Albert Hopp

September 16, 1922 - November 13, 2018

TORRINGTON, WYOMING...........Funeral services for ALBERT HOPP, 96, will be held at 10am Friday, November 16, 2018 at Our Savior Lutheran Church with Reverend Scott Firminhac officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Albert died November 13, 2018 at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado. Memorials may be given to Our Savior Lutheran Church. Visitation will be prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are by the Colyer Funeral Home and condolences may be sent to www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Albert was born September 16, 1922 in Minatare, Nebraska the son of Carl and Anna (Grebe) Hopp. He received his education in country schools ending up at the Huntley, Wyoming school. He entered the US Navy in October of 1944. He married Elsie Schaneman on December 6, 1945 in Lyman, Nebraska. He was discharged in March of 1946 returned to Wyoming. He worked two years as a oilfield pumper and then farmed for nineteen years for other farmers before buying a farm that he farmed for ten years. They moved to Torrington and he farmed west of town for eight years on the Davis farm and did custom farming for other along the railroad west of town. He later owned and operated “Goshen Discount” store on Highway 26/85 where he sold furniture, carpet, tires and many other things from 1975 until 1985. Albert enjoyed eating out, dancing, traveling and gardening especially roses. He was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church, the VFW and the American Legion. Albert is survived by his wife of seventy-three years Elsie Hopp of Torrington, Wyoming; two sons Johnny (Debbie) Hopp of Gillette, Wyoming and Mark Hopp of Torrington; four sisters Elsie Schwartzkopf of Missouri, Alma Bawer of Worland, Wyoming, Virginia Harmon of Scottsbluff, Nebraska and Lucille Hopp of Iowa; two grandchildren; and one great grandson. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son Clinton Albert Hopp; two brothers Dave and Carl Hopp; and three sisters Lea Meininger, Viola Schriner and Irene Hopp.