Gary Keith Wipperman
Gary Keith Wipperman
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Gary Keith Wipperman was born March 14, 1948 to Kenneth and Verla Marks Wipperman in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He moved to Westbrook, Minnesota at the age of eight where he attended school and graduated in 1966.
After graduation, he joined the Navy. He was stationed in Scotland where he met his first wife Marnie Kelpie. They had five children. He farmed and owned a bar. The family moved to Nebraska where Gary was an over the road truck driver for many years. Later, he was married to Carolyn Olsen Sargent and moved to Idaho.
Gary leaves behind his five children, Gary (Kristy), Jamie, Jolene Koeneke, Kenneth (Kelly), Jenny Arauz; stepchildren, Blair (Christine), Blaine (Shannon), and Terrylynn Hodges; combined he and Carolyn had 23 grandkids and 14 great grandkids; his siblings, Barbara (Dennis) Erickson, Roger (Cheryl) Wipperman, Linda (Kevin) Nelson; and brother-in-law, Dennis L Erickson.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn; his parents; grandparents; and his sister, Bette Jo Erickson.
May Gary be at peace in his eternal home.
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