Rudolph Edwin “Rip” Popek

RUDOLPH EDWIN “RIP” POPEK, III, 68, of Follansbee, WV died peacefully on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at home. Born February 16, 1958, in Weirton, WV a son of the late Rudolph Popek, Jr. and Carmen Elaine (Grist) Popek. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his ex-wife, Doris Diane Orr. Rip graduated from Brooke High School in 1976. He went on serve in the U.S. Navy and later worked as…