Victoria Magdalene Walters

Victoria Magdalene Walters, 71, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at The Oaks at Sweeten Creek in Arden. She was born in Philadelphia, PA to the late Albert and Victoria Kopczenski and grew up in Maple Shade, NJ. Victoria, known for much of her life as “Vicki”, graduated from Holy Cross High School in Delran, NJ in 1964. She later graduated Summa Cum Laude at Burlington County College in Pemberton, NJ in 1979 with an A.A.S. in Legal Technology. Victoria married Bernard Walters, Jr. in October of 1966 and they were married for nine years. She was an accounting manager’s assistant at Continental Bank in Maple Shade, NJ for a time after getting married. In 1988, she gained employment at Datapro Information Services, a division of McGraw-Hill, in Delran, NJ, which later became Gartner, Inc. She had reached the position of Senior Research Specialist prior to retiring in 2005. She enjoyed taking trips to various places, such as the Amish countryside in Pennsylvania, New York and Alaska. She also enjoyed watching detective shows and crime documentaries on television, as well as movies with special effects. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by one brother, Andrew Kopczenski. Victoria is survived by her son, Douglas Walters of Arden, NC; eight siblings, Alberta Dellaratta of Orlando, FL, Albert Kopczenski of Bensalem, PA, Vivian McGuire of Mt. Dora, FL, Victor Kopczenski of Abescon, NJ, Vincent Kopczenski of Trevose, PA, Audrey McKinnon of Blanco, NM, Valerie Barnett of Orlando, FL and Anita Campion of Oak Island, NC, as well as many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. A Memorial Service, following a cremation at Victoria’s request, will be held at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, October 24 at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian in Arden. The family will have a reception immediately following the service. Her ashes will be scattered on the Blue Ridge Parkway.