Leonard R. Joppa Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on November 16, 2022, at the age of 92, Leonard R. Joppa (Fargo, North Dakota), born in Billings, Montana passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Leonard R. Joppa to pay them a last tribute.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Carl Joppa and Grace Joppa (Shoop); his wife Catherine Joppa (Osborn); his children, Teresa Norwig (Richard) of Moorhead, MN, Bill (Lori) of Rochester, MN, Barbara Joppa (Eric Rowe) of Motueka and Margaret Joppa (Darin Grenz) of Swanson; his grandchildren, Michael Joppa (Erin) of Rochester, MN, Stephanie Joppa of Milwaukee, WI, Lydia Norwig of Boise, ID and Melissa Norwig of River Falls, WI; his great grandchildren, Theodore and Samuel Joppa; and his siblings, Jean Armstrong, Stephen Joppa and Linda Armstrong. He was also cherished by many nieces and nephews.
In 2013, the NDSU Research Foundation named their new durum wheat variety "Joppa" in honor of Leonard's many contributions to the field of durum wheat genetics.
