Winifred Kopesky

Winifred Kopesky

February 14, 1931 - February 9, 2021

Winifred C. Kopesky, age 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Grande Prairie Health and Rehabilitation Center with her loving daughters at her side.

Born on February 14, 1931, Winifred was the daughter of the late Charles and Laura (Stedge) Fox.

On January 28, 1950 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, she was united in marriage to Joseph M. Kopesky. After spending 67 years together, Joseph preceded her in death on November 5, 2017.

Winifred attended local schools and was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. She loved all types of cards, jigsaw puzzles, scratch off lottery tickets and tending to her garden. Above all, she loved and cherished being in the surrounding of her entire family.

Winifred was employed in the kitchen at Washington Manor.

She is survived by her children, Kathleen (Bradley) Matthews, Peggy Guibault and Tina (Fernando) Llanas; her seven grandchildren, Joseph and Ryan Miller, Aaron Matthews, Sarah Knolmayer, Allyson Houtsinger, Alexander and Nicholas Llanas; her eleven great grandchildren; her brother, Gordon (Patricia) Fox; her son-in-law, Jon Gyurina; her sister-in-law, Patricia Kopesky and many loving nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Winifred was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph M. Kopesky; her daughter, Jane Gyurina; her son-in-law, Paul Guibault; her brothers, Warren and Eugene Fox; her sisters, Clarabelle Horton, Mertle Zoromskis, Betty Smith and Gloria Lear.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Kenosha Senior Living, Grande Prairie Health and Rehabilitation Center especially her nurse Jackie and Hospice Alliance for the compassionate, kind, and loving care they provided Winifred.