Elaine M. Koeppen 1936 - 2014
KOEPPEN, CHRISTIANSON, COLLISON
Posted By: Connie J Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 10/4/2014 at 18:03:41
Sioux City Journal
24 September 2014SOUTH SIOUX CITY | Elaine M. Koeppen, 77, of South Sioux City passed away Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, at her home after a lengthy illness with lung cancer.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Becker–Hunt Funeral Home, with the Rev. Stephen Niles officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Albaton, Iowa. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral home.
Elaine was born on Oct. 7, 1936, in Sloan, Iowa, the daughter of Charley and Louise (Christianson) Collison. She grew up on a farm in Albaton, and graduated from Sloan High School.
Elaine married Neil Russell Koeppen on June 8, 1956. To this union two children were born, Teresa (deceased) and Russell of South Sioux City. Her husband, Neil passed away on Jan. 11, 2001. Elaine had a long business career working for insurance companies in Peoria, Ill., Madison, Wis., and Sioux City. She worked for 27 years at Security National Bank, and after retirement, she worked part-time at Regency Square.
Beloved family members surviving Elaine include her son, Russell; granddaughters, Mindy Merchant of Fargo, N.D., and Christina Merchant-Keegan of South Sioux City; a very special great-granddaughter, Hannah Louise Merchant-Keegan of South Sioux City; son-in-law, Ron Merchant of Hubbard, Neb.; brothers and sisters-in-law, John (Mary) Collison of Sloan, and Charley (Rachel) Collison of Oxnard, Calif.; sister and brother-in-law, Darlene (William) Krumwiede of Sioux City; brother-in-law, George Hunter of Sloan; sisters-in-law, Verla (Tootie) Collison of Arizona, and JoAnn (Koeppen) Junkans of Minneapolis; along with many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Neil; daughter, Teresa; brother, Lyle Collison; sister, Jean Hunter; grandniece, Danielle Withee; and in-laws, Russell and Lottie Koeppen.
Pallbearers will be Ron, Randy, Rick and R.J. Merchant and Kevin and Kelly Matney.
Special thanks to Dr. Kevin Folchert, the staff at June E. Nylen, Hospice, Bill Krumwiede, Rhonda Capron, and Mary and Mindy for the kind care you gave Elaine
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