Barbara Toppmeyer
Brussels |
Barbara Toppmeyer, of Brussels, IL, passed peacefully on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Jerseyville Manor.
She was born on, August 23, 1936, the daughter of the late Carl and Carrie (Poggenpohl) Schmieder. Barbara married Jerome Toppmeyer on October 1, 1955 in Fieldon, IL.
Barbara was a member of St. Mary’s Church and Altar Society. She loved playing pinochle, cooking, cleaning, and especially playing rummy and watering flowers with her neighbor Jeanette Held.
She is survived by two sons, Randy (Sue Ann) Toppmeyer of Bethalto and Alan (Michele Levan) Toppmeyer of Brussels; two grandchildren, Kelly (Matt) Olmsted and Adam (Sarah) Toppmeyer; and five great-grandchildren, Emersyn, Everly, and Elowynn Olmsted, Piper and Sloane Toppmeyer, and a great-grandson on the way.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jerome Toppmeyer; and five siblings, Marian Charow, Geraldine Becker, John Schmieder, Charles Schmieder, and Robert (Boots) Schmieder.
There will be a drive-through visitation on Saturday March 6, 2021 from 8:00 to 9:30 am at Gress, Kallal, and Schaaf Funeral Home in Brussels, IL.
Funeral Mass will take place Saturday at 10:00 am at St. Mary’s Church in Brussels.
Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Brussels.
Gress, Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home
