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Personal data Alfred Kuper 

  • He was born on November 29, 1919 in farm, in proximo, Lennox, Lincoln Co., SD.Source 1
  • (note1) .Source 2
    Source: Gene Hammerstrom
  • He died on June 1, 2005 in Lennox, Lincoln Co., SD (Good Samaritan Ctr.), he was 85 years old.
  • He is buried on June 6, 2005 in Turner Co. 1st. Presb. Chr. Cem., Middleton Twp., Turner Co., SD.
  • A child of Kelly Kuper and Dena Jibben
  • This information was last updated on February 25, 2017.

Household of Alfred Kuper

He is married to (Not public).

They got married on December 14, 1944 at Stacyville, Mitchell Co., IA, he was 25 years old.

Alfred Kuper oo Alyce (Alice) Rops

Marriage source: Title: The History of Lincoln County South Dakota, (Publication location: Canton, SD, Publisher: The Lincoln Co. History Committee, Publication date: MCMLXXXV), pg. 523, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib. for fact of marriage.

Author: Hull, LaRie, Title: KUPER.GED file, (Publication location: Fergus Fls., MN, Publisher: LH, Publication date: xv Feb MCMXCVI) for dd/mm/yy

Mrs. Hull cites her source: Mrs. Doris Bent Bousfield, Lennox, SD
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Notes about Alfred Kuper

Alfred Kuper

Source: Title: The History of Lincoln County South Dakota, (Publication location: Canton, SD, Publisher: The Lincoln Co. History Committee, Publication date: MCMLXXXV), pg. 523, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

"A son, Alfred, married Alyce Rops and they had five children."

Author: Hammerstrom, Gene, Title: "Alfred Kuper," (Publication location: Davis, SD, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xii Nov MMVI), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Kuper&GSfn=Alfred&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=16629447&df=all&

"Alfred Kuper Birth: Nov. 29, 1919 Lennox Lincoln County South Dakota, USA Death: Jun. 1, 2005 Lennox Lincoln County South Dakota, USA

Services were held Monday, June 6 at Turner Co. First Presbyterian Church in Davis for Alfred Kuper who died Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at the Lennox Good Samaritan Center due to complications of a stroke. He attained the age of 85 years, six months and three days.

Alfred Kuper was born on a farm near Lennox on Nov. 29, 1919, the son of Cornelius D. and Dena (Jibben) Kuper. He grew up there and attended Middleton District #23 rural school.

On Dec. 14, 1944 he was united in marriage to Alice Rops at Stacyville, Iowa. Following their marriage they lived on farms in the Davis, Lennox and Worthing areas and moved to their present farm near Davis in 1954. His death ended a marriage of over 60 years.

Alfred was an active and faithful member of Turner County First Presbyterian Church where he served as a Deacon, a Trustee and as Sunday School Treasurer. He served on the Middleton Township Board for many years, the Lennox Co-op Board and the Middleton School Board. Alfred enjoyed bowling and he worked at the Lennox Lanes. He also did carpentry work and enjoyed woodworking.

Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one grandson, Kelly Kuper, on Sept. 9, 1992 and one granddaughter, Brienne Dykstra, on Feb. 21, 1993.

Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Alice; five children, son, Ronald Kuper of Davis; son, Dennis Kuper, his wife, Toni, and children, Dana and Tara, of Denver, Colorado; son, Wayne Kuper, his wife, Mary, and children, Stacy Benning, her husband, Jamie, their children, Cooper and Cole, Kris Kuper, his wife, Jolene, their children, Taylor and Layne, all of Lennox; daughter, Julie Dykstra, her husband, Gordon, of Parker; their children, Damon Dykstra and his wife, Amber of Parker and Jordan Dykstra of Sioux Falls and daughter, Kathy Troetschel, her husband, Henry, and their son, Jack Troetschel, of Golden, Colorado; his sister, Ardell Muller of Lennox; plus several other relatives and many friends."

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Parents:
Cornelius (Kelly) D. Kuper (1893 - 1991)
Dena Jibben Kuper (1897 - 1979)

Sibling:
Alfred Kuper (1919 - 2005)
Ardell Kuper Muller (1923 - 2007)*

* Reverse Relationships: This relationship was not directly added to this memorial. Rather, it is calculated based on information added to the related person's memorial. For example: if Joe Public is linked to Jane Public as a spouse, a reciprocal link will automatically be added to Jane Public's memorial.

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Burial: Turner County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Davis Turner County South Dakota, USA

Created by: Gene Hammerstrom
Record added: Nov 13, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 16629447"
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    Birthday November 29, 1919

    • The temperature on November 29, 1919 was between -0.3 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
      • February 6 » The five-day Seattle General Strike begins, as more than 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington, walk off the job.
      • March 1 » March 1st Movement begins in Korea under Japanese rule.
      • April 16 » Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army launches the Vilna offensive to capture Vilnius in modern Lithuania.
      • July 21 » The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people.
      • October 7 » KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
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    Day of marriage December 14, 1944

    • The temperature on December 14, 1944 was between -0.8 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • February 20 » World War II: The "Big Week" began with American bomber raids on German aircraft manufacturing centers.
      • June 25 » The final page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died.
      • July 3 » World War II: The Minsk Offensive clears German troops from the city.
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      • November 19 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the 6th War Loan Drive, aimed at selling US$14billion in war bonds to help pay for the war effort.

    Day of death June 1, 2005

    • The temperature on June 1, 2005 was between 3.8 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
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    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2005: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
      • January 9 » The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War.
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    Day of burial June 6, 2005

    • The temperature on June 6, 2005 was between 8.3 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
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    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2005: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
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