John Theodore Stopera, 89, of Brimfield, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls.
He was born October 17, 1926 in Pontiac, MI. He retired from Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in Akron.
He is survived by sons, Ted Stopera of Brimfield and John Stopera of Suffield; daughters, Shellee Stopera of San Jose, CA and Donna (Bill) Adler of Brimfield; grandchildren, Megan (Perry) Wolfe of Stow, Todd Stopera of Venice, CA, Taylor Fine of San Jose, CA, Troy Stopera of Washington, DC, and Zachary Fine of San Jose, CA; and sister, Jean Burkhardt of Prescott, AZ. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Stopera in 2009, father, John Stopera; mother, Agnes (Duma) Bejlak; brothers, Bernard Stopera and Leo Stopera; and sister, Alice Hartman.