Fred Benjamin Hoopes – Voice of Muscatine

Fred Benjamin Hoopes, 61, passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Andy Emmert, a family friend, will perform the ceremony. Private family burial will be in Island Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ben Hoopes, Zach Hoopes, Sam Hoopes, Clay Kiwala, Jack Kiwala and Charlie Kiwala.

Memorial contributions in Fred’s honor may be made to the Izaak Walton League or the Muscatine County Conservation Board. Online condolences: www.wittichfuneralhome.com.

Fred was born on February 11, 1963 in Muscatine to John R. and Mary Beth Bankhead Hoopes. He married Lucinda “Cinda” Hahn on October 10, 1981 in Muscatine.

Fred graduated from Muscatine High School in 1981 and then attended Muscatine Community College. He worked at Grain Processing Corp and later at Boche/RIVO Plumbing. Fred also farmed with his son Zach. More recently, he enjoyed early retirement and continued his backflow business.

Fred loved being outdoors, whether it was fishing on the beach or hunting. He never knew a stranger and always made you feel welcome. He would do anything for a good laugh and would even laugh at his own jokes. He could put a smile on your face and laugh with you. Anyone who really knew Fred knew he had a big heart. Most of all, Fred loved his family.

Fred will be sadly missed by his wife Cinda Hoopes; his sons Ben Hoopes, his wife Stacey and their children Hadley and Dexter; Zach Hoopes, his wife Katie and their children Grace and Natalie; and Sam Hoopes, his wife Erica and their children Blaire and Fred Henry, all of Muscatine; his mother Mary Beth Hoopes of Kenansville, Florida; his siblings Holly Hoopes Kiwala of Kenansville, Florida; Simon Hoopes, his wife Christa of Hawaii; Nick Hoopes and his wife Maria of Muskegon, Michigan; his brother-in-law Brian Hahn, his wife Janell and his sister-in-law Ginger Hahn; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.

He was predeceased by his grandparents, his father John R. Hoopers, his father-in-law Thomas R. Hahn, and his mother-in-law Lucy M. Hahn.