BORN

1920

DIED

2014

FUNERAL HOME

Gearhart Funeral Home

11275 Foley Blvd NW

Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Ben Karpe Sr. Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Mar. 20, 2014.

Ben Karpe Sr. age 93 of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, passed away March 19, 2014.

Survived by wife, Phyllis Claire Karpe; sons, Ben A. Karpe Jr. (Debra) and Ronald Eugene Karpe (Toni); 7 grandchildren, David Eugene Karpe, John Martin Karpe, James Allen Karpe, Anna Marie Spah, Tamera Lynn Woodard, Jason Henry Karpe and Aaron Kyle Karpe; 7 great-grandchildren, Gavin James Karpe, Kaia Lily Karpe, Zoey Lynn Spah, Brooke Marie Spah, Lewis Reed Karpe, Alison Page Woodard and Audrey Ann Woodard; Brothers, Earl Karpe and Gene Karpe; sister, Ruth Wonker; Nieces and Nephews, Cynthia Karpe, Dale Karpe, Carol Wonker, Laurel Wonker, Peter Karpe and Mary Jane Nelson.

~Visitation~
Sunday, March 23, 2014 5 pm to 7 pm
Gearhart Funeral Home
Coon Rapids, MN

~Funeral Service~
Monday, March 24, 2014 at 11 am
Gearhart Funeral Home
Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
Visitation one hour prior to service on Monday.

~Interment~
Morningside Memorial Gardens
Coon Rapids, MN

Gearhart Funeral Home
(763) 755-6300
www.gearhartfuneralhome.com

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December 5, 2017

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John Karpe

I miss you Grandpa! Thank you again for all your years of love and guidance. I'll see you soon!!

March 27, 2014

Kathie Vanaugh

To all the Karpe immediate and extended family - my thoughts and prayers are with you. I am so sorry to hear of your loss. May the loving memories of Ben Sr. bring you lasting joy, and your faith in the Lord bring you peace and comfort. The pictures in the memorial gallery are wonderful. He will be missed. Praying God will hold you close and gently ease your sorrow. A friend always, Kathie

March 26, 2014

Jodi Jones

I am so sorry to hear of your loss

March 25, 2014

Karen Hassell

I never met Ben & Phyllis in person, but feel I knew them well from all the contact my children & myself shared with grandson David. Dave loved, deeply respected, and always spoke kindly and often about how great his grandparents who raised him were. Thank you both for providing a very respectable friend and example for my children to be with. Ben rest in peace for a job you and Phyllis accomplished by teaching a child great human kindness and respect along with many other valued traits.. Thank you both for your part in providing an outstanding contribution to a better world.

March 24, 2014

David Karpe

With all our love...

March 23, 2014

Wayne Howe

Mr Karpe was one of the kindest guys that I have ever known. I will truly miss seeing him next door and visiting him at the fence. Until we meet again,

March 22, 2014

David Karpe

God speed, Grandpa! Thank you for everything you ever did and what you have inspired me to be. I love you - we'll see each other again.

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Funeral services provided by:

Gearhart Funeral Home

11275 Foley Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55448-3336

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