Carolyn K. Kovacs

January 22, 1937 ~ December 16, 2016 (age 79) 79 Years Old 

Carolyn K. Kovacs, 79, of Granger (formerly of Osceola) passed away on Friday December 16, 2016 at the Hearth at Juday Creek. She was born on January 22, 1937, in South Bend, to the late Clement and Josephine (Mirocha) Grzeskowiak.

Carolyn graduated from Washington High School in 1955.

Carol was also preceded in death by a brother, Frederick Grzeskowiak. Survivors include her sister, Sandra (Jim) Pontius of Mishawaka; two brothers, Thomas and Melvin (Judy) Grzeskowiak; a sister-in-law, Joanne of Lakeland, FL; four nieces, Debbie Hernandez, Paula Balderas, Jill Mejer and Katherine Blumberg; and by seven nephews, Todd and Bruce Pontius and Kevin, Jeff, Alan Mark and Eric Grzeskowiak . She worked as a Supervisor in the Purchasing Department for the South Bend Community School Corporation. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday January 7, 2017 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 4508 Vistula Road, Mishawaka. Friends may visit with the family for one hour prior to the Mass. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the Arthritis Foundation. To send online condolences, please visit www.kaniewski.com.

• Visitation

  Saturday, January 07
  9:30 AM to 10:30 AM

  Queen of Peace Catholic Church

  4508 Vistula Road
  Mishawaka, IN

• Funeral Mass

  Saturday, January 07
  10:30 AM

  Queen of Peace Catholic Church

  4508 Vistula Road
  Mishawaka, IN

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