Joseph William Hoppe, 70
A retired member of the New York Highway Patrol and a member of the Lutheran Church, he served his country in the U.S. Army in the Korean War.
The son of William and Sylvia Switzkofski, he was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Rafinski.
He is survived by sister, Sylvia Durand of McMinnville; brothers, Robert Hoppe of Virginia, William Hoppe of Pennsylvania and Theodore Hoppe of Vermont.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at High’s Chapel with Bob Deason officiating. Burial will follow at DeKalb Memorial Gardens with military graveside rites administered by VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Jan. 30, 2005