KLOEPPER, Leland Ernest^[1]

1933 - 1987  (54 years)

• Name	KLOEPPER, Leland Ernest
  Birth	9 Sep 1933	Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Dec 1987	Caledonia Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Death	2 Dec 1987	Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA   [1]
  	Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1987 LELAND KLOEPPER A prayer services for Leland Ernest Kloepper was conducted Thursday, Dec. 3, in the Smith-Perkes Funeral Home in Green River. Pastor John Johansen of the Trinity Lutheran Church officiated. Further services and interment were in Sparta, Ill. Kloepper, 54, of Green River died Dec. 2 in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs of cancer. He was born Sept. 9, 1933 in Sparta, Ill., a son of William Ernest and Rodean Belton Kloepper. He married Beverly Elaine Fey on Oct. 22, 1960 in Chester, Ill. He spent his early years and was educated in Sparta and had worked as a mechanic for Ford Motor Company and Chester Rock Quarry in Chester, Ill., prior to moving to Green River where he worked as an underground mechanic for FMC for 14 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife of Green River; a son and four daughters, John Robert Kloepper, Debra Lee Kloepper, Mrs. Marvin (Helen) Mercer, Nancy Kay Kloepper, LeAnn Kloepper and a grandson, Christopher Mercer, all of Green River; a brother and sister, Billy Kloepper and Mrs. Mason (Wanda) Mines, both of Sparta. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Norma. [1]
  Age	54 years
  Person ID	P587	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	KLOEPPER, Ernest William           b. 23 Jul 1905, Baldwin, Randolph County, Illinois, USA           d. 25 Feb 1963, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	BELTON, Rhodean E           b. 21 Jun 1911, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA           d. 19 Dec 1973, Coulterville, Randolph County, Illinois, USA (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	5 Dec 1925	Chester, Randolph County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 5 months - She : 14 years and 6 months.
  Siblings	2 sisters
  1. KLOEPPER, Wanda J           b. 21 Jun 1926, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA           d. 16 Oct 2002, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA  (Age 76 years) 2. KLOEPPER, Norma M           b. 13 May 1928, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA           d. 18 Oct 1970, Illinois, USA  (Age 42 years) ╚═CASTENS, Oscar William Sr           b. 12 Dec 1923, Degognia, Jackson County, Illinois, USA           d. 1 Apr 2007, Percy, Randolph County, Illinois, USA  (Age 83 years),  m. 4 Aug 1962, Campbell Hill, Jackson County, Illinois, USA   3. KLOEPPER, Leland Ernest           b. 9 Sep 1933, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA           d. 2 Dec 1987, Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA  (Age 54 years) ╚═FEY, Beveryly E           b. 25 Dec 1930  ,  m. 22 Oct 1960
  Children	3 children
  	1. KLOEPPER, Wanda J           b. 21 Jun 1926, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA           d. 16 Oct 2002, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA  (Age 76 years) 2. KLOEPPER, Norma M           b. 13 May 1928, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA           d. 18 Oct 1970, Illinois, USA  (Age 42 years) 3. KLOEPPER, Leland Ernest           b. 9 Sep 1933, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA           d. 2 Dec 1987, Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F4889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FEY, Beveryly E           b. 25 Dec 1930  [1]
  Marriage	22 Oct 1960  [4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 1 month - She : 29 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F4890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Sep 1933 - Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA Burial - Dec 1987 - Caledonia Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, USA Death - 2 Dec 1987 - Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S50] Findagrave.com. [S50] Findagrave.com. Created by: Steph T Added: 3 Mar 2016 Find a Grave Memorial #158849735 [S490] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. [S94] (see) Headstone.