Age 91, of Madison, passed away on Monday, at North Ridge Medical and Rehab Center in Manitowoc. She was born in Waunakee, the daughter of Mathias and Margaret (Cline) Helt. Marie married John P. Copchunis of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., whom she met during World War II, on Feb. 18, 1947, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, and together they raised three daughters in Madison. Marie went to Union Free High School in Waunakee and was a student at MATC in Madison. She was an employee for the Deptment of Transportation in Madison from 1964 until 1996. Marie was an active member of DAVA and VFWA where she helped veterans at the VA Hospital. She was also a Girl Scout leader and member at Black Hawk Girl Scout Council for over 55 years. Marie volunteered at the Madison Area School District, was a driver for RSVP where she drove the elderly that needed rides, and did other additional volunteer work. She had many hobbies including postage stamp collecting, gardening, canning, rubber stamping, reading the Wisconsin State Journal from front to back and personally typing endless greeting cards and letters to family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Copchunis; parents; grandson, John A. Disch; sister, Catherine (Helt) Boehm, and infant brother, Joseph.
Age 91, of Madison, passed away on Monday, at North Ridge Medical and Rehab Center in Manitowoc. She was born in Waunakee, the daughter of Mathias and Margaret (Cline) Helt. Marie married John P. Copchunis of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., whom she met during World War II, on Feb. 18, 1947, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, and together they raised three daughters in Madison. Marie went to Union Free High School in Waunakee and was a student at MATC in Madison. She was an employee for the Deptment of Transportation in Madison from 1964 until 1996. Marie was an active member of DAVA and VFWA where she helped veterans at the VA Hospital. She was also a Girl Scout leader and member at Black Hawk Girl Scout Council for over 55 years. Marie volunteered at the Madison Area School District, was a driver for RSVP where she drove the elderly that needed rides, and did other additional volunteer work. She had many hobbies including postage stamp collecting, gardening, canning, rubber stamping, reading the Wisconsin State Journal from front to back and personally typing endless greeting cards and letters to family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Copchunis; parents; grandson, John A. Disch; sister, Catherine (Helt) Boehm, and infant brother, Joseph.
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