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Richard Bernhard Gehard Koopman

Birth	:	4 Oct 1915 Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	29 Apr 1971 Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Farmersburg-Wagner Cemetery, Farmersburg, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9481010, -91.3700027
Inscription	:	KOOPMAN Gertrude M. 1920 - 1984 Richard B. 1915 - 1971
Description	:	Extract from the 1920 Census: Name: Richard Koopman Age: 4 Estimated birth year: 1916 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: male Relationship to head of house: son Parents: Henry and Johanna Koopman, ages 42 and 40 Home in 1920: Grand Meadow, Clayton, Iowa Address: farm Marital status: single Father's birthplace: Germany Mother's birthplace: Germany Occupation: none Siblings living at home: Gerhard (age 17), Alfred (14), Frieda (12), Ella (10), Adolph (8), Harold (5), and Irma (2 1/12) Census place: Grand Meadow, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T625_484; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 69; Image: 232 Date: 28 Jan 1920 Extract from the 1930... Read More	Extract from the 1920 Census: Name: Richard Koopman Age: 4 Estimated birth year: 1916 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: male Relationship to head of house: son Parents: Henry and Johanna Koopman, ages 42 and 40 Home in 1920: Grand Meadow, Clayton, Iowa Address: farm Marital status: single Father's birthplace: Germany Mother's birthplace: Germany Occupation: none Siblings living at home: Gerhard (age 17), Alfred (14), Frieda (12), Ella (10), Adolph (8), Harold (5), and Irma (2 1/12) Census place: Grand Meadow, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T625_484; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 69; Image: 232 Date: 28 Jan 1920 Extract from the 1930 Census: Name: Richard G Koopman Age: 14 Estimated birth year: 1916 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: male Relation to head-of-house: son Parents: Henry and Johanne Koopmann, ages 52 and 50 Home in 1930: Clermont, Fayette, Iowa Address: farm Marital status: single Education: able to speak English Education: able to read and write Fathers' birthplace: Germany Mothers' birthplace: Germany Father's occupation: farmer Occupation: attending school Siblings living at home: Frieda (age 22), Adolph W (18), Harold L (16), Irma M (12), and Harlan (7) Census place: Clermont, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: 654; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 804.0 Date: 25 Apr 1930 Extract from the 1940 Census: Name: Richard Koopman Age: 24 Estimated birth year: 1916 Birthplace: Iowa Race: white Sex: male Relation to head-of-house: head Home in 1940: Marion, Clayton, Iowa Marital status: married Highest grade of school completed: 8 Living on farm: yes Home owned or rented: rented Monthly rental: $8 City of residence in 1935: rural, Clayton, Iowa Resident on farm in 1935: yes Occupation: farm hand Industry: farm Salary or wage worker: wages Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52 Amount of money wages or salary: $450 Has other income of more than $50: no At work during week of March 24-30: yes Number of hours worked: 72 Census place: Marion, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T627_1149; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 22-26 Date: 11 May 1940 He farmed near Farmerburg, Iowa between 1953 - 1971. He married Gertrude Matilda Ann Heins 25 Apr 1940 in Postville, Allamakee, Iowa. Obituary from the "Postville Herald" of Postville, Iowa: Funeral services were held May 1 at 1:30 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, Farmersburg for Richard Koopman who died Thursday, April 29, 1971 at the Central Community Hospital, Elkader, following a brief illness. The Rev. R. H. Steege officiated. Richard Koopman, son of Henry Koopman and his wife Johanna, nee Deters, was born October 4, 1915 in Clayton County near Postville. He was baptized December 6, 1915 in St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville and confirmed at St. Paul's August 24, 1930 by Pastor R. B. Garten. He attended schools in Clayton and Fayette counties. On April 25, 1940 he was united in marriage to Gertrude Heins. They started farming on a farm near Gunder, then for a short time he worked at Raths in Waterloo. Returning to farming Mr. Koopman farmed near Garnavillo, Farmersburg and Gunder. In 1954 the couple moved to their present farm near Farmersburg. Mr. Koopman was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Farmersburg. He was serving currently on the church council, was a member of the Farm Bureau and worked for the ASC office in Elkader. He is survived by his wife Gertrude; three daughters, Karen (Mrs. Marlan Squires) of Fayette; Sharon, (Mrs. Lee Krambeer) of Monona; Susan, (Mrs. James Bollman) of Farmersburg; a son Kim at home; five brothers, Gerhard of Postville; Alfred of Waterloo; Adolph of Hustisford, Wisc.; Harold of Monona and Harlan of Cedar Rapids; three sisters, Frieda, (Mrs. Howard Henkes) of Seneca, Wisc.; Ella, (Mrs. Eldon Kurth) Monona and Irma, (Mrs. Paul Hess) of Brookfield, Wisc. There are four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter, Sandra Bollman. Burial was in the Farmersburg-Wagner cemetery.

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Richard Bernhard Gehard Koopman's memorial is located at: Farmersburg-Wagner Cemetery, Farmersburg, Clayton County, USA.
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Richard Bernhard Gehard Koopman death on 29 Apr 1971 in Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.9481010
Longitude: -91.3700027

Family Members:

Parent

Johann Heinrich “Henry” Koopmann

(1878 - 1947)

Johanne Elsa Fredericka Deters Koopmann

(1880 - 1949)

Spouse

Gertrude Matilda Ann Heins Koopman

(1920 - 1984)

Siblings

Gerhard Henry Koopman

(1902 - 1984)

Children

Kim Richard Koopman

(1956 - 2019)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Farmersburg-Wagner Cemetery
Farmersburg, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9481010, -91.3700027

2. Bismark Cemetery
Farmersburg, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9790000, -91.3500000

3. Norway Lutheran Church Cemetery
Saint Olaf, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9352798, -91.4302826

4. Gooding Cemetery
Wagner Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9869490, -91.4191570

5. County Home Cemetery
Clayton Center, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8916702, -91.3499985

6. National Cemetery
National, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9536018, -91.2902985

7. Wagner Township Cemetery
Saint Olaf, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9519386, -91.4513931

8. Patterson Pioneer Cemetery
Saint Olaf, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9216000, -91.4489000

9. Giard Cemetery
Farmersburg, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9933014, -91.3080978

10. Colony Catholic Cemetery (Defunct)
Read Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8830000, -91.3580000

11. Weymouth Cemetery
Saint Olaf, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9278799, -91.4583559

12. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Clayton Center, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8841705, -91.3249969

13. Clayton Center Cemetery
Clayton Center, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8841705, -91.3225021

14. Pioneer Cemetery
Monona, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0149994, -91.4274979

15. Clark Family Cemetery
Beulah, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9166505, -91.4751415

16. Eno Cemetery
Wagner Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9930992, -91.4693985

17. Railroad Employee Cemetery
Giard, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0305395, -91.3140229

18. Elkader Cemetery
Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8541718, -91.4000015

19. Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
Monona, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0494385, -91.3847198

20. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8488998, -91.4021988

21. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Monona, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0496000, -91.3850000

22. Monona Cemetery
Monona, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0531006, -91.3799973

23. Cook Family Cemetery
Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9209880, -91.5091230

24. Marion Lutheran Cemetery
Gunder, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9708290, -91.5127792