Aletha F. Koppa, age 87, a former resident of Kansas City, Kansas, and more recently of Paola, Kansas, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2024, at the North Point Skilled Nursing Center in Paola, Kansas. Shewas born May 8, 1937, in Walker, Missouri, the daughter of Charles and Willa Harden. Alethamarried Herman Koppa on April 14, 1957, in Nevada, Missouri. Aletha occasionally worked as a file clerk; however, her main occupation was being a devoted wife and mother to her five children. She worked hard making sure the needs of her family were met. Special memories were made while camping and spending time at the lake with family and friends.

Survivors include her husband, Herman, of Paola, and her five children, Linda Peters and husband, Randall of Olathe, Kansas, Roger Koppa of Texas, Beverly Koppa, of Olathe, Kansas, Doug Koppa of Kansas City, Kansas and Mark Koppa of Paola, Kansas; four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a brother, Donald Harden of Nevada, Missouri. Aletha was preceded in death by four brothers, Darrell, Dutch, Allen, and Charles Harden, and three sisters, Marguerite Kittsmiller, Rosemary Brundridge, and Glady Newby.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, June 27th at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in theHiattville Cemetery, Hiattville, Kansas. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.