Margaret F. (Hosch) Koopmann 1927-2010

HOSCH, KOOPMANN, KURT, TAFT, MAUSSER, KRAMER, MCDERMOTT, COX, BESLER, BERINGER, KNIPPER, TRUMM

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Date: 10/22/2019 at 20:13:26

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - Tuesday, May 18, 2010
EPWORTH, Iowa - Margaret F. Koopmann, 82, of River Bend Assisted Living, Cascade, formerly of Epworth and Placid, died at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, May 16, 2010, at Shady Rest Care Center, Cascade.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 19, at St. John's Catholic Church, Placid, with the Rev. Dennis Cain officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Reiff Funeral Home, Epworth, where there will be a wake service at 4 p.m.

She was born on Dec. 21, 1927, in Cascade, daughter of Peter and Catherine (Kurt) Hosch. She was a graduate of the former St. Mary's High School in Cascade.

She married Donald Koopmann on Nov. 8, 1952, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Cascade.

She was a life-long member of St. John's Parish in Placid and its Altar and Rosary society and was a current member of St. Patrick's Parish, Epworth. She was also a past member of the Catholic Daughters of the America's-Presentation Court 1460.

Margaret was a loving wife, mother and grandma for 57 years. She enjoyed crocheting, bowling, sewing, playing cards and spending time with her family and grandchildren.

Surviving are her husband, Donald, of River Bend Assisted Living; seven daughters, Marilyn (John) Taft, Phyllis (Phil) Mausser, Nancy (Tom) Kramer, Cindy (Randy) McDermott, LuAnn (Tim) Cox and Linda (Pat) Besler, all of Epworth, and Sheila (John) Beringer, of Cascade; seven sons, Chris (Sherry) Koopmann, of Epworth, Roger Koopmann, of Dyersville, Mike (Kim) Koopmann, of Epworth, Leonard (Jody) Koopmann, of Dubuque, Dean (Jennifer) Koopmann, of Anamosa, Tim (Shelley) Koopmann, of Marion, and Donnie (Reyne) Koopmann Jr., of Epworth; 43 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Rosie Koopmann, of Delhi, and Katie (Larry) Knipper, of Dyersville; and a brother, Harry Hosch, of Cascade.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Mary (LeRoy) Trumm; and three brothers, Eddie, George and John Hosch.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com.