Benjamin H Kovar

1906 - 1989  (82 years)

• Name	Benjamin H Kovar
  Born	20 Nov 1906	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Aug 1989	Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4469	Rossville
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2019

  
  

  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	Belva Webb Kovar,   d. 13 May 1983
  Married	29 Nov 1931	St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
  Children	1. Gary Kovar   2. Linda Kovar Contreras
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2019 23:34:59
  Family ID	F6148	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Married - 29 Nov 1931 - St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Buried - - Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Kovar, Benjamin 1 Benjamin H. Kovar Benjamin H. Kovar, 82, Atchison, died Friday, August 25, 1989, at an Atchison hospital. Mr. Kovar was a rural mail carrier for nine years before his retirement in 1969. Before that he had been a railway mail service clerk for 22 years, and owned and managed die farm where he was born. He served in the Army during World War II. He was born November 20, 1906, in Delia, the son of Paul and Frances Kovarik Kovar. He was graduated from Delia High School in 1926. Mr. Kovar was a member of the First Christian Cnurch, Fleming-Jackson-Seever Post #6 of the American Legion, the Railway Mail Association and the Atchison County Historical Society. He also was a member of the Shawnee County Conservation Association, National Association of Federal Retired Employees and the American Postal Workers Association. He was married to Belva Webb on November 29, 1931, in St. Joseph, Mo. She died May 13, 1983. Survivors include a son, Gary Kovar, Atchison; a daughter, Linda Contreras, Atchison; three brothers, Emial Kovar, Rossville, George Kovar, Merriam, and Henry Kovar, Overland Park; a sister, Letha Olejnik, Delia; three grandchildren; and two step- grandchildren. Services were at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Christian Church. Burial was in Mount Vernon Cemetery. Relatives and friends met from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Becker-Stanton Mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church, or the charity of the donor's choice.
  		Obituary- Kovar, Benjamin 2 Kovar Benjamin H. Kovar, 82, Atchison, died Friday, Aug. 25, 1989, at an Atchison hospital. Mr. Kovar was a rural mail carrier for nine years before his retirement in 1969. Before that he had been a railway mail service clerk for 22 years, and owned and managed the farm where he was born. He served in the Army during World War II. He was born Nov. 20, 1906, in Delia, the son of Paul and Frances Kovarik Kovar. He was graduated from Delia High School in 1926. Mr. Kovar was a member of the First Christian Church, Fleming- Jackson-Seever Post. No. 6 of the American Legion, the Railway Mail Association and the Atchison County Historical Society. He also was a member of the Shawnee County Conservation Association, National Rural Letter Carriers Association, National Association of Federal Retired Employees and the American Postal Worker Association. He was Married to Belva Webb on Nov. 29, 1931, in St. Joseph, Mo. She died May 13, 1983. Survivors include a son, Gary Kovar, Atchison; a daughter, Linda Contreras, Atchison; three brothers, Emial Kovar, Rossville, George Kovar, Merriam, and Henry Kovar, Overland Park; a sister, Letha Ole jnik, Delia; three grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildrcn. Services were at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Christian Church. Burial was in Mount Vernon Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church or the charity of the donor's choice. ATCHISON — Benjamin H. Kovar, 82, At-chison, died Friday, Aug. 25, 1989, at an Atchison hospital. Mr. Kovar was a rural mail carrier for nine years before his retirement in 1969. Before that he had been a railway mail service clerk for 22 years, and owned and managed the farm where he was born. He served in the Army during World War II. He was born Nov. 20, 1906, in Delia, the son of Paul and Frances Kovarik Kovar. He was graduated from Delia High School in 1926. Mr. Kovar was a member of the First Christian Church, Fleming-Jackson-Seever Post No. 6 of the American Legion, the Railway Mail Association and the Atchison County Historical Society. He also was a member of the Shawnee County Conservation Association, National Rural Letter Carriers Association, National Association of Federal Retired Employees and the American Postal Workers Association. He was married to Belva Webb on Nov. 29, 1931, in St. Joseph, Mo. She died May 13, 1983. Survivors include a son, Gary Kovar, Atchison; a daughter, Linda Contreras, Atchison; three brothers, Emial Kovar, Rossville, George Kovar, Merriam, and Henry Kovar, Overland Park; a sister, Letha Olejnik, Delia; three grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Christian Church. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery. Relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Becker- Stanton Mortuary. Mr. Kovar will lie in state an hour before the service at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church or the charity of the donor's choice.