Obit: Kopp, Thomas F. (1949 – 2020)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Kopp, Schmidt, Buss, Singer, Gonzalez, Siikarla, Hoffmann, Ludwig, Schmitt, Davis, Hoefferle

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 20 May 2020

Kopp, Thomas F. (19 APR 1949 – 15 MAY 2020)

Thomas F. Kopp, age 71, of Owen, died on Friday, May 15, 2020, at Marshfield Medical Center.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery on Willow Road in Curtiss. Family and friends are welcome from 10 a.m. until the time of service Saturday at the cemetery. Rev. Ken Schmidt will preside. Military honors will be provided by the Colby VFW Post #2227 and the Thorp American Legion Post #118. The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford is entrusted with the arrangements.

Tom was born on April 19, 1949, the son of Harry and Rosie (Buss) Kopp on the family farm in Curtiss. He graduated from Owen-Withee High School in 1967. Tom was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in Viet Nam from 1969-71. He worked for J & L Construction in Chicago until moving back to Wisconsin in 1979. Tom worked as a meter reader and locator for Xcel Energy until his retirement in 2007.

On March 30, 1996, Tom was united in marriage to Doris Singer. He was known for his love of hunting, fishing and the outdoors. Tom also enjoyed canning and making sausage. He especially loved visiting with family and friends, family celebrations and the coffee gatherings every day at his kitchen table.

Tom is survived by his wife, Doris; five children: Paul (Cindy) Kopp of Owen, Michelle (Tim) Mueller of Milan, Milissa (Hector) Gonzalez of Wausau, Melissa (Al) Siikarla of Athens and Tom (Martha) Hoffmann of Curtiss; 16 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He is further survived by three siblings: Connie (Duke) Ludwig, John (Chris) Kopp and Suzie (Tim) Schmitt; nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Barbara Davis; two sons: Leonard “Weasel” Hoefferle, Jr. and Matthew Hoefferle.

Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com.