Julia C. Kopecky, age 98, of Reedsville Manor, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Rivers Bend Health and Rehabilitation, Manitowoc. Julia was born on September 25, 1912, in the town of Maple Grove, daughter of the late Joseph and Emma (Novak) Kohout. She attended St. Marys Catholic School, Reedsville High School, and graduated from Lincoln High School in Manitowoc, class of 1929. On April 23, 1937 Julia married Charles Kopecky at St. Johns Nepomocene Church in Detroit. She was employed as a dietician at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc and also later at Reedsville High School for 19 years. Julia was a member of Holy Family Catholic Parish, the Christian Mothers and the Reedsville Senior Citizens . Survivors include her children: Sr. Mary Carol of Manitowoc, James (special friend Donna Heimerl) Kopecky of Greenleaf, Francis (Jean) Kopecky of Menasha, Emily (Ron) Deets of Chilton, Ann (Ed) Pritzl of Cato, Carol (John) Sloma of Reedsville, Ruth (Paul) Neilitz of Manitowoc, and John (Rachele) Kopecky, of Grimms; 29 grandchildren; 55 great grandchildren; other relatives, and her friends at Reedsville Manor. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, one grandchild: Mark Kopecky; two sisters and one brother-in-law: infant Agnes and Libbie (Ralph) Allen; three sisters-in-law and brother-in-law: Stella (Charlie) Kropik, Georgia (Henry) Des Bien, and Marie (Marlin) Green. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 6, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Brillion. Officiating at the mass will be The Revs. Mathew Simonar and Anthony Birdsall. Burial will follow at St. Marys Cemetery, Reedsville. Friends may call on Sunday, June 5, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Wieting Funeral Home, 15 7th Street in Reedsville. A rosary service will take place at 7:00 p.m. led by the Christian Mothers and Ladies Society and a prayer service will take place at 8:00 p.m., led by Deacon Steve Letourneau. The visitation will continue at the church in Brillion on Monday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of mass at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in Julias name. The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the entire staff at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center and Rivers Bend Health and Rehabilitation, both of Manitowoc for the compassionate care given to Mom and our family.
