Walter Hotop

Walter J. Hotop, 92, of Biehle, Mo., died Saturday, March 31, 2007, at Perry Oaks Nursing Home in Perryville, Mo.

He was born March 19, 1915, in Biehle, son of Joseph and Julia Schemel Hotop. He and Leola T. Sauer were married Aug. 9, 1940.

Hotop was a self-employed carpenter and a member of the St. Maurus Catholic Church.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Gerald Hotop and Sylvester Hotop of Perryville; a daughter, Norma Jean Main of Foley, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, seven brothers, two sisters, a stepbrother and a stepsister.

Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 6:30 to 9:15 Wednesday at Young and Sons Funeral Chapel in Perryville. Parish wake will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the St. Maurus Catholic Church in Biehle, with the Rev. Tony Datillo officiating. Burial will be at the church's cemetery.