LeRoy D. Poppe, 87, of Scribner died Friday, June 30, 2023, at Providence Place in Fremont.
LeRoy Poppe was created by Almighty God and born to Carl and Clara (White) Poppe on October 31, 1935, on the farm north of Scribner. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church County Line and was a graduate of Scribner High School, Class of 1952. He attended Midland College for a year before joining the United States Air Force, where he served from 1954 to 1958. LeRoy married his high school sweetheart, Janis Johnson, on May 8, 1955, at St. John’s Ridgeley Lutheran Church.
After their marriage, LeRoy and Janis lived in Japan while he finished his military service. They returned to the family farm where he raised sheep, cattle and hogs. They raised vegetables for Country Pathways and had a greenhouse and a pumpkin patch under the name Rooster Lake. The farm has continued to be in the Poppe family for over 100 years.
LeRoy served on the District 36 School Board, St. John’s Lutheran Church County Line council, was a 4-H leader, a member of the VFW and American Legion, and President of the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Scribner. In his younger years, LeRoy bowled and played baseball and softball. He was an avid fisherman and hunter; his family considered him an excellent shot with a rifle. He had many trophy mounts, including several species taken in Alaska in 1983. LeRoy was a wood carver and also did chainsaw carvings. He was a member of the Pathfinders Woodcarvers for many years.
Survivors:
Wife – Janis of Scribner
Daughter – Deborah (Roger) Kingsley of West Point and their children
Elizabeth (Marcos) Carvalho of New Haven, Connecticut
Kristina (Cory) Larson of West Point
Emily (Jeremiah) Sturgeon of Fremont
John (Jordan) Kingsley of West Point
Son – Stephen (Diane) Poppe of Fremont and their son Andrew of Kearney
Son – Daniel (Diane) Poppe of Norfolk and their children
Amy (Christopher) Lange of Norfolk
Kyle Poppe of Columbus
Dana Poppe of Central City
Joel Poppe of Lincoln
Son – David (Becky) Poppe of Fremont and their children
Bill (Kirsten) Poppe of Houston
Lisa Poppe of North Bethesda, Maryland
Nine great-grandchildren
Sister – Alice Prall of Stanwood, Washington
Sister-in-law – Doris Schroeder of Omaha
Brother-in-law – Russel Johnson of Fremont
Many nieces and nephews
LeRoy was preceded in death by his parents; brothers and spouses Clarence and Delores Poppe, Leonard and Ardell Poppe, Donald and Valenda Poppe; sister and spouse Darlene and Ralph Stollberg; brothers-in-law Larry Prall, Robert Schroeder, Berdyne and wife Phyllis Spath; sister-in-law Nadine Johnson; parents-in-law Emil and Bernice Johnson.
The funeral will be 10:30am, Friday, July 7, 2023, at St. John’s Lutheran Church County Line. Burial will follow in the Scribner Cemetery with flag presentation. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at Ludvigsen’s Scribner Funeral Chapel with the family present from 6 to 8. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to St. John’s Lutheran Church County Line or Franciscan Health Care and Rehab in West Point.
Online guestbook at www.hooper-scribner.com
