KUPKER, Irene V. (Swedberg) 1904-2001

KUPKER, CARLSON, SWEDBERG

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Date: 5/14/2011 at 14:05:00

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IRENE V. KUPKER

NORA SPRINGS, IOWA - Irene V. Kupker, 97, of Nora Springs, died Tuesday (Nov. 27, 2001) at home.

Her funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the First United Methodist Church in Nora Springs.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday at Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye in Nora Springs.

Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641) 749-2210.

Globe Gazette, Nov. 29, 2001

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IRENE V. KUPKER

NORA SPRINGS, IOWA - Irene V. Kupker, 97, of Maple View Manor, Apt. No. 9, Nora Springs, died Tuesday (Nov. 27, 2001) at her home.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the First United Methodist Church in Nora Springs, with the Rev. Richard Pippert and the Rev. Terra Amundson officiating.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye, Nora Springs, and also for one hour before the service at the church.

Irene was born November 15, 1904, near Aurora, Neb., the daughter of Carl and Esther (Carlson) Swedberg. Her family lived near Northwood and Carpenter, before moving to a farm near Nora Springs in 1919.

Irene graduated from Nora Springs High School in 1922. She attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, graduating with a teaching certificate in 1924. Irene taught junior high English in Rockwell for two years.

She then returned to Iowa State Teachers College, earning her bachelor's degree in 1928. She later taught junior high English in Waverly for nine years. At the same time she served as Waverly Junior High School principal for seven years.

Irene was united in marriage to D.S. Kupker on Aug. 18, 1937, at the First United Methodist Church in Nora Springs. She became a homemaker who enjoyed reading, needlework, traveling and, especially, growing flowers and gardening.

Irene was active in the First United Methodist Church and in the women's group, holding many offices in both. She also taught Sunday school for many years.

She was a member of the Harmony Women's Club in Nora Springs, a charter member of the Nora Springs Garden Club, a charter member of TOPS in Nora Springs, and a 50-year member of the Nora Springs Rebecca Lodge.

Irene is survived by her daughter, Mary Dodd and her husband, Larry, of Nora Springs; three grandchildren, Mark Dodd and his wife, Shannon, of Mason City, Victoria Schultz, of Mason City, and Melinda Vose and her husband, Brian, of Devil's Lake, N.D.; eight great-grandchildren, Jamason, Alissa, Andrew, Maddison, Emily, and Sarah Dodd and Mallory and Brody Vose; one sister, Helen Hildebrand, of Belmont, Mass.; one brother, Glen Swedberg and his wife, Beth, of Providence, Utah; one sister-in-law, Hazel Swedberg of Cedar Rapids; many nieces and nephews and many great-nieces and nephews.

Irene was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one brother-in-law and one niece.

Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641) 749-2210.

[Globe Gazette, Nov. 30, 2001]