Connie Elaine Paulsen Hoppe 1926-2017

JENSEN, PAULSEN, HOPPE

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 3/19/2017 at 21:19:57

Sioux City Journal
19 March 2017

CORRECTIONVILLE, Iowa | Connie E. Hoppe, 91, of Kingsley, Iowa, formerly of Correctionville, died Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Heartland Care Center in Marcus, Iowa.

Services will be 1:30 p.m. today at Salem Lutheran Church, rural Correctionville, with the Rev. Wayne Pfannkuch officiating. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery, rural Correctionville. Arrangements are under the direction of Rohde Funeral Home in Kingsley, Iowa. Online condolences to the family may be directed to www.rohdefh.com.

Connie Elaine Paulsen was born March 8, 1926, in rural Correctionville, the daughter of Walter H. and Della H. (Jensen) Paulsen. She grew up in the Correctionville area. She attended Anthon High School as a freshman, where she was homecoming attendant. Her sophomore year, she attended school in Cushing, graduating from Cushing High School in 1944. After graduation from high school, she attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa, where she earned her teaching certificate. After earning her teacher certificate, she taught country school for two years in Cherokee County and one year in Woodbury County.

She married Frank Hoppe on May 26, 1948, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Cushing. Connie and Frank owned a farm in rural Correctionville, where they farmed and raised their family. Connie was an important part of farming where she helped Frank with many of the various chores and jobs related to farming and raising a family. She helped haul corn and unload it, raised chickens and grew a big garden. Their farm became a century farm in 1993. They continued to farm until 1997 when they moved to Kingsley. After moving to Kingsley, Connie and Frank became members of Salem Lutheran Church. Frank passed away on Sept. 1, 2016.

Connie cleaned houses for many years, enjoyed dancing, bus tours, playing cards, walking and visiting with family and friends. She was especially fond of embroidering. Connie took a great deal of pride in her embroidery. She embroidered a quilt for each of her daughters and granddaughters.

Connie is survived by daughters, Nancy Brodie of Sioux City, and Jane (Kim) Dreyer of Algona, Iowa; sons, Gary (Kathy) Hoppe of Correctionville, and John Hoppe of Pierson, Iowa; grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Ryan Brodie, Tyler, Brooke and Sidney of Sioux City, Erin (Darin) Radcliff, Grace, Wes and Sully of Spirit Lake, Iowa, Nate (Missy) Dreyer, Lucas and Lucy of Fenton, Iowa, Kate Dreyer of Pella, Iowa, Marissa (Tony) Hager, Braxton of Granger, Iowa, Heidi (Dean) Neubauer of Minneapolis, Colin (Liz) Hoppe of Emmetsburg, Iowa, Jacque (Jordan) Bird of Paullina, Iowa, and Catelyn Hoppe of Pierson. She is also survived by a brother, Dennis (Sara) Paulsen of Marino Valley, Calif.; a sister, Alice Paulsen of Cushing; a brother-in-law, Luverne Buley of Council Bluffs, Iowa; along with other cousins, family and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Frank; grandson, Brad Brodie; a daughter-in-law, Patricia Hoppe; a sister, Phyllis Paulsen; two brothers, Norman Paulsen and Harlan Paulsen and his wife, Alice; nieces, Marjorie Paulsen, Shelly and Kelly Paulsen, Jennifer Hagey and Barbara Linn; and nephew, Vern Buley.

Memorials may be directed to Salem Lutheran Church, Heartland Care Center, St. Croix Hospice, or the Leavitt Center at UnityPoint Hospital in Sioux City.