Major, USAF in 1972.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Frances Morgan Gregg of Mountain View; children, Judith Gregg Howser of Santa Cruz and William E. Gregg of San Jose; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mr. Gregg was predeceased by wives Geraldine Kennedy Gregg and Myda Meyer Gregg.
The family prefers donations to the Arthritis Foundation, Northern California Chapter, 1213 Lincoln Ave., Suite 201, San Jose 95125.
Thomas Joesph Kopf
Thomas Joseph Kopf died June 20 while vacationing in Belize. He was 70 years old.
Born in Balboa, U.S. Canal Zone, Panama, March 23,1927, he graduated from the University of Utah and worked at Ford Aerospace until 1990.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda of Los Altos; two daughters, Lynn Kopf of Los Altos and Alison Kopf of Olympic Valley, Calif.
Donations may be made to the Peninsula Open Space Trust, 300 Sand Hill Road., Building 4, Suite 135, Menlo Park 94025.
Frederick George Poblenz
Frederick George Poblenz died after a long illness June 17, at his home in Los Altos. He was 67 years old.
Born in Boston, June 25, 1929, Mr. Poblenz came to California in 1962 to work on the design of the electrical power system for the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. He later worked for the Hewlett-Packard Company.
He is survived by his wife, Marianne; six children, Eric, Christiane, Brien of Anaheim, Calif., Marsha Graham of Bel Air, Calif., Ron of Saratoga and Don of Atlanta; two grandchildren, Rachael Graham and Matthew Poblenz; and two sisters, Barbara Ross and Jean McGrath of Massachuesetts.
