hmtl5 Maurice Willard Loper b. 6 May 1888 Page County, Iowa d. 5 Dec 1965 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa: Robinson Genealogy
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  • Name Maurice Willard Loper 
    Born 6 May 1888  Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Pequot, Crow Wing County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Van Meter Township, Dallas County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Webster Township, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [5] 
    Died 5 Dec 1965  Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Person ID I1179  Robinson
    Last Modified 26 May 2023 

    Father Howard Willis Loper,   b. 26 Apr 1862, Hesstown, Cumberland County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1942, Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Emma Jane Phipps,   b. 16 Feb 1866, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1947, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1883  Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F503  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sophia Elizabeth Currie,   b. 28 Dec 1888, Franklin County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1958  (Age 69 years) 
    Children 
     1. Carroll Loper,   b. 18 Jul 1907, Eagleville, Harrison County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1990, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Willard Howard "Pete" Loper,   b. 25 Oct 1908, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1999, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     3. Myrtle Emma Loper,   b. 27 Dec 1910, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 2001, Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     4. Alberta Mae Loper,   b. 4 Nov 1912, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1999, Bouton, Dallas County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     5. Isabel Wilma Loper,   b. 10 Feb 1915, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1993, Adel, Dallas County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     6. Lorene M. Loper,   b. 22 Jun 1923, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1978, Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2022 
    Family ID F505  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 May 1888 - Page County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Pequot, Crow Wing County, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Van Meter Township, Dallas County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Webster Township, Polk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Dec 1965 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Maurice Loper Rite Planned
      Services for Maurice W. Loper, 77, of 2114 E. Forty-first st., who died of a stroke and cancer Sunday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday ad Hamilton’s Funeral Home. Burial will be at 1 p.m. in the cemetery at Lamoni.
      Mr. Loper, a retired farmer, was born in Iowa and lived in Des Moines 25 years. He was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Lamoni.
      Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Evans and Mrs. Alberta Forret of Des Moines, Mrs. Isabelle Denbar of Seattle, and Mrs. Lorene Wolf of Greenfield; two sons, Carroll of Des Moines and Willard of Newton; a brother, Will of Red Oak; a sister, Mrs. Nina Kelley of Los Angeles, 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
      Des Moines Tribune, Des Moines, Iowa. Tuesday, 7 December 1965.
      [5, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Find a Grave.

    2. [S11] census record.

    3. [S17] US World War I draft registration card.

    4. [S7] US World War II draft registration card.

    5. [S21] Obituary.

    6. [S23] Marriage record.

    7. [S31] Newspaper article.


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