Funeral Mass for Lily Mae Korpal will be 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2017 in Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Philip Seeton, Pastor officiating.

Burial will follow in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

A Rosary service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel.

Lily Mae Korpal, age 84, Lawton, departed this life on March 1, 2017.  She was born October 29, 1932 in Guild, Tennessee to Genevieve Violet and Karl Alder.  The family moved to Vandalia, Missouri in 1942.  In 1945, Lily met Eugene Stanley Korpal.  They were married in 1954 and began married life as a young military couple in Frankfurt, Germany where their eldest daughter, Teresa Kaye was born.  They moved back to the states and daughter, Karla Jeannine was born in 1959.  Lily loved being a military wife and made a home for her family with each successive move to Oklahoma, Kansas, Hawaii, Colorado, Virginia, Rhode Island, Germany and the Philippines.  Throughout Eugene's military career, Lily was an indefatigable military spouse.

She was active in military and civilian activities.  Lily brought community together.  Just a few of the organizations which enjoyed her enthusiasm and leadership are United Way, Salvation Army, Armed Services YMCA, Army Community Service, Fort Sill Ladies Golf Association, NCO Wives, Arts for All and the Lawton Philharmonic.  For many years, following Eugene's retirement in 1987, Lil served as President and Chair of Holy Family Catholic Ladies Guild.  Her efforts in the community were recognized from 1983-1987, she received the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal and was named Oklahoma Daughters of the American Revolution Volunteer of the Year.

Lily was a devoted wife, involved mother and doting grandmother.  She enjoyed her many friends and activities.

Lily was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, MG (Retired) Eugene S. Korpal, and her sister, Martha Jane Pease.

She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Teresa and Michael Weyand and Karla Jeannine and Jack Byrnes; her grandchildren and their spouses, Alexander Matthew and Allison Weyand, Kevin Christopher and Erin Byrnes, Jaclyn Jeannine and Jon Smith and Luke Benjamin Weyand; and great grandchildren, Jonny and Rosemary Smith and Benjamin Walker Weyand.

The family would like to thank the loving caregivers at Brookridge Retirement Community.

The family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Association.