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): Marriage ON both Ancestry pages. Family event -> spouse field. Image = obit part 1.

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows the obituary of Sandra (Konecny) Matchopatow in the Herald-Times-Reporter, 23 May 2018, p. A2. It states directly that she married Fredrick Matchopatow on July 14, 1984 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and that they lived in Two Rivers. This matches the claim's date, place and spouse. Confidence is 3 rather than 4 because an obituary is a secondary, after-the-fact account and not the marriage record.
Matches: Obituary text reads: 'On July 14, 1984 she married Fredrick Matchopatow in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.'; Date matches the claim (14 July 1984).; Place matches the claim (Manitowoc, Wisconsin).; Spouse name matches (Fredrick Matchopatow), and the subject is Sandra Lee Matchopatow, 62, née Konecny.; Age 62 and the 27 Sep 1955 birth are consistent with the 1955 birth year.; 'They spent their life together in Two Rivers, Wisconsin' matches the note about living in Two Rivers.
Limits: Obituary is a derivative, secondary source written by family or funeral home; the marriage was not recorded at the time it happened.; It does not give the spouse's middle name (Alan) or his dates; those depend on his own obituary.; The county (Manitowoc) is only implied by the city name.; The note cites Fredrick's Legacy obituary, but it is not shown here and was not checked.