Maxine Irene Kovanda

1920 - 2010  (90 years)

• Name	Maxine Irene Kovanda  [1, 2]
  Birth	5 Oct 1920	Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	25 Dec 2010	Friend, Saline County, Nebraska   [2]
  Notes	Maxine Irene Svec, of Friend, was boirn to Charles and Christina (Bartu) Kovanda on October 5, 1920 at her parents farm home near Exeter, Nebraska in Fillmore County, the eighth of nine children, and passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2010, at the Friend Manor in Friend, Nebraska, at the age of 90 years 2 months and 20 days. As a young girl, Maxine attended Country School District #5 and graduated from the 8th grade. She began her life-time work as a cook at the hotel in Geneva. She then was employed at the Fairmont Airbase, the Fitzsimons Hospital in Aurora, Colorado and retired after 23 years from the Warren Memorial Hospital in Friend. Maxine was united in marriage to James Shank on June 12, 1946 and he passed away on February 5, 1949, after a lengthy illness. She was then blessed with a second marriage to Henry Svec on August 15, 1953 and to this union two daughters, Phyllis and Sharon were born. Together they made their home on a farm southwest of Friend until Henry's death in 1978. During the years they lived on the farm, Maxine was a busy farm wife and mother, raising chickens and a large garden to feed her family. After Henry died she moved to Friend where she lived with her daughter, Sharon, until her recent illness. Maxine was an exceptional baker, especially her Kolaches and twists which she always made sure were available for her grandsons when they came to visit. She also enjoyed gardening especially raising flowers. Maxine was a member of the Friend Garden Club, the Friend Golden Agers and enjoyed playing cards. She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Phyllis and Tom Lenagh, Farmington, MN, Sharon Svec , Friend, two grandsons, Patrick Lenagh, Ashland, WI, Shawn Lenagh, Milwaukee, WI, sister, Clarabell Smith, Exeter, NE, brothers-in-law, Alfred Krupicka, Leo Soukup, Exeter, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, James Shank and Henry Svec, sisters, Alice Motis, Helen Motis, Mary Svec, brothers, Edward, Charles, Anton and William Kovanda. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at Lauber-Moore Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan. Visitation will be from 1-8 pm on Tuesday, at the funeral home. Memorials are directed in care of the family for later designation. (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
  Person ID	I30009	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Charles Kovanda,   b. Abt 1874   d. 27 Dec 1966, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age ~ 92 years)
  Mother	Christina "Tena" Bartu,   b. 26 Jan 1886, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 22 Jul 1961, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	9 Oct 1902  [3]
  Family ID	F6350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry Svec,   b. 30 Dec 1916, Saline County, Nebraska d. Nov 1978, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	15 Aug 1953
  Family ID	F9665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Oct 1920 - Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 25 Dec 2010 - Friend, Saline County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p. 371 (Reliability: 3). [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), P. 370 (Reliability: 3).