[DistUpd] Luella Kovac Called to Glory

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+ OBITUARY +

Mrs. Luella (Meyer) Kovac, widow of the Reverend John D. Kovac, Sr., Seward, Nebraska, departed this life on Wednesday, August 12, 2009, at the age of 86.  She was born at Elk Creek, Nebraska, on January 2, 1923, to Martin and Elise (Klipp) Meyer.  She was baptized at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Elk Creek, on January 8, 1923.  After moving from Elk Creek to Malcolm, Nebraska, at the age of 6, she attended St. Paul Lutheran School in Malcolm for 8 years, her father being the teacher there.  She was confirmed in her Christian faith on May 16, 1937.  She graduated from Malcolm High School in 1941, attended Lincoln School of Commerce for 8 months, and then accepted a secretarial position at Concordia Teachers College.  In 1945, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri, to work in the mission department of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.  She was united in marriage to John D. Kovac on August 3, 1947, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Hanover, Kansas.  Pastor Kovac served congregations in Pennsylvania, Kansas, and Nebraska.

Mrs. Kovac is survived by two daughters, Ruth (James) Wogahn of Seward, and Mary (Gary) Faszholz of Macomb, Michigan; two sons, Dr. John Jr. (Helen) Kovac of Hermosa Beach, California, and James (Rhonda) Kovac of Beaver Crossing, Nebraska; one brother, Delbert (Ann) Meyer of York, Nebraska; one sister, Dorian (Don) Bisping of Linn, Kansas; two sisters-in-law, Loma Meyer of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Doris Meyer of Clay Center, Kansas; seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild, nieces and nephews.  Mrs. Kovac was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Paul; grandson, David Wogahn; and two brothers, Erwin Meyer and Gerhardt Meyer.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward.  Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery, Seward, Nebraska.

Condolences may be sent to James Kovac, 685 462nd Road, Beaver Crossing, Nebraska 68313, jrkovac at stewireless.com<mailto:jrkovac at stewireless.com>.


Nichole Hetz
Nebraska District LCMS
Director of Communications
1-888-643-2961
nicholeh at ndlcms.org<mailto:nicholeh at ndlcms.org>
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