Ethel Mae Kopischke, age 98, of Albert Lea, MN passed away April 23, 2024 at the Dove Healthcare Nursing Home in St. Croix Falls, WI.

Ethel M. Kopischke

Ethel was born November 20, 1925 to parents Robert and Ethel Hildebrandt, and was the oldest of 7 kids. She grew up on a farm in Clear Lake, South Dakota. After graduating high school, Ethel moved to Minneapolis, where she would meet her future husband, Melvin Kopischke. The two had a daughter, Elaine, and settled in Albert Lea, where she remained the majority of her life.

She is survived by her daughter, Elaine (Francisco) Kopischke-Trejo; grandson Javier Trejo; great-grandchildren, Luke Malchow and Sierra Trejo; brother Robert Hildebrandt; and sisters, Dorothy Klinger, Helen Clemas, and Everlyn Jacobson.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband Melvin Kopischke; granddaughter Misty Richardson; and brothers Merlin and LeRoy Hildebrandt.

Services will be privately held by family.. Arrangements made with Grandstrand Funeral Home of Osceola, WI. Condolences can be expressed online at www.grandstrandfh.com.