Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Topp, George 1929
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Monday, February 25, 1929
George Topp, 84, of Boston township, died Sunday evening of a stroke which he 
suffered early in the morning as he was sitting by the side of the kitchen 
stove smoking.  His son, George Jr., who lived with him, saw the father topple 
over as he was stricken and saved him from falling onto the stove.  He has 
been in poor health several years as the result of a previous stroke.

Mr. Topp was of English parentage, but he was born in France after his parents 
and had started for America.  When he was three weeks old his people continued 
the trip and took up land from the government in Boston and Berlin townships.  
The home was built in a Boston township and the rest of the farm is across the 
road in Berlin.  This has always been Mr. Topp’s home.

Both the Odd Fellow and the Masonic lodge claimed his membership and each gave 
him a great many honors.  The Masonic lodge presented him with a life 
membership four years ago and the Odd Fellow lodge annually recognized his 
birthday, February 2, until he became too feeble to participate in the 
function.   

Besides the bachelor son at home, he leaves a son, James, in Berlin, and 
another, Charles of Gary, Ind.

The funeral services will be held from the Congregational church Wednesday at 
2 o’clock.  The burial will be in Saranac.  The services will be conducted by 
Rev. R. F. McFarlane.


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