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Laurence A. "Larry" Kovar

26 May 1940 – 5 Feb 2014

Birth26 May 1940
Death5 Feb 2014
CemeteryEvergreen Home Cemetery
Beatrice , Gage County , Nebraska , USA
Added byBJ Rosenberg on 24 Aug 2021
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124759383

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Laurence was born on May 26, 1940 near Garland, NE. Larry graduated from Garland High School, and received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Larry and Judy Leazenby were married on June 4, 1966 at Bee, NE. He lived in Plymouth, NE and was a teacher, coach, and educator at Tri-County School near DeWitt from 1982 until retiring in 2002. Larry was a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, and really enjoyed attending his granddaughter's activities. Larry was inspired by the saying, "'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all". His favorite thing to say to players while coaching was to go and "Run it Off!" Larry's family wants everyone to know that Larry "Ran it Off" as long as he possibly could. Beatrice, NE. Laurence "Larry" A. Kovar passed away Wednesday night, Feb. 5, 2014 at his home after exceeding all expectations in battling against terminal illnesses. Left to honor his memory are his wife, Judy; children: Scott Kovar of Lincoln, Niki Henkel of Beatrice, and Greg Kovar and wife Sonia of Lincoln; granddaughter Jordan Henkel of Lincoln; brothers and sisters: Victor Kovar and wife Annabelle of Lincoln, Cyril Kovar and special friend Ramona Svoboda of Crete, Gary Kovar and wife Vi of Garland, Gladys Roebke of Garland, Betsy Fletcher and husband Charles of Lincoln, Dan Kovar and wife Delta of Seward, Ernie Kovar and special friend Jeanne Frentz of Wichita, and David Kovar and wife Jean of Lincoln; sisters-in-law: Susan Kovar of Topeka and Nancy Lines of Raymond, NE. He was preceded in death by his parents Cyrill and Bessie (Hromas) Kovar; son-in-law Gary Henkel; brothers-in-law: Lloyd Roebke and Donald Lines; and sister-in-law Eunice Kovar. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, February 8, 2014 (casual dress recommended) at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Beatrice with Father Robert Barnhill officiating. Interment will be in the Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice. The body will lie in state Friday from 10 am to 9 pm at the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in Beatrice and not at the church. A scriptural prayer service will be held at 7 pm Friday at the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in Beatrice. Griffiths-Hovendick Funeral Home in service to the family. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Obituary printed in Feb. 7, 2014 Omaha World-Herald; kind assistance of FindaGrave volunteers Judy Johnson #48796369 and BJ Rosenberg #47182589 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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