Sandra (Konecny) Matchopatow obituary, Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc, Wisconsin), 23 May 2018, p. A2

Transcription (as written): TWO RIVERS - Sandra Lee Matchopatow, 62, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 20, 2018. The daughter of Frank and Marjorie (Wood) Konecny was born September 27, 1955 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. ... On July 14, 1984 she married Fredrick Matchopatow in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. They spent their life together in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. [Survivors: brothers Peter (Jody) and Michael (Nancy); no children named.]

2026-10-27 (karel): US solid-B. CREATE ON Ancestry 27 Oct 2026 as child of Frank x Marjorie. Birth per HTR obit. Image = obit part 1.

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The visible obituary states that Sandra Lee Matchopatow was born September 27, 1955 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, the daughter of Frank and Marjorie (Wood) Konecny. This matches the claimed date, place and parents exactly. It is an original newspaper image, but it is a published obituary and so secondary evidence for a birth, which is why confidence is 3 and not 4.
Matches: Obituary names Sandra Lee Matchopatow, age 62, died Sunday May 20, 2018; States she was born September 27, 1955 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Names parents as Frank and Marjorie (Wood) Konecny, matching the claim note; Headline gives maiden name Konecny; age 62 fits a 1955 birth; Image shows the Herald-Times-Reporter, 23 May 2018, page A2, matching the citation
Limits: Obituary is a derivative, secondary source for birth; the informant is unknown and no birth record is cited; Age 62 at death on May 20, 2018 fits a Sept 1955 birth, but it is not independent confirmation; The image cuts off at the bottom, so the survivors list in the transcript (brothers Peter and Michael) cannot be checked from this image; Place is given only as Manitowoc, Wisconsin; the county and country in the claim are inferred