Katherine Yu Coplan

1946 - 2017

Katherine Yu Coplan

Kathy Coplan passed away from cancer in hospice at her home in Lake Forest Park on July 18, 2017. Kathy was born in Wuhan, China in 1946. She left China with her family in 1948 and lived In the Washington, D.C. area until she moved to Seattle in 1989. She worked at the Washington Post, the Washingtonian Magazine, the Smithsonian Institution, the Smithsonian Magazine and the Seattle Opera. She was an avid reader who was enthralled by the history and culture of Egypt, the ancient Middle East and China. She dearly loved all animals and would never pass up the opportunity to pet every animal she saw. She loved to travel and she celebrated every holiday with exuberance, extensive decorations and wonderful cooking. She was the cherished wife of Larry Coplan for 37 years,and the beloved mother of her daughter, Jaime Coplan. She is also survived by three brothers, George, Michael and Philip Yu.

A celebration of her life will be held at a later date at the Sakya Buddhist Monastery in Seattle. Donations to her memory should be made to animal protection charities, Jewish Family Services or Providence Hospice.