Hans Philippi was born in Berlin, Germany on January 27, 1921 and died in Burlingame on July 16, 2017. Hans left Berlin at 17 went to Holland and then on the SS St Louis to Cuba, the famous Voyage of the Damned. Being forced back to Holland he emigrated to Chile and after 25 years emigrated to the USA.
He was married for 70 years to the love of his life, Ursula, who preceded him in death. He is survived by his children Peter (Joyce) Philippi, Adriana (Steve) Finnie and Gabriela Coppedge, 8 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held at Home of Peace Cemetery, 1299 El Camino Real, Colma on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 2:00PM