Karen Hoppe, age 65, of Ham Lake died October 23, 2011 at home. Visitation will be from 4 8 PM on Thursday, October 27th at Our Saviours Lutheran Church in East Bethel, 19001 Jackson Street NE, and also 1 hour before the service. A Christian Service will be held on Friday, October 28th at 11:30 AM at Our Saviours. Burial will follow the service at the old Our Saviours church (Chapel) cemetery located in Ham Lake. Memorials are to be directed to the Meditation Garden of Our Saviours.
Karen was born in Sept. 1946 to Irene and Gerson Fetter of Marion, WI. She is preceded in death by both her parents. Karen is survived by husband, John; daughter, Dana (Mike) Connor of Belmont, NC; son, William (Anna) Hoppe of Richfield, MN; 4 grandchildren, Amelia and Eli Connor and Liam and Natalya Hoppe; brother, Ronald (Kathy) Fetter of Marion, WI. Karen was an active volunteer at her church, and instructor for ESL, certified braillist and coordinated the Braille and Tape Ministry of the ELCA for 22 years. Karen enjoyed bird watching, road trips, Packer victories, riding her John Deere, talking on the phone, reading and a good Bloody Mary on Friday evenings.
Karen Jean Hoppe passed away on Oct. 23, 2011 after a courageous 7 year battle with breast cancer. So long to a very classy lady.
So sorry to hear of Karen’s passing. Many memories of
our youth raising our children and watching the boys
play soccer. Karen was a very vibrant person and I
know she will be dearly missed by close friends and
her family. Our thoughts and prayers are with John and
the rest of the family.
So sorry to hear of Karen’s passing. Many memories of
our youth raising our children and watching the boys
play soccer. Karen was a very vibrant person and I
know she will be deeply missed by close friends and
her family. Our thoughts and prayers are with John
and the rest of the family.
i was so sorry to read of Karen’s death. It was so recently that we were at the lunch together. Many good memories of Karen at Augsburg!
So very sorry.