The Celebrant will be Fr. Patrick Behm. Con-Celebrants Fr. Brian Feller, Fr. Merlin Schrad, and Fr. Allan Reicks. Music will be by Kathy Halbur, Kathleen Macke, Emily Eichelberger, Piper Blackledge and Megan Werden. Mass Servers will be Max Schon, Dylan Schon and Charlie Schreck. Lectors will be Jessica Hultquist, Shelly Schreck and Mike Schon. Gift bearers will be Katie Theulen, Lauren Hope, Meredith Onken and Madison Werden. Casket bearers will be LeRoy’s grandsons: Cole Rupiper, Bob Muhlbauer, Tony Schon, Andy Glass, Ross Rupiper, Nate Rupiper, Mark Loeffelholz, Evan Fay, Chase Werden and Cooper Blackledge. Honorary casket bearers will be LeRoy’s grandchildren: Jessica Hultquist, Jeff Muhlbauer, Shelly Schreck, Mike Muhlbauer, Kristi Macke, Mike Schon, Keith Schon, Scott Schon, Kim Rohe, Jon Schon, Josh Schon, Eric Glass, Katie Theulen, KelLee Rupiper, Lauren Hope, Sara Palinski, Matt Loeffelholz, Zach Loeffelholz, Emily Eichelberger, Elliott Fay, Meredith Onken, Madison Werden and Piper Blackledge. Private family burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carroll following the funeral mass.
Visitation will be held from 4-6:30 p.m. on Thursday January 25, 2024 at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll with a Christian Wake Service at 6:30 p.m. There will be no public visitation prior to the Funeral Mass on Friday at the church. Memorials may be left at the funeral home or the church and will be forwarded to various charities and organizations at the family’s request. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for LeRoy’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
LeRoy Louis Rupiper was born on March 28, 1928. He was the son of Louis and Carrie (Hugeback) Rupiper. He attended Holy Angels School in Roselle through eighth grade. On September 14, 1948, LeRoy was united in holy matrimony to Patricia Williams at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Carroll. Together they made their home and raised 10 children on a farm outside of Roselle, Iowa and later moved to Carroll. LeRoy and Patricia celebrated 75 years of marriage in 2023. LeRoy held many jobs during his lifetime, including farming, custom hay baling, sheep shearing and wool buying with his brother Wayne, custom corn shelling, steel bin construction, working for Garst and Thomas, selling railroad ties, the salvage business for grain and lumber, and owning, operating and entertaining others at his bar – 5th Street Station in Carroll.
“Roy Boy” as he was known to many was a very social person; he never knew a stranger. He loved visiting with anyone that would stop by, playing the spoons, winning a game of euchre, and listening to his favorite polka artist, Mollie B. He was always so happy to see family when they came to visit him. LeRoy had the best attitude for life, and he loved having fun.
LeRoy is survived by his children: Rick (Deb) of Honey Creek, IA; Jeannine (Rich) Muhlbauer of Carroll, IA; Lori (Dale) Schon of Willey, IA; Denise (Paul) Glass of Urbandale, IA; daughter-in-law Diane Rupiper of Roselle, IA; Brian (Cindy) Rupiper of Germantown, TN; Lisa (Danny) Loeffelholz of Omaha, NE; Julie (Bob Fox) Fay of Elkhorn, NE; Renee (Dave) Anderson of Carroll, IA; Paula (James) Blackledge of Elkhorn, NE; 33 grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren; his sister-in-law Alice “Jo” Connor, of Omaha, NE; and many nieces, nephews and other extended relatives and friends.
LeRoy was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia, in December 2023; his son Kevin, in August 2023; parents Louis and Carrie Rupiper; brother and sister-in-law Wayne and Alice Rupiper; his father-in-law Elvin Williams; stepfather and mother-in-law Lyle and Alvira (Spurgeon) Hutchinson; brother-in-law Mike Williams; and brother-in-law Ray Connor.
The Rupiper family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at Orchard View, St. Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home and Drs. Perkins, Ulveling, and Feigofsky for the special care and compassion they provided LeRoy, especially during his final days.