Anna M. Kopp

Anna M. Kopp, 97, formerly of Houston Road in “Lynchville” St. Marys, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at the home of her daughter.

Anna was born on September 21, 1926 in St. Marys, daughter of the late Frank and Catherine Caskey Cheatle.  She was a lifelong resident of the area and attended St. Marys schools.

On May 3, 1948 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Anna married the late Richard “Dick” Kopp, who preceded her in death on February 25, 1976.

She was a devout Catholic and a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in which she served as a Eucharistic Minister and a Benedictine Oblate.  She believed her purpose in this life was to raise children, which she admirably did for over 80 years.

Anna is survived by her children: Patricia Moyer (Jesse “Randy”) of Kersey, Nancy Pounds (Richard “Shorty”) of St. Marys, Ron Kopp of St. Marys, Mary Steele (Steve) of St. Marys, Daniel Kopp “6” (Linda) of St. Marys, Timothy Kopp (Brenda) of St. Marys, Rosann Klock of Dillsburg, and Christine Pistner (Timothy “TR”) of Kersey; twenty-five grandchildren; forty great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; two sisters, Virginia “Ginna” Volovar and Catherine Olson, both of St. Marys; sisters-in-law, Elizabeth “Betty” Cheatle and Frances Kopp, both of St. Marys; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband and parents, Anna was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Kopp; four sisters and eight brothers: Josephine “Jane” Sporner, Theresa Kopp, Norman “Farmer”, Bernard “Bernie”, Francis “Fran”, Harold, Jerome, Alfred, Leroy, and in infancy, Helen and twins, Charles and Henrietta Cheatle.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held in the St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 10:00AM with Rev. Ignatius Camello, O.S.B., celebrating.  Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.  The Mass will be streamed on the St. Mary’s Church YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/@saintmarysparish1411.

Visitation for Anna will be held in the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Friday, July 26, 2024 from 4:00PM until 7:00PM.

Memorial donations, if desired, may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 325 Church Street, St. Marys, PA 15857.