George M. Von der Lippe Sun, 02/21/2021 - 5:00am
Sunday, February 21, 2021
George M. Von der Lippe resident of San Marcos since 1982, died February 15, 2021. He was born on July 2, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois to George & Hedwig Von der Lippe. George graduated from high school in 1945 and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Forestry and Park Management from Michigan State University in 1951. His parents and the Boy Scouts nurtured his interest in protecting and conserving the environment.
He was married to Virginia who preceded him in death on January 4, 2015. He is survived by his son, Peter Von der Lippe and his wife Elicet and children, daughter Kristin Farrington and her husband Howard, daughter Susanne Gunsorek, daughter Ingrid Crowley, stepson Stephen Smith and his wife Karen, stepson Sam Smith, three grandsons, two step grandsons, two step granddaughters, four great grandchildren and seven step great grandchildren. Geor