Ida L. Heupel

Funeral services for Ida L. Heupel, age 81, of Elgin will be 10:00am Tuesday, February 8, at Hope Conservative Congregational Church in Elgin. Pastor Ellis Ryherd will officiate with burial in the Hope Congregational Cemetery.

Special music will be provided by Viola Sprenger, organist. Jo Schmidt, and a Men's Quartet of Harvey, Josh, Tim Sprenger, and Ray Vetter will sing.

Serving as casketbearers are her grandchildren, William Raymond, Damon, Jason, Gregg, Jennifer, Samantha, and Tracy Heupel, Christina Erickson, Eldean Flath, Karen Allmer, Mark Weishaar, Jeremy and Sean Jacobson. All friends and family are considered honorary bearers.

IDA LENORA WILL was born April 10, 1923 in Elgin, ND to Christian and Emelia (Lutz) Will. She attended country schools north of Elgin. On July 9, 1943, she was united in marriage to Jacob Heupel Jr at New Leipzig. Ida and Jacob lived on the Heupel family homestead north of Elgin until July of 1976, when they retired and moved into Elgin. Ida babysat in her home and later on worked in the kitchen at the Elgin School. Her husband passed away on March 27, 2001. She moved to Bismarck in October 2002 where she resided at the Crescent Manor. Since July of 2004, she has resided at the Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center.

Ida passed from this life there on Thursday evening, February 3.

She enjoyed crocheting, embroidering, quilting, and working crossword puzzles.

Surviving family members include her 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Norman and Georgia Heupel, Tuttle; Melvin and Erlene Heupel, Bismarck; 3 daughters and sons-in-law, Ardella and Kenneth Weishaar, New Leipzig, Shirley and Gary Monson, Lincoln, Sandra and Jim Jacobson, Mandan; 14 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, 1 brother and 5 sisters-in-law, Raymond and Ruby Will, Elgin, Ruth Will, Elgin, Bertha Will, Bismarck, Martha Heupel, Elgin, Elsie and her husband Herbert Blumhardt, Elgin, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Ida was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, 1 son Roger, 1 grandson, Michael Weishaar, 4 brothers, Edward, Arthur, Reinhold, Arnold, 3 sisters, Helen Heinle, Ella Haring, and Clara Gunsch.

Visitation will be Monday, 1:00 to 7:00pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin and on Tuesday one hour prior to services at Hope Conservative Congregational Church in Elgin.