Juliana M. Kopec

Juliana M. Kopec, age 95, of Bradenton, Florida passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2024. She was born in Pittston, Pennsylvania on May 5, 1929 to the late George and Katarina (nee Mackanic) Gerboc. Juliana was a 1946 graduate of Pittston High School, and had a very successful career as Assistant Vice President at Summit Bank.

Juliana enjoyed gardening and bingo and was an active member of Tara Golf and Country Club, in Bradenton, Florida.

She is survived by her loving son, Michael Kopec; cherished grandchildren, Ali O’Grady, Erin Johnson and Ryan Johnson and great grandchildren, Rylee O’Grady and Liam O’Grady. Besides her parents, Juliana is preceded in death by her husband, William M. Kopec and daughter, Kathy Ann Kopec Johnson and; sisters, Margaret Kalina, Mary Russick, Helen Schnitzel, Agnes Havrilla, Elizabeth Rakowski and Anna Rachwalski and brothers, John, George, Joseph, and Michael Gerboc.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude's Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, in Juliana's memory.

A memorial mass for Juliana will be held on Friday, July 19, 2024 at 10:30 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Bradenton, Florida, followed with committal service at Sarasota National Cemetery at 1 pm.