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- Emil Hopp was born in Crawford County in 1891. He was the son of Carl and Henritte (Whitkope) Hopp, who also were farmers in this area. Emil married Minnie Jahn on December 21, 1911. She was born in 1891, the daughter of Carl and Bertha (Krause) Jahn, who also were farmers. Emil and Minnie had four children: Raymond, born in 1913; Lorena "Lorraine", born in 1915; Clarence, born in 1916; and Alvern, born in 1927. Emil was a farmer most of his life and served four years as a mail carrier. The Hopps moved to Charter Oak and Emil retired in 1951. Emil died in 1963 and his wife, Minnie, entered Eventide Home for the Aged in Denison in 1967. She lived there until her death in 1981. Their children, Raymond, Lorraine, and Clarence are deceased with Alvern being the only survivor of this family. (Taken from "The History of Charter Oak, Iowa").
Wilhelmina Hopp passed away on Tuesday evening, April 21, 1981 at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison at the age of 89. Funeral services were held on Friday, April 24, at 10:30 a. m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Charter Oak with Vicar Stephen Vogt officiating at the services. Burial was in St. John's Cemetery near Charter Oak. Pallbearers included, Donald Hopp, Keith Jensen, Dale Hopp, Carman Hopp, Richard Preul and Reynold Marten. Funeral arrangements were made under the direction of the Huebner Funeral Home of Charter Oak.
Wilhelmina Dorothea Hopp was born on August 16, 1891 in Hanover Township, Crawford County, Iowa, the daughter of Carl and Bertha Jahn. Minnie was raised on a farm in Hanover Township. She received her education in the St. Paul's Lutheran School at Hanover Township. On December 21, 1911 Minnie was united in marriage to Emil Hopp at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Together they made their home in the Charter Oak community where Emil farmed. In 1945 they retired and moved into Charter Oak. After Emil's death in 1963, Minnie continued to make her home in Charter Oak until 1967 when she entered Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison.
Minnie was baptized and later confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She was a long-time member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Charter Oak and a member of the Ladies Aid. In addition to her parents and her husband, Minnie was preceded in death by one son, Ray; one daughter, Lorraine; three grand-children, five sisters and two brothers. Survivors include, two sons, Clarence of Denison and Alvern of Charter Oak; one son- in-law, Harold Jensen of Denison; one daughter-in-law, Mrs Leona Hopp of Charter Oak; six grandchildren; fourteen great grand- children; four step grandchildren and eight step great grand- children; also, by one brother, Ben Jahn of Sioux City; two sisters, Mrs Anna Marten and Mrs Mattie Rabe, both of Eventide Lutheran Home. (taken from a newspaper clipping - obituary saved by Erna Friedrichs)
In Memory of MINNIE DOROTHEA HOPP, 1891 - 1981. Services: St. John's Lutheran Church, 10:30 A.M. - Friday, April 24, 1981, Charter Oak, Iowa. Officiating: Vicar Stephen Vogt. Music: Mrs. Paul Clausen, Organist, St. John's Choir. Selections: "I'm But A Stranger Here", "Abide W'ith Me". Bearers: Donald Hopp, Keith Jensen, Dale Hopp, Carman Hopp, Richard Preul, Reynold Marten. Internment: St. John's Cemetery, Charter Oak, Iowa. Huebner Funeral Home, Denison, Iowa. (Taken from the In Memorium of Minnie Hopp)
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