Born to Ben and Hattie Cornelius, Val had six siblings. She outlived sisters Eula and Johnny, as well as their younger brothers -- Ben, George, Holly, and Jack.
Val was married for 54 years to Marvin Tupper who died in 1989. They moved from Oklahoma in 1940. After living in a couple of house rentals in Palo Alto, they bought their Barron Park home, where Val resided for 68 years.
Readily identifiable as the matriarch, Val was a housewife and mother who helped her husband succeed in his carpentry career. She also worked outside the home, most notably as a cafeteria supervisor in the Palo Alto school district.
Nobody made a better apple pie. Val loved gardening. She was active in the Presbyterian church for many years.
Val Tupper is survived by her three children -- Darla Tupper, Marvina Lepianka, and David Tupper; by her two grandchildren -- Julie Lepianka and Cathy Castro; by her great-grandchildren -- Nicholas Gutierrez and John Ferranti; and many other relatives and friends. Her second and fourth children -- Perry and Mary – died from illness as toddlers. Val's grandson Kirk passed away a year before she did.
In lieu of flowers, in memory of Uvalda Tupper, a donation may be made to the Covenant Presbyterian Church (670 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94306.
Source: Alta Mesa Funeral Home
Val was married for 54 years to Marvin Tupper who died in 1989. They moved from Oklahoma in 1940. After living in a couple of house rentals in Palo Alto, they bought their Barron Park home, where Val resided for 68 years.
Readily identifiable as the matriarch, Val was a housewife and mother who helped her husband succeed in his carpentry career. She also worked outside the home, most notably as a cafeteria supervisor in the Palo Alto school district.
Nobody made a better apple pie. Val loved gardening. She was active in the Presbyterian church for many years.
Val Tupper is survived by her three children -- Darla Tupper, Marvina Lepianka, and David Tupper; by her two grandchildren -- Julie Lepianka and Cathy Castro; by her great-grandchildren -- Nicholas Gutierrez and John Ferranti; and many other relatives and friends. Her second and fourth children -- Perry and Mary – died from illness as toddlers. Val's grandson Kirk passed away a year before she did.
In lieu of flowers, in memory of Uvalda Tupper, a donation may be made to the Covenant Presbyterian Church (670 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94306.
Source: Alta Mesa Funeral Home
Born to Ben and Hattie Cornelius, Val had six siblings. She outlived sisters Eula and Johnny, as well as their younger brothers -- Ben, George, Holly, and Jack.
Val was married for 54 years to Marvin Tupper who died in 1989. They moved from Oklahoma in 1940. After living in a couple of house rentals in Palo Alto, they bought their Barron Park home, where Val resided for 68 years.
Readily identifiable as the matriarch, Val was a housewife and mother who helped her husband succeed in his carpentry career. She also worked outside the home, most notably as a cafeteria supervisor in the Palo Alto school district.
Nobody made a better apple pie. Val loved gardening. She was active in the Presbyterian church for many years.
Val Tupper is survived by her three children -- Darla Tupper, Marvina Lepianka, and David Tupper; by her two grandchildren -- Julie Lepianka and Cathy Castro; by her great-grandchildren -- Nicholas Gutierrez and John Ferranti; and many other relatives and friends. Her second and fourth children -- Perry and Mary – died from illness as toddlers. Val's grandson Kirk passed away a year before she did.
In lieu of flowers, in memory of Uvalda Tupper, a donation may be made to the Covenant Presbyterian Church (670 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94306.
Source: Alta Mesa Funeral Home
Val was married for 54 years to Marvin Tupper who died in 1989. They moved from Oklahoma in 1940. After living in a couple of house rentals in Palo Alto, they bought their Barron Park home, where Val resided for 68 years.
Readily identifiable as the matriarch, Val was a housewife and mother who helped her husband succeed in his carpentry career. She also worked outside the home, most notably as a cafeteria supervisor in the Palo Alto school district.
Nobody made a better apple pie. Val loved gardening. She was active in the Presbyterian church for many years.
Val Tupper is survived by her three children -- Darla Tupper, Marvina Lepianka, and David Tupper; by her two grandchildren -- Julie Lepianka and Cathy Castro; by her great-grandchildren -- Nicholas Gutierrez and John Ferranti; and many other relatives and friends. Her second and fourth children -- Perry and Mary – died from illness as toddlers. Val's grandson Kirk passed away a year before she did.
In lieu of flowers, in memory of Uvalda Tupper, a donation may be made to the Covenant Presbyterian Church (670 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94306.
Source: Alta Mesa Funeral Home
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