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David Moses Copp
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Jeweller.
Born in Russia in 1895, he came to Canada in 1906. In February 1915, he joined his brother-in-law Edward D. Mitchell in the jewellery business. Their Mitchell-Copp Jewellers became the largest independent jewellery store in Canada. On 3 February 1949, he married Mona Ripstein (1903-1990, daughter of Isaac Ripstein) at Cornwall, Ontario. They had no children. He died at Winnipeg on 26 January 1984 and was buried in the Shaarey Zedek Cemetery.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Mitchell-Copp Building (315 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Enderton Building / Mitchell-Copp Building (334 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)
1931 Canada census, Ancestry.
“Builders of Greater Winnipeg,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 June 1931, page 33.
“Mona Ripstein’s wedding to D. M. Copp held in East,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 February 1949, page 13.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 28 January 1984, page 60.
Obituary [Mona Copp], Winnipeg Free Press, 18 November 1990, page 25.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 March 2024
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