Christian Hopfauf

1922 - 2008  (86 years)

• Name	Christian Hopfauf
  Nickname	Chris
  Born	10 Apr 1922
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Sep 2008	Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA
  Buried	North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I341630	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Philipp Hopfauf,   b. 1 Nov 1880, Karlsruhe, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 7 Sep 1943  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Barbara Winchell,   b. 24 Oct 1885, Speyer, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 12 Sep 1973  (Age 87 years)
  Married	1906
  Family ID	F111642	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Schaff
  Children	1. Karen Hopfauf   2. Hopfauf   3. Hopfauf   4. Hopfauf
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F114650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. Christian Hopfauf Christian "Chris" Hopfauf, 86, Bismarck, died Sept. 16, 2008, in a Bismarck hospital. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22, at Church of Corpus Christi, Bismarck, with the Rev. Paul D. Becker officiating. Burial is scheduled for 1 p.m. in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Reception will follow at Church of Corpus Christi. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Bismarck Funeral Home with a rosary, led by the Knights of Columbus, beginning at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Chris was born April 10, 1922, in Fallon, N.D., to Philip and Barbara (Winchell) Hopfauf. He grew-up on the family farm near Fallon. He served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force from 1945 to 1946. He was a builder and contractor for 40 years. On Jan. 22, 1947, he married Betty Schaff. Betty is currently residing at the Terrace in Bismarck. He was a member of the Church of Corpus Christi and Knights of Columbus with a Fourth Degree. He took pride doing volunteer work at the Heritage Center and the State Capital. He enjoyed his books on tape, playing cards, tinkering in the shop, playing pool, fishing and had a love for his horses. Talking and visiting with friends, family and everyone at the senior center was one of his favorite pastimes. Dad was always ready to lend a friendly ear to anyone who would listen. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Betty, Bismarck; two sons, Tim (Marie) Hopfauf and Greg (Ann) Hopfauf, and one daughter, Lorri (Stuart) Kostenko, all of Washington; one son-in-law, Craig Scott, Bismarck; his grandchildren, Nathan (Tasha) Scott, Tara (Derrick) Orr, Libby, Emily and Ginny Hopfauf and Lucas, Evan and Austin Kostenko; his great-grandchildren, Jaden, Carter and Riley Scott and Morgan Solberg; one sister, Francis Schock; and he had many nieces and nephews who he was very close to. He was preceded in death by his parents, Philip and Barbara (Winchell) Hopfauf; one daughter, Karen Scott; four brothers; and four sisters. Go to www.bismarckfuneralhome.com to share memories and view the online guest book.