Vera Topp
May 26, 1929-Jan. 29, 2020
Vera Marie Topp, age
90, passed away peaceful-ly on Wednesday, January
29, 2020, at The Meadows
On University, in Fargo,
ND.
Vera Marie Jorgenson
was born May 26, 1929, in
Starkweather, ND to Gust
and Hazel (Mattson) Jor-
genson.
She was married on
June 5, 1949 to Russell
Topp at the Methodist
Church in Grace City, ND.
Vera and Russell were
lifelong farmers in the
Grace City area. Vera
belonged to the Columbia
Homemakers, McHenry
Senior Center, Cherry
Lake Club and was an ac-
tive member of the Grace
City Methodist Church
and later the Grace City
Lutheran Church. She
loved crafts and was very
active in her
grandchildren’s lives.
After Russell past away
she loved to travel, even
taking a couple of cruises.
Vera is survived by: her
daughter Kathy (Michael)
Grubb, Tioga, ND, a son
Jerry (Marie) Topp, Fargo,
ND; 5 grandchildren, 14
great-grandchildren; Eric
(Jill) Harley and Anders
Topp, Brandon (Lindsay)
Ryker and Bergen Topp,
Arlene (Rick) Renager
Charlotte and Everett
Bracken, Amanda (Lyle)
Katelyn, Kimberly,
Joshua, Joseph and Jason
Shappell, Debra (Christo-
pher) Jacob, Karly and
Kamryn Bonebrake; 1
brother-in-law Wayne
Topp, New Rockford, ND;
many nieces and
nephews.
She is preceded in
death by: her parents,
Gust and Hazel Jorgenson;
her husband, Russell
Topp; a son, Harley; a
granddaughter, Monica
Kay; and a sister, Lois
Hager.
Memorials may be
made to the Grace City
Cemetery or McHenry
Senior Citizen Center.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to the funeral.
Funeral Service will be
Monday, February 3, 2020
at 2:30 PM at Federated
Church UCC/UMC, Car-
rington.
Burial will be in Grace
City Cemetery, Grace City,
ND in the spring.