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KOPPEN, Clarence W. 1917-2003

KOPPEN, NEILSON, RHEINGANS

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/13/2009 at 20:43:03

NORA SPRINGS, IOWA - Clarence W. Koppen, age 86, of 403 E. Congress, Nora Springs, died Monday (Dec. 8, 2003) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient in Mason City, Iowa.

Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church, 202 N. Hawkeye Ave., Nora Springs, with the Rev. Jim Turner officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, where military honors will be conducted by members of the American Legion Gallagher Post #208 of Rockwell.

Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today at Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye Ave., Nora Springs.

Clarence William, the son of William and Clara (Neilson) Koppen, was born Oct. 19, 1917, in rural Rockwell. He was educated in the country schools near Rockwell.

After his schooling, he helped his father on the family farm as well as numerous other area farmers.

Clarence was married to Phyllis Rheingans on Sept. 25, 1937, in Mason City. He worked for Jacob E. Decker & Sons Company.

In 1945 he entered the United States Army and was discharged in 1946.

After the military, he returned to Jacob E. Decker & Sons Company. He worked there for a short time before working at Lehigh Portland Cement Company, where he retired from in 1982.

Clarence enjoyed spending time with his family, working with his horses, going for drives, watching his granddaughters play softball, dancing and watching the Lawrence Welk Show. He was an avid Cubs fan.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Nora Springs, the American Legion Gallagher Post #208 of Rockwell, and the Mason City Moose Lodge.

Clarence is survived by two sons, William H. "Bill" Koppen and his wife, Jerrie, of Nora Springs, and Clarence Koppen Jr. and his wife, Shirley, of Red Oak; one daughter, Kathryn Brodersen and her husband, Steven, of Manly, Iowa. Also surviving are eight grandchildren, Kandace (Bill) Klumper, the Rev. Randy (Sandy) Koppen, Tammy (Wayne) Prazak, Julie (Chad) McKee, Jill Koppen, Amanda (Mike) Berding, and Brooke and Angela Brodersen; seven great-grandchildren; three sisters, Jean (Paris) DiGregorio of Henry, Illinois, Marcille Murphy and Sharon (Paul) Bamrick, both of Rockwell; two sisters-in-law, Mae Frenz and Maxine (Walter) Stoltenberg; many nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Norma Grekoff of Nora Springs.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Phyllis in 1978; one daughter Sandra Kruger; and one brother, Howard Koppen.

Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641) 749-2210.

[Mason City Globe Gazette - Dec. 10, 2003]


 

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