Elsie May Bohne
1913 - 2001 (87 years)
Generation: 1
1. Elsie May Bohne was born on 18 Jul 1913 in Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington; died on 19 Apr 2001 in Mitchellville, Polk County, Iowa; was buried in Newton Memorial Park, Newton, Jasper County, Iowa. Notes:
Elsie Loper
Mitchellville
Elsie May Loper, 87, of Mitchellville died of complications of pneumonia Thursday at Mitchell Village Car Center there. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Newton, of which she was a member. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, there.
Mrs. Loper was born in Chihulis, Wash., and had lived in Newton before moving to Mitchellville. She was a retired seamstress for Younkers and enjoyed the outdoors.
She is survived by a daughter, Marilyn Lind of Colfax; a stepson, Dwaine Loper of Encinitas, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Shirley Kelley of Altoona; two sisters, Marie Bohne of Altoona and Rosie Moore of Newton; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard.
The family will receive friends after 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to her church or Alzheimer’s Research. Pence Funeral Home in Newton is handling arrangements.
The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185600630/elsie-may-loperFamily/Spouse: Willard Howard "Pete" Loper. Willard (son of Maurice Willard Loper and Sophia Elizabeth Currie) was born on 25 Oct 1908 in Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa; died on 4 Nov 1999 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; was buried in Newton Memorial Park, Newton, Jasper County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]