Henry Homer Kovar

1913 - 1997  (83 years)

• Name	Henry Homer Kovar
  Born	21 Jun 1913	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Jun 1997	Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas
  Buried	13 Jun 1997	Prairie Home Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4488	Rossville
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Paul Peter Kovar, Jr.,   b. 20 Jan 1867, Seninka, Moravia ,   d. 2 May 1962, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Frances Kovarik Kovar,   b. 24 Feb 1874,   d. 7 Feb 1939, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 64 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1894	Bryan, Brazos County, Texas
  Family ID	F693	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jarmilla Geraldine Mitcha Kovar,   b. 25 Nov 1918, Houston, Harris County, Texas ,   d. 25 Oct 1996, Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas  (Age 77 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1946	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2017 16:41:21
  Family ID	F6147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - 13 Jun 1997 - Prairie Home Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Kovar, Henry 1 Henry Homer Kovar Henry Homer Kovar, 83, formerly of Topeka, died Wednesday, June 11, 1997, at an Overland Park nursing home. Mr. Kovar was retired from the postal service where he was awarded a Superior Accomplishment Award at his retirement. He was an Army veteran of World War II and had served in the South Pacific. He was born June 21,1913, in Delia, the son of Paul and Frances Kovarik Kovar. He had lived in Rossville, Chicago, Wenatchee, Wash., and Overland Park, as well as Topeka. Mr. Kovar was a 50-year member of Orient Lodge No. 51 AF&AM and the ZCBJ Lodge at Rossville. He also was a member of Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church in Overland Park. He was married to Jarmilla Mitcha on March 30, 1946, in Topeka. She died Oct. 25, 1996. Survivors include a brother, Emial Kovar, Rossville. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Parker-Price Mortuary. Burial with Masonic graveside services conducted by Lodge No. 51 AF&AM will be at Prairie Home Cemetery in Topeka. Mr. Kovar will lie in state after 1 p.m. today at the mortuary where relatives and friends will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 1315 S.W. Arrowhead Road, Topeka, 66604
  		Obituary- Kovar, Henry 2 Henry H. Kovar Henry Homer Kovar, 83, Overland Park, died Wednesday, June 11,1997, at the Indian Creek Nursing Center in Overland Park. He was born June 21, 1913, in Delia, the son of Paul and Frances Kovarik Kovar. He had lived in Rossville, Chicago, Topeka, Wenatchee, WA, and Overland Park. Mr. Kovar served in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during World War II. He was a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge; a 50-year member of the ZCBJ Lodge at Rossville; and a member of the Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church at Overland Park. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service with a Superior Accom-plishment Award being presented to him at his retirement. He was married to Jarmilla Mitcha on May 30, 1946, at Topeka. She died October 25, 1996. He was also preceded in death by four sisters and four brothers. Surviving him is one brother, Emial Kovar, Rossville. The family received friends from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka. His service was at 10:00 Friday morning at the mortuary. Interment was in Prairie Home Cemetery, Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1315 S.W. Arrowhead Road, Topeka 66604.
  		Funeral card- Kovar, Henry 3 In Memory Of HENRY HOMER KOVAR June 21, 1913 June 11, 1997 SERVICES The Parker-Price Chapel 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 13, 1997 MINISTER Reverend Leon Hayen MUSIC “How Great Thou Art” “In The Garden” SOLOIST ORGANIST Dr. David L. Myers Richard M. Gayhart CASKET BEARERS Gilbert Kovar Gary Kovar Charlie Contreras George Mongold Lloyd Tomson Gary Ward Richard McCullough MASONIC GRAVESIDE SERVICES Orient Lodge No. 51, A.F. & A.M. INTERMENT Prairie Home Cemetery N.W. 35th. & Menoken Road Topeka, Kansas