SOPHIA KOVACH 80, OF TWP. RD. 151 RAYLAND, OHIO DIED FRIDAY EVENING AT HER HOME OF NATURAL CAUSES. SOPHIA WAS BORN FEB. 24, 1923 IN PLUM RUN, OHIO; DAUGHTER OF THE LATE MICHAEL AND MARYANNA DUBECZ GOLDEN. SOPHIA WAS A HOMEMAKER, LOVED BEING WITH HER GRANDCHILDREN, LOVED GARDENING AND BOWLING. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN SMITHFIELD, THE CATHOLIC WOMEN'S CLUB (CWC) OF THE CHURCH AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE PINE VALLEY SPORTSMAN CLUB. SOPHIA WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY; HER HUSBAND, FRANK J. KOVACH SR. IN 1986, TWO BROTHERS, LOUIS AND FRANK GOLDEN, AND TWO INFANT BROTHERS, DOMINIC AND JOHN. SURVIVING ARE; TWO SONS; FRANK J. KOVACH JR. AND HIS WIFE LINDA OF SMITHFIELD, AND ROBERT L. KOVACH OF HOME, WITH WHOM SOPHIA RESIDED. TWO GRANDCHILDREN, KIMBERLY KOVACH MILLER AND HER HUSBAND DANIEL OF PITTSBURGH, AND FRANK KOVACH OF TOLEDO. ONE SISTER, KATE BERJESKI AND HER HUSBAND WALTER OF CHELSEA, MI. AND ONE BROTHER, MICHAEL GOLDEN AND HIS WIFE JOSEPHINE OF DEARBORN, MI. FRIENDS AND FAMILY MAY CALL MONDAY 2- 5 AND 6 - 9 PM. AT THE J.E.FOSTER FUNERAL HOME, INC. 107 HILL ST. SMITHFIELD. FUNERAL LITURGY WITH MASS WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY AT 10:00 AM. AT OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CHURCH, FATHER DONALD MANTICA WILL BE THE CELEBRANT. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW IN NORTHERN CEMETERY IN SMITHFIELD. VIGIL SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY EVENING AT 8:00 PM. MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO: A.D. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, GREATER YOUNGSTOWN CHAPTER 106 S. BROAD ST. P.O. BOX 321 CANFIELD,OHIO 44406-0321. CONDOLENCES ONLINE TO THE FAMILY AT www.jefosterfh.com
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