Richard Ralph Popp

Richard Ralph Popp, age 85, of North Branch, passed away unexpectedly on March 7, 2026, in Minneapolis.

Born on March 23, 1940, in Morrill Township, Morrison County, Minnesota, to Clarence and Clara (Pekarek) Popp, Richard grew up on a family farm near Rice. He graduated from Foley High School in 1957 and served in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1962. On June 8, 1968, he married JoAnn Duea at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Rice. The couple first lived in Columbia Heights before settling in Isanti. Richard worked as a machinist at FMC-BAE for 36 years. He cherished time spent with family and friends, particularly gatherings with his brothers and sisters, and found joy in hunting, fishing, and gardening.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Joyce Popp.

Richard will be lovingly remembered by his wife, JoAnn; his children, Christine (Todd) Larkin, Matthew (Amy) Popp, Eric (Kathy) Popp, and Kathryn Olson; his siblings, Donna Deering, Leonard (Jackie) Popp, Dorothy Sweet, Jan (Charlie) Anderson, Marlene (Lee) Miller, Betty (Joe) Legatt, and Jerry (Sue) Popp; his granddaughters, Sydney, Elle, Payton, Grace, Audrey, McKinley, and Emma; his great-grandchildren, Larkin and Shepherd; and many other relatives and friends.