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Darlene Kovarik , 59, of Burnsville died at Hennepin County Medical Center In Minneapolis on Tuesday, July 15, 2003.
Born at New Prague on August 30, 1943, Darlene was the daughter of George and Silvia (David) Kovarik.
Darlene attended St. Wenceslaus School and New Prague High School, both in New Prague, Minnesota School of Business and Northern Virginia Community College. She then worked as an accountant in Minneapolis and Chicago. In 1970, she moved to Washington, D.C. and worked as an accountant for non-profit organizations. Later, in 1992, she moved back to Minnesota to do similar work. She also was active in Courage Center activities.
Darlene is survived by a brother, George (and Patricia) Kovarik of Henderson, NV, and sister, Irene (and Art Bolduc Kovarik of Edina; nieces, Shelly (and Scott) Suckow of Lexington Park, MD, Amy Kovarik of Henderson, NV, and Laura (Billy) Cronkhite of Bristol, IN; and one grand-nephew; and aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Silvia Kovarik.
Funeral services were held at Bruzek Funeral Home on Saturday, July 19 at 10 a.m.. The Rev. George Freeman officiated.
Pallbearers were Billy Cronkhite, Jim, Torn and Greg Soukup, Dennis Ceplecha, Myron and Marvin Malecha, and Ben Cervenka.
Visitation was held at Bruzek Funeral Home on Friday from 4 to 8 p.m., and on Saturday from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Interment was at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery in New Prague.
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Don Holec
The following was from an Email from Sylvia Hill on July 17, 2003:
Dear classmates, I have some sad news to tell you about my cousin and
classmate Darlene Kovarik. Her brother George called me last night to tell
me that Darlene had a massive stroke on Tuesday morning and passed away at
the hospital, in Burnsville, I think.
She had a brain hernrnorage ten years ago on the operating table while doctors
were trying to clamp off an aneurysm in her brain, and had almost two years
of intensive therapy to try to learn to walk and talk and eat by herself,
and most of it carne back except for the talking and walking, she mostly got
around in a wheel chair the last few years and lived in an assisted living
apartment in Burnsville next to Burnsville Center. She had breast cancer
last year and had surgery and chemo and had beat the cancer. I always
admired her courage and strength and when we were in high school, I always
wished I was as smart as she was.
Thanks
Sylvia Hill