Siegfried “Sigi” Kupferschmid, 87

March 15, 2025

Siegfried “Sigi” Kupferschmid passed away peacefully at the age of 87 on March 15, 2025, surrounded by family in Lancaster, PA. Born in 1937 in Dürbheim, Germany to Elisabeth and Stefan Kupferschmid, Sigi was trained and educated as a tailor.

In 1970, he immigrated to the US to work at Butte Knit in Kentucky. Despite arriving with little English and plans to return to Germany one day, he built a life in the US, living here for the remaining 55 years of his life. He moved to Alabama in 1972, where he met and married Linda in 1973. In 1975 they moved to Newport, Vermont where Sigi was Plant Manager at Bogner of America for 27 years, retiring in 2002.

Sigi enjoyed spending his summers golfing, hiking, and kayaking. Likely wearing the latest Bogner jacket, Sigi taught his daughters to downhill ski at Jay Peak. He also enjoyed cross-country skiing and forging snowshoe trails in the woods around his house with Linda. Outside of work, he put his tailoring skills to use making winter jackets and dresses for his daughters. Whether visiting Loren in Kyrgyzstan during her stint in the Peace Corps, taking a last-minute trip to NYC to help Kris move, or walking along Mill Creek with Linda in recent years, he was, in his words, “happy as a goat” to spend time with his family.

Sigi is survived by Linda, his wife of 52 years, of Lancaster, PA; daughter Loren, son-in-law Brian Megali, and grandchildren Sam and Kate of Baltimore, MD; daughter Kristina and son-in-law Matt Bendall of Austin, TX; brother and sister-in-law Karl and Doris Kupferschmid of Dürbheim, Germany; and several nieces and nephews who loved their uncle Sigi. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Sylvia Baier and Marliese Dodd.

There will be no funeral service, instead a celebration of life for which an announcement will be made will be held in Vermont in June. Please consider making a contribution in Sigi’s memory to the American Cancer Society, 1818 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.