George Kopchik

US Army 

World War II Veteran

George Kopchik, 91, formerly of Stratford, died September 3 at Bethel Health Care Center. Mr Kopchik, a World War II veteran of the US Army serving in the Philippines, was born in Granville, N.Y., to John and Susan Kopchik and had been a lifelong area resident. He was the widower of Susie Selepes Kopchik.

Survivors include his devoted son, Robert Kopchik and his wife, Rosemary, of Newtown; his cherished grandchildren, Robert Kopchik and his wife, Kristin, of California and Amy Kopchik of Newtown; a great-granddaughter, Mackenzie; a sister, Helen Belush of Southbury; and several nieces and nephews.

Mr Kopchik was a former employee of Tomlinson, Hawley and Patterson Construction Company and was a member of Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church of St John the Baptist, and the VFW Post 9460-Stratford.

Funeral services took place on September 6 in Adzima Funeral Home, Stratford, with the Very Rev Luke Mihaly and Very Rev David Cochran officiating.

Interment with full military honors was in St John’s Cemetery, Stratford.

The Newtown Bee       September 7, 2007