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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Stopko, Bobby 'Robert' Richard
Bobby “Robert” Richard Stopko, 77, of Oxford, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oxford, with burial to follow at the Mount Calvary Cemetery, where full military honors will be performed. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the St. Mary's Auditorium in Oxford where a parish vigil service will be held at 8 p.m.
A memorial fund has been established in his memory.
Online condolences may be sent for his family through the web at .
A complete obituary will appear in Sunday's edition.
Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service of Oxford and Iowa City is caring for Robert's family and his services.
Published in The Gazette Nov. 10, 2012.