John Nepper Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

John Nepper IRON MOUNTAIN - John Robert Nepper, 85, of White Birch Village, Iron Mountain, died Wednesday, April 7, 2004, at Manor Care in Kingsford. Mr. Nepper was born on April 27, 1918, in Norway, the son of the late John and Mary (Ducharme) Nepper. He was a resident of this area his entire life and a graduate of Norway High School in 1937. He married the former Genevieve Trudell on Jan. 3, 1942, at St. Mary and St. Joseph Church in Iron Mountain. Mr. Nepper was a member of St. Mary and St. Joseph Church. He was involved in many volunteer activities, including serving as past president of the United Commercial Travelers at the local and state levels. He was also past president of the Iron Mountain-Kingsford Golden K Kiwanis Club, the Vacationland Toastmasters Club and the Dickinson Auto Body Association. He also was a member of the Dickinson Pilots Club for 25 years. He was a handyman and a skilled cabinet maker. Mr. Nepper owned and operated Nepper's Auto Body Shop for many years retiring in 1983. John served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and had served six months in Iwo Jima. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Genevieve; six sons, Gary (Enita) of Snover, Mich., Thomas (Jeanne) of Marquette, Stephen (Linnea) of Iron Mountain, Jeffry (Leslie) of Delafield, Wis., Dennis of Caro, Mich., Ronald (Gidget Martin) of Iron Mountain; two daughters, Tina (Daniel) Wilson of Waterford, Wis. and Carol (Kenneth) Janssen of West Bloomfield, Mich.; two brothers, Robert (Jackie) of Escanaba and Donald (Cynthia) of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.; two aunts, Isabel Giesen of Victorian Pines, Iron Mountain and Julia Ducharme of Minneapolis; 13 grandchildren, Aaron and David Nepper of Snover, Sara Fehinger of Dollar Bay, Suzette Feliciano of Marquette, Paul Nepper of New Haven, Mich., Kelly Hanson of Waterford, Wis., Kristopher Wilson of Greendale, Wis., Jason and Kadie Marie Janssen of West Bloomfield, Mich., Brett and Stephanie Nepper of Iron Mountain and James and Corey Nepper of Marlette, Mich.; 15 great-grandchildren, Mark, Brian and Mariah Fehringer of Dollar Bay, Bradley James, Taylor Elise, Hallie Louise, and McKenna Erin of Waterford, Taylor Rae and Ella Kate of Greendale, Alyssa Rose Nepper of New Haven, Amanda, Kayla and Jacob Feliciano of Marquette and Ethan Michael Nepper of Iron Mountain. In addition to his parents, Mr. Nepper was preceded in death by a brother, Ernest. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday at the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home in Iron Mountain. Parish prayers will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Funeral services will be Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home and at 10 a.m. at the American Martyr's Church in Kingsford. Fr. Daniel Zaloga will offer the Mass of Christian Burial. Pallbearers will be Dave Rock, Mike Brygleson, Roland Anderson, Tim Chartier, Jerry Reddinger, and Ed Simbob. Burial will be in Cemetery Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Golden K. Condolences may be expressed to the family of John Nepper at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the arrangements.