Mary Martha Kopec, 102, a former resident of Forty Fort and currently a resident of New Bern, North Carolina, entered into eternal rest on Monday evening, April 08, 2013, at her home.

Her beloved husband was the late Stanley S. Kopec, who passed away on October 06, 1998. Together, Stanley and Mary shared 67 years of marriage.

Born on March 05, 1911 in Port Griffith, Mary was the daughter of the late Joseph Griglock, Sr. and Maria (Marchalak) Griglock.

Mary was raised in Port Griffith, later relocating to Murray Street in Forty Fort where she and her husband resided for over 50 years. Following her husband’s death, Mary moved to New Bern, North Carolina to be closer to her children.

A devoted homemaker, Mary spent most of her life tending to the daily needs of her home and family.

Mary was a longtime member of the former Holy Name/Saint Mary’s Parish Community, Swoyersville.

In addition to her parents, Joseph and Maria Griglock, and her husband, Stanley, Mary was preceded in death by her brothers, Joseph Griglock, Jr., John Griglock, William Griglock and Joseph “Spike” Griglock; her sisters, Anna Zawaski, Helen Krzywicki, Wilma Thour and Emma Johnson.

Mary is survived by her son, Jerry Kopec and his wife Anna, of New Bern, North Carolina; her daughter, Carole Trabold, of New Bern, North Carolina; her six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson; numerous nieces and nephews in the local area.

Relatives and Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral which will be conducted on Monday, April 22, 2013, at 9:30 AM from the Wroblewski Funeral Home, Inc., 1442 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10:00 AM in Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 116 Hughes Street, Swoyersville, with the Reverend Joseph J. Pisaneschi, Pastor, officiating.

Interment with the Rite of Committal will follow in Saint John the Baptist Roman Catholic Cemetery, Schooley Avenue, Exeter.

Family and Friends are invited to call on Sunday evening, April 21, 2013, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM, at the funeral home.

For additional information or to send the family an online message of condolence, you may visit the funeral home web-site www.wroblewskifuneralhome.com.