OBITUARY: Harald F. "Bud" Goplerud, 1920-2003, Mitchell Co., Iowa
 
[ Adapted from: Mitchell County-Press-News online - Posted Oct. 8, 2003 ] 
 



                     Harald F. "Bud" Goplerud

A funeral mass for Harald F. "Bud" Goplerud, 83, of 904 6th St. SE,
Mason City, was held  Monday, Oct. 6, 2003 at Holy Family Catholic
Church, 714 N. Adams, with Rev. Dennis Cahill officiating.  Interment
was in Memorial Park Cemetery.  He died Thursday (October 2, 2003)
at the IOOF Home.

Bud was born in Osage, Iowa October 2, 1920 and died on his 83rd birthday
of complications from Parkinson's.  He was the son of Clifford and Ethel
Goplerud and brother to Ann Goplerud Kennedy, Dr. Jane Goplerud and Dr.
C.P. Goplerud.  

In 1947, he married June Adel Kunz from Wesley, Iowa.  Together they have
four children; Dena of Des Moines, Nann of Dallas, Texas, H.F. Jr. of
Los Angeles, California and Julia of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He is
also survived by sons-in-law; Dr. Thomas Zisko, Ben Weaver and Dr. Arland
Hotchkiss, 6 grandchildren; Elizabeth, Leigh, Patrick, Benjamin, Brett
and Samuel.

Bud graduated from Osage High School in 1938 and from Grinnell College in
1942 with degrees in chemistry and economics.  During the war years, he
worked at Eastman Company in Oakridge, Tennessee, supervising the
separation of uranium isotopes U-238 from Y-235 through an electro-magnetic
process.

In 1947, Bud established Goplerud Lubricants, Inc. in Mason City.  He
was owner and president for 37 years until his retirement at age 64.

He was enthusiastically involved in many organizations such as the Boy Scout
Eagle Board, Jefferson Boy Scout Troop #2, Director of the First National
Bank for 27 years, President of the Mason City Country Club and the Euchre
& Cycle Club, and a member of the Mason City Chamber of Commerce and
Elks Lodge.  

Bud will be remembered for his sincere interest in people of all ages
and backgrounds.  He had many devoted friends and often entertained
them with his humor and wit.  

Bud had an avid interest in music, grammar, agriculture and learning
about diverse subjects. 



    Copyright 2003, K. L. Kittleson