IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Walter A.
Topham
December 3, 1924 – December 3, 2013
Obituary
On December 3, 2013, of Collingswood, NJ. Age 89 years.
Beloved husband of 62 years to Millicent Topham (nee Koble). Dear father of Carol (Tom) Rachfalski, Robert (Maryann) Topham and Thomas (Donna) Topham. Loving grandfather of 5: Laura, Jonathan, Catherine, Kelsey and Kelly. He is also survived by his sister, Margaret Elliot.
Mr. Topham was a 1942 graduate of Collingswood High School and a WWII U.S. Army veteran, who helped free the prisoners of the Dachau Concentration Camp. He was a member of Tatem-Shields Post #17 American Legion, Collingswood, NJ. He graduated in 1952 with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, PA. Mr. Topham was employed with Warren Webster Co., H.B. Smith Co., and the Haddon Twp. School district.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with his family on Saturday 10 to 11 AM at the FOSTER-WARNE FUNERAL HOME, 820 Haddon Ave., Collingswood, NJ. Memorial Service will follow at 11 AM. Interment private.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Paul's Food Pantry, 832 Park Ave., Collingswood, NJ 08108.
Beloved husband of 62 years to Millicent Topham (nee Koble). Dear father of Carol (Tom) Rachfalski, Robert (Maryann) Topham and Thomas (Donna) Topham. Loving grandfather of 5: Laura, Jonathan, Catherine, Kelsey and Kelly. He is also survived by his sister, Margaret Elliot.
Mr. Topham was a 1942 graduate of Collingswood High School and a WWII U.S. Army veteran, who helped free the prisoners of the Dachau Concentration Camp. He was a member of Tatem-Shields Post #17 American Legion, Collingswood, NJ. He graduated in 1952 with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, PA. Mr. Topham was employed with Warren Webster Co., H.B. Smith Co., and the Haddon Twp. School district.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with his family on Saturday 10 to 11 AM at the FOSTER-WARNE FUNERAL HOME, 820 Haddon Ave., Collingswood, NJ. Memorial Service will follow at 11 AM. Interment private.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Paul's Food Pantry, 832 Park Ave., Collingswood, NJ 08108.
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