RITA MARIE KOPANIC GALVAN, 67, of 110 Manor Drive, Hagerstown, Maryland, died Saturday, March 10, 2007 at her home. Born September 4, 1939 in New Eagle, Pennsylvania, she was the first daughter of the late Stephen Raymond Kopanic and Louigia Jean Vezzani Kopanic. Rita attended Greater Monongahela High School where she graduated as Salutatorian. There she accompanied the school choir on the piano. Although she was encouraged by her teachers and mentors she did not follow a career as a professional pianist. She graduated from Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania with majors in political science and Western languages. She spoke many western languages including French, Spanish, Italian, and Russian and she was studying Greek and Ancient Hebrew. During her junior summer she bicycle toured in France in the Alsace Lorraine region. She was an avid bicyclist and ice skater. In her career as a technical editor she edited for the American Psychological Association publications and U.S. National Aero Space Association (NASA). She attended the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Hagerstown. She is survived by her husband, Mauro Flores Galvan; one daughter, Miriam Stephanie Kopanic of Washington, D.C.; two sisters, Judy Kopanic of San Francisco, California and Jeannie Kamerman of Pensacola, Florida. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 11833 Greenhill Drive, Hagerstown, Maryland. The Dr. Helen R. Woodward will officiate. Burial will be in Monongahela Cemetery in Monongahela, Pennsylvania. The family will receive friends on Monday at the Minnich Funeral Home, 415 East Wilson Blvd., Hagerstown, Maryland from 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 1037 Haven Road, Hagerstown, Maryland 21742 or Hospice of Washington County, 747 Northern Avenue, Hagerstown, Maryland 21742. Online condolences may be made at www.minnichfh.com.