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Submitted: 8/4/20 • Approved: 8/4/20 • Last Updated: 8/26/20 • R340150-G340148-S3
Frank
June 3, 1939 - May 7, 2019
*Obituary
Frank Emil Kovar was born on June 3, 1939 in Ellinger, TX to Henry and Sophie Prihoda Kovar. The youngest of six children, Frank had many siblings to keep up with. As a child, he kept busy doing tasks on the family farm. He attended St John’s Catholic School in Fayetteville, TX until the sixth grade, where he then went off to work at DOW Chemical. After his time there, in 1957, he and his brother Henry started doing Cornish work, which then lead them to start subcontracting houses under the title “Kovar Construction”.
Frank married his wife of 52 years, Rose Sabrsula Kovar, at Guardian Angel Catholic Church on Sept 5, 1960. Along the way, they had two sons, Brian and Kenneth. They lived in Houston for 12 years before moving back to their farm in Wallis in 1972.
Frank had a great career building houses and even built some of the first houses in the First Colony and Greatwood area. He continued to build houses from 1959 to 1995, building his last house for his son and daughter-in-law. When Frank wasn’t building houses, he could usually be found on a farm. One of his greatest joys was raising cattle and he loved everything that came with this passion. Whether it was on his farm in Ellinger or in Wallis, he enjoyed doing the tasks that came with the land. He and Rose both had a farm from where they grew up, Frank in Ellinger and Rose in Wallis. Even in his later years, he still helped with the cattle and around the farm with the help of his sons and grandchildren. Frank passed away in his home on May 7, 2019 in Wallis, TX.
He is preceeded in death by his wife Rose Kovar; parents, Henry and Sophie Kovar; and siblings Henry, Sophie, Mary Ann, Freddie, Doris, and Henry.
He is survived by his two sons, Brian & wife, Becky Kovar, Kenneth & wife, Wanda Kovar of Wallis, and his grandchildren, Allan, Erin, Savanah, Sierra & Travis Kovar of Wallis.
Visitation is scheduled for Friday, May 10, 2019, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Guardian Angel Catholic Church, 5518 Demel Street, Wallis, Texas. A Rosary will begin at 7:00 PM. A funeral mass will held at Guardian Angel Catholic Church on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at 11:00. Burial will be at Hartsville Cemetery in Wallis.
Honorary Pallbearers: Allan, Erin, Savanah, Sierra and Travis Kovar, Kimberly Vykukal, Brenda Kunco, Dennis Kulhanek, Timmy Sabrsula Pallbearers: Daryl Berry, Bennie Kanak, Jr., Jason Reber, Jaimie Reber, Jonathon Sabrsula, Michael Sabrsula.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hartsville Cemetery Assoc. P.O. Box 1123 Wallis, TX or Wallis Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 280 Wallis, TX 77485.
Rose
November 25, 1940 - May 18, 2013
*Obituary
Rose E. Sabrsula Kovar was born on November 25, 1940 in Wallis to Frank & Albina Repka Sabrsula. Rose played basketball, baseball, volleyball, ran, and pole vaulted in her youth. Rose worked hard as a kid and picked lots of cotton. At 12 she drove a tractor. At 14 she drove loads of cotton to the mill by herself! A graduate of Wallis High School and Durham Business College. Rose married her husband of 52 years Frank Kovar at Guardian Angel Catholic Church on Sept 5, 1960. They lived in Houston for 12 years before moving back to their farm in Wallis in 1972. Rose worked as an accountant for Pappas Refrigeration and Relco Inc. before retiring in 2006. Member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church. Was a board member on the Austin Co. Fair, Wallis Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture, Austin County Emergency Services, Wallis Oldtime Fun Festival, and the Edwin J Kocurek Scholarship.
After a valiant fight, Rose lost her battle with cancer on May 18, 2013. Rose was preceded in death by her parents, Frank & Albina Sabrsula, Brothers, Franklin & Roy Lee Sabrsula. She is survived by her loving husband Frank, two sons Brian & wife Becky Kovar, Kenneth & wife Wanda Kovar of Wallis. Her precious grandchildren, Allan, Erin, Savanah, Sierra & Travis Kovar of Wallis. 2 sisters Doris Berry of Houston, Loyce Reber of Wallis. Sister-in-laws Carolyn Sabrsula of Beasley TX and Benita Kovar of Houston. Numerous nieces & nephews.
Honorary Pallbears: Allan, Erin, Savanah, Sierra and Travis Kovar, Jamie Reber, Timothy Sabrsula, Kimberly Vykukal, Brenda Kunco, Eugenia Kulhanek, Sharon Martisek Pallbears: Michael Sabrsula, Daryl Berry, Jonathon Sabrsula, Jason Reber, Jodie Szymanski, and Steve Price.
Burial in the Hartsville Cemetery.
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*Photo courtesy of Gayland R. Darnell
Contributed on 8/4/20
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