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Rose Marie Stych

Female 1924 - 2004  (80 years)


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  • Name Rose Marie Stych 
    Born 27 Mar 1924  Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 Nov 2004  York, York County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried 2 Dec 2004  Greenwood Cemetery, McCool Junction, York County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Rose Kopsa

      Rose Marie Kopsa, age 80 of York, died Monday, November 29, 2004 at York. She was born at Ohiowa, NE on March 27, 1924 to James and Albina (Matejka) Stych. Rose attended and graduated from the Ohiowa High School. She was very proud that as a farm girl, she never missed a day of school. On March 23, 1946, she was married to Lawrence A. Kopsa at Belleville, KS and they lived and farmed in the Cordova/Utica area for 10 years. Rose and her husband owned and operated a Kopsa's Tavern and Cafe at Cordova, NE from 1957-67. They then managed the Friend Country Club for 3 years before coming to York to manage the York Country Club for 15 years, retiring in 1985.

      Rose is survived by her 2 sons; Larry and his wife Maggie Kopsa of York and Jerry Kopsa of Buffalo, NY; her 9 grandchildren, James (Jennifer) Kopsa of Omaha, Lisa (Jeremy) Pierce of Lincoln, Thomas, Stephen and Michael Kopsa of Buffalo, NY, Ben (Halie) Kopsa of Ft. Irwin, CA, Chris (Kama) Bedient of Lincoln, Tony Bedient of Scottsdale, AZ and Ryan Kopsa of York; 9 great-grandchildren, Sarah, James David, Maria, Julia & Kyle Kopsa all of Omaha, Morgan, Ryley & Ethan Pierce of Lincoln and Kaiden Bedient of Lincoln. Also surviving are her brother Henry (Jo) Stych of Broken Bow and her 2 sisters, Mildred Ortgies and Angeline Nun, both of Geneva. Preceding her in death were her husband Lawrence in 1995, parents, 3 brothers Ed, James & Melvin Stych, sister Libby Kolar and granddaughter Laura Kopsa.

      Funeral services were held on Thursday, December 2, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in York with the Rev. Barbara Hansen and LeRoy Hoyer officiating. Burial was in the Greenwood Cemetery at York.

      http://www.metzmortuary.com/archives/kopsarose1129.html
    Person ID I29121  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Vaclav "James" Stych, Sr.,   b. 27 Apr 1887, Tusovice, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1963  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Albina Matejka,   b. 6 Apr 1893, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1972  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 31 May 1910  Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Name Jim Stych
      Birth Date 1887
      Birthplace Bohemia
      Age 23
      Spouse's Name Albina Matejka
      Spouse's Birth Date 1893
      Spouse's Birthplace Fillmore Co., Neb.
      Spouse's Age 17
      Event Date 31 May 1910
      Event Place Fillmore, Nebraska
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number M02036-6
      System Origin Nebraska-EASy
      GS Film number 1987278
      Reference ID 3869

      Citing this Record:
      "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5ZC-B34 : accessed 05 Dec 2013), Jim Stych and Albina Matejka, 31 May 1910.
    Family ID F83  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lawrence Kopsa,   b. 22 Apr 1923,   d. 23 Oct 1995, York, York County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 23 Mar 1946  Belleville, Republic County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Rose Marie Stych and Lawrence Kopsa had 2 sons:
      1) Larry Kopsa
      he married Maggie (UNKNOWN)
      they had 3 kids:
      1a) James Kopsa
      he married Jennifer (UNKNOWN)
      they had 5 kids:
      1aa) Sarah Kopsa

      1ab) James David Kopsa

      1ac) Maria Kopsa (yes, Maria)

      1ad) Julia Kopsa

      1ae) Kyle Kopsa

      1b) Lisa Kopsa
      she married Jeremy Pierce
      they had 3 kids:
      1ba) Morgan Pierce (I assume female)

      1bb) Ryley Pierce (not sure of sex of this child)

      1bc) Ethan Pierce

      1c) Ryan Kopsa

      2) this is second son of Rose Marie Stych and Lawrence
      Kopsa:
      Jerry Kopsa
      he married (Unknown) (UNKNOWN)
      they had 3 sons:
      2a) Thomas Kopsa

      2b) Stephen Kopsa

      2c) Michael Kopsa

      Dennis Belohlavy
    Last Modified 9 May 2007 
    Family ID F9399  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Mar 1924 - Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Mar 1946 - Belleville, Republic County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Nov 2004 - York, York County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 Dec 2004 - Greenwood Cemetery, McCool Junction, York County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy).

    2. [S977] FamilySearch.org, Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995.