Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Coppess, Robert Eugene January 15, 2011
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The Sunfield Sentinel - Jan. 27, 2011


Robert Eugene Coppess, 63, of Custer, South Dakota and Rothbury, Michigan and 
formerly of Sunfield, Michigan went home to be with his Lord and Savior on 
Saturday morning, January 15, 2011 after a courageous fight with gastric 
cancer. He was born in Lake Odessa, Michigan on January 20, 1947 to Charles and 
Theda Coppess. Robert graduated from Lakewood High School in 1965. He served in 
the United States Army from 1967 to 1970; his duty included service in Vietnam 
as part of the first Infanrty Division from 1968 to 1969. Robert was a highly 
skilled individual who worked and volunteered in a variety of situations, most 
recently as a maintenance and construction volunteer at Sunnycrest Youth Ranch 
in Sunfield and Grace Adventures in Silver Lake. Robert leaves his loving son 
Chad and daughter-in-law Tricia of Montague, Michigan and his loving daughter 
Nicole Zimmerman and son-in-law Jason of Fremont, Michigan; seven 
grandchildren: Andrew, Zachary, Tyler, Alyssa, Amber, Caitlin and Cale; devoted 
niece Sandy Parks of Portland, Oregon; siblings Lynda Smith of Woodland, 
Charles Richard of Lansing, Mary  Hokanson of Vermontville, Ron Lynn of Lake 
Odessa, Margaret “Peggy” Coppess of Colorado, and Jennifer Coppess of South 
Dakota; and several other relatives and dear friends. He was preceded in death 
by his parents. Visitation will be held on Thursday January 20th, at 1-3 p.m. 
and 6-8 p.m. at Church Sunfield United Brethren Church. Funeral services will 
be held on Friday January 21st, at 11:00 a.m. at Sundield United Brethren with 
Charles Matthew Coppess officiating. There will be a Memorial Service in 
Custer, South Dakota with Date and time TBA. Memorial contributions can be sent 
to the family c/o RFH PO Box 36, Sunfield, MI 48890. Please feel free to 
express your thoughts and memories www.legacy.com. The family is being served 
by the Independent Family Owned Funeral Home in Sunfield: Rosier Funeral Home. 



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