Funeral 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church in Bellwood. Burial in Bellwood Cemetery.
Rodney was born Feb. 22, 1943, the youngest of 14 children, to Louis H. and Mary (Riemer) Hoeppner, in Osmond. He graduated from Osmond High School in 1960, and enlisted in the U.S. Army in July of 1960, where he served for three years. Rodney married Linda Dierksen Nov. 17, 1972 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
He worked as a heavy equipment operator most of his life. Rodney also worked on road construction, and in open pit uranium and coal mines in Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona.
He and Linda enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping together. Rodney was a member of the American Legion Post #327, in Bellwood.
He is survived by his children, Jennifer (Patrick) Osantowski, of Genoa, and Rodney (Kelly) Hoeppner, of Bellwood; six grandchildren, Nick, Angel, Johanna and Jesse Osantowski, Emilia and Jackson Hoeppner; and one great-granddaughter, Blair Osantowski.
Rodney was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Linda, in 2012; and his brothers and sisters.
Chermok Funeral Home, David City.
Published by The Columbus Telegram on May 9, 2015.
Funeral 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church in Bellwood. Burial in Bellwood Cemetery.
Rodney was born Feb. 22, 1943, the youngest of 14 children, to Louis H. and Mary (Riemer) Hoeppner, in Osmond. He graduated from Osmond High School in 1960, and enlisted in the U.S. Army in July of 1960, where he served for three years. Rodney married Linda Dierksen Nov. 17, 1972 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
He worked as a heavy equipment operator most of his life. Rodney also worked on road construction, and in open pit uranium and coal mines in Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona.
He and Linda enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping together. Rodney was a member of the American Legion Post #327, in Bellwood.
He is survived by his children, Jennifer (Patrick) Osantowski, of Genoa, and Rodney (Kelly) Hoeppner, of Bellwood; six grandchildren, Nick, Angel, Johanna and Jesse Osantowski, Emilia and Jackson Hoeppner; and one great-granddaughter, Blair Osantowski.
Rodney was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Linda, in 2012; and his brothers and sisters.
Chermok Funeral Home, David City.
Published by The Columbus Telegram on May 9, 2015.
Family Members
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Hilda E. Hoeppner Wecker
1914–2013
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Erma I Hoeppner Lackas
1916–2011
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Milford T. Hoeppner
1918–1996
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Verna May Hoeppner Anderson
1920–2005
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Louis Hoeppner Jr
1920–1920
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Lorraine Hoeppner Ronnfeldt
1922–1990
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Shirley Jean Hoeppner Greiner
1926–2015
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Dorothy A. Hoeppner Erickson
1928–1981
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Mary Lou Hoeppner Born
1931–2007
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Arlene Avanelle Hoeppner
1933–1933
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Dwain Eugene Hoeppner
1934–1995
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Kenneth Louis Hoeppner
1938–2013
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