March 29, 2024

Patricia Koppin

Jan. 31, 2019

Patricia L. (Schlotfeldt) Koppin of Newton, died at home Jan. 31, 2019. A funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Feb. 6 at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home where the family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until service time. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be accepted to Mercy Hospice, the Arthritis Foundation or First Presbyterian Church and may be left at the funeral home.

Patricia, the daughter of Dale and Agnes (Klewer) Schlotfeldt, was born Oct. 14, 1929, in Newton. She graduated from Newton Senior High School in 1948. On Sept. 17, 1950, she married C.E. (Pete) Koppin in Newton.

Pat was a member of the First Presbyterian Church for more than 75 years. She taught first grade Sunday school class. She was a member of Skiff Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, the Jasper County Historical Society, Newton Community Theater and Lady Elks. She was Worthy Advisor of Rainbow Girls in 1947. In 1969, Pat was president of Jaycee Jills. She was a grade school Bluebird leader, member of Mother’s Night Out Club for more than 65 years. Pat worked as office manager at Maples Chevrolet for 14 years, retiring in November 1989.

Survivors include her husband, Pete; her son, Dale Koppin of Lutz, Fla.; her daughter, Barb (Steve) Roese of Johnston; her four grandchildren, Jeremy (Andrea) Koppin of Altoona, Nikki Marshall of Knoxville, Brandon (Samantha) Jackson of Newton and Stacy (Nick) Kuiper of West Des Moines; her nine great-grandchildren, Tyger, Levi and Kobie Marshal, Lydia and Milena Koppin, Khloe, Quinn, Boston Kuiper and Morgan Jackson; her two sisters-in-law, Greta Koppin and Darlene Koppin; several nieces and nephews; and one cousin, Jackie (Jim) Black of Salinas, Calif. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Bill; sister-in-law, Marjorie; and her three brothers-in-law, Ray, Leo and Gene Koppin.​