Georgetown: Edward Kazmer Tupacz, 88, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at Kindred Hospital Charleston. Mr. Tupacz was born in Schenectady, N.Y. on September 3, 1919, a son of the late Paul Tupacz and Stephania Sarnowski Tupacz. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Forestry at State University of N.Y. in Syracuse. Mr. Tupacz served in the US Army during WWII in the European Theatre. Following the war, he married Muriel Maloney and they moved to Georgetown, where he worked with the Woodlands Division of International Paper Co. until retirement. Mr. Tupacz was also co-owner and operator of the family business, Tupacz Liquor Store, for thirty years. He participated in church and community activities. Mr. Tupacz was a member of both St. Mary Our Lady of Ransom and St. Cyprian Catholic Churches. He was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Muriel. Surviving are: a daughter, Elizabeth T. Imes of Johnson City, Tennessee; a son, Edward G. Tupacz and his wife Surapee Kosolsombat of Georgetown; three grandsons, G. Edward Imes of Pueblo, Colorado, Edward Kanon Tupacz and Francis Chonlatee Tupacz, both of Georgetown; and a number of nieces and nephews. The Mass of Christian Burial will be ten o'clock Monday morning, April 21, 2008, at St. Mary Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church. Officiating will be the Rev. Ronald J. Farrell. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Sign a guestbook at www.mayerfuneralhome.com. The family will receive friends at St. Cyprian's Catholic Church Sunday evening, April 20, 2008, from four until six and seven until nine with a Wake Service at eight o'clock. Memorials may be made to St. Mary Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church, 317 Broad St., Georgetown, S.C. 29440, St. Cyprian's Catholic Church, 1905 Front St., Georgetown, S.C. 29440 or the charity of your choice. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440