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Dorothea (Simons) Kopplin 1898 - 1970
Dorothea (Simons) Kopplin was born on March 20, 1898. She was married to Edwin Herman Kopplin on June 2, 1923 in Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota United States and they later divorced in 1956. She had children Ed Kopplin and Rosemary Louise Kopplin. Dorothea Kopplin died at age 72 years old on September 14, 1970 in Litchfield, Meeker County, and was buried on September 17, 1970 at Lakewood 3600 Hennepin Avenue, in Minneapolis, Hennepin County.
March 20, 1898
September 14, 1970
Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, 55355, United States
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Dorothea (Simons) Kopplin's History: 1898 - 1970
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Dorothea was a best selling authoress for her book, "Something To Live By". She wrote the book after losing her young daughter, Rosemary, to leukemia. Later, she memorialized her home to honor her daughter and then set up an estate to maintain the home and refurbish a portion of it to serve as dorm rooms to house female college students who are pursuing careers in nursing, teaching, and business administration.
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Dorothea was born in Glencoe, McLeod County, Minnesota. She lived in Glencoe until her graduation from the University of Minnesota in 1919.
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Dorothea was a very spiritual person. Her second book, "SCRIPTURE TO LIVE BY" contained quotations that contributed the most to her understanding of the great Power that made and controls the universe and her relationship to that power. Dorothea said, "It would be most absurd if I were to close my eyes to the nearness of the personal guidance of that Power that has led me all my life, and has compelled me to acts that have proved later to have a perfect interconnection and a perfect goal -- even the guiding of this book. Unashamed, I confess a greater hand than mine is responsible for the sequence of the thoughts in both "Something to Live By" and also "SCRIPTURE TO LIVE BY."
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09/141970September 14, 1970Death dateLitchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota 55355, United StatesBreast CancerCause of deathDeath locationADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COMView death records
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09/171970September 17, 1970Funeral dateLakewood 3600 Hennepin Avenue, in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota 55408, United StatesBurial location
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Thanks, but I created that page and Terry Shaw is listed as a reference. I have to update the article because I have learned some of the information is incorrect.
Rosemary Home Today
Photo of the Rosemary Home as it looks in 2021.
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at Rosemary Home 724 S Sibley Ave, in Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota 55355, United States
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Political Photo
Photo in Daily Times and Daily Journal-Press, St. Cloud, MN on September 27, 1940 where Dorothea is pictured as the Democrat's state director of the Democratic Digest.
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at Hotel St Cloud, St. Cloud, MN in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota United States
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Painting of Dorothea
This painting hangs in the dining room of the Rosemary Home.
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Dorothea and her dogs
Dorothea's dogs, "King and Queenie" were great companions for her. She loved them very much and was seen frequently driving around town with them as passengers. She even allowed them to eat ice cream at her dining room table.
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Dorothea Kopplin Residence
An old photo of the Dorothea's home before it became the Rosemary Home.
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In 1898, in the year that Dorothea (Simons) Kopplin was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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In 1905, at the age of only 7 years old, Dorothea was alive when acclaimed dancer Isadora Duncan established the first school of modern dance in Berlin Germany. Isadora Duncan, born in San Francisco California, dedicated herself to the creation of beauty - through dance. Her focus on the movement of the human body rather than formal kinds of dance helped to give rise to the modern dance movement.
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Edwin Herman Kopplin of Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota was born on April 23, 1896 in Bellingham, Lac qui Parle County to Frederick Alexander Kopplin and Louise Henrietta (Manthei) Kopplin. He had siblings Celia (Kopplin) Densmoor and Ada Louise (Kopplin) Morin. Edwin was baptized at First Presbyterian Church of Litchfield 225 N Holcombe Ave, in Litchfield, Meeker County. He married Dorothea (Simons) Kopplin on June 2, 1923 in Litchfield, Meeker County and they later divorced in 1956. He had children Ed Kopplin and Rosemary Louise Kopplin. Edwin Kopplin died at age 74 years old on February 23, 1971 in Litchfield, Meeker County, and was buried on February 26, 1971 at Litchfield Cemetery, Litchfield, Minnesota 1325 South Sibley Avenue, in Litchfield.
Edwin Orlando Kopplin of 733 Pavilion View Drive, in Matthews, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina United States was born on March 14, 1924 at Litchfield Hospital in Litchfield, Meeker County, MN to Edwin Herman Kopplin and Dorothea (Simons) Kopplin. He had a sister Rosemary Louise Kopplin. Edwin Kopplin died at age 74 years old on October 7, 1998 at Carolinas Medical Center 1801 Rozzelles Ferry Rd, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC, and was buried in 1998 at McEwen Funeral Service-Pineville Chapel 10500 Park Rd, in Charlotte.
Rosemary Louise Kopplin of Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota United States was born on April 21, 1928 in Hennepin County to Edwin Herman Kopplin and Dorothea (Simons) Kopplin. She had a brother Ed Kopplin. Rosemary Kopplin died at age 5 years old on March 16, 1934 in Litchfield, Meeker County, and was buried at Litchfield Cemetery 1325 South Sibley Avenue, in Litchfield.
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