Florence Lois Kopecky (1938-2020)

KOPECKY, DRALLMEIER, SEELAND

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 7/19/2020 at 07:07:02

Florene Lois “Butch” Kopecky, 81, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church by Rev. Ivan Nienhaus. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family from 3 to 6 p.m. on Monday at Teahen Funeral Home. The funeral home and church require all in attendance to wear a mask and respect social distancing guidelines.
Florene is survived by her sons, Mitch (Tammy) Kopecky of Marion, and Dan (Erin) Kopecky of Cedar Rapids; her 3 grandchildren, Ben (Ashley) Kopecky of Cedar Rapids, Andrew (Kayla) Kopecky of Honolulu, HI, and Patrick Kopecky of Cedar Rapids; 3 great granddaughters, Isabel, Bailey, and Rilynn; sister, Eileen Smith of Marion; sister in law, Rosemary Roberts of Cape Cod MA; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Lee on April 28, 2019; her son Scott; sisters, Amy (Eugene) Dvorak and MaryAnn (Arlyn) Gray; brother-in-law, Les Smith; and dogs Trix, Buffy and Missy.
Florene was born August 16, 1938 in Elkader, the daughter of Louis and Florence Drallmeier Seeland. She attended country school and graduated in 1956 from Elkader High School. She married Leander “Lee” Kopecky on October 8, 1960 at the St. Patrick Rectory. Florene had worked at Northwestern Bell in Elkader for a few years and Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids prior to becoming a homemaker. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Florene loved to travel with her husband and friends. She enjoyed family cookouts, snowmobiling, racing, and took fishing trips to Minnesota for over 40 years with family and friends. Florene cherished the time she spent with her 3 great granddaughters. She will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her.
Florene’s family expresses their understanding that you may feel more comfortable not attending the services due to the COVID-19 crisis. They just ask that you keep their family in your thoughts and prayers.
Special thanks to the doctors and nurses of the UIHC Neurology Department, and the caregivers at the Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy for their loving care.
Memorials may be directed to the family