Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Spouses
Marriage1931 [46443]
ChildrenRonald Ervin (1935-2007)
Charles H. (1932-2008)
Obituary Online notes for Nora Elizabeth THAYER
THE MUNCIE STAR PRESS, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003
MUNCIE--Nora Elizabeth Koop Falcon, 89, died Friday afternoon at Westminster Village Healthcare Center. She was born near Milton, KY, the daughter of Joshua and Julia Scalf Thayer, came to Indiana as a child, attended schools in Indianapolis, and came to Muncie in 1932.
Mrs. Falcon owned and operated Falcon's Fancy Candies on Walnut Street for many years. Prior to that, she was employed at Ritchies Clothing Store and at Sears.
She was a charter member of of Hazelwood Christian Church.
Surviving are two sons, Ron E. Koop (wife-Joyce) and Charles H. Koop (wife-Sharon), both of Muncie; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ervin Koop, who died in 1981, and Alex Falcon, who died in 1997; her parents; a brother, and four sisters.
Services will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in The Meeks Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Bob Smith and Rev. David Cartwright co-officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory. Friends may call at the mortuary from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday and prior to services on Wednesday. Memorials may be sent to The American Lung Association. [46442]
MUNCIE--Nora Elizabeth Koop Falcon, 89, died Friday afternoon at Westminster Village Healthcare Center. She was born near Milton, KY, the daughter of Joshua and Julia Scalf Thayer, came to Indiana as a child, attended schools in Indianapolis, and came to Muncie in 1932.
Mrs. Falcon owned and operated Falcon's Fancy Candies on Walnut Street for many years. Prior to that, she was employed at Ritchies Clothing Store and at Sears.
She was a charter member of of Hazelwood Christian Church.
Surviving are two sons, Ron E. Koop (wife-Joyce) and Charles H. Koop (wife-Sharon), both of Muncie; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ervin Koop, who died in 1981, and Alex Falcon, who died in 1997; her parents; a brother, and four sisters.
Services will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in The Meeks Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Bob Smith and Rev. David Cartwright co-officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory. Friends may call at the mortuary from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday and prior to services on Wednesday. Memorials may be sent to The American Lung Association. [46442]
Obituary Online notes for Ervin W. (Spouse 1)
The funeral of Ervin W. Koop, 76, 638 N. Main, Albany, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Parson-Rust Funeral Home in Albany. The Rev. Joe Hines will officiate. Burial will be in Lisbon Cemetery north of Union City. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday and before the funeral Wednesday.
Mr. Koon died Saturday following an illness of two years. He was a native of Seymour but spent most of his life in Muncie. He moved to Albany 12 years ago. He worked as a millwright at Ball Brothers for 40 years and retired in 1966. He had attended Albany United Church of Christ and was an Army veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Elva E. Koop; three sons, Charles and Ronald Koop, both of Muncie, and Merrill Turner of Petersburg, Ill.; two daughters, Mrs. Sandy Lytle and Mrs. Meralene Kerns, both of Lima, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Lucille Farrington of Beech Grove; 18 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. [46441]
Mr. Koon died Saturday following an illness of two years. He was a native of Seymour but spent most of his life in Muncie. He moved to Albany 12 years ago. He worked as a millwright at Ball Brothers for 40 years and retired in 1966. He had attended Albany United Church of Christ and was an Army veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Elva E. Koop; three sons, Charles and Ronald Koop, both of Muncie, and Merrill Turner of Petersburg, Ill.; two daughters, Mrs. Sandy Lytle and Mrs. Meralene Kerns, both of Lima, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Lucille Farrington of Beech Grove; 18 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. [46441]