Kopta, Sandra Lee (1944 - 2016)

KOPTA, BURGER, JOHANSEN, SCHAEFER, DESOMMA, NORDBY, WILL

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/6/2016 at 15:10:07

Name of deceased: Sandra Lee Kopta (nee Burger)

Aged: 71 yrs, 11 mo, 5 days

Residence: Greenbelt, MD (formerly of Harlan, IA)

Born: July 31, 1944; Harlan, IA

Died: July 4, 2016; Greenbelt, MD (cancer)

Funeral services: Saturday, July 9, 2016; St. Pius X Catholic Church, Bowie, MD.

Survived by: Daughters, Aimee Kopta of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Elizabeth Kopta (spouse, Henry Schaefer) of Frederick, MD, and Kerry DeSomma (spouse, Vincent) of Bethesda, MD; step-mother, Marcia Burger of Cassville, MO; brother, Tom Burger of Los Angeles, CA; sisters, Patrica Nordby of Salida, CO, and Judy Will, of Malvern, IA; grandchildren, Henry Schaefer, Alessandra DeSomma, Victoria DeSomma, and Vincent DeSomma; nieces and nephews

Predeceased by: Parents, Darrell and Clara (nee Johansen) Burger; brother, Ron Burger

Education: no information provided

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Edward Martin Kopta; July 20, 1968; location not provided. They later divorced.

Employment: 20 years of service at the Internal Revenue Service, retiring in 2009. After two years, she began a new career with a Lockheed Martin team supporting her former office at the IRS, and worked there until her death.

Hobbies/Interests: travel, including North and South America and Europe

Sources: harlanonline.com; dignitymemorial.com