Donald “Don” W. Ropp, 79, of West Liberty, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022, at the Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born on March 16, 1943, at the Champaign County Hospital to the late Walter A. and Helen M. (Turner) Ropp.
On October 20, 1962, he married the former Carolyn L. Brugler and she survives in West Liberty.
Along with Carolyn, he is also survived by their sons: Wayne (Beth) Ropp, Wiatt Ropp, and Warren (Mandy) Ropp; grandchildren: Ryan (Ashley) Ropp, Jordan (Aaron) Sidders, Leah Ropp, and Dean Ropp; a great grandchild, Piper Sidders; and a sister, Donna Lee (Dennis) Gehring.
Don was a 1961 graduate of Zanesfield-Monroe High School. He attended Heidelberg College from 1961-1962, after which he became a dispatcher at the Springfield Ohio Highway Patrol Post from 1962-1964. Then he attended the Ohio Highway Patrol Academy. He was a patrolman for 8 years at the Bellevue Post on the Ohio Turnpike and at the Bellefontaine Post. For the next 50 years, Don and his wife Carolyn bought, improved, and resold real estate together.
Don was an avid Cleveland Browns and Ohio State Buckeyes fan, he enjoyed to golf, and loved to spend time with his family.
There will be a private service at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, or to the Wounded Warrior Project, 223 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Suite 301, Nashville, Tennessee 37203.
Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home, West Liberty, is honored to serve the Ropp family and encourages anyone to share a fond memory or message of condolence at www.edsfh.com.