William John Coplen

COPLEN, William John ~ peacefully, at the St. Catharines General Hospital on Friday, January 17, 2014 at the age of 77. Beloved husband of 52 years to Betty (Neufeld) Coplen. Loving father of Chris Coplen and Allan (Wanda) Coplen. Grandpa will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his grandchildren Nadia and Jade. Dear brother of Colleen (the late Hugo) Furney, Betty (Lyle) Shaw, Irene (the late Don) Holder and Tom (Carolyn) Coplen. Predeceased by brothers Bob (the late Sharon) Coplen and Michael Coplen. William will also be sadly missed by brothers and sisters-in-law of the Neufeld family and by many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. William worked at General Motors for 32 years, retiring in 1997. A special thank you to the P.S.W.'s that visited the house and the St. Catharines General Hospital Nurses and Staff for all your special care and compassion