James Daniel Kuper was born January 29, 1952, to Doris and Alfred Kuper in Pierre, SD. He served in the US Navy. He spent many years working for Panasonic. He loved hunting, fishing and being outdoors. He felt closer to God when he was outside in nature. He is survived by his wife first wife Cheryl whom he has two children with, daughter Michelle Bagnall (fiancé Jason Martin) and son Daniel Kuper, and his widow Jean Kuper and bonus sons Chad Hohn (wife Megan) and Steven Hohn, along with granddaughters Taylor Sides and Genevieve Hohn. He passed away after an on and off battle with cancer on July 3, 2025. He is now at peace and reunited with his parents, sisters and other relatives who are no longer with us. He loved spending time with family and would often entertain children by talking like Donald Duck. He and Jean enjoyed motorcycle rides and they would often go hiking on Mt. Rainer. He enjoyed watching his granddaughters dance ballet.
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