John Joseph Schoppe

Trusting in God’s grace and mercy, John Joseph Schoppe entered in His presence on April 3, 2024. A visitation will be held 5:00 to 7;00 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2024, at Strickland Funeral Home in Somerville, Texas. Funeral Services will be held at the Lyons Evangelical Church at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, 2024, with Pastor Michael Zwernemann officiating. Burial will follow in Lyons Evangelical Church Cemetery in Birch, Texas.

John was born on November 3, 1938, in Lyons, Texas, the son of John Julius and Marie (Schoenberg) Schoppe. 

He was drafted in the US Army and served active duty in Germany for two years. He worked for Santa Fe Tie Treating Plant in Somerville.

John met Patsy Blinka at a dance at the Deanville Hall, and a year later they were married on February 12, 1972.

He was baptized and confirmed at Lyons Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church and later became a member of Lyons Evangelical Church.

He had a great love for the outdoors, enjoyed vegetable gardening, hunting and fishing, but mostly, just being outdoors. He enjoyed the simple pleasures of life, spending numerous hours tinkering in his workshop and restoring garden tractors, as he was good mechanic. He enjoyed reminiscing with family and friends about his family history and the history of Lyons as he was a lifelong resident of Lyons.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Carl and Milton Karisch, sisters Mary Dene Lands and Dorothy Schoeneman.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Patsy Schoppe; his brother-in-law Donnie Blinka and wife Beverly; a sister-in-law Lynne Blinka; sister-in-law Judy and husband Dave Rogers; and by nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the Lyons Evangelical Church, P.O. Box 440, Lyons, Texas 77863