Services for David Dopp, 66, Lecompton, will be at Freedom Church: Viewing is Friday July 14 @ 5:30pm-6:30pm Funeral Saturday July 15 @ 3:30pm.
Mr. Dopp died Thurs. July 6, 2023, at home in Lecompton.
He was born May 3, 1957 in Hannibal, MO, the son of Charles Dopp and Bonnie Fuqua. Walter Puvogel and Bonnie raised him together in Sabetha, KS. He graduated from Sabetha High School in 1976. He grew up with a brother John, three sisters Teressa, Lisa, and Lori. One story he and his siblings liked to tell us girls growing up when we would visit his parents house is about pancakes. He and his siblings would tells us stories about how many stacks of pancakes he would eat when growing up and it was a lot at least 2-3 stacks.
He served briefly in the Air Force. Shortly after that he worked at Dillons for three decades and retired.
David met Catherine Hernandez in Topeka, KS and they married in 8/23/1986. They had three girls Mariposa Martin, Mirasol Wooster, and Mariquita Dopp. They later separated in 09/09/2013 after 27 years of marriage. The greatest memory us girls all had of our dad growing up is our fishing trips, never on the water, but on the shores or at our pond on the 18 acres we grew up on. Everytime we would go my dad would talk the most, but when us girls would talk we would scare the fish. It was great times and great memories then for us.
David later met Linda through a tinder app. She says she was in a dentist chair and had a little help from the doctor picking him out. She and my dad both liked the tinder app. They decided to meet in early June halfway between where they both lived in Baldwin at a Mexican restaurant. They hit it off right away they both had a lot in common like motorcycles and the love of God in their hearts. So come labor day they made their announcement of their engagement and wedding 10/06/2018. Since they both had a love for motorcycles David joined the Christian Motorcyclists Association with Linda in March 2019. They were married 4 years and 9 months.
Other survivors include his wife Linda Ottinger-Dopp, 3 daughters Mariposa Martin significant other Zachary Smith and her son Marcus residing in Ottawa, KS, Mirasol Wooster married to Rob and 2 children Isabella and Catalina, residing in Indiana. Mariquita Dopp spouse Kyle Rash and daughter Ashlyn Rash Hiawatha, KS. His 2 sisters Teressa Plank and husband Jim, Lisa Werth and husband Kevin. John Dopp’s children Caleb his spouse and children, Jerib his spouse and children, his dad Walter Puvogel.He was proceeded in death by sister Lori Puvogel and his brother John Dopp.
The family suggests memorials to the V.A. or CMA, sent in care of the funeral home.