Jeanne A. Koepp

Monday, March 14, 2016 5:35 pm

Jeanne A. Koepp, 73, of Decorah, died Saturday evening, March 12, 2016, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 17, at Decorah Lutheran Church, with Rev. David Sorenson and Rev. Rev. John Sersland officiating. Burial is in Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah and Thursday beginning at 10 a.m., one hour before the service, at Decorah Lutheran Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Decorah Lutheran Church Piano Fund, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA 52101 or Humane Society of Northeast Iowa, 2345 Millennium Road, Decorah, IA 52101.

Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at fjelstul.com.

Jeanne Anne (Erickson) Koepp was born in La Crosse, Wis. April 28, 1942, the daughter of Clifford P. and Clara (Winch) Erickson. She graduated from Mabel, Minn. High School with the class of 1960. Jeanne was united in marriage to Randall W. Koepp June 11, 1961, at First Lutheran Church in Mabel, Minn. They were blessed with a son, Karl A. Koepp. Jeanne worked at Miller, Pearson, Gloe Law Firm, Decorah Community Schools, Hart’s Bakery and J.C. Penny. She was a member of Decorah Lutheran Church and active in Martha Circle. Jeanne loved flowers, singing and going on walks.

Jeanne is survived by her husband, Randy; her son, Karl (Debbie) Koepp of Colo; three grandchildren: Mitchell, Mikaela and Nick Hadaway; her brother, Lester (Candace) Erickson of Mabel, Minn.; one brother-in-law, Rick (Vicki) Koepp of Peoria, Ariz.; several nieces, nephews and cousins; and by her cat, Dora.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Decorah Lutheran Church Piano Fund, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA 52101 or Humane Society of Northeast Iowa, 2345 Millennium Road, Decorah, IA 52101.