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September 9, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, 285 French Hill Road, Wayne, NJ.
A 9 AM Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2012, at the church.
Interment will be in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Totowa, NJ
Theodore C. "Ted" Kopreski, age 93, of Sterling Village of Piscataway, NJ, formerly of West Paterson, NJ, died Sunday, September 9, 2012.
Ted was born in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, and raised in Vineland, NJ. He left the family farm as a young man, worked briefly as a doorman in NYC, and soon got a job as a pipe fitter in the Naval shipyards. At the age of 25, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as an Ordinanceman 3rd Class before being honorably discharged in 1946.
After his service in the Navy, Ted found employment with Public Service, where he worked as a bus and trolly operator for 35 years. Upon retirement from NJ Transport, he was hired by Rowe Manse Emporium in Clifton where he constructed elaborate merchandise displays. He enjoyed this job as it allowed him to express his talent and skills; leaving it after 10 years only because of his wife's health crisis.
Ted was industrious and talented, often working 2 jobs to get ahead financially. He loved to sing, was a great Polka dancer, and continued to play the accordion at family gatherings and social events at Sterling Village, the senior residence where he has lived for the past 7 years.
Ted met his wife Helen at one such Polka dance in 1948. They married in 1949 and had a loving and devoted partnership for 51 years, until Helen's death in 2000. Ted and Helen shared a life in the church, enjoyed their family and friends, cared for their home in West Paterson where they lived for 50 years, and travelled to many interesting places together. They particularly enjoyed their daughter, Elaine, her husband Bill, and delighted in their grandchildren, Zach and Christianna.
Ted and Helen were early members of the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in Wayne, NJ. Ted served there as Senior Warden, receiving a blessing from the church for his exemplary dedication and commitment to the church's growth.
In 2004, Ted reluctantly and gradually moved from his West Paterson home and community to live near his daughter and her family in Piscataway. He came to love his apartment in Sterling Village, and his community of friends, which afforded him support, sociability, and independence. His friendliness, warmth and sense of humor were appreciated by all. He is dearly missed.
Ted is survived by his daughter, Elaine Kopreski, her husband, William Dobrowski, and his cherished grandchildren, Zachary and Christianna Dobrowski, of Piscataway, NJ, and by his dearly loved brother Stanley Kopreski of Vineland. Ted was predeceased by 5 siblings.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, 285 French Hill Road, Wayne, NJ 07470, would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, 285 French Hill Road, Wayne, NJ.
A 9 AM Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2012, at the church.
Interment will be in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Totowa, NJ
September 9, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-4 and 7-9 PM on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, 285 French Hill Road, Wayne, NJ.
A 9 AM Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2012, at the church.
Interment will be in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Totowa, NJ
Theodore C. "Ted" Kopreski, age 93, of Sterling Village of Piscataway, NJ, formerly of West Paterson, NJ, died Sunday, September 9, 2012.
Ted was born in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, and raised in Vineland, NJ. He left the family farm as a young man, worked briefly as a doorman in NYC, and soon got a job as a pipe fitter in the Naval shipyards. At the age of 25, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as an Ordinanceman 3rd Class before being honorably discharged in 1946.
After his service in the Navy, Ted found employment with Public Service, where he worked as a bus and trolly operator for 35 years. Upon retirement from NJ Transport, he was hired by Rowe Manse Emporium in Clifton where he constructed elaborate merchandise displays. He enjoyed this job as it allowed him to express his talent and skills; leaving it after 10 years only because of his wife's health crisis.
Ted was industrious and talented, often working 2 jobs to get ahead financially. He loved to sing, was a great Polka dancer, and continued to play the accordion at family gatherings and social events at Sterling Village, the senior residence where he has lived for the past 7 years.
Ted met his wife Helen at one such Polka dance in 1948. They married in 1949 and had a loving and devoted partnership for 51 years, until Helen's death in 2000. Ted and Helen shared a life in the church, enjoyed their family and friends, cared for their home in West Paterson where they lived for 50 years, and travelled to many interesting places together. They particularly enjoyed their daughter, Elaine, her husband Bill, and delighted in their grandchildren, Zach and Christianna.
Ted and Helen were early members of the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in Wayne, NJ. Ted served there as Senior Warden, receiving a blessing from the church for his exemplary dedication and commitment to the church's growth.
In 2004, Ted reluctantly and gradually moved from his West Paterson home and community to live near his daughter and her family in Piscataway. He came to love his apartment in Sterling Village, and his community of friends, which afforded him support, sociability, and independence. His friendliness, warmth and sense of humor were appreciated by all. He is dearly missed.
Ted is survived by his daughter, Elaine Kopreski, her husband, William Dobrowski, and his cherished grandchildren, Zachary and Christianna Dobrowski, of Piscataway, NJ, and by his dearly loved brother Stanley Kopreski of Vineland. Ted was predeceased by 5 siblings.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, 285 French Hill Road, Wayne, NJ 07470, would be appreciated.
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