Obituary for Irene D. Kopystynsky

Irene D. Kopystynsky, 91 of Grand Island died Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Tiffany Square Center. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 29th at St. Pauls Lutheran Church. Reverend William Pavuk will officiate. Burial of ashes will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.Family will be greeting friends an hour before service time and following the committal service with a dinner at the church. All Faiths Funeral Home is serving the family. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date.Irene was born September 9, 1926 at Belgrade the daughter of Charles and Emma (Hellbusch) Moyer. She was raised and received her education in Belgrade before moving to Grand Island. In 1945 she was united in marriage to Walter Kopystynsky. To this union they were blessed with three sons, Robert, Walter (Chuck) and Michael. They raised their family in Grand Island where she worked for Burger King on Webb Road. Later they moved to Omaha and Irene continued working for Burger King for over 25 years. She had a great working relationship with her general manager Chad, whom she adored.Walter and Irene enjoyed camping. Irene also enjoyed crocheting and her lunches with her friends from Ada Street Apartments. Most of all she enjoyed time spent with family.Survivors include her sons and their families, Robert (Marty Zimmerman) Kopystynsky of Omaha, Chuck (Vikki) Kopystynsky of Omaha and Michael (Terri) Kopy of Parkville, MO; four grandchildren, Robert (Beth) Kopystynsky, Kara Kopystynsky, Brian (Angela) Kopy and Katie (Willie) O'Quinn; fifteen great-grandchildren and a sister, Arthrene (Phil) Wagner of Council Bluffs.She is preceded in death by her husband, Walter in 1998; her parents; sisters, Ella Mae Schwieger, (Tutti) Dorothy Walgren and Geraldine Johnson.