Mary P. Kopko

KOPKO Mary P. Kopko, age 87, formerly of Newtown, died Monday, August 30, 2010 at her Stratford residence. She was the wife of the late John Kopko, Jr. Mary had worked as a bookkeeper and secretary for Wiedlich Sterling Spoon. She was a member and past president of the former American Legion Post 177 Auxiliary in Bridgeport, Chapeau 8/40, and the Greater Bridgeport Women's Council of Orthodox Churches. She was also a Bible Education Instructor for the Bridgeport Council of Churches where she was known as "Miss Mary". Survivors include two daughters, Marianne Kopko of Danbury and Joanne Kopko of Stratford, and several nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to attend the funeral on Thursday at St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 10 Oakwood St. in Bridgeport with viewing from 9:00 and services at 10 am. Interment will follow in St. John Cemetery, Nichols Avenue, Stratford. Friends may call on Wednesday (TODAY) from 4 to 8 pm at the Fairfield Funeral Home of Edmund W. Dougiello, 36 South Pine Creek Road. Panachyda service will begin at 6 pm.