Katherine Churchill / Kopankiewicz

Katherine "Kate" Dillon was born in Torrington Connecticut August 31st 1882. She was the daughter of James Dillon & Bridget ( Casey ) Dillon. She was the eldest of three siblings. She had a brother James Dillon Jr.who was born July 1884 & another brother Andrew who was born Nov 1895. Her mom died when she was a teenager. She lived with her father & bothers at 252 Riverside Ave.. a stones throw from Union Hardware. She married David Alvin Churchill , June 18th 1906. They lived on North Elm ( around the corner from the house she grew up in ). They had two children..Clyde & Edwin. Her first husband David Churchill died when she was 45 years old. Two years later, she married Max Kopankiewicz. They also lived on North Elm ( same house ? ) Max adopted the boys although they kept the Churchill name. She is listed in the 1951 Directory as a widow living at 26 Maple.

First Husband ( David Alvin Churchill ) 1880-1927 Second Husband ( Max Kopankiewicz ) Mother of Clyde W. Churchill & Edwin N. Churchill

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Birth: Aug. 31, 1882 Torrington Litchfield County Connecticut, USA Death: 1968 Stratford Fairfield County Connecticut, USA

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Spouse:

 David Alvin Churchill (1880 - 1927)

Children:

 Edwin N. Churchill (1921 - 1952)*

*Calculated relationship

Note: Buried next to son Edwin ( no stone )

Burial: Old Saint Francis Cemetery Torrington Litchfield County Connecticut, USA

Created by: rob prusak Record added: Oct 04, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 136788664

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Obituary Bridgeport Post ( Weds April 6 1965 )

Mrs. Maximilian Kopankiewtz

   Services for Mrs Kathryn Churchill Kopankiewtz, widow of Maximilian Kopankiewitz  of 40 Longfellow Ave, Fairfield, who died Sunday, took place in St. Emory's Church with a requiem mass. Burial was in St. Francis cemetery,Torrington.

 The celebrant of the mass was the Rev. Dennis Szocs, who also read the commital. Bearers were Clyde Churchill Jr. , Walter Fitzgerald, Ralph Freeman, Joseph Scaunyiczki , Frank Hunyadi and John Tassinarro