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Margaret (Peggy) Upton, 87, a resident of Manchester Center, VT, formerly of Nebraska and Darien, CT, passed away November 27, 2020 at Equinox Terrace in Manchester. Peggy was born in Gothenburg, Nebraska on June 21, 1933 the daughter of the late Oscar and Elenora Block Swanson. She attended local schools and did her undergraduate studies at Iowa State and Stamford University. She worked in the Real Estate business and managed the Stratton Mountain Employee Store. She was a member of the Trailblazers at Stratton, the Darien, CT Community Association and Tokeneke Club. She volunteered at the Thrift Store in Manchester and the South Londonderry Library. She enjoyed skiing, tennis and spending...

Robert (Bob) L. Kopke, 93, of South Bend, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, due to complications from COVID-19. He was born on March 21, 1927, in Osceola, Nebraska to Peter and Lavina (Carter) Kopke. Bob lived and worked on the family farm until the age of 17 when he joined the Navy and proudly served in the Philippines during World War II. After serving, Bob used the GI Bill to study and obtain a degree in Business Administration. Shortly afterward, he met the love of his life, Jean M. Kopke, at a roller-skating rink. They married on March 6, 1949, and were married for 68 years prior to her passing in 2015. In addition to his wife, Bob was preceded in death...

Stewart James "Stu" Otoupal, 86, of Carlsbad, NM, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2019 at Good Life Senior Living in Carlsbad. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on, Friday, August 30, 2019 at St. Edward Catholic Church in Carlsbad, NM, with Fr. Pasala Hruday Kumar celebrating and Fr. Dennis Connell as concelebrant. Interment will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery. Vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday (Aug. 29) at St. Edward Catholic Church. Visitation will be 1-5 p.m. Thursday at West Funeral Home in Carlsbad. Stewart James Otoupal was born to George Francis and Grace Evelyn "Mohler" Otoupal in York, NE on June 23, 1933. York is where Stu was raised and...