This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DEVENCENZI, FIGONE, VENTURA, KEMMLER, ASHBEY, MEDDOCK, UMSCHEID, VAN METTER, LANEY Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QRB.2ACI/2078 Message Board Post: Pete Devencenzi Pete Devencenzi passed away suddenly and peacefully at his residence in Woodland on Friday, Dec. 6th, 2002, at the age 61. He was born May 12, 1941, in Reno, Nevada to John and Mary (Figone) Devencenzi, both whom predecease him. His grandmother, Catherine Figone, also predeceases him. He had been a resident of Yolo County since 1967. After completing his schooling, he began his working career in Nevada and after several years there, he then moved to Woodland, and went to work for Kordite Mobil Chemical which later became what is now Tyco manufacturing. He has been continuously employed there for the last 36 years. A person who was extremely devoted to his family he loved being surround by those he cared for and loved. His "life was his wife, daughter and grandchildren" and those who knew him remember him as a giving and caring man. And his daughter remembers him as the "World's Greatest Dad." Away from work he was always busy with hobbies and interests that were diverse and challenging. He loved to take walks, work in his garden at home with his cactus and peonies and searching for things to recycle. Reloading, curing olives, fishing, hunting and enjoying the "Green Bay Packers" football team were things that kept him busy and occupied. Pete treasured the times he spent with his "father-in-law" cutting w! ood and sharing good times. He was a friend to everyone and was always willing to lend a hand to those in need. He was also known to friends and co-workers as a man who loved old cars, motorcycles and to tinker with anything and everything while listening to the "Oldies but Goodies" from the 1950s and 1960s. His wife of 39 years, Frances Marie (Ventura) Devencenzi; his daughter, Dayna Devencenzi and his son, Jerry Williams Devencenzi, all of Woodland, survives him. His grandchildren, also of Woodland include Pete Randell Kemmler, Brittney Elise Ashbey and Sahra Lynn Meddock, Shannon Nichole Meddock and Steven Williams Meddock. His brothers, Tony Devencenzi and Frank Devencenzi of Reno, Nevada; and his sisters, Elda Umscheid and spouse Elfred of Elko, Nevada, Angie VanMetter of Sparks, Nevada and Emiley Laney of Reno, Nevada also survive Mr. Devencenzi as do numerous nieces and nephews and good friends. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at 1 p.m., at Kraft Bros. Chapel, 175 Second St., Woodland, CA. Pastors Walter Zeck and Doug Zeck will officiate. Private interment for family members and friends will be scheduled at a later date. Memorial donations in Mr. Devencenzi's name may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 650 University Ave., Suite 108, Sacramento, CA 95825, (916) 921-9518. Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements. Inquiries may be made by calling 662-4658, or by contacting www.legacy.com. A fee has been paid to reprint this obituary as written. (Obituary from the "The Daily Democrat," Saturday, December 14, 2002, (Woodland, Yolo County, California). Submitted with the permission of the "The Daily Democrat," 711 Main St., Woodland, CA 95695. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)