Walter John Toporek (1935-2015)

TOPOREK, EUNSON, COX

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 8/22/2015 at 08:56:03

Obituary From Adams Soderstrum Funeral Home, Story County, Iowa.

“Life is revealed in wandering.” - Walter Toporek, 1995

“The meaning of existence is that existence has meaning” - Walter Toporek, nd

Walter John Toporek was born to Katarzyna and Wladyslaw Toporek in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on August 18, 1935. He is remembered by his sister, Stephanie Eunson, his children, Rebecca, Cynthia, Veronica Cox, and Daniel, his four grandchildren, his children's mother, nieces, nephews, and dear friends. He was retired from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa where he had been an Associate Professor of Architecture. Prior to Iowa State University, he had also held a faculty position at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. He graduated with a Bachelors of Architecture from the University of Manitoba in 1958 with honors and achieved a Masters of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1963. He loved to garden and his yard was overflowing with native Iowa flowers and plants. He was seen around town almost every day wandering through the local parks, the downtown area, campus town and the public library… he was the man with the long white beard and many would mistake him for Santa Claus, especially in the wintertime. He passed away peacefully on July 27, 2015 at Bethany Life in Story City, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at Bethany Life, 212 Lafayette, Story City on Wednesday, August 19 at 3:00 pm. Following the service, Walter’s family Invites you to join them for a walk at Ada Hayden Heritage Park, 5205 Grand Ave, Ames.

Memorial Service
AUG 19. 03:00 PM - 03:45 PM
Bethany Manor Chapel
212 Lafayette Ave.
Story City, IA, US, 50248

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