Chester Kopec

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Chester Kopec

Chester Kopec Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on May 5, 2025.
Chester Bill Kopec, Jr., born in Detroit on January 13, 1941, passed away on December 14, 2024, at the age of 83.

He was the son of Chester Bill and Betty (Noble) Kopec. Chester grew up alongside one brother, Edward, and two sisters, Mary (Rumps) and Ann (Giampietro).

Chester is survived by his three sons, Chester Bill III, David Michael, and Michael Robert, his two daughters, Kimberly Ann (Burkus), and Anne Marie (Kearney), and their mother Jean (Novotny), as well as many loved grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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