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Birth: Jul. 23, 1926
Flasher
Morton County
North Dakota, USA
Death: Dec. 15, 2010
Glendive
Dawson County
Montana, USA
Leo Stanley Hopfauf, 84, passed away Dec. 15, 2010, at Glendive Medical Center, Glendive, Mont. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Gene Lindemann as celebrant. Burial will be at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, with military honors provided by the VFW Post No. 1326 and American Legion of Bismarck.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, where a Knights of Columbus rosary will be said at 4:30 p.m. followed by a parish vigil at 5 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour before the service at the church on Monday.
Leo was born July 23, 1926. He was one of 16 children born to Stanislaus and Emilia (Leingang) Hopfauf in Flasher. Leo worked on the family farm until at the age of 18. In 1944, he joined the Army. He was stationed in Germany during World War II. In 1947, Leo married Josephine Friesz in Fallon. They raised four children.
In the mid-1950s, they moved to Montana, where Leo started his career as a carpenter working for others or owning his own construction company Hopfauf Construction. They lived in Billings, Hardin, Baker and Glendive. He was an exceptional finish carpenter and took pride in the detail work of a project. They also owned and operated a motel in Baker for several years.
After retiring in 1988, Leo and Jo enjoyed traveling across the country, visiting friends and relatives. Spending time with family and friends was very important to Leo. There was always a card game to be played, a song to be danced to or a story to be told.
In 2002, Leo and Jo moved to Bismarck and lived at Edgewood Vista. Jo died in 2003 and in 2009, Leo moved to Glendive, Mont., to be closer to family.
Religious faith was a large part of Leo's life. He was active in the Catholic church and an active member of the Knights of Columbus and the Fourth Degree. He was also a member of the Elks, VFW, American Legion and Moose Lodge.
Leo will be missed by his daughter, Loretta (Rocky) Graham, Marmarth; sons, Thomas (Karen), Hardin, Mont., Edwin (Shelley), Glasgow, Mont., and Anton (Helen), Waukegan, Ill.; nine grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; sisters, Rose Bohl, Genny Eckroth, Frances Bohl, Clem (Gene) Volk and Agnes Eckroth, all of Bismarck; brothers, Anton (Frances), Bismarck, and Florian (Georgia), Culbertson, Mont.; and sister-in-law, Katheryn Hopfauf, Mandan.
Leo was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Jo; sisters, Katherine (Joe) Erhardt, Magdalin (Jacob) Hellman, Perpetua (Anton) Bullinger, Eva (Adam) Bernhardt and infants, Mary and Loretta; brothers, Ralph and Adam; and brothers-in-law, Xavier and George Bohl and Peter and Ray Eckroth.
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Parents:
Stanislaus Hopfauf (1888 - 1964)
Emilia Leingang Hopfauf (1894 - 1957)
Spouse:
Josephine Friesz Hopfauf (1927 - 2003)
Siblings:
Magdalena Hopfauf Hellman (1914 - 1997)*
Catherine Hopfauf Erhardt (1915 - 2005)*
Marena Hopfauf (1915 - 1915)*
Eva M Hopfauf Bernhardt (1916 - 1995)*
Anton Hopfauf (1917 - 2012)*
Adam Hopfauf (1919 - 1928)*
Rose A Hopfauf Bohl (1921 - 2015)*
Ralph Hopfauf (1922 - 2005)*
Genevieve Hopfauf Eckroth (1924 - 2014)*
Leo Stanley Hopfauf (1926 - 2010)
Perpetua Hopfauf Bullinger (1928 - 1954)*
Loretta Hopfauf (1936 - 1936)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
North Dakota Veterans Cemetery
Mandan
Morton County
North Dakota, USA
Created by: Dale & Corinne Wise
Record added: Dec 18, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 63038489
- [S927] Obituary.
GLENDIVE — Leo Stanley Hopfauf, 84, passed away Dec. 15, 2010, at Glendive Montana Medical Center, Glendive.
Mass of Christian burial will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 20, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bismarck, N.D., with Rev. Gene Lindemann as celebrant. Burial will be at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery with military honors provided by the VFW Post #1326 and American Legion of Bismarck.
Visitation will be held Sunday, Dec. 19, from 1 to 7 p.m., at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, N.D. A Knights of Columbus Rosary will be at 4:30 p.m., followed by a parish vigil at 5 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour before the service at the church on Monday.
Leo was born July 23, 1926. He was one of 16 children born to Stanislaus and Emilia (Leingang) Hopfauf in Flasher, N.D. Leo worked on the family farm until, at the age of 18 in 1944, he joined the army. He was stationed in Germany during WWII. In 1947, Leo married Josephine Friesz in Fallon, N.D. They raised four children.
In the mid-1950s, they moved to Montana, where Leo started his career as a carpenter, working for others or owning his own construction company: Hopfauf Construction. They lived in Billings, Hardin, Baker and Glendive. He was an exceptional finish carpenter and took pride in the detail work of a project. They also owned and operated a motel in Baker for several years.
After retiring in 1988, Leo and Jo enjoyed traveling across the country, visiting friends and relatives. Spending time with family and friends was very important to Leo. There was always a card game to be played, a song to be danced to or a story to be told.
In 2002, Leo and Jo moved to Bismarck and lived at Edgewood Vista. Jo died in 2003 and, in 2009, Leo moved to Glendive to be closer to family.
Religious faith was a large part of Leo's life. He was active in the Catholic Church and an active member of the Knights of Columbus and the 4th Degree. He was also a member of the Elks, VFW, American Legion and Moose Lodge.
Leo will be missed by his daughter, Loretta (Rocky) Graham, Marmarth, N.D.; sons, Thomas (Karen), Hardin, Edwin (Shelley), Glasgow and Anton (Helen), Waukegan, Ill.; nine grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren; sisters, Rose Bohl, Genny Eckroth, Frances Bohl, Clem (Gene) Volk and Agnes Eckroth, all of Bismarck; brothers, Anton (Frances), Bismarck, and Florian (Georgia), Culbertson; and sister-in-law, Katheryn Hopfauf, Mandan.
Leo was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Jo; sisters Katherine (Joe) Erhardt, Magdalin (Jacob) Hellman, Perpetua (Anton) Bullinger, Eva (Adam) Bernhardt; infants Mary and Loretta; brothers, Ralph and Adam; brothers-in-law Xavier and George Bohl and Peter and Ray Eckroth.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to donor's choice.
Go to www.weigelfuneral.com to sign the online guestbook and view flower and tribute photos.
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