OBIT:  John A. TOPPER, 1983, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  DR. JOHN A. TOPPER 
  
  Dr. John A. Topper, 70, practicing physician in Hyndman, for many years and
  more recently associated with Memorial Hospital, died last Friday afternoon
  after being stricken at the Lions Manor Nursing Home, Maryland, where he
  had gone to make medical rounds.  He was born in Hyndman Jan. 29, 1912, and
  was a son of the late Walter Topper and Annie (Martin) Topper.  A lifetime
  resident of Hyndman, he took undergraduate studies at West Virginia
  University, Morgantown.  He was a graduate of Temple University Medieal
  School and interned at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh.  He was a member of
  the Hyndman United Methodist Church; F&AM Lodge 589, Masons, the Masonic
  Shrine and the Royal Order of Jesters.  He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
  Mary (Barnes) Topper; two sons, John A. Topper Jr. and Frederick M. Topper,
  both of Hyndman; one daughter, Miss Mary Ann Topper, New York City; one
  sister, Mrs. Martine T. Keller, Hyndman; and five grandchildren.  Friends
  were received at the Zeigler Funeral Home in Hyndman, where services were
  conducted by the Kerry Cathers, pastor of Hyndman United Methodist Chureh,
  and the Rev. Ralph C. Ciampi, chaplain at Memorial Hospital.  Interment will
  be in the Hyndman Cemetery.  Memorials may take the form of donations to the
  Hyndman United Methodist Chureh, to Memorial Hospital, or to the Hyndman
  Area Health Center.
  
  The Republic, January 13, 1983
  
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