Citadel Alumni Obituaries

Thomas W. Schoppe, 87, of Wintersville, OH, died Tuesday, Dec.18, 2012, at
Trinity West. He was born in Steubenville on Jan. 27, 1925, the son of the
late Harry and Mary Martha Eleanor Rutledge Schoppe. He was retired from
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, where he worked in the Yorkville plant for 35
years as a foreman of electrical maintenance. Tom was a graduate of
Steubenville High School and The Citadel. He was a U.S. Army veteran of
World War II, served in Northern Italy and was awarded the Bronze Star. He
was a member of the 10th Mountain Division. Tom was a member of Wintersville
United Methodist Church and enjoyed golfing, hunting, fishing and bowling.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia J.
Montgomery Schoppe and his sister, Betty Jane Harries. Tom is survived by
his children, Patricia (Robert) Fellows of Richmond, OH, Harry (Patricia)
Colgrove of Ashville, NC, Jack (Darlene) Colgrove of Little Hocking, OH, and
Linda Schoppe and Bill Schoppe, both of Wintersville, OH; eight
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at Dunlope-Shorac
Funeral Home, 215 Fernwood Road, Wintersville, on Saturday from 11 a.m.
until time of services at 1 p.m. with Jack Colgrave officiating. Burial will
be private. Offer condolences at www.shorac.com.

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