Paul and Vivian Toepfer passed away within three days of each other in October 2013. Cremation took place at Yachats, Oregon where they had lived for about twenty years.
Paul was born in Butte, Montana on April 26, 1918. His parents of Stevensville and four brothers and a sister preceded him in death. One sister is still living in Bozeman, Montana.
Paul was the third of six children. While a very young child, the family moved from Butte to farming in Whitehall where they lived for about 20 years before moving to a small farm in the Bitterroot Valley near Stevensville in the Three Mile/Lone Rock area.
Paul graduated from Stevensville High School. A few years later he enlisted in the Air Force at which time he became a machinist instructor. After he was discharged from the Air Force he worked a couple of summers at Mammoth, Wyoming in Yellowstone Park where he met Vivian. They were married at Palm Springs, California.
They soon moved onto the family farm, where they lived for about 20 years. During that time Vivian finished her education and started teaching. She taught school for 20 years.
During that time, Paul became a Mason and Vivian an “Eastern Star.”
Paul and Vivian moved to Missoula where he became a real estate agent and Vivian retired from teaching for quite a number of years.
Paul and Vivian then moved to the Yachats area of Oregon where they lived out their retirement of about 20 years.
Graveside services will be conducted on Sunday, May 24 at 2 p.m. at Sunnyside Cemetery. Wayne Tack will officiate with others members of the families participating.
Paul and Vivian are missed as they made many friends wherever they went.