Sanilac-Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Oparka, Aloise December 5, 2001
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Huron Daily Tribune
Aloise Oparka 

Mr. Aloise Oparka, 93, of Tyre passed away Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, at Huron 
Medical 
Center after a short illness.  He was born July 31, 1908, in Parisville to the 
late Stanley 
and Teckla "Tillie" (Ertman) Oparka. He married Irene Ertman on July 15, 1933, 
at St. 
Bartholomew Catholic Church of Detroit.  Aloise was a graduate of the country 
school. 
He moved to Detroit and worked at U.S. Rubber for 35 years. He retired in 1970 
and 
moved to Tyre. He was a former parishioner and usher at St. Bartholomew Parish 
in 
Detroit. He was currently a parishioner at St. John Catholic Church of Ubly. He 
enjoyed 
gardening and playing cards with family and friends.  Aloise is survived by his 
wife, 
Irene Oparka of Tyre; two daughters, Elaine Wodwaski of Parisville and 
Bernadette 
Schwalm and her husband, Robert, Sr., of Tyre; three sons, LaVerne Oparka and 
his wife, 
Angeline, of Madison Heights, Arnold Oparka and his wife, Rose Marie, of 
Algonac, and 
Timothy Oparka and his wife, Nancy, of Madison Heights; 26 grandchildren; 32 
great-
grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; three brothers, Floyd O'Parka of Ubly, 
Ted 
Oparka and his wife, Theresa, of Warren, and Raymond Oparka of Bad Axe; and one 
sister, Leona Peplinski of Parisville.  He was preceded in death by four 
brothers, Cass, 
Joe, Bernard and Isadore O'Parka; and one sister, Angeline Osentoski.  The 
funeral mass 
will take place at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec., 10, 2001, at St. John Catholic Church 
of Ubly. 
The Rev. T.J. Fleming, pastor will officiate. Burial will be in the church 
cemetery. 
There will be a vigil service at 8 p.m. Sunday at Zinger-Smigielski Funeral 
Home of 
Ubly.  Visitation will be 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday, 
and from 8 to 
9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. 



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