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LuElla Koopman
LUELLA KOOPMAN
Newhall
LuElla (Womochil) Koopman, 52, died Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at Brosh Chapel, 2121 Bowling St. SW, Cedar Rapids. Burial will follow in Hala Cemetery, rural Walford. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Brosh Chapel.
LuElla was born May 12, 1961, in Cedar Rapids, to Leonard and Bernice (Probst) Womochil, and graduated from Prairie High School in 1978. She married Dennis Koopman on Sept. 14, 1981. She worked as an administrative assistant for the Department of Agricultural Sciences at Kirkwood Community College.
LuElla is survived by her children, Brooke (Cory) Strasser, Brandie (Nathan) Gross, Rebecca (Brad) Norton, Dustin (Emily) Koopman and Eric Koopman; grandchildren, Zachary and Elizabeth Strasser, Hannah and Aiden Gross, Rileigh, Gracie and Haleigh Norton, Wyatt and Stella Koopman; siblings, Dennis (Irene) Womochil, Linda Werning, LoraLea Womochil and Lola (Rick) Kruse; niece, Kristie Werning; two nephews, Aaron (Deanna) Werning and Matt Zelinski; and two great-nephews, Max and Mario Werning.
LuElla was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, Dean.
In lieu of flowers, me-morials may be directed to the family.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.broshchapel.com.
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