George M. Bopko, age 65, of Monroe, passed away on Wednesday April 18, 2012. George, a U.S. Army Veteran of the Viet Nam War was born in Bridgeport, to Helen (Droniak) Bopko of Monroe and the late George A. Bopko. He was a retired carpenter for Ethan Allen Furniture Company, and was an avid fan of the New York Yankees. Survivors in addition to his mother include his wife Judith Faye, his devoted daughters Jennifer Irey and her husband Sean of PA, and Jessica Mc Dermott and her husband Robert of Norwalk, 2 cherished grandchildren Sophia and Brenden, 2 brothers William Bopko and his wife Denise of Trumbull, and Richard Bopko and his wife Christine of FL, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will take place on Monday April 23rd at 9:15 a.m. in the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford, and at 10 a.m. in the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist, Bridgeport for a Requiem Funeral Service. Interment with full military honors will be in St. John's Cemetery, Monroe. Friends may greet his family on Sunday from 2-5p.m. Panachida at 3 pm.