John Thomas Hopwood Sr.

Friday, November 25, 2022

John Thomas Hopwood Sr., age 83, passed away on Nov. 25, 2022.

John was born in Oil City, Pa., on Oct. 21, 1939. He was the son of John Arthur Hopwood and Eldelene (Schoonover) Hopwood.

Besides his parents, John was preceded in death by a sister, Rita York, and five brothers, Arthur John, William, Eugene, Fr. Robert Hopwood, CSsR, and James Hopwood.

John is survived by his wife, Jane (Vollmer) Hopwood, and by his six children, Luann (Skip) Wile of Spencer, John (Michele) Hopwood of Monticello, Roxanne (Charlie) Louden of Pittsboro, Paul (Terri) Hopwood of Monticello, Ron (Janet) Hopwood of Zionsville and Marianne Dearing of Indianapolis.

He is the brother of Marihelen Egan of Franklin, Pa., Paul Hopwood and his wife Ginger of San Jose, Calif., and Donald Hopwood and his wife Shirley of Warren, Pa. He is further survived by 16 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one due in November. John is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

John served in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard before moving to Indiana.

John was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Greencastle, and was a lifelong member of the Knights of Columbus. John retired from US Airways after 37 years in 1999. John also volunteered with Annunciation Catholic Church’s Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Brazil. John also was an advocate of and participated in prayer vigils for Indiana Right to Life.

Funeral services for John will be held at 12 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Greencastle. Visitation took place on Monday, Nov. 28 at Whitaker Funeral home, Cloverdale.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Knights of Columbus Council 6989 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Greencastle, Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, Annunciation Catholic Church, Brazil, or Care Net Pregnancy Center, Greencastle.

Condolences may be made at www.whitakerfuneralhome.net.