- Date Of Birth: December 4, 1923
- Date Of Death: November 7, 2008
- State: Iowa
Helen Kopaska, 84, of Stuart, Iowa, (formerly of Adair) passed away Friday, November 7, 2008, at the Stuart Community Care Center.
Helen Caroline Larsen was born on December 4, 1923, near Kimballton, Iowa, the daughter of Andrew and Matilda (Otzen) Larsen. She attended country school near Poplar, Iowa, and then the family moved to Guthrie Center where she continued her education through the eighth grade. Helen held a variety of jobs in both Guthrie Center and Coon Rapids prior to her marriage.
On January 3, 1942, she married Albert John Kopaska in Marysville, Missouri. In April she joined him in South Carolina where he was stationed in the United States Army. After Albert returned from overseas in 1944, they farmed near Coon Rapids for 10 years. While living there two children were born, James Allen and Janet Kay. In 1955 they purchased a farm north of Adair.
