Mayme Bouzek Kopecky, obituary, 1903 - 2001

Funeral Held for Mayme Kopecky

Funeral services were held Saturday, August 18, at the Church of Christ in Highmore for Mayme Kopecky. Pastor Max Kelly officiated and burial was at the Bohemian National Cemetery in Northern Hyde County.

Mayme Bouzek was born January 27, 1903 in Eden Township in Hyde County, South Dakota to Martin and Mary (Vondra) Bouzek and died August 15, 2001, at St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre, South Dakota at the age of 98 years, six months and 18 days.

She attended school in Eden Township through eighth grade and then attended two years of Normal Teachers Training in Aberdeen. She taught school for two years in Banner and Washington Townships in Hyde County.

She was united in marriage to Will Kopecky on June 11, 1923. To this union, two children were born. She and her husband farmed and raised their family in Northern Hyde County. She was a baptized member of Church of Christ and was devoted to her family. She was a strong and generous woman to her family and friends and enjoyed visiting, playing cards, cooking and gardening. She was a member of the Golden Age Club and Extension Club.

Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law: Gordon and Winnie Kopecky; and one daughter, Mary Jane Gadd; 12 grandchildren and their spouses: Pam and Robert Bawdon, Steven Gadd, David and Robin Gadd, Bonnie and Art Wilson, Sharon and Dennis Serfling, Linda and Tom Johannsen, Gary and Janet Kopecky, Jerry and Cindy Kopecky, Judy and Donald Craft, Kathy and James Bitzenburg, Ron Kopecky and Leasa and Gerri Ortmeier; 22 great grandchildren, 14 great, great grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1978; one son-in-law, Gordon (Jap) Gadd Jr.; four sisters: Emma Huff, Nellie Coates, Frances Hall and Etta Bouzek; two brothers: Ben and John Bouzek; and one great-grandaughter, Jodi Johannsen.