Friday, October 25, 2013

ROSE M. HOPFENSPERGER

NAME OF DECEASED: ROSE M. HOPFENSPERGER AGE: 77

ADDRESS: W11498 Butternut Hill Road, Medford; A Township of Grover resident

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 2:50 AM Friday, October 25 at Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center, Medford where she had resided for the past 22 months most recently under the care of Hope Hospice

TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 10:30 AM Wednesday, October 30 at Hemer Funeral Home, Medford

OFFICIATING: Rev. David Clements

INTERMENT: Perkinstown Community Cemetery, Township of Grover

VISITATION: Hemer Funeral Home, Medford from 9 AM until the time of services at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, Oct. 30

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: November 6, 1935 at Ruby, WI

EDUCATION: Ruby elementary school, Chippewa County

MARRIAGE: February13, 1960 at Dorchester to Lawrence Hopfensperger

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: They farmed in the Township of Longwood, Clark County for 38 years until retirement in 1998. Then they resided on Spirit Lake for 2 years and in 2000 moved to their present address in Perkinstown. She enjoyed collecting Avon bottles, fishing and camping.

MEMBER OF: Lublin American Legion Auxiliary

SURVIVING SPOUSE: Of 53 years - Lawrence E. Hopfensperger of Perkinstown

SURVIVING CHILDREN: Tom (Rose) Wooley of Mellen, Tim (Mary) Wooley of Mellen, Bonnie (Mike) Gossett of San Antonio, TX, Tracy (Melody) Hopfensperger of Belfair, WA, Stan (Jackie) Hopfensperger of Glidden, Scott (Annie) Hopfensperger of Killeen, TX

# OF LIVING GRANDCHILDREN: 12 GR-GRANDCHILDREN: 20

SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Brother – Gilbert Walters of Holcombe
Sister – Harriet (Jerry) Potaczek of Cornell

BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Brothers - Al & Bob Walters; Sisters - Marcella Bader, Florence Clark & Mary Nyhus

DECEASED FATHER: Henry Walters DECEASED MOTHER: Adeline Burlingame

PALLBEARERS: Tom, Tim, Chad, & Jeremy Wooley, Tracy, Stan & Scott Hopfensperger

OTHER INFORMATION: -For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com