| Date of Birth | October 3, 1947 |
| Passed Away | November 23, 2015 |
| Place of Residence | Hornell |
| Home State | NY |
| Service Date | November 28, 2015 |
| Service Time | 11:00 AM |
| Service Location | St. Ann's Church, Hornell |
| Interment Location | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester |
ANNE L. KONOPA
HORNELL-Anne L. Konopa, 68, of Cook St., passed away late Monday morning (Nov. 23, 2015) at McAuley Manor in North Hornell after a very heroic battle with ALS, that she fought with grace and laughter.
Born in Rochester on Oct. 3, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Kathleen McConachie Konopa.
A graduate of Mercy High School in Rochester, class of 1965, Anne entered the Sisters of Mercy in Rochester after her graduation from high school and served with them for 17 years, until 1982. While she was a member of the Sisters of Mercy she received an associate’s degree in Radiologic Technology from Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse and began her employment with St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell in 1971 as a staff technologist as well as a nuclear medicine technologist. In 1984 she became the radiology manager, a position she held until her retirement in 2012.
Anne dedicated her life to her family and friends and enjoyed her summer vacations at the family cottage on the St. Lawrence River, where she spent time fishing. Konopa, as she was known to many, loved children and animals and looked forward every year to Halloween, her favorite holiday, and shopping on Black Friday.
She was a member of Our Lady of the Valley Parish and was a communicant of St. Ann’s Church in Hornell.
Her loving family includes her brother, Thomas (Tina) Konopa of Webster; her niece, Jillian Konopa and her nephew, Andrew Konopa; her aunt, Genevieve “Jean†Specksgoor; also several cousins and many God children; her loving friends and care givers, the Freeland and Smith families as well as numerous other dear and caring friends.
The Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc. in Hornell is honored to serve the family of Anne L. Konopa.
Calling hours are 3-6 p.m. Friday at the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell. Friends are invited to meet her family at St. Ann’s Church in Hornell where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday. Interment will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester.
It was her wish that everyone that attends the calling hours or funeral mass should dress in bright colors to celebrate her life.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing may contribute in her memory to the ALS Association, 890 7th N. St., #108, Liverpool, N.Y. 13088 (envelopes for memorial contributions will be available at the funeral home and church) or at www.alsaupstateny.org.
Dear Tina and Tom, please accept my sincere condolences on the loss of your sister, Anne. She sounds like a wonderful caring person who will be missed by many people. I will keep your family in my prayers firing this time.
Mike Adams
GOOD MEMORIES FOR ME ABOUT ANNIE: ONE THING THAT I REMEMBER WITH ANNIE IS GOING TRICK AND TREATING ON HALLOWEEN. IT SEEMS THAT MOST OF THE TIMES WE WENT, IT RAINED THE DAY BEFORE MAKING THE STREETS WET AND DAMP THE NIGHT WE WENT OUT.
THERE WAS ANNIE, TOMMY, CINDY AND ME. OF COARSE OUR PARENTS FOUND SOME PAPER BAGS WITH HANDLES. YOU HAVE TO PICTURE LITTLE KIDS DRAGGING SHOPPING BAGS WITH TWO TO THREE INCHES OF CANDY IN THE BAG. IT DO NOT TAKE LONG BEFORE YOU GET TIRED DRAGGING THE BAGS ON THE WET PAVEMENT. IT WAS EITHER STARTED BY ME OR TOMMY, SWINGING THE BAGS AROUND AND IN THE PROCESS TRYING TO HIT CINDY OR ANNIE. CINDY RETALIATED BY HITTING US BACK WITH HER BAG. BUT IN HER CASE, HER BAG WAS QUITE WET CAUSING HER BAG TO EXPLODE, SENDING CANDY FLYING ALL OVER THE STREET. OF COARSE TOMMY AND I SEEING AN OPPORTUNITY, STARTED TO PICK UP THE CANDY AND FILLING OUR BAGS. ANNIE HELPED WITH PICKING UP THE CANDY, GIVING IT BACK TO CINDY.
I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU,
YOUR COUSIN,
CHARLIE
oh Konopa, saddened to hear of this. you were a great teacher and I had a 35 year run as a XR technologist. You made it fun. God Bless and thank you Karen Burdette Bush