Helen Kopko; 83; of Monessen; died Sunday; April 3; 2005; in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc. She was born in Arnold City on May 30; 1921; a daughter of the late Blazak and Frances Bush Bialon. Mrs. Kopko owned and operated Kopko’s Grill in Monessen for the past 37 years. She was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church; Polish National Alliance 976 of Arnold City; and Hilltop Firemen’s Club. She is survived by two brothers and a sister-in-law; Edward and Dolores Bialon of North Charleroi; and George Bialon of St. Petersburg; Fla.; a sister; Mary Coffee of Arnold City; a niece; Frances Fisher and husband Robert of Uniontown; her dear friend; William J. Pushkar of Monessen; and by several nieces and nephews; and great-nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband; George Kopko; in 1981; a son; George Robert Kopko; in 1976; a brother; Frank Bialon; three sisters; Johannah Frederick; Ann Wozniak and Victoria Golulski. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the DALFONSO-BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC.; 441 Reed Ave.; Monessen (724-684-8750). Services will be held Wednesday; April 6; beginning with a 9:30 a.m. blessing in the funeral home; followed by a 10 a.m. Funeral Mass in Epiphany of Our Lord R.C. Church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

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