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Coppes, Beulah (Bruce)
The Paper - Milford, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Wednesday December 6, 1995

     Beulah Coppes, 87, Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw, formerly of Nappanee, died at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1995. She was born on Feb. 26, 1908, in LaPlata, Mo. She married Daniel Coppes on Oct. 6, 1929. He died April 2, 1982.
     She was a substitute teacher in Nappanee schools and worked for many years at Ben Franklin. Surviving are one daughter, Nancy Coppes Warner, Hinsdale, Ill.; three sons, Frank, Warsaw, Richard, Atwood, and Michael, Indianapolis; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one sister, Goldie Lamb, Tucson, Ariz. She was preceded in death by one son, three brothers, and one sister.
     Services were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, in Nappanee Presbyterian Church, of which she was a member, with Rev. Terry Tyler officiating. Burial was in South Union Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the church.

Posted: October 15, 2003
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Relationship: Wife of 2nd Cousin Twice Removed

Coppes, Carma (Carroll)
The Advance-News - Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana
Thursday February 16, 1961

     Funeral services were held Monday at Wright's for Mrs. Frank B. (Carma) Coppes, 64, of 402 N. Nappanee, who died February 10th at 5:30 a.m. in Elkhart hospital, five days after a heart attack. Mrs. Coppes was a practical nurse for the past 16 years. She was born in Ashland county, Ohio on September 17, 1896, daughter of William and Nettie (Zehner) Carroll. In 1915 she was married to Frank Coppes, who passed away September 5, 1959.
     Survivors include one son, Carroll of Chesterton; three daughters, Evelyn and Mrs. Max (Thelma) Grimm, Nappanee and Mrs. Dean (Loleta) Campbell, Elkhart; two stepsons, Charles of Batavia, Ohio and Daniel of Nappanee; and three step-daughters; Mrs. Dick Jones, Ottawa, Kansas; Mrs. Joe Hopper, Wichita, Kansas; and Mrs. Gordon Davis, Bourbon. Also 28 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
     Rev. William Heimach of the Presbyterian church was in charge of services assisted by Rev. John Hartman. Burial was at South Union. Mrs. Coppes was a member of American War Mothers.

Posted: October 15, 2003
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Relationship: Wife of 1st Cousin 3 Times Removed

Coppes, Daniel
The Goshen News - Elkhart County, Indiana
Saturday April 3, 1982

     Daniel Coppes, 81, of 705 W. Walnut St., Nappanee, died at 6 p.m. Friday at Fountainview Place in Elkhart, where he had been confined for six weeks. Born Feb 5, 1901 near Nappanee, Mr. Coppes was married Oct 6, 1929 to Beulah Bruce, who survives. Mr. Coppes was a retired kitchen cabinet installer who had worked for Mutschler Brothers for 24 years. He was also a retired volunteer fireman, having served in that capacity for 29 years.
     He is survived by four sons, Frank, Warsaw, Bill, Beverly Shores, Michael, Indianapolis, and Richard, Atwood; a daughter, Mrs. William (Nancy) Warner, Clarendon Hills, Ill.; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one brother, Carroll, Chesterton, and five sisters, Esther Hooper, Wichita, Kan., Evelyn Coppes, Nappanee, Thelma Grimm, Pierceton, Leta Campbell, Elkhart, and Mable Davis, Bourbon.
     Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Wright-Yoder Funeral Home in Nappanee, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday with the Rev. Terry Tyler, pastor of Nappanee's United Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in South Union Cemetery, Nappanee.

Posted: October 15, 2003
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Relationship: 2nd Cousin Twice Removed

Coppes, Elizabeth (Berlin)
The Advance-News - Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana
Thursday February 26, 1931

     Mrs. Elizabeth Coppes, widow of Samuel D. Coppes and one of Nappanee's best-known and highly respected citizens, died at her home on East Market street on Thursday, Feb. 19 after an illness of several weeks of complications of old age. She was 87 years, 9 months and 22 days old, being born on April 28, 1843 near Washingtonville, in Columbiana county, O. She was one of nine children born to John D. and Susanne (Huffman) Berlin.
     In 1864 she accompanied her parents from Ohio to Elkhart county and for several years she taught in the public schools and many of the prominent citizens of the county are proud of the fact that they were her pupils. On March 12, 1867 she was married to Samuel D. Coppes and to this union nine children were born, three children and the husband preceding her in death: Minnie and Jessie died in infancy, Harvey passed away on November 8, 1914 and Mr. Coppes passed to his reward on May 9, 1915. Six children, Frank, of La Plata, Mo.; Clara Rosbrugh, Della Mutschler, Myrtle Rickert and Fred, of Nappanee and Lillian Inks, of Goshen; 20 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and two aged sisters, Mrs. Mary A. Winders, of Nappanee and Mrs. Lovina Yarian, of South Bend are left to mourn their loss.
     One of the outstanding events in the life of Mrs. Coppes occurred in 1868 when she and her husband made a trip to Missouri along with several other families in covered wagons. This was in the early part of their married life and they had a wonderful time on the trip but in 1871 they yearned for the old home and came back to Elkhart county where they then made their home.
     Mrs. Coppes was a devoted mother and took great delight in relating to her family and others many interesting things relating to pioneer days. She firmly believed and held to the old faith in which she was baptized in childhood.
     Funeral services were held at the home on Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the Rev. C.L. MacKay, of the First Presbyterian church at Elkhart officiating and interment was in the South Union cemetery under the direction of Undertaker A.E. Wright. The following from out-of-town attended the funeral: Dr. and Mrs. Harry Powers, Amherst, O.; Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Greene, Miss Winnifred Greene, James Greene, Ravenna, O.; Will Yarian, Mrs. Stella Fields, Toledo, O.; Mr. and Mrs. John L. Shafer, Mrs. Earl Rosbrugh, Mrs. Cora Kinney, Mrs. Dora Hamilton, Mrs. Etta May, South Bend, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Ora Stoutenour, Donald Stoutenour, Mrs. H.F. Banta, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Berlin, Mrs. Lillian Inks, Elizabeth Inks, Louise Inks, Goshen, Ind.; Rev. and Mrs. C.L. MacKay, Mrs. Lillie Berlin, Miss Lulu Berlin, Bob Kough, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wambaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wambaugh, Elkhart, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Weatherhead, Bremen, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Coppes, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Coppes, La Plata, Mo.; Ward Coppes, Denver, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Rickert and Miss Katherine Rickert, Pittsburg, Pa.

Posted: October 15, 2003
From the files of: Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Relationship: 2nd Great Grand Aunt

Coppes, Frank Berlin
The Advance-News - Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana
Thursday September 10, 1959

Frank Berlin Coppes, 87, died in his home at 402 N. Nappanee Street Saturday afternoon, victim of a series of light strokes over the past six months. Mr. Coppes was born in Marysville, Mo. November 13, 1871, son of Samuel D. and Elizabeth Berlin Coppes. In 1891 he was married to Susan Culp who passed away in 1913. He is survived by his second wife, Carma J. Carroll, to whom he was married in 1915.
Other survivors are nine children; Charles of Batavia, Ohio; Daniel, and Mrs. Max Grimm of Nappanee; Esther Hopper of Wichita, Kansas; Mrs. Dick Jones of Ottawa, Kansas; Mrs. Gordon David of Bourbon; Evelyn at home; Mrs. Diane Campbell of Elkhart; and Airman 2/c Carroll M. Coppes of San Antonio, Texas; also 27 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and two sisters; Mrs. William Rosbrugh and Mrs. Charles Mutschler of Nappanee. Burial was at South Union cemetery.

Posted: October 15, 2003
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Relationship: 1st Cousin 3 Times Removed

Coppes, Fred E.
The Advance-News - Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana
Thursday September 19, 1957

     Former resident, Fred E. Coppes, 739 Dubail, South Bend, died in Memorial hospital Sunday evening after an illness of 18 months. Mr. Coppes was born in Nappanee, June 7, 1885, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Coppes. He moved to South Bend 15 years ago.
     Services were Wednesday morning at Forest G. Hay funeral home South Bend, led by Dr. Paul E. Chalfant of Sunnyside Presbyterian church, and burial was at South Union cemetery.
     Survivors include his wife, sons, John S., Warwick R.I., Alan D., Decatur; daughters, Mrs. Joan E. Brock, South Bend; and Marcia, Bloomington; and four grandchildren. Also two sisters and a brother, all of Nappanee, Mrs. Charles Mutschler, Mrs. Clara Rosbrough and Frank B. Coppes; and a sister living in Redwood City, Calif., Mrs. Lillian Inks.

Posted: October 15, 2003
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Coppes, Harvey E.
The Nappanee News - Elkhart County, Indiana
Friday November 13, 1914

     Harvey E. Coppes, aged 45 years, one of Nappanee's best known and successful businessmen died Sunday evening about 7 o'clock at his home on East Market Street. Mr. Coppes' health had been failing for some time but since last summer his decline had been steady. Following the first serious illness last summer, Mr. Coppes recovered sufficiently to go with his family and doctor to Petoskey, Michigan, where it was hoped that by a continued rest he would find relief. After spending several weeks in the north he returned to Nappanee with the intention of going to Florida to spend the winter, but his decline was so fast that the plans were abandoned.
     In the passing away of Mr. Coppes, Nappanee loses one of its most progressive and valuable citizens, an enthusiastic supporter of all movements that would result in good to the town, and ever ready to devote his time and capital to the welfare and advancement of Nappanee. His death causes the deepest sorrow in the community, whose fullest sympathies are with the family.
     Mr. Coppes, the son of Samuel D. and Elizabeth Berlin Coppes, was born in Elkhart county, not far from Nappanee, Nov. 20, 1869. After being educated in the common schools he began his business career as bookkeeper for Coppes Brothers, Nappanee manufacturers. Later he was head bookkeeper for Coppes Brothers & Zook and in 1891 joined with his father in the purchase of the Farmers & Traders Bank at Nappanee of Henry Bechtel. Within two years he was made cashier of the institution, retaining this position until a few weeks ago, when the bank was reorganized and made into a state bank, Mr. Coppes was made the president and his brother, Fred E. Coppes, selected to succeed him as cashier. This reorganization was determined upon for the purpose of relieving Mr. Coppes of heavy responsibilities, it having become evident that his physical condition was such that recovery seemed unlikely.
     Many enterprises at Nappanee were supported by Mr. Coppes. He was one of the promoters of the project that resulted in the erection of the Auditorium, Nappanee's theatre and was a member of the board of directors of the company that owns the structure. He served as town clerk and town treasurer and was a director in the Home Loan Association and was a member of the Board of Education for a number of years. Politically he was a Republican. Mr. Coppes held membership in the K. of P. lodge. In September of 1894 he married Miss Nellie L. Rosbrugh, daughter of Enos and Nancy Rosbrugh. Surviving are his wife, one son, Ward; and one daughter, Eleanor; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Coppes; two brothers, Frank B. and Fred E. Coppes; and four sisters, Mrs. J.W. Rosbrugh, Mrs. Charles Mutschler, Mrs. C.A. Inks and Mrs. H.J. Rickert, all of Nappanee.
     Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1:30 o'clock at the Presbyterian church, Dr. D.W. Parks, officiating. Burial was made at South Union cemetery by N.A. Lehman, where the Knights of Pythias had charge of the services.

Posted: October 15, 2003
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Coppes, Samuel D.
The Nappanee News - Elkhart County, Indiana
Friday May 14, 1915

     Samuel D. Coppes, well known as a banker and business man in Nappanee, died Sunday evening at his home on East Market Street, following a general breakdown with which he suffered immediately after the death of his son Harvey E. Coppes last fall. He was 70 years old. His disease was a complication of ailments and it was quite evident for several weeks that his demise was not far distant.
     Born in Medina county, Ohio, March 22, 1842, Mr. Coppes belongs to a family of German descent which has resided some generations in this country and which has always been noted for the solid worth and integrity of its members, though not, until this generation, distinguished for acquisition in material affairs. The grandfather, Rev. Samuel Coppes, who was also a physician by profession and followed the occupation of farming, was born in Philadelphia and came to Elkhart county in 1848. As a missionary of the Mennonite church he made many trips from Indiana to Ohio, and was one of the founders of the Mennonite church west of Goshen, and an elder and deacon in the same. He died in Medina county, Ohio, when about seventy years old.
     Jacob Coppes was the father of Samuel D. Coppes. He, a native of Pennsylvania, moved to Medina county, Ohio, where he married Sarah Fravel, also a native of Pennsylvania, Berks county, and they came in 1848 to Elkhart county and located on a farm in Harrison township west of Goshen. He had lost his farm in Ohio and during the first years in this county was a renter, finally buying the farm in Locke township where he lived until his death, at the age of sixty-four.
     Mr. Samuel D. Coppes, who was the third child and second son, was five years old when he came to Elkhart county. Reared on his father's farm, with limited school advantages procured in the district schools, at an early age he began to contribute his part toward the support of the family. Along in the fifties the neighbors quite often saw him hauling a load of wood to Goshen, for one of his first occupations was chopping and selling stove wood in the Goshen market, and when not busied at this he performed farm duties and any other labors that afforded a means of honest support to himself and the family.
     He continued to farm in this county until 1869, in which year he went to Missouri and remained four years. Returning to this county in 1873, he bought a farm in Locke township for four thousand dollars, giving his note at six per cent interest in payment. Industry and good management enabled him to clear all incumbrances on this place within eight years, and from that time forward his material interests increased at a substantial rate. Selling the farm and moving to Nappanee, he entered the firm known as Mellinger and Coppes Brothers, lumber and box manufacturers. On the withdrawal of J.C. Mellinger, the firm became simply Coppes Brothers and about 1890 Mr. S.D. Coppes withdrew and in the following year bought the bank of Bechtel and Son, which was then, as it has since been, known as the Farmers and Traders Bank, one of the solid and conservative financial institutions of this county, of which he was president until the reorganization Nov. 2, 1914. Mr. Coppes is the owner of four excellent farms. He built, in 1891, the well known Coppes Hotel in Nappanee, which holds a front rank among the public houses of this county. Its first cost was twenty thousand dollars. Mr. Coppes was also the prime mover in the building of the Auditorium theatre in Nappanee, was interested in the flouring mills, and was one of the principal promoters of the water works and electric light plant which are among the improvements that placed Nappanee in civic enterprise and development, alongside the best cities of northern Indiana.
     Public-spirited as he was, and deeply interested in every matter that concerned the welfare of his city and county, Mr. Coppes never saw fit to aspire for public office and accomplished most for the community in the capacity of a private citizen. He was a lifelong Republican.
     March 12, 1864, Mr. Coppes married Miss Elizabeth Berlin, who was born in Ohio, a daughter of John D. Berlin. Nine children were born of their marriage. Surviving the deceased are his wife, two sons, Fred and Frank Coppes, four daughters, Mrs. J.W. Rosbrugh, Mrs. Charles Mutschler, Mrs. Charles A. Inks, and Mrs. H. J. Rickert, and two brothers, John D. and Frank Coppes, all of Nappanee.
     Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday afternoon, and the remains were interred at South Union cemetery by N.A. Lehman. All stores and business places were closed Wednesday afternoon during the funeral services, as a mark of esteem for one of the town's most prominent and influential citizens.

Posted: October 15, 2003
From the files of: Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Relationship: Husband of 2nd Great Grand Aunt

Coppes, Susan (Culp)
The Nappanee News - Elkhart County, Indiana
Friday May 16, 1913

Mrs. Susan Coppes, wife of Frank B. Coppes, died last Saturday morning at the family home one and three fourths miles east of Nappanee, aged 39 years, five months and four days. Death was due to a complication of diseases. Mrs. Coppes was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Culp. She was born in Elkhart county and had resided in this vicinity all her life.
She is survived by her husband and six children; Charles, Bertha, Daniel, Esther, Mary and Mabel, all at home. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church, of which she was a member. The interment took place at the South Union cemetery. The husband and children have the sympathy of the entire community in the loss of the wife and mother.

Posted: October 15, 2003
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Coppes, Ward E.
The Advance-News - Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana
Wednesday July 10, 1957

Relatives here received word of the death Monday of Ward E. Coppes, 60, in Denver, Colo. He was ill a few hours after suffering a heart attack. The service and burial will be Thursday morning in Denver. Mr. Coppes was born April 9, 1897 in Nappanee, son of the late Harvey and Nellie Rosbrugh Coppes. He leaves his widow, Florence Greenlee Coppes, whom he married in 1935 in Denver, and a son, Ward Robert Coppes of Denver. Mr. Coppes had been a Denver dealer for Coppes, Inc., Nappanee, for a number of years.

Posted: October 15, 2003
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Coppes, Zae Elma (Prickett)
The Advance-News - Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana
Thursday June 23, 1921

     Mrs. Fred Coppes, aged 37 years, died suddenly at their home on North Hartman street, Sunday morning at 8 o'clock, as the result of injuries sustained Saturday afternoon about 2:30, when she stepped into a small hole, as she was moving the lawn hose from one position to another, causing her to fall on her back. Mrs. Coppes only thought she was jarred a little by the fall and went into the house and lay down for a while. The mishap was dismissed with little concern and afterwards she went to the home of her mother, Mrs. T.J Prickett, and also called on her sister, Mrs. Karl Freese, who reside about a block from her residence.
     She prepared supper as usual and did not experience any pain until after the evening meal was finished, when a physician was called. Her condition was not thought to be alarming in the least. The physician also called several times during the night, but her condition did not become serious until 7 o'clock in the morning, when she gradually grew worse until she expired. Her death is attributed to an internal hemorrhage.
     The sudden demise of Mrs. Coppes was a great shock to her relatives and friends and cast a gloom over the entire community, where she had resided for so many years. Mrs. Coppes was a delightful and charming woman. She was a home keeper of exceptional ability and possessed many graces that greatly endeared her to a large circle of friends and acquaintances. Besides her home life, to which she was devoted in a high degree, Mrs. Coppes found time to interest herself in civic and club affairs. During the late war she took an active part in the work done by the ladies in furnishing supplies needed to alleviate the sufferings on the great fields of battle. She was a member of the Auction Bridge club and also the Current club, of which she was secretary, and in her death the clubs lose one of their most active and useful members.
     The floral offerings were profuse and beautiful, showing the love and admiration of many relatives and friends. Mrs. Coppes was born near Benton, Ind., April 6, 1884 and was twelve years old when she came with her parents to reside in Nappanee. Her marriage to Mr. Coppes occurred October 23, 1916. But few are called upon to mourn the sudden death of a beloved companion and helpmeet, and Mr. Coppes has the sympathy of the entire community in his great bereavement.
     Besides her husband, Mrs. Coppes is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Prickett; one sister, Mrs. Karl Freese, and one brother, Howard Prickett. Funeral services were held from the home Tuesday afternoon at 2:30, conducted by the Rev. C.L. MacKay, pastor of the Elkhart Presbyterian church. Interment was in the South Union cemetery.
     The following relatives and friends from out of town were in attendance at the funeral: Dillard B. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Richardson, Miss Belle A. Young, Ward Coppes, Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. H.P Ernst, LaGrange, Ill. Mrs. Nellie L. Coppes and daughter Eleanor, Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Shafer, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shafer, South Bend. Frank B. Coppes, Lisle, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron A. Rasor, Warsaw. Mrs. Susan Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Baker and son John, Pierceton. V. D. Weaver, Hobart Weaver and Frazier Weaver, La Grange, Ind. B.F. Juday and family, Benton. Mrs. Isaac Jacobs, Jacob Culp, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sargent, Mr. and Mrs. Ora Stoutenour, Mr. and Mrs. W. Nymeyer, Robert Meyers, Goshen. Mr. and Mrs. Descon Ott, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chiddister, Mrs. Martha Prickett, Mrs. Evanna Smith, Ligonier. Mrs. Rebecca Shafer, Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Fidler, Elkhart. Mrs. Groves, Milford. Mrs. and Mrs. Virgil Weatherhead, Bremen. Miss Georgia Eggleston, Mishawaka.

Posted: October 15, 2003
From the Files of: Rebeckah R. Wiseman
Relationship: Wife of 1st Cousin 3 Times Removed

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