- Date Of Birth: February 16, 1930
- Date Of Death: February 23, 2009
- State: Illinois
Arlene Pekarski Kovach, 79, of Troy, Ill., born Feb. 16, 1930, in Costello, Pa., died Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, at her home.
Mrs. Kovach was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Jerome’s Catholic Church, St. Ann’s Sodality, Jarvis Township Seniors and the 50 Plus Club. Arlene will be remembered for her kind smile and giving and caring heart. She loved to travel, play bingo and was an avid Cardinals fan.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen Kovach whom she married on Sept. 27, 1952, in Rome, N.Y., and who died Aug. 3, 1994; and her parents, Edward A. and Cecelia M., nee Chase, Pekarski.
Surviving are her sons, Stephen (Kathy) Kovach of St. Louis, Mo., and Edward (Christine) Kovach of Maryville, Ill.; her daughters, Nancy (Thomas) Koester of Jefferson City, Mo., and Cheryl Patterson of Kansas City, Kan.; a brother, James (Maureen) Pekarski of Rome, N.Y.; grandchildren, Laura (Michael) Vaught, Tommy and Teddy Koester, Lorena and Ryan Patterson, and Jamie, Christopher, Matthew, Joshua and Jonathan Kovach; and two great-grandchildren, Olivia and William Vaught.
