- Date Of Birth: November 10, 1941
- Date Of Death: October 3, 2015
- State: Illinois
Bernadette “Verna Mae” Kovatch, 73, of Wenona, gently slipped away peacefully at her home at 1:15 PM Saturday (October 3, 2015) after fighting a long battle with cancer.
She was born on November 10, 1941 in Madrid, Alabama to Willie & Katherine (Austin) Rich. She married John “Jack” Kovatch on April 23, 1960 in Panama City, Florida. He survives.
She is also survived by her children: Frank (Ann) Kovatch of Durham, N.C., Sephora “Sophie” (Ray) Clapper of Indianapolis, IN, Marcia Kovatch of Wenona, and Michele Piquard of Woodbridge, VA; two grandsons: Travis Crane and Dennis Corbin III; her siblings Sue Ford of Dothan, AL, Hershel (Mary Ann) Rich of Atlanta, GA and Margret Lena (George) Rogers of Dothan, AL and 6 nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She graduated from Dothan High School and had been a homemaker most of her life having also worked at the Beef & Brew in Tacoma, WA.
She loved to travel and especially loved to shop.
