Koppen, LaMont Earl (1933-2012)
KOPPEN, CAYLER, BROWN, LARSON, ENNEN, LAMPE, RUBY
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/23/2012 at 08:52:37
LaMont Earl Koppen
(May 23, 1933 - May 8, 2012)CRYSTAL LAKE: LaMont E. Koppen, 78, of Crystal Lake died Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt.
LaMont Earl Koppen was born in Bancroft, Iowa, on May 23, 1933, to Andrew and Zada (Cayler) Koppen. Baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church in Leland, he lived most of his life in north Iowa. He also served in the U.S. Army.
He married Vicki Jo Brown on December 23, 1974, in South Dakota. They made their home in Crystal Lake, Iowa. He worked for the railroad and then started farming. From 1970 to 1993, he worked for Winnebago before he retired to be with his wife through her illness. He loved to go fishing with his kids and to work on old cars.
LaMont is survived by his wife Vickie; his children, Cheri Lynn (Tom) Larson, of Titonka, Iowa, Randy Koppen, of Leland, Iowa, and Larry (Sylvia) Koppen, of Arizona; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; three sisters, Alvena (LeRoy) Ennen, of Lone Rock, Iowa, Gloria Lampe, of Hubbard, Iowa, and Carmala, of California; one brother, Dick Koppen, also of California; one half-brother, Albert Koppen, of West Port, Minnesota, and two foster brothers, Morris (Alice) Ruby, of Clear Lake, and Todd (Bonnie) Ruby, of Leland. He was preceded in death by his parents; his foster parents; a brother, Bob Koppen, and a foster brother, Kenny Ruby.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM on Friday, May 11, 2012, at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark Street, Forest City, Iowa, with Pastor Jon Rollefson officiating.
Burial will be at Crystal Township Cemetery in Crystal Lake.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 PM, Thursday, May 10, 2012, at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark Street, Forest City, Iowa.
The family requests memorials go to the LAMONT KOPPEN BURIAL FUND.Copyright © 2012, Petersen Lund Funeral Home
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