Jonathan Richard Hoopman was born January 7th, 1974 to Richard and Dorothy Hoopman in Rochester, Minnesota where he lived all his life. He died December 16, 2014 at his home surrounded by family. He was 40 years old. The warrior put up a courageous battle against cancer for 1 1/2 years and is now free from pain.

He graduated from Mayo High School. He worked for the Steel Workers Union at Rock Tenn and also at Goonie's Comedy Club both in Rochester.

He is survived by his brother Michael Hoopman from Green Bay, Wisconsin, his mother Dorothy Hoopman-Lentz and her fiancee Darold Sharar both of Rochester. He married Melissa Mathison in May of 2004 and later divorced. He is survived by two wonderful sons Andrew Jon 13 years old and Evan Richard 9 years old.

He was preceded in death by his father Richard and grandfathers Melvin Hoopman and Alex Witkus.

He loved his family and was especially close to his only brother Mike. He enjoyed his mom's cooking and baking. He loved spending time with his sons doing what they liked including swimming at the beach, hiking at Quarry Hill, reading, taking them to the movies, playing video games or even watching cartoons on TV.

He had many great friends. He enjoyed playing poker, his fantasy football and baseball leagues and many outdoor sport activities including swimming, biking, softball, kickball, volleyball, golf and many more. He was an avid reader and enjoyed watching sports on TV especially football. He had played youth hockey for 6 years and enjoyed going to all professional sporting events especially going to the Wild Hockey games. He was able to go to 2 games in November.

The visitation is Sunday December 21st from 2-8 pm in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home, Rochester. The funeral Mass to celebrate his life is Monday December 22nd at 11:00 am with visitation 1 hour prior to service at Resurrection Catholic Church, Rochester with the Rev. Kevin Connolly officiating.  Interment is at Calvary Cemetery in Rochester.

Relatives and friends are invited to join the family for a luncheon at the Eagles Club immediately following the graveside service.

A memorial fund has been established in the honor of Jon Hoopman at the following website. http://www.gofundme.com/gz7kns .