Joe Massop Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Joe Massop of Mapleton, Minnesota, born in Storm Lake, Iowa, who passed away at the age of 89, on December 1, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Theodore "Ted" Massop and Hendricka Massop (Beenen); his wife Shirley Karstedt; his brothers, Henry, John and James; his siblings-in-law, Irene, Mary Kay, Rita and Therman Gamble; and his son-in-law Kipp Goodrich.
He is survived by: his children, Joseph Massop (Gina), Steven Massop (Cindy), Coleen Lindemann (Jeff) and Susan Peterson (Wayne); and his brother-in-law David Karstedt (Pam). He is also survived by 11 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren.
The family prefers memorials be directed to Mapleton Museum (Maple River Heritage Inc., P.O. Box 474, Mapleton, MN 56065), Franciscan Missions (P.O. Box 130, Waterford, WI 53185), St. Joseph's Indian School (http://www.stjo.org or by mail at 1301 North Main Street, Chamberlain, SD 57325), or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (http://www.stjude.com or by mail at 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105).
