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May 19, 2010
Services
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 21, 2010 at 9:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Thursday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Joseph P. Kovach age 87 of Whiting formerly of Paterson passed away on Monday, May 17, 2010 at the Community Hospital in Toms River. His loving wife and children where constantly at his bedside and witnessed his peaceful passing into life eternal.
He was born on September 14, 1922 in Horne-Otrokovce, Czechoslovakia and immigrated with his parents in 1931 arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The family later moved to Windsor, Ontario, Canada, then moving to the United States in 1965 and settling in Paterson, NJ where he lived for a period of 8 years. After residing in Paterson they moved Elmwood Park for a period of 10 years. He then retired to Whiting, NJ.
The obvious reason that his family moved from Czechoslovakia was for a better life. The political conditions were becoming first heavily socialist which led into a communist state. Life was difficult indeed and Joseph’s parents John and Wilma Kovach said to themselves that they had no optimism in their life journey if they stayed in Czechoslovakia. They decided to leave everything behind and bring their family to a free land called America. They logistically had to wend their way to Canada first and then to America. It is hard to understand the courage it took this family to make such a dramatic change to a better life. The end result was the Kovach family and the continuing generations of their family where able and will be able in the future to live the “American Dream.” History tells us that Joe’s parents made a very wise decision for themselves and their children.
When he finally was able to move into the United States he settled in Paterson NJ and took a position with Saint Mary’s Hospital in Passaic. At Saint Mary’s he was a maintenance supervisor where he worked for 25 years before retiring in 1993.
While living in Elmwood Park he was a parishioner of Saint Leo’s RC Church.
Joseph was gifted with a robust personality with a wonderful sense of humor. He was truly dedicated to his wife and children and was a wonderful provider for all of their needs. He nurtured his children into getting a good education and long into adulthood he was always concerned about their well being. He was a good and loving father. The arrival of grandchildren and great grandchildren in his life was very special and he loved them with all of his heart.
His children recall him as a good cook who specialized in wonderful chicken dishes.
He also took time to vacation and had many numerous trips to Windsor, Ontario, Canada to visit relatives that remained there and also he very much enjoyed going on cruises.
Joseph met a beautiful girl named Mary Machovsky in Jersey city and they courted for 2 years and married july 26,1946. The end result was that they had 70 years of a loving marriage together.
Surviving the wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather are his loving wife Mary (Machovsky) Kovach; four children including Linda Meola of Elmwood Park, Joseph Kovach and his wife Beverley of Pompton Plains, James Kovach and his wife Gloria of Whiting and Kathy Tecza and her husband Paul of Clifton.; two sisters Margaret Kovach of British Columbia, Isabelle Parker of Windsor, Ontario, Canada; one brother John Kovach of Windsor, Ontario, Canada; eight grandchildren Thomas Meola, Mellissa Woodard, Christian Kovach, Jennifer Kovach and Donna Marie Kovach, Michael, Katie and Kristen Tecza; five great grandchildren Mathew, Timothy, Joseph, Jeremy and Nicolas.
He was predeceased by two sons Timothy Kovach at age nine and William Kovach at age thirty-one. He was also predeceased by his son in law Thomas Meola.
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Funeral services will be held Friday, May 21, 2010 at 9:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Thursday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
May 19, 2010
Services
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 21, 2010 at 9:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Thursday from 2-4, 7-9 PM.
Joseph P. Kovach age 87 of Whiting formerly of Paterson passed away on Monday, May 17, 2010 at the Community Hospital in Toms River. His loving wife and children where constantly at his bedside and witnessed his peaceful passing into life eternal.
He was born on September 14, 1922 in Horne-Otrokovce, Czechoslovakia and immigrated with his parents in 1931 arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The family later moved to Windsor, Ontario, Canada, then moving to the United States in 1965 and settling in Paterson, NJ where he lived for a period of 8 years. After residing in Paterson they moved Elmwood Park for a period of 10 years. He then retired to Whiting, NJ.
The obvious reason that his family moved from Czechoslovakia was for a better life. The political conditions were becoming first heavily socialist which led into a communist state. Life was difficult indeed and Joseph’s parents John and Wilma Kovach said to themselves that they had no optimism in their life journey if they stayed in Czechoslovakia. They decided to leave everything behind and bring their family to a free land called America. They logistically had to wend their way to Canada first and then to America. It is hard to understand the courage it took this family to make such a dramatic change to a better life. The end result was the Kovach family and the continuing generations of their family where able and will be able in the future to live the “American Dream.” History tells us that Joe’s parents made a very wise decision for themselves and their children.
When he finally was able to move into the United States he settled in Paterson NJ and took a position with Saint Mary’s Hospital in Passaic. At Saint Mary’s he was a maintenance supervisor where he worked for 25 years before retiring in 1993.
While living in Elmwood Park he was a parishioner of Saint Leo’s RC Church.
Joseph was gifted with a robust personality with a wonderful sense of humor. He was truly dedicated to his wife and children and was a wonderful provider for all of their needs. He nurtured his children into getting a good education and long into adulthood he was always concerned about their well being. He was a good and loving father. The arrival of grandchildren and great grandchildren in his life was very special and he loved them with all of his heart.
His children recall him as a good cook who specialized in wonderful chicken dishes.
He also took time to vacation and had many numerous trips to Windsor, Ontario, Canada to visit relatives that remained there and also he very much enjoyed going on cruises.
Joseph met a beautiful girl named Mary Machovsky in Jersey city and they courted for 2 years and married july 26,1946. The end result was that they had 70 years of a loving marriage together.
Surviving the wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather are his loving wife Mary (Machovsky) Kovach; four children including Linda Meola of Elmwood Park, Joseph Kovach and his wife Beverley of Pompton Plains, James Kovach and his wife Gloria of Whiting and Kathy Tecza and her husband Paul of Clifton.; two sisters Margaret Kovach of British Columbia, Isabelle Parker of Windsor, Ontario, Canada; one brother John Kovach of Windsor, Ontario, Canada; eight grandchildren Thomas Meola, Mellissa Woodard, Christian Kovach, Jennifer Kovach and Donna Marie Kovach, Michael, Katie and Kristen Tecza; five great grandchildren Mathew, Timothy, Joseph, Jeremy and Nicolas.
He was predeceased by two sons Timothy Kovach at age nine and William Kovach at age thirty-one. He was also predeceased by his son in law Thomas Meola.
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