Hipperson, George A. (1913-2001)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2001 Sep 28 p. 27

Birth date: 1913 Mar 22

text of obituary:

GEORGE A. HIPPERSON

George A. Hipperson passed away May 1. He was born Mar. 22, 1913 to William and Violet Hipperson in Ingersoll, Ont. The family returned to England during World War I while his father fought in the army. After the war, the family returned to Ingersoll. He used to fish on Sundays. After an elderly lady said he should be in church, he went to a Pentecostal church. He accepted Christ in his teens. At church, he met Marie Brunskill; they married June 21, 1939. In 1940 he joined the army and was stationed at Dundurn (Sask.) Military Reserve, while Marie worked in Saskatoon. After the war, they moved to Woodstock, Ont. He was shy but a hard worker. He worked most of his life for the Kirsch Company, which made curtain rods. He travelled to northern Ontario, Alberta, B.C., the Northwest Territories, Texas and Florida. His soft, friendly manner and kind words endeared him to many, especially children. In 1990 they moved to Pleasant Manor Retirement Village in Virgil, Ont. They joined Orchard Park Bible Church, Niagara-on-the Lake, Ont. He was a willing volunteer at church and the Manor. In summer 2000 he fell while vacationing and broke his leg. That fall, they began attending Cornerstone Community Church in Virgil, joining in spring 2001. They regularly attended Monday evening hymn sings at the Manor. He is mourned by Marie; children Jackie Wynychuk of St. Catharines, Ont. and Judy Ashton of Weiland, Ont.; 1 granddaughter; 1 great-granddaughter; and 2 brothers. The funeral was May 4 in Cornerstone Community Church, with Vic Loewen, Rudy Bartel, Tim Siemens and Helmut Koop ministering.