KEITH R. COPENHAVER, age 29, of Thorp, WI, passed away at home on Friday, May 24, 2024.  Services will be held at the Jump River Community Center in Jump River, WI, on Friday, May 31, 2024 at 3pm, with Pastor Jonn Marrow officiating.  Burial will follow in Mount Nebo Cemetery in Jump River.  Pallbearers will be: Kylen Copenhaver, Brandon Copenhaver, Neal Copenhaver, James Copenhaver, Bradlee Copenhaver and Kenton Copenhaver.  Visitation will be held at the community center from 1pm until time of service.

     Keith Robert Copenhaver was born on August 7, 1994 in Elk Grove Village, IL to Scott R. and Marcine M. (Olson) Copenhaver.  In 1997, his family moved to Gilman, WI where he was raised and received his education, graduating from Gilman High School in 2012.  After completing high school, Keith attended Hennepin Technical College in Brooklyn Park, MN, under the Ford Asset Program, studying to be a mechanic.  On completion of the program, he returned to Thorp where he worked for Courtesy Ford.  He later worked for Fellenz Excavating in Loyal, and then Haas Sons in Thorp.  Keith was currently employed at Abby Ford in Abbotsford, WI.

     He had many interests including, golfing, playing guitar, gaming, fishing, 4-wheeling, muscle cars, frisbee golf, but especially loved his dog Oakley.

     Keith will be dearly missed by his mother: Marcine (Norman) Mudget of Gilman; his father: Scott of Gilman; six siblings: Kylen of Jump River, Brandon of Medford, Neal (Lauren) of Smithfield, PA, James (Kristen) of Pensacola, FL, Brielle (Zane) Chaplinski of Chippewa Falls, WI, and Bradlee of Gilman; his paternal grandmother: Bonnie (Mike) Casserly of Tallahassee, FL; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

     He was preceded in death by two brothers in infancy, his maternal grandparents: Louis and Jean Olson, and his paternal grandfather: Robert Copenhaver.