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Show OREM TIMES Page 13 Obituaries Frozen during the Battle of the Bulge Michael JJCopinskv Teddy H. Pierce Thursday, June 19, 2008 Michae! J. Kopinsky, 75 of Lehi, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2008 after a lengthy illness. ill-ness. Mike was born December 27, 1932 in Campbell, Camp-bell, Ohio to Michael J. Kopinsky Sr. and Anna Mae Danko. He was soon known as "Jay" to keep him from being confused with his father. Mike married Norene Felt on November 6, 1957, in Lehi, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized solem-nized on September 19, 1958 in the Salt Lake Temple. Mike attended Campbell Memorial Memo-rial High School and was active in photography and played football. After graduation he joined the Army and served in Korea where he received various commendations commenda-tions and served in General Van Fleets Honor Guard. Upon his release, he was assigned as an MP at Tooele Army Depot. It was there that he met Norene. When he was discharged, he worked as a Lehi City Policeman. He graduated from BYU receiving receiv-ing his B. S. degree and worked as a campus policeman. After graduation he built a home in Lehi and worked for the Federal Government as a Logistics Management Man-agement Specialist responsible for positioning Air Force ammunition ammuni-tion around the world. He spent significant time in Southeast Asia assisting various governments in setting up ammunition systems. In addition, he was selected as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Ammunition Program Team He spent a significant sig-nificant amount of time working I NOTICE TO WATER USERS The State Engineer received the following Application(s) in Utah County (Locations in SLB&M). For more information or to receive a copy of filings, fil-ings, visit httpywaterrights utah gov or call 1-866-882-4426 Persons objecting ob-jecting to an application must file a CLEARLY READABLE protest stating stat-ing FILING NUMBER. REASONS FOR OBJECTION. PROTESTANTS NAME AND RETURN ADDRESS, and any request for a hearing. Protest Pro-test must be filed with the State Engineer. Box 146300, Salt Lake City. UT 84114-6300 on or before JULY J6. 2008. These are informal proceedings pro-ceedings as per Rule R655-6-2 of the Division of Water Rights (The Period Pe-riod of Use is generally year-round except irrigation which is generally Itoti Apr 1 to Oct 31 each year ) CHANGE APPLICATION(S) 54- 690(834484) Intermounlain Equine Reproduction Center Inc. proposes) pro-poses) using 0 924 ac-ft from groundwater (Redwood Rd & 7600 (400) H SSp) for STOCK WATERING 55- 12346(a34501) Corporation of the Presiding Bishop LDS Church p'opose(s) using 0 988 ac-ft. from groundwater (American Fork) for IRRIGATION; IR-RIGATION; DOMESTIC: OTHER uses associated with a shop EXTENSIONS) 54- 1029 (A22B83aaeah) Eagle Mountain City. Parsons Kinghorn Pete's Pe-te's i&'are filing an extension for 1 .0 ac-ft. from groundwater (Eagle Mountain City) for MUNICIPAL: In Eagle Mountain NONUSE 55- 1 549 (U481) Corporation of the Presiding Bishop LDS Church isare seeking Nonuse period tor 1 5 012 ac-ft from groundwater (2 Mi. South Of AF) for IRRIGATION 55-595 (A23322) Cassis Land Company. Inc isare seeking Nonuse period pe-riod tor 0.015 ds from groundwater (1 mi East of AF) for IRRIGATION; STOCKWATERING: DOMESTIC. Jerry D Olds. PE STATE ENGINEER Published in North County Newspapers on June 19 & 26. 2008. 00322894 UPAXLP We pay your first 3 mortgage payments wtien you buy a borne from COUNTRYSIDE ESTATES Coentrytld Estates in Santaquin, Utah. On 15 rwtei south of Prow - sosmc east bench location mJkfrt flootpla'S te choose twi - custom featsxw and verne - slaftrg tvn -e rd t2Xrs CaO for mut WtmatiM m wr 801-735-9055 "ZZZzZ Gmc!ic LOWEST i e ii i j - xt lilflirlife&Strwf uums tiffcdrTte&iCTi !M.tfaf Swell J Bring in fhi$ od and receive a . 1 FQGE (LIGHTER 1 I With a Minimum 1 1 5" Purchase f I limit CW pW CtfC" J at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. At the time of his retirement in 1987, he functioned as the Program Pro-gram Manager for the Paveway Laser Guided Bomb system for the Air Force. Mike was a very caring man who loved his family dearly. He had a very keen sense of humor and loved to play practical jokes. He was an extremely unselfish person who would drop anything to help anyone in need. He loved people and served them his entire life. Mike loved his 7 grandchildren grandchil-dren and spoiled them on a consistent consis-tent basis. Grandpa was known as the "Happy Meal, Treat Man." His favorite place to go was Disneyland Dis-neyland and he planned many trips with his wife, children and grandchildren. He was an avid BYU football fan. Mike was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in numerous leadership positions. He is survived by his wife, Norene. No-rene. his son John (Carolyn) and 7 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. Michael and Anna Mae, his brother Robert, Rob-ert, a sister Dorothy, and a son Gary (Kerri). The family would like to thank the medical staffs at Orchard Park Care Center, Utah Valley Specialty Hospital and Utah Valley Regional Medical Center for their kind service and comfort for Dad these last few years. Funeral services will be held Thursday. June 19, 2008 at 1 LOO a.m. at the Dry Creek LDS Chapel. 4J5 W. 700 S Lehi Family and friends may call Wednesday, June 18. 2008 at Wing Mortuary," 1 18 E. Main, Lehi from 6-8 p.m. and at the church on Thursday one hour prior to service. Interment, Lehi City Cemetery. Online guestbook at wingmortuary.com. i hsmm i . .... I StratFieid Sfcsp 11 I PRICES rf I i.v it h KlilLJJUUU Ted H. Pierce, beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away peace fully on June 16, 2008 after losing his battle with cancer. He lived 73 wonderful won-derful years. He was born on May 25, 1935 in Lyman, Ly-man, Wayne County, Utah to Jonathan Hyrum Pierce, and ThLsbe Phoebe Callahan. He was the oldest of seven children. He married Lorraine Lor-raine Webster on June 1, 1959 in the Logan L.D.S. Temple. Ted is survived by his wife and three of his four children, Mark T. (Elizabeth) Pierce, Heidi (Lance) Hatch, and Dale W. (Krista) Pierce. He is also survived by 17 grandchildren- He was preceded in death by his sister Margaret, his parents Jonathan and Thtsbe, and his daughter Anita (Cliff) Hunsaker. Ted was a devoted husband Glen S. (Curly) Cook Glen S. (Curly) Cook, 86, passed away at Bel Aire Home in American Ameri-can Fork, Utah on June 12,2008. He was born April 22, 1922 in Cedar Fort. Utah, the son of James Earl and Martha Caroline Hacking Cook. He married Donna Berry and they had three children. Glen-da, Glen-da, Sheila and Dennis. He lived his life in Cedar Fort where he was involved in many programs; Fire Chief, Cedar Fort Volunteer Fire Department; President & Secretary of Cedar Fort Irrigation Irriga-tion Company; President of Cedar Valley Riders; Town of Cedar Fort City Councilman; Director of Cedar Valley 4H Program for 28 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, farming and spending time with his family doing these activities. 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He served in the 7th Army, 8th Division, Machine Branch, and was stationed in Germany during the Korean War. He was a faithful faith-ful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and was serving the mission he loved at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah when he was diagnosed with cancer, Ted was dearly loved by everyone who knew him, and he will be greatly missed. Friends and family may call Friday, June 20, 2008 at the Anderson An-derson & Sons Mortuary, (49 East 100 North A F.) from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services wiD be held Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 11:00 am at the 10th Ward Chapel, (507 West 700 North A.F.) with a viewing view-ing prior to the services from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Interment American Fork City Cemetery. He worked for Tooele Army Depot De-pot for 37 years as a heavy equipment equip-ment mechanic. He is survived by daughters, Glenda (Merrill) Carson, Lehi: Sheila (Orson) McKinney. Cedar Fort; son, Dennis G. (Kaye) Cook, Nibley, UT; 15 grandchildren and 2(5 great -grandchildrea Glen was preceded in death by his wife Donna, grandson Ryan McKinney, seven brothers and sisters. sis-ters. Melba Hindley. Ernil Cook, Fon Cook, Vera Carson. Evelyn Peterson, (infant brothers) Lenard Cook and Merlin Cook. Funeral were held Wednesday. June 18. 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at the' Cedar Fort LDS Chapel, viewing one hour before funeral. Friends and family called Tuesday evening eve-ning from 7-9:00 p.m. at Wing Mortuary, 118 E. Main, Lehi Interment, Cedar Fort City Cemetery. Cem-etery. Online guestbook at wing-mortuary wing-mortuary com The family would like to acknowledge ac-knowledge Bel Aire Home in American Fork for the wonderful care dad received. HeckPalnl BackPainl Call 801-492-1701 got frozen in the Battle of the Bulge. All of a sudden we got a call; The Germans have broken through. Get out! Get back to your headquarters." I drove for about 20 minutes min-utes and then hit a roadbkjck. As 1 pulled up, 1 was asked, "Do you have an axe?" When I said yes, they continued, "Get it out and fall in right over here." Other vehicles were also being stopped that had an axe and a shoveL "We've got to destroy this gas dump," we were told. Jerry Jer-ry cans of gasoline were piled five or six pallets high. "Hit at least two cans in each pallet," we were told. So two or three of us on each side of a pallet hit the cans with an axe, letting the gas out. We leapfrogged: I'd hit one pallet, then go around it while the guy ahead of me was hitting the next pallet, and so on. When we finished, the men in charge counted noses, then told us: "Okay, you can go now," By the time I had put my axe back on my jeep, a few grenades had been thrown into the pile, and jerry cans were flying up in the air. The whole gas dump was on fire. That incident delayed my trip by half an hour, and by the time I arrived back at my base, it was late at night. I hadn't brought my overcoat up around my knees, as I should have. So when 1 went to get up, I couldn't stand. My knees were frozen in a sitting position. I honked the horn and some guys came out to see what was wrong. Two of them lifted me out of the jeep and handed me to two others. Once I was inside, the men wrapped my legs in blankets and started to pour hot coffee down me and for once I didn't mind drinking coffee. The next morning. I was able to get up and go about my business, but some years ago, it came back on me. My legs are always cold from the knees down. 1 had also frozen my fingers, and they are also always cold now. When my wife leaves the house, I turn the air conditioner off. My fingers tingle and burn when it's on. When one of my officers L't;ih Omnty I BI:M1I:B EDfTOBIAL htraldtr - ltn -HI " lr O HI. Mill O , it i.tiiui; 0"i. tl I- ,1 i4 1 if?j X No Payment v X 1 ( No Interest ) Unfl August 200J didn't need me, I drove down to Lake Constance, on the French-German border, I had a boat there, so while my officer of-ficer wasn't using me, I had an enjoyable time for three weeks. I stayed in a little chalet, cha-let, all by myself. As the war wound down, there wasn't much for as drivers to do. Me and another guy were sent out to find little caches of German ammunition and food. These caches were given to the French army. After the war ended, 1 continued to drive around, looking for German caches, I treated the German civilians just like I did the French. I picked up one displaced woman wom-an and her son and took them somewhere. I also sent them CARE packages after the war. The CJerman people were nice. They were just like as caught in a war they didn't want. They simply wanted to go back to normal life. At Frankfurt, my jeep was repainted, and then I was told, "Take your jeep to such and such a place." When I arrived there, the gas tank was torn out and cut in half, and the jeep pushed into the ocean. "You're being sent to Belgium." Bel-gium." We were put on 40 and 8's (railroad boxcars, built for 40 men and 8 horses), where we had to sleep in shifts. Forty men couldn't lie down and sleep at the same time, and there was no heat. So at one stop, we got a thick manhole cover, which we put in the middle of the car, lit a fire, and thus were able to keep warm. At one stop, five or six flatcars on the train right beside as had bundles of willows, wil-lows, which we took into our car to use as firewood. At that time, you had to be 21 to vote, but by age 20, 1 had been on Omaha Beach in the Normandy invasion, and I had crossed the Rhine River at Arnham on a pontoon bridge. These excerpts from local veterans are courtesy of the Orem Heritage Committee. Complete stories of the veterans will eventually be put on the Orem City Web site, www. orem. org. Readers aware of any veterans who have written about their military service are asked to arrange to have these archives in the Veterans History Project, Library of Congress. Phone Don Sorton (225-H050) on how to do this. !..(! kjon cni-Mjic VtiHi H i .limt itlrlll,!' ittj!! ,114 V rfltiiil lifetime Guarantee Energy Efficient Quality Installation Wasatch Vinyl Products i KtJ0.:--iWP?VQt" 877-922-7283 I or 733-5633 -j 8 East Main American Fork !, i |