Los Gatos Weekly-Times

Dorothy Hartman

Obituaries

Dorothy Hartman

Longtime Los Gatos resident and community activist Dorothy "Dottie" Hartman died of cancer Feb. 17 at the age of 80.

Born June 18, 1915, in Toronto, Hartman settled in Los Gatos in the mid-1950s. She was among the founders of the Happy Dragon Thrift Shop and the Village House and Garden Restaurant, which are run by volunteers to benefit Eastfield Ming Quong, the organization in which Hartman was active for more than 20 years.

As a Red Cross-certified swimming instructor, Hartman volunteered at the EMQ Los Gatos campus for 15 summers, teaching children swimming and water safety. Neither cold water nor early morning hours stopped her, recalled friend Beverly Rouse, who volunteered with Hartman at the Village House and Strawberry Festival for many years.

"Dottie was one of the most wonderful volunteers EMQ has ever seen. She never held back on any project; no job was too big or too small," Rouse said.

In the 1960s, Rouse said, when Hartman was seeking housing for her elderly mother, she began gathering an ever-growing group of citizens who, together with town personnel, worked and planned for more than a decade before the idea for The Terraces of Los Gatos began to emerge as a viable reality. When The Terraces finally opened some three years ago, Hartman and husband Lloyd were among the first to buy a residence.

Survivors include husband Lloyd of Los Gatos; daughter Barbara Hartman Gunn De Guevara of Sacramento; son Lawrence Albert Hartman of Campbell; and sister Ruth Corr of Kissimmee, Fla.

Memorial services were held at the Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos. Donations may be made to Eastfield Ming Quong, 251 Llewellyn Ave., Campbell, 95008 or to the American Red Cross, 2731 N. First St., San Jose, 95134.

Richard Gock

Former Los Gatan Richard A. Gock, who had been residing in Quartzsite, Ariz., died Feb. 17 of congestive heart failure. He was 79.

Born March 14, 1916, in San Francisco, Gock and his family lived in San Francisco and Piedmont before coming to Los Gatos in the 1960s, settling on the Alpine Avenue property that had been in the family since 1901.

Gock worked as a banker most of his life in the San Francisco and Oakland areas. During his five years of U.S. Army service during World War II, he was stationed in Hawaii and the Philippines and was a Purple Heart recipient.

Gock was an active member of the Los Gatos Museum Association and the Saratoga Men's Club, and enjoyed collecting minted coins.

Survivors include daughters Ann Couchée of Los Gatos, Laddie Nichols of Quartzsite, Ariz., and Marianne Kollmer of Juno Beach, Fla.; grandchildren Kristi Couchée of Los Gatos, Eric Smith of Phoenix and Dori Tate of North Carolina; and two great-grandchildren.

Donations may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children, Northern California Unit, P.O. Box 21-4477, Sacramento, 95821.

Richard Lorraine

Former Monte Sereno resident Richard G. Lorraine, 91, died Feb. 17 of cancer at his Los Gatos Meadows home.

Born Dec. 26, 1904, in Staunton, Va. and raised in West Virginia, Lorraine studied electrical engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder and was part of the third generation of his family employed by General Electric. In World War II, he worked on special projects G.E. was carrying out for the U.S. Navy and received a commendation for outstanding service to the Navy.

"He was very proud of having a reputation for integrity and was pleased to always offer the best solution he could. He was the kind of person who if he gave his word, that was as good as a contract," Lorraine's son Ted recalled.

When G.E. moved its nuclear division to San Jose, Lorraine's son said, the family settled in Monte Sereno on Lexington Drive. Upon his retirement in 1967, Lorraine was appointed to serve on the Monte Sereno City Council, filling a seat left by Adm. Thomas B. Inglis, the city's first mayor.

During his decade on the council, Lorraine served as mayor twice and vice mayor once, his son said. While connected with city government, Lorraine developed contacts with many political and civic organizations, including the Association of Bay Area Governments, the Santa Clara County Water Commission and the Santa Clara County Planning Policy Commission.

Survivors include sons Edward K. "Ted" Lorraine and John K. Lorraine, both of San Jose, and Richard B. "Rick" Lorraine of Novato; sisters Emily L. Raynor of Los Gatos and Patricia L. Edwards of Denver; grandsons Richard K. and David N. Lorraine; and several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were held at St. Luke's Church, Los Gatos. Donations may be made to Eastfield Ming Quong, 251 Llewellyn Ave., Campbell, 95008 or to The Boys' Home, c/o Director Don Wheatley, Covington, Va., 24426.