Sander
Joppru, 78
Thief
River Falls - Sander Joppru, 78, died
Wednesday, June 13, 2001 at the CN & C Unit of
Northwest Medical Center in Thief River
Falls. 
Funeral
services were held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 16,
at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls with
Rev. Gary Johnson officiating. Ida Nordvall was the
organist, and the soloist was Diane Johnson.
Casketbearers were Virgil Collins, Andy Joppru,
Calvin Joppru, Dean Joppru, Don Joppru, Larry
Joppru, Orrin Joppru, Rocky Joppru and Rudy Rude.
Military honors were accorded by American Legion
Ecklund-Holmstrom Post 117 and Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 2793 of Thief River Falls. Burial was in
Satesdal Cemetery in Excel township of Marshall
county with Green Funeral Home of Thief River Falls
in charge of the arrangements.
Sander
Joppru was born on September 25, 1922 in Agder
township of Marshall county, the son of Oscar and
Tillie (Bergland) Joppru. He was baptized at
Satesdal Church and confirmed at Zion Lutheran
Church in Thief River Falls. He attended school in
Thief River Falls and the Dunwoody Institute in
Minneapolis.
Sander
operated a gas station in Minneapolis. From 1943
until 1945, he served in the U.S. Air Force.
Following his honorable discharge, he returned to
Thief River Falls.
On
December 19, 1953, he was united in marriage to
Violet Knutson at Zion Lutheran Church in Thief
River Falls. Sander worked as a grain inspector for
the State of Minnesota for 24 years, for the City
of Thief River Falls and as a weed inspector for
Red Lake County until his retirement in
1984.
He
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Eagles and
the VFW.
Sander
enjoyed gardening, telling stories, raising
turkeys, reading, current events, watching
television and especially spending time and
visiting with his family and friends.
Survivors
include his wife, Violet; four daughters, Renae
(Terry) Tollefson and Candy (William) Juergens,
both of Lino Lakes, Kim (James) Johnsrud of
Goodridge and Debra (Joseph) Basil of Golden
Valley; two sons, Rick (Mary) Joppru of Minneapolis
and Dan (Jan) Joppru of New Salem, N.D.; 14
grandchildren; two brothers, Orville (Mariane)
Joppru of Thief River Falls and Richard (Kay)
Joppru of Frederick, N.D.; three sisters-in-law; a
brother-in-law; and many nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Sander
was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters,
Alma Oen and Margaret Taylor; and six brothers,
Ted, Alfred, Olaf, Art, Melvin and Clarence.
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