Rose Marie Kopernik (Panek)
May 25, 1935 — July 30, 2010
Rose Marie (Panek) Kopernik, 75, of Marion, passed away peacefully Friday, July 30, 2010. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Marion, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 5 – 8 p.m., Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, with a Scripture Service beginning at 7:00 p.m. Graveside Service: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Following graveside service, a luncheon will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion.
Survivors include her daughter, Kathleen (Blake) Mohr of Lino Lakes, Minnesota; sons Michael (Kim) Kopernik of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Thomas Kopernik of Marion, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Henry “Hank” Kopernik; sisters Maxine Slater and Magdeline Boston; and brother Joseph Panek.
Rose Marie was born May 25, 1935, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Yanda) Panek, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she lived for 45 years. She graduated from St. Wenceslaus High school. Rose Marie was a proud graduate from Mt. Mercy College. She married Henry Kopernik on November 30, 1957, and was happily married to him for 33 years. Rose Marie was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, Iowa for 45 years. She worked in the medical field since she was 15 years old and retired from Weland Laboratory in 1996. Rose Marie loved spending time with her family and grandchildren.
A memorial fund has been established in Rose Marie’s memory.
Survivors include her daughter, Kathleen (Blake) Mohr of Lino Lakes, Minnesota; sons Michael (Kim) Kopernik of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Thomas Kopernik of Marion, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Henry “Hank” Kopernik; sisters Maxine Slater and Magdeline Boston; and brother Joseph Panek.
Rose Marie was born May 25, 1935, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Yanda) Panek, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she lived for 45 years. She graduated from St. Wenceslaus High school. Rose Marie was a proud graduate from Mt. Mercy College. She married Henry Kopernik on November 30, 1957, and was happily married to him for 33 years. Rose Marie was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion, Iowa for 45 years. She worked in the medical field since she was 15 years old and retired from Weland Laboratory in 1996. Rose Marie loved spending time with her family and grandchildren.
A memorial fund has been established in Rose Marie’s memory.
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