San Bernardino County Obituaries

Rosella M. Toppenberg

Submitted by Peggy Hooper 27 Feb 2008

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Daily Press; 2/25/2008 
 
Rosella M. Toppenberg passed away Feb. 4, 2008, in Sacramento at the age of 90. 

Born in Buffalo County, Neb. on Nov. 24, 1917, to the late Frank A. Richter and Ottilla Pauline 
"Dotty" Litty. While attending business school in Iowa City, her eyes met those of Otto 
Toppenberg in Reich's Cafe. Their marrage of 1939 was interrupted by Otto's service with the 
U.S. Navy and his work on the Alcan Highway. During that period Rosella lived in Iowa City, 
Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. The couple moved to California in 1949, and Rosella 
spent 38 years with the U.S. Postal Service where she became Hesperia's Assistant Postmaster. 
She retired in 1984. 

She leaves behind her children; Christine of Las Vegas; Janet (Denny Lewis) of Galt; Lily of 
Sacramento; and Val (Susan) of West Sacramento; and her dear grandchildren, Alec and Kelly.

She worked tirelessly to help provide for her children and help them attend college, but always 
had time for kids activities and clubs. 
Preceded in death by her husband, Otto; sisters Helen Hand (Russ); Katherine Thomas (George); 
Pauline Priebe (Earl); and Loretta True (Harry); and brothers Joseph (Pat); and Kenneth. Also 
survived by sisters Edith Grantham (Wilfred); Francis Behn (Harry) and Waunita Kouba (Stanley); 
and brother Harold (Billie). 

Memorial services will be held on March 17, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. at Riverside National Cemetary.
The family requests, in lieu of flowers, remembrances to the Alzheimer's Assocation, Yolo Hospice 
or the Asian Community Nursing Home in Sacramento in recognition of their kind assistance to 
Rosella and her family.