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Ruth Louise Toppin | ||
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| Ruth Louise Toppin, 90, Clear Lake, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake.
A celebration of life for Ruth will be held 10:30 A.M. Friday, October 23, 2009, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 North 4th Street, Clear Lake, with Reverend Diana Hoover of the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake officiating. Inurnment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Hwy 18 West, Mason City. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time on Friday at the chapel. In lieu of flowers the family of Ruth Toppin has requested that those wishing to give a memorial may wish to consider Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City, or to the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake in her memory. Ruth Louise Toppin was born on February 12, 1919 on a farm near New Sharon, Iowa, the daughter of Emery Andrew and Eva Arminta (Hockenberry) Toppin. Welcoming her home were her brothers; Maurice, Harlan and Paul and sisters; Mildred, Helen, Gertrude and Esther. At one year of age the family moved to a farm near Blue Earth, Minnesota, and in 1920, they moved to a farm near Winnebago, Minnesota. The family moved to a farm near Clear Lake in 1934 before moving to Montezuma in 1939. Ruth received her education in the Winnebago Public Schools and also graduated from the Paris academy of beauty school in Cedar Rapids in 1940. Ruth began her beauty shop career by managing a shop in Montezuma and then purchased the shop and operated it until 1947. In 1947, she and her mother moved to Clear Lake where Ruth owned and operated the Unique Beauty Shop until she retired in 1987. Ruth was a member of the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake, WA-TAN-Ye, and the Rebecca Lodge. Ruth made a loving home for her mother and was an excellent caregiver. Ruth was a fun loving person who enjoyed traveling, family and friends. Ruth was loved by her brothers, sisters and family and will be sadly missed. Left to cherish her memory are her loving nieces and nephews, as well as other extended family members and friends. She as preceded in death by her mother in 1960, her father in 1947, four brothers; Emery in 1910, Paul and Maurice in 1979, and Harlan in 2002, also preceding her death are her five sisters; infant sister in 1921, Mildred Duncanson in 1933, Helen Wright in 1992, Esther Doolittle in 2002, and Gertrude Clemons in 2007. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel: (641) 357-2193 www.colonialchapels.com | ||
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