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Rudolph Carl Nicholas Hopp

Mills County

Memorial to the Honorable Rudolph C. Hopp of Mills County

MR. SPEAKER: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character and public service of the late Honorable Rudolph C. Hopp, begs leave to submit the following memorial:

Rudolph C. Hopp was born on February 16, 1870, in Schleswig Holstein, Germany, and died at his home in Glenwood on July 5, 1949. He came to this country at the age of three with his parents who settled near Mineola, where he was educated and grew to manhood. At an early age he was confirmed in the Lutheran Church.

On October 22, 1891, Mr. Hopp was united in marriage to Rosa L. Saar and to this union were born eleven children, five sons and six daughters. At the time of his death, ten of his children survived him, his wife and one daughter having preceded him.

After his marriage, Mr. Hopp located on a farm near Glenwood and they resided there fifty-eight years. Mr. Hopp accumulated 800 acres of Mills County land and was still operating 400 acres at the time of his death.

Having served on the board of directors of the Glenwood State Bank for many years, Mr. Hopp was elected president of that institution in 1932 and served in this position for sixteen years. He also served as director of the Pottawattamie Mutual Fire Insurance Association for twenty years; on the school board five years; as township road official five years; as president of the Mills County Farm Bureau and he was also a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge. In 1930 he was awarded the master farmer medal.

In 1932 Mr. Hopp was elected State Representative from Mills County where he served the people of Mills County in a manner worthy of the deep respect which the people of that county had for him in all of his undertakings.

Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Fiftyfourth General Assembly of Iowa: That in the passing of the Honorable Rudolph C. Hopp, the state has lost an honored citizen and a faithful, useful public servant, and the House, by this resolution, would express its appreciation of his services, and tender its sympathy to the members of the family.

Be It Further Resolved: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.

HENRY W. WASHBURN,

GEORGE E. MILLER,

ARCH W. MCFARLANE,

Committee.

House District 11