Idaho County ID Archives Obituaries.....[Hoene] Kopczynski, Bertha F. November 11, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com November 16, 2005, 11:27 pm Idaho County Free Press Bertha F. Kopczynski, 82 Bertha F. Kopczynski, 82, of Cottonwood died Nov. 11, 2005, in an automobile accident near Winchester. She was the seventh child born Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 30, 1922, in Greencreek, Ill., to Henry and Catherine Schmidt Hoene. She attended elementary school in Greencreek and helped her mother manage the family farm during the depression. Bertha and her mother traveled to Idaho in 1944 to visit Hoene relatives. It was at that time that she met her future husband, Stanley. They fell in love, corresponded through the mail for months, and were married on Oct. 30, 1945. in Greencreek, Ill. She adjusted to married life in Idaho and began a long career in homemaking and motherhood. She raised 10 children while being active in her church and community. She was a lifelong communicant of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Cottonwood. Additional Comments: Idaho County Free Press Grangeville, Idaho County, Idaho http://www.idahocountyfreepress.com/IFPMilestones3.html Volunteer submission - No relation to the deceased. No other information available from submitter. 16 November 2005 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/idaho/obits/h/hoenekop1129gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/idfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb