Norma Mae Koup
March 29, 1924 — July 19, 2012
Norma M. Koup
Norma Mae Koup, of Eureka, Kansas, died on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at the Eureka Nursing Center at the age of 88.
She was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on March 29, 1924, the daughter of Bill and Winifred (Bean) Ferguson. She was raised in Kansas City and attended schools there, graduating from Argentine High School with the class of 1942.
On August 9, 1942, Norma was united in marriage to Alfred Koup in Kansas City, where they made their home until 1952, when the family moved to Paola, Kansas. In 1987, they moved to La Cygne, Kansas. Alfred preceded her in death in 1992.
Norma worked in food service most of her life including being the assistant director of the first school lunch program in the Paola school system. She was very proud of the fact that she had attended Kansas State University for several summers and received a certificate in nutrition. She was a co-owner of Koup Family Funeral Home, and a past member of the Greenwood County Hospital Auxiliary and Community Benefit. She loved to camp, fish, and spend time with her grandchildren. She had an infectious smile that made you want to smile with her. She was deeply loved by her family and friends, and will be greatly missed.
She is survived by two sons, Fred and wife Linda Koup of Paola, Kansas, and Jayme and wife Sheila Koup of Eureka, Kansas; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three brothers, Bob Ferguson and Jim Ferguson of Kansas City, Kansas, and Lee Ferguson of Overland Park, Kansas, and two sisters, Winifred Braden of Eudora, Kansas, and Dorothy Phillips of Maryville, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three brothers, and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, July 22, 2012, at Koup Family Funeral Home. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established in her name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Contributions may be sent in care of the funeral home at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, Kansas 67045.
Norma Mae Koup, of Eureka, Kansas, died on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at the Eureka Nursing Center at the age of 88.
She was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on March 29, 1924, the daughter of Bill and Winifred (Bean) Ferguson. She was raised in Kansas City and attended schools there, graduating from Argentine High School with the class of 1942.
On August 9, 1942, Norma was united in marriage to Alfred Koup in Kansas City, where they made their home until 1952, when the family moved to Paola, Kansas. In 1987, they moved to La Cygne, Kansas. Alfred preceded her in death in 1992.
Norma worked in food service most of her life including being the assistant director of the first school lunch program in the Paola school system. She was very proud of the fact that she had attended Kansas State University for several summers and received a certificate in nutrition. She was a co-owner of Koup Family Funeral Home, and a past member of the Greenwood County Hospital Auxiliary and Community Benefit. She loved to camp, fish, and spend time with her grandchildren. She had an infectious smile that made you want to smile with her. She was deeply loved by her family and friends, and will be greatly missed.
She is survived by two sons, Fred and wife Linda Koup of Paola, Kansas, and Jayme and wife Sheila Koup of Eureka, Kansas; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three brothers, Bob Ferguson and Jim Ferguson of Kansas City, Kansas, and Lee Ferguson of Overland Park, Kansas, and two sisters, Winifred Braden of Eudora, Kansas, and Dorothy Phillips of Maryville, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three brothers, and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, July 22, 2012, at Koup Family Funeral Home. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established in her name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Contributions may be sent in care of the funeral home at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, Kansas 67045.
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