1926 – William Gerrit Cuperus – 2016
William “Bill Cuperus, the son of Gerrit and Evelyn (Buwalda) Cuperus, was born on October 16, 1926 in Okabena, Minnesota. He grew up in Lakefield and then Dundee, Minnesota and attended Country School District 19 and Fulda High School, Fulda Minnesota, graduating in 1944. Bill was united in marriage to Joyce Kuehl on July 25, 1952 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fulda. After their marriage they lived on a farm near Dundee until 1968 when they moved to a farm near Fulda. They moved into Fulda in 1989 after their retirement. Bill entered the Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Fulda in January of 2012 and passed away there on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at the age of 90. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Avoca, Minnesota and a past member of Dundee Lutheran where he was very active. Bill was also a Farm Bureau Member where he had served as President, the Fulda senior Citizens and was the Murray County Citizen of the year in 1997. He also belonged to the Worthington Farmers Elevator Board and the Fulda Lion’s Club. Bill’s family was his treasure and farming his passion. He enjoyed a game of cards and was always a winner.
Survivors include his wife Joyce Cuperus,Fulda, MN; five children: Claire (Mohamed) Jamal, Austin, TX, Marsha (William) Beyer, St. Croix Falls, WI, Gerrit (Jill) Cuperus,Stillwater, OK, Burend (Jan) Cuperus, Fulda, MN and Kris (Beth) Cuperus, Fulda, MN; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brother John Cuperus, Fulda, MN; many nieces nephews other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters: Annie Ebbinga and Katherine Olsem and brothers: Gerben and Burend Cuperus.
Funeral services were held at Faith Lutheran Church Avoca, MN at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 12, 2016 with Rev. Ted Kunze officiating. The organist was Sherri Isder. Interment at Slayton Memorial Gardens Slayton, MN. The Totzke Funeral Home in Fulda assisted the family with arrangements. Send condolences online at www.totzkefuneralhome.com.
