Henry Alfred Kopp, of Livelong Saskatchewan, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Viking, Alberta at the age of 94 years.
Henry was born November 29, 1923 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan. Henry was raised on a dairy farm and mink ranch. He attended school at St. Peters College in Munster, Saskatchewan. He often talked about walking or riding his horse to school and to dances in this community. We laughed at the time it would take him to get to the dances and home, it would be a long evening.
He was conscripted into the army and spent 2 and 1/2 years there. He was not deployed, but rather was in Comox, British Columbia, just ready for deployment when the war was over. He received an award at the base beside Medicine Hat, Alberta for his willingness (if one can call it that) to take part in secret « mustard gas » manouvers50 years after the fact. He was never idle, and spent his Sundays off working at the officer’s mess. He’d be paid with a couple cooked chickens, which he would sell by the piece and get enough money to keep himself in cigarettes for the week. Definitely was an entrepreneur. He was promoted to major for the final 3 days of his enlistment to close down the camp near Comox, British Columbia.
With his stipend from the army, he had sent half the money to his family, and his sister kept it in an envelope for his return he purchased the land next door to Turtle Lake, Saskatchewan and began his own mink ranch in the spring of 1946. He met and married a local girl Dorothy Christina Bekolay within 3 months. Never one to waste time. They supplemented their income with becoming a fur buyer ( I believe this was his greatest love), bus driver, and began Kopps Kove. At its height we had a lunch counter open all hours, and every day of the week from May to September long weekends. We had 5 rental cabins, tenting area, boats and motors to rent. Henry loved to put up wood and we often seen many woodpiles decorating the home area.
Henry was predeceased by his mother when he was just 6 years of age in 1929, his father in 1948. And he outlived all his brothers and sisters, and their spouses. He came from a family of 10. Hubert, Mary, Joseph, Johnny, twins Ann and Pauline, Agnes, William (Bill), Henry, and Anthony (Tony).
The family of Henry and Dorothy were blessed with 5 children, Gordon wife Karen, Shirley, Calvin, Marilyn, and Curtis. He had 8 grandchildren: Todd, Nicole (husband Shawn), Craig, Shawn, Scott (wife Lisa), Andrew (wife Danielle), Christina, and Samantha. And 4 great grandsons: Brandon, Skylar, Carter, and Mason.
Cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date in Saskatchewan where he was born, married the love of his life, raised a family, enjoyed his life at Kopps Kove.
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Henry Alfred Kopp (November 29 1923 December 30 2017).source
Décès pour la Ville: VIKING, Province: Alberta
