Lois E Schoepp

Lois E. Schoepp, age 82, rural Henry, died peacefully in the Jenkins Living Center at Watertown late Tuesday night, September 18, 2012 Visitation will be held on Friday, September 21, 2012 from 5PM-7PM with a Liturgical Wake Service beginning at 7PM all in the Furness Funeral Home Chapel at Clark. Wendy Christman will have special music and The Reverend John Short will lead the wake service. Visitation will continue on Saturday morning at the Church in Henry after 9AM. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday morning, September 22, 2012 at 10:30 AM in the St. Henry's Catholic Church at Henry. The Reverend's Joseph Puthenkulathil and Gregg Frankman will concelebrate. Dorothy Fuller will be the organist with special music by Brandi and Hailey German, Lois' great-nieces. All of her grandchildren should consider themselves as honorary casketbearers. The active casketbearers will be Lowell & Barb Dalton, Tim & Jennifer Johnson, Wouter & Kerri Snyman, Steve & Bev Paulsen, Terry & Judy Kos and Mike & Joyce Paulsen. Burial will follow in the St. Henry's Catholic Cemetery. She was born Lois Elaine Zugschwerdt, December 14, 1929, on a farm north of Henry, the daughter of Chester and Orpha (Reiter) Zugschwerdt. Lois attended country school and then graduated salutatorian of the Henry High School, Class of 1947. Later that fall, on October 9 of 1947, she was united in marriage to Calvin Schoepp at the Catholic rectory of St. Henry's Church. The couple moved to the farm in Elrod Township, Clark County, southwest of Henry following their marriage and have lived and farmed there since. Lois took an active part in almost all of the farming operations, from milking to raising chickens, gathering 1000's of eggs over the years and selling them to grocery stores in the area. She could add a list of numbers in her head faster than most of us could do so on a calculator. She raised a large garden and canned all of it. Lois will long be remembered as a wonderful cook and using that skill in being an active part of the St. Henry's Annual Hunters Dinner. She also played piano, learning by ear and over the years, teaching herself how to read music. Another pastime of hers was embroidering dish towels and sitting and listening to the country music channel on television. Besides her active part in the Hunter's Dinner, Lois was involved in other aspects of St. Henry's Church over the years. Preceding her in death were her parents, a grandson, Corey Schoepp, a great-granddaughter, June Baldwin, a sister, Lola Alexander and a niece Jeanice Rasmusson. Grateful for having shared in her life is her husband Calvin of Henry, children, Diane York, Kevin (Linda) Schoepp all of Watertown, Doug (Stephanie Raasch) Schoepp of Henry, Karen (Tom) Miller of Iroquois and Gary (Tondi) Schoepp of Chanhassen, MN, 11 grandchildren, Chad, Jeff, Stacey, Tracy, Dylan, Harlee, Braeden, Casey, Lindsey, Blake and Greg, 7 great-grandchildren, Kiona, Grayson, Katelyn, Aria, Allison, McKayla and Justin and a sister, Doris Coyle of Watertown. All memorials will be directed to the St. Henry's Catholic Cemetery Association in Henry, SD. Funeral arrangements are with the Furness Funeral Home at Clark. There is an on-line registry at www.furnessfuneralhome.com