NAPPANEE, IN. -- 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 Yarlan, 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 their 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 her 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.
Contributor: Kamryn Koble (49465896)
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 Yarlan, 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 their 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 her 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.
Contributor: Kamryn Koble (49465896)
NAPPANEE, IN. -- 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 Yarlan, 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 their 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 her 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.
Contributor: Kamryn Koble (49465896)
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 Yarlan, 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 their 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 her 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.
Contributor: Kamryn Koble (49465896)
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