Kovarik, Marcella Marie (Shimek) 1926 - 2015

KOVARIK, SHIMEK, BILY, OLSON, KAHN, STIKA, KUBOUSHEK

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 12/4/2015 at 13:25:16

Marcella Kovarik, age 89, of Spillville died Thursday, November 26, 2015 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester MN.

Memoria Mass will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 7, 2015 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville with Father Robert Gross officiating.

Visitation will be after 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 7th at the Church

Marcella Marie (Shimek) Kovarik was born March 6, 1926 to Edward and Mary (Bily) Shimek on the farm near Spillville. She attended St. Wenceslaus School and later obtained her GED. Marcella worked at the Haug Store and at the Bank in Spillville. Marcella married Alois Kovarik on November 12, 1962 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, together they farmed south of Spillville,until 1989 when they moved into Spillville. She liked to garden, crochet, feed and watch the birds and she especially liked visiting with family and friends. Marcella was a giving person even upon her death donating her body to the Mayo Anatomy Department in Rochester. Marcella was a lifetime member of St. Wenceslaus in Spillville.

Marcella is survived by one son: Tom (Diane) Kovarik, Grayslake, IL. Two grandchildren: Louis and Evelyn Kovarik. Brother: Victor (Betty) Shimek, Rochester, MN. Niece and nephews: Kathy (Dave) Olson, Lakeville, MN, Cyndie (Rick) Kahn, Plainview MN, Sheila Shimek, West Salem, WI, Mary Stika, Catoosa, OK, Larry Kovarik, Elma, IA, Wesley Kuboushek, Calmar, IA and Leonard (Betty) Kuboushek, Spillville, IA.

Marcella is preceded in death by her Husband : Alois Kovarik October 22, 2010 and daughter: Ruth Kovarik January 31, 2014,

Sourc: Schluter - Balik Funeral Home database

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