Boundary County ID Archives Obituaries..... Hopper , Earl Melvin August 21, 2007
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Bonners Ferry Herald, Thursday, August 30, 2007
     Earl Melvin Hopper passed away at home, surrounded by loving family and
friends, on August 21, 2007 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. 
   Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday, August 25, 2007 at the
McArthur Cemetery. 
   Earl was born to Don and Mabel Hopper in Eugene, OR, on August 26, 1952. He
was a brother to Reta, Leta, and Ken. Earl and his brother were both junior
deacons at the Zion Church of Christ in Lost Creek, OR. He attended high school
at Pleasant Hill High School in Pleasant Hill, OR, where he met his first wife,
Kathleen Newton. They had two children together, Cory and Carma. During their
marriage, Earl served in the military as a U.S. Army paratrooper from 1970-72. 
Earl met Patty Flagg in 1979, and the rest is history. They moved to the
Sandpoint area from Oregon in 1982. They were married on May 6th, 1984 and have
one son together, Brian. Earl also became father to Patty’s two sons, Nathan and
Steve. They settled in Naples in 1988, where they have lived ever since. 
People all around North Idaho knew Earl as the proud captain of the Josephine,
the tugboat he piloted around Lake Pend Oreille for nearly 20 years for CE
Kramer Crane & Contracting. Besides being an expert tug operator, Earl was a
crane operator, driller, blaster, logger, and also worked in the mills. In
short, there was nothing Earl couldn’t do. He took great pride in his work and
thrived on the challenges it brought. 
Earl loved Lake Pend Oreille. There was nothing he liked better than spending
time on its waters doing the work he loved. He met many people through his work.
Whether they were coworkers or customers, he was always glad to share his
knowledge with all, becoming a mentor to many. Earl spent as much of his free
time as he could hunting, fishing and telling stories with the boys. He truly
loved the outdoors and the area in which he lived. 
Earl is survived by his mother, Mabel Hopper of Bonners Ferry, ID; his wife,
Patty Hopper; his daughter Carma (Davey) Jones of Bonners Ferry; sons Cory
(Tiana) Hopper of Sandpoint, ID; Nathan (Kate) Flagg of Coeur d’Alene, ID ,
Steve Hopper of Girdwood, AK; and Brian Hopper of Naples, ID; sisters Reta
(John) Summerlin of Naples, ID and Leta (Mike) Flagg of Springfield, OR;
brother, Ken Hopper of Oakridge, OR; grandchildren Zachary and Zoey; and
numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. He is preceded in death by
his father, Don Hopper. 


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