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Harry Opp
Birth: 20 Sep 1941 Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA
Death: 29 Jan 2018 (aged 76) Underwood, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA
Burial: Saint James Catholic Cemetery, Maine, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA
Memorial #: 187224718
Bio: Harry OppSeptember 20, 1941 - January 29, 2018Obituary for Harry OppHarry Opp, age 76, a resident of Underwood, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018, at his home.He was born to Jacob and Frieda Opp on September 20, 1941, in Eureka, SD, where he spent his boyhood. On February 1, 1964, Harry married Carol Gukeisen in Sioux Falls, SD.Harry enlisted in the Army National Guard in 1966 and was honorably discharged in 1978. In 1969, he graduated from Dakota State Teachers College in Madison, SD, with a degree in Industrial Arts.Mr. Opp was employed at Mount Vernon Public School in South Dakota for 3 years. In 1972, he moved his family to Browerville where he taught for 9 years, and also became vocationally certified to teach building trades. He retired from teaching in 2003, after 17 years of employment for the Underwood Public School where he taught Drivers Education and building trades. He built the first house on-site at the Underwood School and also off-site homes in Underwood.He will be remembered for his extraordinary ability to reach out and help students improve their self-esteem and skills through fine wood-workings and building projects, and for his dedication and work in helping raise funds for scholarships and many school and sporting activities, through the American Legion which he was a member for many years. He also coached American Legion baseball and was Boy Scout master. Harry was a long-time member of St. James Catholic Church at Maine.Harry enjoyed snowmobiling, camping, hunting, fishing, and spending time with family, friends, and time at the hunting cabin which he and his hunting buddies built.Preceding him in death were his parents; sister, Priscilla Schmitt; brothers, Gilbert Opp, Hilmer Opp; brothers-in-law, Alvin Schmitt, Clyde Gilbert, Howard Mettler, and Eugene Meidinger.Survivors include wife, Carol Opp of Underwood; two daughters, Karri (Tim) Colberg of Houlton, WI, and their children Aidan and Savaelyn, Jodi Kramer of Underwood, and son Jakob; three brothers, Milo (Arlene) of Aberdeen, SD, Lawrence (Flo) of Sioux Falls, SD, Reinhold (Diane) of Minneapolis; sister-in-law, Genny of Richfield; 3 sisters, Lorraine Mettler of Eureka, SD, Gloria Gilbert of Rapid City, SD, Geraldine (Gary) Schnable of Yankton, SD, and 16 nieces and nephews.Visitation: One hour prior to the service at the churchService: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 10, 2018, at St. James Catholic Church, UnderwoodClergy: Father LeRoy SchikMilitary Participation: Underwood American Legion Post 489Interment: St. James Catholic Church Cemetery, Underwood, MNArrangements are provided by the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus FallsObituary: Olson Funeral Home, Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Family Members
Parents
Jacob D Opp 1898-1973
Frieda Pfeiffer Opp 1906-1967
Siblings
Priscella Janae Opp Schmitt 1925-2011
Gilbert Opp 1926-2017
Hilmer L. Opp 1928-2015
Created by: ?T Burt (47009168)
Added: 10 Feb 2018
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187224718/harry-opp
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 March 2020), memorial page for Harry Opp (20 Sep 1941?29 Jan 2018), Find A Grave Memorial no. 187224718, citing Saint James Catholic Cemetery, Maine, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by ?T Burt (contributor 47009168) .
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1941 - 2018 (76 years)