Miami Union

June 29, 1911 

HOLLOPETER, BENJAMIN - Covington--Friday afternoon the funeral obsequies of the late Benjamin Hollopeter, an aged and respected resident of this city, was held in the Christian church.  The deceased was born in Pennsylvania seventy-nine years ago, and when a boy came to Ohio.  During the Civil war he was a member of Company G, 110th O. V. I. and for several years had been a sufferer caused by hardships during the war.  For several months he was seriously ill at his home on North Pearl street.  Mr. Hollopeter was an industrious citizen and was respected by all who knew him.  In this demise the members of the family to revere his memory are the wife, two daughters, Mrs. Rebecca Burns, of Piqua, and Mrs. Mary Sweighart, of Osborn, O., and two sons, Elmer Hollopeter, of Knox, Ind., and George Hollopeter, of this city.  The service was conducted by Rev. G. A. Connibear and the body was followed by the friends and members of the G. A. R. to the Highland cemetery, where it was laid to rest.

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