Paul Peter Kovar, Jr.

1867 - 1962  (95 years)

• Documents

  Obituary- Kovar, Paul PAUL KOVAR Paul Peter Kovar, 95, of Rossville died Wednesday morning at the Lakeside Nursing Home in Silver Lake after a long illness. He was the son of Veronica Swetlick and Paul Kovar. He was born January 20, 1867, near Seninka, Moravia, and came to this country with his parents when he was eight years old. The family settled on a farm between Rossville and Delia. Mr. Kovar has spent most of his life farming in this community. He was married to Frances Kovarik in Bryan, Texas February 24, 1894. Mrs. Kovar preceded him in death in February 1939. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Letha Olejnik of Delia, Mrs. Frances Slansky, Plainville, Kansas; five sons, Edd J. Kovar, Wenatchee, Wash., George Kovar of Merriam, Kansas, Henry? Kovar of Overland Park, Kansas, Ben Kovar of Atchison, Kansas, Emial Kovar of Rossville; 14 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. One grandson, Frank Lysek of Grover City, California, war reared by the Kovars. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Rossville Presbyterian Church with burial in Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville. Rev. Donald Sears of Rossville officiated. Pallbearers were Frank Wood, James Rezac, Edd Smatla, Leonard Dodge, Frank Stach and Ben Stach.

  
  

• Name	Paul Peter Kovar
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	20 Jan 1867	Seninka, Moravia
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 May 1962	Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	4 May 1962	Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4496	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Paul Kovar, Sr.,   b. 20 Jan 1843,   d. 4 Nov 1899  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Veruna (Veronica) Swetlick Kovar,   b. 6 Jun 1840, Cichov, Moravia ,   d. 20 Aug 1926  (Age 86 years)
  Married	1862
  Family ID	F6144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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
  Children	+ 1. Tracy Kovar Lysek,   b. 13 Jun 1899,   d. 1 Jan 1920, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas  (Age 20 years) + 2. Frances Marie Kovar Slansky,   b. 6 Oct 1901, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 27 Apr 1982, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 80 years) + 3. Emial P Kovar,   b. 4 Apr 1903, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 5 Oct 2001, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 98 years) + 4. Edd J Kovar,   b. 25 Jan 1905, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 16 Jan 1989  (Age 83 years) + 5. Benjamin H Kovar,   b. 20 Nov 1906, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 25 Aug 1989, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas  (Age 82 years)   6. Rudolph Edwin Kovar,   b. 8 Oct 1908,   d. 10 Apr 1917  (Age 8 years) + 7. Letha K Kovar Olejnik,   b. 30 Apr 1911, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas ,   d. 8 Mar 1995, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 83 years)   8. Henry Homer Kovar,   b. 21 Jun 1913, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 11 Jun 1997, Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas  (Age 83 years)   9. Anna Kovar Slansky + 10. George Kovar,   b. 19 Jun 1897, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 14 Dec 1989, Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2019 20:57:56
  Family ID	F693	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 2 May 1962 - Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Buried - 4 May 1962 - Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth