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November 30, 2024
Loren William Hopper, 86, of Woodstock, IL, passed away at home on Monday, August 19, 2024 surrounded by family. He was born on July 4, 1938 in Woodstock, IL to Milton E. and Florence (Thompson) Hopper. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1956-1957. He married Darlene M. Larsen on October 24, 1959. Loren was self-employed as an insurance agent with IDS and Prairie Farmer, worked at Union Special, and was on the Greenwood Cemetery Board for 21 years.
He enjoyed spending time at their cabin in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and winters in Ft. Myers, Florida for 12 years. They loved the cruises that they went on with their friends.
He is survived by his wife, Darlene Hopper; sister, Phyllis Feldt; brother-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ralph and Joanne Larsen and Ruth Borgardt; nieces and nephews, Randy Feldt, William Pat Williams, Nancy Leahy, Jane Worman, Keith Hopper, William Hallam, Bob Larsen, Mike Larsen, Ken Larsen, Barbara DeWard, Cindy Baughman and Phil Cook.
Predeceased by his parents; daughter, Ellen M. Hopper; sister, Harriet Williams; brother, Wayne Hopper; nieces, Karen Cook, Susan Avercamp and Linda Kestelyn; nephews, Steven and Jim Feldt and Jerry Hopper.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org or Shriners Children’s Hospital, www.shrinerschildrens.org.
