Spearfish, SD
Colleen Edna Hoepker
1930 — 2022
Colleen Edna Schmelzel Hoepker died on Friday, March 11, 2022, at the age of 91. She was born in New Athens, IL, on July 10, 1930, to Max W. and Mildred (Hager) Schmelzel. Her family included three sisters, Maxine Schmelzel Hoepker Baker, Elizabeth Schmelzel Baker and Mary Schmelzel Wise. Her parents and sisters have preceded her in death. She married Armand Hoepker on April 5, 1952, sharing 50 years of happiness prior to his death in 2002. They were the parents of two daughters, Melinda Reeves (Joseph), Spearfish, SD, and Patricia Potter (Arlo), Whitewood, SD. They were proud grandparents to Shelby (Russ, Jr) Rehm Spearfish, SD; Kyle Reeves, Medford, OR; Cameron Potter, Whitewood, SD;...