+ 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, 685 462^nd Road, Beaver
   Crossing, Nebraska 68313, [1]jrkovac@stewireless.com.



   Nichole Hetz
   Nebraska District LCMS
   Director of Communications
   1-888-643-2961
   [2]nicholeh@ndlcms.org
   [3]www.ndlcms.org

References

   1. mailto:jrkovac@stewireless.com
   2. mailto:nicholeh@ndlcms.org
   3. http://www.ndlcms.org/