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Chase County Obituaries
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Kopechne, Joseph A Joseph A. Kopechne, 90, of Swiftwater, Pa. died Wednesday, Dec 24, 2003 in Stroud Manor
Nursing Home, East Stroudsburg, PA.
He was born on April 25, 1913, in Forty Fort, son of Frank and Mary
Leitinger Kopetchny. He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935
and 1936. During World War II, he worked at the shipyards in New Jersey.
He worked for Washington National Life Insurance Company most of his life
and lived in New Jersey during that period.
He and his wife moved back to Pennsylvania in 1973 and lived in Laurel
Springs in Swiftwater for 28 years until they moved to East Stroudsburg.
He was a life long member of the Knights of Columbus and attended Our Lady
of Victory Roman Catholic Church, Tannersville. He was an avid tennis player
for most of his life and enjoyed sports events of all kinds.
He was preceded in death by his only child, Mary Jo Kopechne, in 1969.
Surviving are his wife of over 60 years, Gwen L. Jennings Kopechne; brother,
Raymond Kopetchny; nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Mass will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at St. Vincents de
Paul Roman Catholic Church, Church Street, Plymouth. The Rev. Donald
Williams will officiate.
Local arrangements by Kielty-Moran Funeral Home, 87 Washington Ave.,
Plymouth.
The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 31 Dec 2003 and
Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., 31 Dec 2003
Submitted by Patty Matthews. He was cremated and buried at St. Vincent's Cemetery, Plymouth Twp., Luzerne
Co., PA along with his only child, Mary Jo. Joe's wife Gwen Jennings
Kopechne is the sister of my husband's mother, Sarah Jennings Matthews
(1915-1972).
by your Chase County Host, Lorna Marvin.
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