Topping, Lydia (1905-1976)

Lydia Weisser was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on March 27, 1905. She married Ralph E. Topping in Crookston, Minnesota, on December 7, 1927. The couple had three children: Lawrence, Gerald and Elaine. They lived in Grand Forks until the family moved to Bemidji, Minnesota, in 1945. Lydia was employed as a merchandising coordinator for the state of Minnesota, a position she held for 32 years. Ralph Topping died in 1961, while Lydia Topping died on December 25, 1976, in Bemidji.

Clearwater County, Minnesota
Grand Forks
Women's History