Howard Topp was born April 7, 1910 at Grace City to Gustave and Bertha Haberlein Topp. On April 9, 1932 he married Florence Stedman, the daughter of George and Lura Whitman Stedman, who was born at Grace City on March 9, 1914. The family lived on a farm in the Grace City area until 1977.
They were the parents of two daughters: Phyllis and Carol.
Mr. Topp died April 26, 1977 and is a buried in the Grace City Cemetery. Mrs. Topp resides in Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 65B