Christian L. Ropp

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.