Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hoppough, Mark 1929
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Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, 6 Feb 1929

Death came suddenly to Mark Hoppough Wednesday morning when he suffered a heart 
attack the result of illness with which he has been afflicted for some time, 
and died before a physician could administer to him.  Mr. Hoppough was down 
town Monday morning, but had not been feeling as well as usual, and he remained 
home Tuesday.  Wednesday morning he was worse, and remained in bed until his 
condition took a sudden critical turn, and a physician hastily summoned, 
reached his home at about the same time that death came.

Mr. Hoppough was born in Otisco township on the farm where he lived for 46 
years.  He came to Ionia 14 years ago to reside, and in 1917 was elected 
sheriff of the county, a position which he held for two terms.  In recent years 
he has been in charge of highway construction camp work gangs for the state, 
and has also bee employed on highway work by the county.  For the past two 
years he has been nightwatch in Ionia.  He was at the time of his death 60 
years of age.

Mr. Hoppough was all his life a stalwart republican, and was active in 
republican activities in his township, and in the county.  It was a coincidence 
that his death occurred on the date of the Ionia county republican convention, 
held Wednesday, as he has in the past many times been one of the most active 
and influential delegates in his party’s county gatherings.  During his service 
to the county and to the city in various capacities his work has been 
characterized at all times by faithful devotion to his task.  He was a hard 
worker, and never spared himself when there was a duty to perform or work to do.

In fraternal circles he was also active and prominent, being a thirty-second 
degree Mason, a life member of the consistory, and a member of all lodges in 
Masonry, the blue lodge, chapter council and commandery.  He was also one of 
the oldest members of the Ionia Elks, and a member of the Maccabees.

He leaves the widow, and five children, Mrs. Fred Christensen, of Grand Rapids; 
Eugene Hoppough, of Orleans; Mrs. Peter VandenVoord, Grand Rapids, Mrs. William 
Krebbs of Grand Rapids, and Marjorie, at home.


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