Obit: Topinka, Victor S.
(1922 - 2019)
Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Anderson, Covlin, Dutton, Eberhardt, Gossman, Griswold, Krisher,
Liga, Norton, Pearson, Starha, Stockwell, Swonger, Topinka, Veldkamp,
Wagner, Wipf
----Source: The Star News (Medford, WI) 8/26/2019
Topinka, Victor S. (11 APR 1922 - 23 AUG 2019)
Victor S. Topinka, 97, of Colby, passed away in the presence of his family
on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 at his home in the town of Hull, Marathon County.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1 at Centennial
Community Center, 412 East Centennial Av., Stetsonville. Visitation will be
held from 12 p.m. until the time of the service. Dinner will be served there
following the committal service at the cemetery. Mr. Rob Eberhardt, Mr.
Perry Pearson and Mr. Travis Wagner will preside. Burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery II, Medford and grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.
Rembs Funeral Home of Marshfield is assisting the family.
Victor was born on April 11, 1922 in Neillsville to Joseph and Bessie (Starha)
Topinka Sr. He married Helen M. Krisher on May 13, 1947 and they were
married for 67 years. Helen died on Nov. 28, 2014. They began their married
life near Neillsville, then moving to Medford, where they lived the majority
of their life and raised their seven children. Victor spent most of his
working life at Weather Shield Manufacturing, retiring in 1995. In 2012
Victor and Helen moved to Colby where they spent their last two years of
marriage and where Victor continued to live until his death. Victor and
Helen cherished over 67 years of married life. He loved the story of Jesus.
He and Helen enjoyed traveling to visit their children scattered across the
states and also their siblings.
Victor is survived by his children, Ruthie Topinka and Debbie (Randy)
Swonger, all of Colby, Harvey (Nancy) Topinka of North Port, Fla., Louis
(Marilyn) Topinka of Beaverton, Ore., Duane Topinka of Philadelphia, Pa.,
Diane Topinka of Schofield and Ronald (Debbie) Topinka of St. Cloud, Minn.
He is also survived by his grandchildren, Michael, Eric (Becky), Ashlee,
Tara, Evan (Sami), Steven (Kelly), Kaylene, Taylor (Stefanie), Tristin
(fiancé Skyler Dutton), Tanisha Topinka, Cuyler and Corina Swonger,
Priscilla Wipf, Marcy (Bjorn) Anderson, Danika (Jason) Veldkamp and Taylor
Covlin; and great-grandchildren, Annelise, Russell and Ashlynn, Easton,
Aster Topinka, Bradyn Wipf, Kiera and Kevin Anderson. He is further survived
by two sisters-in-law, Elaine (Fred) Griswold of Fox Lake and Myrtle
Stockwell of Randolph.
Victor was predeceased by his parents; his wife, Helen; daughters-in-law,
Elaine and Karla Topinka; an infant Topinka granddaughter; four brothers,
Joseph Jr., James, George and Arthur Topinka; and four sisters, Bessie
Gossman, Anne Topinka, Lillian Liga and Elinor Norton.
Online condolences may be sent to
www.rembsfh.com.
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