* Eugene T. Copsey; Aerospace Worker, Navy Vet
Eugene T. Copsey of Thousand Oaks, a retired supervisor for McDonnell Douglas and World War II veteran, has died. He was 81.
Copsey was born on Aug. 19, 1914, in Norwalk, Ohio, and spent his childhood there.
After graduating from high school Copsey became a naval corpsman and saw “a lot of service in the Pacific” during World War II, said his brother-in-law, Chuck Bolin, of Lake Chapala, Mexico. Copsey served from 1942 to 1945.
He came back to Norwalk and two years later moved to Los Angeles, where he attended music school, Bolin said.
Soon after, Copsey took a job at the aviation company in El Segundo and eventually became a supervisor.
The lifelong bachelor retired from McDonnell Douglas about 20 years ago and moved to Thousand Oaks, where he lived until his death.
Copsey is survived by a sister, Alice Bolin of Lake Chapala, and a nephew, Thomas McCutcheon of Mill Valley.
No services are planned.
De la Torre-Bueno, Henry E., 83, of Oxnard, retired electrical engineer for TRW. Guardian Memorial Funeral Directors of Ventura County, Oxnard.
Ventura County obituaries are published free of charge as a public service to readers. Obituaries are based on information provided by cooperating mortuaries.
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