Beulah M. Kupka

MASON CITY ? Beulah M. Kupka, 87 of Mason City died Sunday, November 6, 2005 at Heritage Care Center in Mason City. A funeral mass will be held at 11 AM on Thursday at St. Joseph?s Catholic Church, 302 ? 5th Street SE with Rev. Harry Koelker officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood ? St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 PM on Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue with a scriptural prayer service being held at 6 PM. Memorials may be directed to St. Joseph?s Catholic Church or Heritage Care Center. Beulah was born May 16, 1918 in Waterloo the daughter of William and Mathilda (Shuster) Sharp. She attended school in Waterloo and graduated from St. Mary?s High School in 1936. Beulah then attended St. Anthony?s Nursing School in Carroll and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1940. She began working as a public health nurse in Waterloo and continued to do so for eighteen years. Beulah was united in marriage to William D. Kupka on October 22, 1952 in Waterloo. Beulah and William lived in Waterloo for a short time after they were married and then moved to Des Moines. During the thirteen years they lived in Des Moines Beulah worked for the Central Iowa Blood Bank for five years. They then moved to Mason City in 1971 where Beulah and William have lived for 34 years. Beulah was a member of St. Joseph?s Catholic Church where she served on a church circle. She enjoyed painting, was an avid reader of the newspaper and enjoyed watching wildlife, especially cardinals. Family was at the center of her life, she enjoyed traveling with her family and most of all loved to dote on her grandchildren. Beulah and William spent a great deal of time at their cabin in Lansing, Iowa where they would fish and spend time outdoors. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband William of Mason City; daughter, Patty Cole and husband Kevin and their children, Brian, Michael and Daniel all of Bloomington, Minnesota; brother, Don Sharp of Phoenix, Arizona; and sister-in-law, Lea Sharp of Waterloo. Beulah was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Roger Sharp.

Visitation:
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at on November 9, 2005 (map/driving directions) 5:00 PM to 5:00 PM at on November 7, 2005 (map/driving directions)

Service:
11:00 AM at on November 10, 2005 (map/driving directions)