Grace Kathryn Hoppe
| Grace Kathryn Hoppe | |
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| Born |
March 6, 1921 Correctionville, Iowa, USA (?) |
| Died |
August 17, 2009 (aged 88) Iowa Falls, Iowa, USA |
| Resting place | Shelby Township Cemetery, Shelby, Iowa, USA |
| Spouse | Leslie Leonard Linn (m. 1947–2002) |
| Children |
Patricia Kay Linn Barbara Ruth Linn Dennis Leslie Linn Jill Marie Linn Phyllis Ann Linn Lora Lee Linn |
| Parents |
Fred Wilhelm Hoppe Bertha Sophia Volkert |
| Relatives |
Margaret Baker (sister) Frank Hoppe (brother) Carol Buley(sister) |
Obituary[edit]
Grace Kathryn Linn was born on March 6, 1921, to Fred and Bertha (Volkert) Hoppe in Corrrectionville, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cushing. Grace graduated from Correctionville High School with the Class of 1938. She received her teaching certificate and returned to teach school at a country school in Correctionville, Iowa.
On August 30, 1947, Grace was united in marriage to Leslie Linn at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cushing, Iowa. Six children were born to this union: Patricia, Barbara, Dennis, Jill, Phyllis, and Lora.
Grace was an excellent seamstress and baker. She was known for her cinnamon rolls and brownies and for making Christmas time special to shut-ins by delivering her baked goods to them. Her friends were special to her, whether they were church friends, knitting group, or someone she had helped. Grace kept up to date with current events but always had time to play with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She liked to tell jokes and to be teased. She was a great babysitter and was always there for others.
Grace was admitted to the Scenic Manor nursing home in November of 2007, and it was there that she died on August, 17, 2009, having attained the age of eighty-eight years, five months, and eleven days.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her infant daughter Barbara, and her sister Margaret.
Grace is survived by her children: Patricia and her husband Larry Phipps of Iowa Falls, Iowa, Dennis Linn and his wife Regina of Pella, Iowa, Jill Lindstrom of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Phyllis Baldwin of Loveland, Colorado, and Lora Dosen of Omaha, Nebraska; ten grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; her sister Carol and her husband LaVerne Buley of Council Bluffs, Iowa, brother Frank Hoppe and his wife Connie of Kingsley, Iowa; other family members and friends.
Pastor Duane Anunson officiated the 10:30 AM funeral service on Thursday, August 20, 2009, at the United Lutheran Church in Shelby, Iowa. Serving as casket bearers were Jenny Lindstrom, Travis Bingham, Jim Lindstrom, Sophia Bingham, Eric Lindstrom, Angela Herter, Heather Phipps, Nash Baldwin, Amber Reese, Brittany Dosen, Jason Herter, Hannah Linn, Chris Phipps, Adam Dosen, Bobby Reese, and Jesse Linn. Interment was held at the Shelby Cemetery in Shelby, Iowa.[1]
Photos[edit]
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| Grace's confirmation | Back (from left): Margaret, Grace, Carol Front (from left):Frank, Bertha, Fred Hoppe |
Les and Grace's wedding | Les and Grace's wedding |
Historical Records[edit]
- Grace appears in the 1925 Iowa Census in Union Township, Woodbury County
