Larry Kopp
August 3, 1951 ~ June 18, 2024
Born in:
Erie, North Dakota
Resided in:
Erie, North Dakota
Larry Eugene Kopp, 72, of Erie, North Dakota died June 18, 2024 at St.
Catherine South Nursing Home of prostate cancer.
He was born August 3, 1951 to Melvin and Dorothy (Viestenz) Kopp of Erie, North Dakota. He grew up on the family farm seasonally plagued with asthma and hay fever from the grain and hay producing environment. He attended Erie Public School for his elementary education and Dakota Highschool in Arthur where he graduated co-valedictorian. He attended the University of North Dakota and Wahpeton Technical School.
He returned to the family farm and took over management when his parents passed. Despite his allergies, he enjoyed the rural environment and enjoyed working with neighbors. He loved his guitar and music.
One of his favorite female artists was Stevie Nicks. He had a keen intellect and enjoyed reading about science, cars, alternative housing, and many other topics that drew his interest. He enjoyed listening to talk radio and kept up on current events and news.
Larry is survived by his brother Glenn Kopp of St. Louis, Missouri.
Larry’s family will be holding a memorial service at 11 am, Saturday, September 21, 2024 at St. John Lutheran Church in Arthur, ND. A light lunch will follow the service.
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I remember playing baseball at our farm many Sunday afternoons. Larry was almost always was there We had great fun playing with the cousins and sometimes the dads Laurie (Viestenz) Dakken
Laurie,
What a nice memory. It reminded me how much Larry loved baseball when he was young.
Thanks,
Glenn
We are several years older than Larry but we have fond memories of time spent together. His Dad, Melvin, did several jobs for my Mother, Stella (Kopp) Bronken, like building closets in the basement and hauling manure so her flower gardens would flourish. Melvin’s sons were always there to help in these tasks. They would bring veggies from their Erie gardens for us to enjoy when we lived in Fargo. Several years later, we had moved to MN, Larry came to visit us and our three children. Our children were elementary age and into chess. Larry slept in our oldest son’s bedroom for a few nights. When he left our son found that he had left a pair of socks and our children wanted to know how we were going to return the socks to him. Even today, about 50 years later, when I informed them of Larry’s passing, they remember him via the forgotten socks and chess games. Larry was his own individual, rarely following the herd. He questioned the norms. He called me several times asking for my thoughts on the internet. I would chuckle because I wasn’t much help since at that time I was pretty much ‘old school’ on that subject. I enjoyed those conversations. Rest in Peace, Larry.
Curtis,
What fun memories!
Thank you,
Glenn
Prayers to his family at this time.
Curt and Terry,
So good to hear from you. It has been such a long time! I hope you and your family are doing well.
Glenn