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Obituaries of George Morton Ginsburg and Alan W. Popp
September 28, 1931 — September 23, 2022
George Morton Ginsburg, of Atlantic Beach, Florida (previously Schenectady, New York) passed away peacefully on September 23, 2022, with his family at his side.
George was a retired pharmacist, who made his local drug store a place of community and warmth. He was always there for his customers, their families and the local physicians who counted on him for his expert advice. George spent his spare time on the golf course where every day was an adventure as he searched for birdies and taught his three children and his wife to love the game! George was known for his role as leader of the “loud family”, always musical and always finding humor in every interaction.
George is survived by Bernice, his best friend and wife of 65 years, who has been by his side from sunrise to sunset, passionately committed to his end-of-life care; his son Ned (and wife Jocelyn), daughter Pam (and husband Barrett) and daughter Ilene (and husband Jeff). George is also “Pops” to six very accomplished grandchildren and two and a half perfectly special great grandchildren.
A short service was celebrated at 2:00, Tuesday September 27 at the Jacksonville National Cemetery (4083 Lannie Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218). In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to St Jude’s Children’s Hospital https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html?frequency_selected=2&sc_icid=mem-lp-donate-bttn-top or to Mayo Clinic, https://philanthropy.mayoclinic.org/.
Finally, the family would like to thank Sacasha and the wonderful team at Fleet Landing. Your love was important to George, essential to Bernice, and hugely impactful to his entire family.
September 11, 1931 — September 26, 2022
Alan W. Popp, 91, from Atlantic Beach, FL passed away on Monday, September 26, 2022 at McGraw Center for Caring Hospice. He was born in Chicago, IL to the late John and Marie Popp on September 11, 1931. He attended Beloit College in Beloit Wisconsin with a BA in 1953.
He was an international geologist, traveling widely throughout 79 different countries practicing mining and mineral development. Also an active Rotarian and he enjoyed playing Bridge with friends. Much of his time he devoted to his vast collections of stamps from around the world. Additionally, he vested many hours to his military library and World War period model building. He was a veteran of the Korean war serving in the Army performing topographical analysis and water safety instruction. An avid aviation fan he also was a private pilot. Always the dedicated worker supporting his family, he moved them frequently and widely throughout the US. Eventually relocating to Australia for several decades before returning to Atlantic Beach.
Alan was survived by his sons Dr. Mark (Brenda) Popp, Jeffery (Robin) Popp, daughter in law Dr. Barbra Spengeman, grandchildren, Britney (Jeremy)Barrow, Shelly, Connor, Nicole, Brent, Reed, Kyle, Grant and great-grandson Luke. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years Jean R. Popp and his son Dr. James D. Popp.
A family memorial was held in Atlantic Beach per his wishes.