Ann Topp

The funeral service celebrating the life of Ann Topp of Hewitt, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hewitt. Visitation will be held at the church on Tuesday, one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Hewitt, MN. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You may view the service by going to Schuller Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Services' FACEBOOK page. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ann, age 81, passed away after a courageous 8 month battle with cancer on February 27, 2024, at her home in Hewitt, MN. Ann lived a very full life. Throughout the years, she traveled to the Philippines, Alabama and West Germany. Being from Minnesota, she said that being in Alabama was like being in a different country. While in West Germany (before the wall came down) she also visited France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Along this journey, Ann was an avid bowler, and she was quite good at it. She liked to hunt, fish, search for mushrooms, and was an active at home quarterback for the NFL. She loved our family “pick em” competition and learned to text like a pro during the games. She loved her Vikings! Although she waitressed, worked at First National Bank, did bookkeeping at Wadena Ready Mix (then drove cement trucks), Ann’s passion was two-fold; the farm and her family. She did it all when it came to farming - all the fieldwork, driving her tractors and milking the cows to provide for the four children she was raising. She managed a huge vegetable garden for canning and freezing. Loved her flowers especially the gladiolas. There were always critters around, both tame and wild. Mostly the cats stayed outside but she made an exception now and then. She raised dogs and there were puppies – cocker spaniels, cockapoos, chihuahuas and poodles, and the occasional “who’s the daddy” batch. She was especially fond of her farm poodle, Jack, and her pet pig, Peg. Out her dining room window she watched her chickens, ducks, horses, rabbits, deer and the birds coming to her feeders. She especially loved the hummingbirds and orioles. She spent the last few years watching the “eagle cam” on her computer and sharing that with her sister Jen. Ann’s love for her family came second only to her love for the Lord. She was preceded in death by her parents Herb and Alma Wachlin, and her brother-in-law Robert Lindquist. Surviving Ann are her siblings: Janett Lindquist, Charles (Laurie) Wachlin, Paul (Annie) Wachlin; her children, Dale (Theresa) Topp, Beth Topp, Duane (Christine) Topp and Derek (Calah) Topp. She will be missed by her grandchildren; Sarah, Andrew, Henry, Ashley, Stephanie, Lindsey, Kyara, Kassydee and Cooper, as well as her great grandchildren, Jaysen, Sullivan and Audra. Also missing Tante Anna are numerous nieces and nephews, as well as cousins and friends.

Ann Topp

April 14, 1942 - February 27, 2024