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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 25828
Title: Jacqueline"Jackie" A. Kovash
Date: 12/13/1964-3/21/2022
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Inscription/Marks: 12/13/1964
Summary: With her family by her side, Jackie passed away on March 21, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center in Bismarck following a courageous 16 month battle with cancer.  Funeral Mass for Jackie Kovash, 57, of Dickinson, was at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 25, 2022, at Queen of Peace Catholic Church with Monsignor Thomas Richter celebrating. Burial followed at St. Wenceslaus cemetery. Jacqueline Ann was born in Dickinson on December 13, 1964, the youngest daughter of Albert and Anne (Binstock) Privratsky. She grew up on the family farm south of South Heart and graduated Salutatorian from South Heart School in 1983. She married Len Kovash on June 5, 1986 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in South Heart. Together they made their home in Dickinson raising their 2 daughters, Alyson and Awna, and 2 dogs, Meggie and Mia. Jackie’s career began at West Plains/Roughrider Electric in 1987. She was a loyal and dedicated employee who took on new roles and responsibilities over the years and continued to work from home during her illness. Jackie loved camping, planting flowers, playing cards, dancing to old time music with Len, cheering on the Vikings, and taking trips to the casino. However her favorite was time with family. Often those times were graced by one of her delicious meals.  A few of her specialties were borscht soup, pigs in the blanket, and meatballs with mashed potatoes and gravy. No one left hungry at her table. Jackie always made sure her family had a warm and loving home to come back to. She cherished every minute she spent with her 2 grandchildren, always with lots of hugs and kisses.  Jackie will be remembered for her selfless determination through all of life’s challenges, prioritizing her faith until the end.  Her legacy will live on in all those she touched. She will be deeply missed and forever loved. Jackie is survived by her husband of 35 years, Len Kovash; daughters, Alyson (Nathan) Binstock of Dickinson, Awna (Brett) Mortenson of Dickinson; grandchildren, Brantley and Brynna Binstock; her beloved pet, Mia; siblings, Robert (Edna) Privratsky, Diane (Wayne) Jilek, Janet (Ron) Ehlis, Dan (Melodee) Privratsky, Ben (Birdi) Privratsky, Beverly (Dean) Marsh and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Anne Privratsky; in-laws, Wilfred and Georgia Kovash; grandparents, Louis and Katherine Binstock, Adolph and Mary Privratsky, and Meggie.
Red ID: FND_I_76384 Image ID: 547571 Image Notes: FND001 25828

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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