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Iva L. Kopich, 80, of 919 Douglas Drive, passed away on Saturday at the Fairview Manor, following a brief illness. She was born in Tionesta, Pa. on July 1, 1928, the daughter of the late Ota and Lydia Rate Kinnear. She was a Graduate of the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf and had been employed as an Assembler at Erie Resistor Corp. for 38 years. She was an avid Traveler and visited many countries in Europe Africa and Asia. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Art, Kenneth and Clarence “Skeets” Kinnear, and by two sisters, Isabella Johnson and Ruth Thompson. Her husband, John Kopich passed away in 1986. Survivors include her long time companion, Gulio Ferrante, and several nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to call at the Brugger Home For Funerals, LLP, 1595 West 38th St. on Tuesday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 Noon, at which time a Funeral Service will be conducted. Private interment will be in Brandon Cemetery in Cranberry Township. Memorial Contributions are suggested to the Regional Cancer Center, 2500 West 12th. St. Erie, Pa.