Virginia Marie Hoppe, 07 Feb 1935 - 08 Aug 2016

HOPPE, KRAUSS, SEIFERT, MYERS, SCHUMACHER, MEYER, ECKMAN

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 10/11/2016 at 14:38:02

Celebration of life service for Virginia M. Hoppe, 81, Amana, was held at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 12, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. She died Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at Colonial Manor, Amana.

Elder Alan Trumpold officiated at the service. Burial was in the Amana Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Safe Haven of Iowa County.

Condolences may be left at www.klosterfuneralhome.com.

Virginia Marie Krauss was born Feb. 7, 1935, in Amana, the daughter of Helen M. Seifert and Dave G. Krauss. She was a 1952 graduate of Amana High School. During high school she waited tables and worked in the kitchen at the Colony Inn. Later she joined her father, who was manager of the Amana Furniture Shop, as a salesperson and bookkeeper.

She married John William Hoppe, of Middle Amana, on May 9, 1953. In 1956, Virginia, along with her husband, father Dave and brother Marvin, opened Krauss Furniture and Clock Shop in South Amana, where Virginia worked for 51 years as a co-owner, bookkeeper and salesperson. She loved her work and took pride in the Krauss family tradition of high quality craftsmanship.

After visiting Safe Haven of Iowa County and noting their need for a larger, better equipped facility, Virginia suggested that her family give the former Krauss Furniture building to the nonprofit animal shelter. In 2012 Virginia and the Krauss family did just that. Virginia, adopted her beloved pet cat Pearl from the new facility in South Amana when it opened.

She loved being a parent and grandparent and enjoyed every moment she spent with her triplet grandchildren. Always kind and always upbeat, Virginia rarely complained, not even when losing her beloved husband, John, nor four years ago when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She remained cheerful always and resolutely smiled, living to see both her granddaughters’ wedding days and to enjoy not one, but several more Caribbean cruise vacations with her daughter. As Virginia so often said, “You have to thank God for every single day and live life to the fullest.” That she did, enjoying her pets, the out of doors, mushroom hunts and picnics in the Amana forest, long lunches at her favorite local restaurants and time spent with her family and her friends.

Hoppe is survived by her son, Robert (Emilie) Hoppe, West Amana; her daughter, Ginger Myers, Amana; three grandchildren, John Hoppe, Amana; Anna (Tyler) Schumacher, Iowa City, and Kathryn (Jeff) Meyer, Rowan; a brother, Don Krauss, and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John Hoppe, 1991; her son-in-law, Chris Myers, 2012; her brother, Marvin, and sister, Lucille Eckman.

The Journal Tribune, 17 Aug 2016, pg 5
The Gazette, 10 Aug 2016, 10a