James F. Bopp Sr.

1923 - 2013

James F. Bopp Sr. obituary, 1923-2013, Norwood, MA

BORN

1923

DIED

2013

FUNERAL HOME

Gillooly Funeral Home

126 Walpole Street

Norwood, Massachusetts

James Bopp Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 23, 2013.

BOPP, James F., Sr., longtime Norwood resident, passed away on January 23, 2013. He was 89.

Born in Roxbury, Mr. Bopp enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was a proud member for 70 years of the Sprinklerfitters, Local #550.

He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy E. (Smith) Bopp; loving father of Dorothy Bothwell and her husband William, James F. Bopp, Jr. and his wife Phyllis, Joseph Bopp and his wife Diane, Francis Bopp and his wife Charlene, Stephen Bopp, Nancy Martin, Theresa McElroy, and the late Geraldine Bopp and Mary Green. He was also survived by 24 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, January 29th at 10:00am in St. Catherine of Siena Church, 547 Washington Street, Norwood. Interment will follow the Mass in Highland Cemetery, Norwood. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole Street (Rte. 1A), Norwood on Tuesday morning from 8:30-9:30am, prior to the Mass.

Memorial contributions in memory of James F. Bopp, Sr. may be made to the American Lung Association, 460 Totten Pond Rd, #400, Waltham, MA 02451.

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February 7, 2013

Stratfords

Our sincere sympathy to the entire Bopp family. We loved Uncle Jimmy and will miss him. Kathy and Arthur Stratford

January 30, 2013

LARRY&RENA RUBIN

JIM WILL BE MISSED BY US ALL, MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY. A GENTLE SOUL, FAREWELL GOOD FRIEND.

January 28, 2013

To the bopp family we are sorry about your dad we will keep him in our thought and prayers marylou and franny folan

January 28, 2013

Diane Smith

With our deepest sympathy and love. We are thinking of all of you at this difficult time. Kay Smith, Diane and Kara Smith, and the Hodgkins Family

January 28, 2013

With our deepest sympathy and love. Thinking of all of you at this difficult time. Kay Smith Diane and Kara Smith And The Hodgkins Family

January 28, 2013

You are all in our thoughts and prayers. Uncle Jimmy will be missed.
Love, Auntie Pat Bopp, Charlie, Sue, Trip, Tanya Bopp, Michael, Marsha, David and Matt Bopp, Joanne, Bill, Laura and Chris Peters

January 27, 2013

Ed Brown

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

January 26, 2013

Maureen Joseph

I want to offer my deepest sympathy on the loss of Jim.
He was a wonderful friend and neighbor. I will miss him on my visits to Vernon Street. You are all in my payers and thoughts.

January 26, 2013

Mark&Cathy Joseph

Please accept our deepest sympathy on the loss of you Dad. He was a great guy and will be missed by many.
Our Deepest Sympathy,

January 26, 2013

Dear friends Jimmy and Phyllis, Frankie, and all Bopp Family Members,
We are sorry to hear of your father's death; his many children and grand-children bear witness to his good intentions and life among all of us !
With sympathy from Port Saint Lucie, Florida, Bill and Patty Eagar

January 26, 2013

The Ferricks

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.

January 26, 2013

Bob and Diane Taylor

Dear Bopp family,
Our deepest sympathy on the passing of your father. We will always have very fond memories of Jim. May he rest in eternal peace.

January 26, 2013

Bob Cusick

Please accept my deepest sympathies.

January 24, 2013

Jessica Bopp

You will be forever missed and in our hearts forever. Rest in peace Grampa. Love Always,
Jessica M. Bopp

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