Karen Topp

Karen M. Topp, age 70 of Anna, Ohio, died on Oct. 15, 2023, at OSU Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.

She was born on Nov. 12, 1952, in Coldwater, Ohio, to the late Melvin and Pauline (Bender) Schmiesing.

She married Dale Topp on April 3, 1976, in Minster, Ohio. He survives in Anna. 

She is also survived by siblings Jane Guthrie, Dayton, Ohio, Gary and Cindy Schmiesing, Portland, Indiana, Mary and Tom Jutte, Celina, Ohio, and Edna and Don Kremer, Chickasaw, Ohio; sister-in-law Marcile Schmiesing; in-laws Karen Lewis, Florida, Judy and Steve Borges, Minster, Ohio, and Jerry Topp, New Bremen, Ohio. 

She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Dave Schmiesing.

Karen was an avid bowler for many years and enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles and sudoku puzzles. She was an executive administrative assistant at Copeland/Emerson for 44 years.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, New Bremen, with burial to follow in German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen. Friends may call at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Minster on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, from 2 to 7 p.m. and on Thursday, Oct. 19, from 9 to 10 a.m. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to ASPCA. Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.