Christian L. Ropp, son of the late Joseph and Magdalena Ropp, was born in Musselburg, Ont., July 5, 1866; died of heart attack, April 4, 1943, at his home in Midland, Mich., aged 76 y. 8 m. 20 d.
On Dec. 16, 1889 he was married to Anna Roth in Thurman, Colo. To this union 12 children were born (4 sons and 8 daughters). Two sons and one daughter died in infancy. Besides his sorrowing wife, he leaves the following children to mourn his departure: Amanda, wife of Eli Gnagey; Sadie, wife of Ben Beachy, of Pigeon, Mich.; Mary Ann, wife of Annen Slagel, of Ithaca, Mich.; Malinda, wife of Serenas Shrock; Selvina, wife of Ray Wyse; Joe and Arthur, of Midland; Mable at home; also 31 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, a sister (Mrs. Katie Lichty, of Milverton, Ont.); and 3 brothers (Dan, of Wellesley, Ont.; John, of Dundee, Ont.; and Noah, of Oxford, Wis.).
He accepted Christ as his Saviour in his youth, as his Hope and Redeemer in whom he peacefully fell asleep.
Funeral was held April 7 at the Pigeon River Church, near Pigeon, Mich., where he had been a member. Services at the home in Midland were conducted by Bro. Clarence Yoder; at the church by Bro. Floyd Bontrager (text, Job 14), and Bishop M.S. Zehr of near Pigeon (text, Job 31:12, Num. 23:10). His body was laid away in the church cemetery.
On Dec. 16, 1889 he was married to Anna Roth in Thurman, Colo. To this union 12 children were born (4 sons and 8 daughters). Two sons and one daughter died in infancy. Besides his sorrowing wife, he leaves the following children to mourn his departure: Amanda, wife of Eli Gnagey; Sadie, wife of Ben Beachy, of Pigeon, Mich.; Mary Ann, wife of Annen Slagel, of Ithaca, Mich.; Malinda, wife of Serenas Shrock; Selvina, wife of Ray Wyse; Joe and Arthur, of Midland; Mable at home; also 31 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, a sister (Mrs. Katie Lichty, of Milverton, Ont.); and 3 brothers (Dan, of Wellesley, Ont.; John, of Dundee, Ont.; and Noah, of Oxford, Wis.).
He accepted Christ as his Saviour in his youth, as his Hope and Redeemer in whom he peacefully fell asleep.
Funeral was held April 7 at the Pigeon River Church, near Pigeon, Mich., where he had been a member. Services at the home in Midland were conducted by Bro. Clarence Yoder; at the church by Bro. Floyd Bontrager (text, Job 14), and Bishop M.S. Zehr of near Pigeon (text, Job 31:12, Num. 23:10). His body was laid away in the church cemetery.
Christian L. Ropp, son of the late Joseph and Magdalena Ropp, was born in Musselburg, Ont., July 5, 1866; died of heart attack, April 4, 1943, at his home in Midland, Mich., aged 76 y. 8 m. 20 d.
On Dec. 16, 1889 he was married to Anna Roth in Thurman, Colo. To this union 12 children were born (4 sons and 8 daughters). Two sons and one daughter died in infancy. Besides his sorrowing wife, he leaves the following children to mourn his departure: Amanda, wife of Eli Gnagey; Sadie, wife of Ben Beachy, of Pigeon, Mich.; Mary Ann, wife of Annen Slagel, of Ithaca, Mich.; Malinda, wife of Serenas Shrock; Selvina, wife of Ray Wyse; Joe and Arthur, of Midland; Mable at home; also 31 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, a sister (Mrs. Katie Lichty, of Milverton, Ont.); and 3 brothers (Dan, of Wellesley, Ont.; John, of Dundee, Ont.; and Noah, of Oxford, Wis.).
He accepted Christ as his Saviour in his youth, as his Hope and Redeemer in whom he peacefully fell asleep.
Funeral was held April 7 at the Pigeon River Church, near Pigeon, Mich., where he had been a member. Services at the home in Midland were conducted by Bro. Clarence Yoder; at the church by Bro. Floyd Bontrager (text, Job 14), and Bishop M.S. Zehr of near Pigeon (text, Job 31:12, Num. 23:10). His body was laid away in the church cemetery.
On Dec. 16, 1889 he was married to Anna Roth in Thurman, Colo. To this union 12 children were born (4 sons and 8 daughters). Two sons and one daughter died in infancy. Besides his sorrowing wife, he leaves the following children to mourn his departure: Amanda, wife of Eli Gnagey; Sadie, wife of Ben Beachy, of Pigeon, Mich.; Mary Ann, wife of Annen Slagel, of Ithaca, Mich.; Malinda, wife of Serenas Shrock; Selvina, wife of Ray Wyse; Joe and Arthur, of Midland; Mable at home; also 31 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, a sister (Mrs. Katie Lichty, of Milverton, Ont.); and 3 brothers (Dan, of Wellesley, Ont.; John, of Dundee, Ont.; and Noah, of Oxford, Wis.).
He accepted Christ as his Saviour in his youth, as his Hope and Redeemer in whom he peacefully fell asleep.
Funeral was held April 7 at the Pigeon River Church, near Pigeon, Mich., where he had been a member. Services at the home in Midland were conducted by Bro. Clarence Yoder; at the church by Bro. Floyd Bontrager (text, Job 14), and Bishop M.S. Zehr of near Pigeon (text, Job 31:12, Num. 23:10). His body was laid away in the church cemetery.
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