Mrs. Matilda Copan, formerly of Yorkton, widow of Gordon passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at her residence in Melville. Matilda Copan (nee Farkas) was born March 8, 1919 on her family farm in the Parkerview Saskatchewan district. She was the youngest of 12 siblings (3 of which died at birth) of parents David and Esther Farkas (nee Popp). She was raised on the family farm and attended Crewkerne School, which was a small one-room school within their district. In the early 1940's she would move to the Oliver area of the Okanagan Valley where she worked in the fruit and orchard industry for some time prior to returning to the prairies that she truly loved. Matilda loved the prairies and to the very end of her life on earth she could not imagine a better or more desirable place to live. On October 26, 1946, Matilda was united in Holy Matrimony to Gordon Copan at the Roman Catholic Church near Parkerview. The couple then took up residency in Parkerview, SK, where they would operate their garage business and post office until 1964. Matilda and Gordon would have one child (a son- Gary) born in 1952. On July 1, 1964 they would move to Yorkton, SK where Gordon would work briefly at a machine shop, before continuing his career in the post office. Matilda worked briefly at Zellers but left her career to focus her time at home as a housewife, mother and grandmother. They resided in Yorkton until Gordon's passing in 2003 and due to her failing health moved to St. Paul Luther Home in Melville, SK, where she lived until her passing on August 25, 2015. Matilda was very strong in her faith. One of the things she looked forward to each year was attending the August pilgrimage at Rama, SK and also Kaposvar near Esterhazy. She never missed the trip until her health and limbs failed her in 2003. Matilda loved the time spent with her niece (Cynthia Lalonde - nee Kapin) picking mushrooms and wild fruits of all kinds in the woods. She enjoyed baking and crocheting afghans, sweaters and all sorts of things. She was also very involved at St Gerard's Parish and the C.W.L. perogy bees, funeral lunches, bazaars and serving at weddings and other events were a high priority for her. Being a devoted mother and even more importantly a dedicated grandmother was her top priority in life. There was nothing she and her husband would not do to help their son or grandchildren. At her grandchildren's very young age she would so often say "no body can look after these kids like me and no one else is going to while I'm around ---so there". She is predeceased by her parents David and Esther (nee Popp), her brothers Louis, Frank, David Jr, Stephen, her sisters Helen, Mary, Margaret and Veronica and three siblings lost at birth, also her husband Gordon and a grandson Derek. She leaves to mourn her passing her son Gary and wife Donna of Vernon, BC, her granddaughter Shelly and companion (Ian Gunn) of North Vancouver, BC and a grandson Jason and wife Tahirih (nee Schulz) of Calgary and great-grandchildren Jade and Brayden of Calgary (parents Jason and Tahirih) of Calgary and many nieces and nephews and friends. Matilda was a friendly person who loved to visit and chat and she leaves this world a better place because of this. May you forever rest in peace -- Granny. A Prayer Vigil was held on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at the Chapel of Bailey's Funeral Home. The Funeral Mass was held on Friday, September 4, 2015 at St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church in Yorkton with Rev. Fr. Francis Hengen as the Celebrant. Serving as the organists were Lorraine Lysak (Vigil) and Chris Fisher (Mass). Members of St. Gerard's choir led in the singing of the hymns, "Praise To The Lord", "Psalm 23", "Amazing Grace", "I am The Bread of Life", "Song of the Angels" and "How Great Thou Art". The readers were Cynthia Lalonde and Tahirih Copan. The cross bearer was Shelly Copan. The Gift bearers were Gary and Donna Copan. Members of the C.W.L. formed the Honour Guard. The interment followed in the Garden of Devotion at Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Jason Copan, Ian Gunn, Gerald Farkus, Garry Brown, Ken Washek and Allan Pacholko serving as the casket bearers. Memorials honouring Matilda's life may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Condolences can be sent to the family at .
