Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Lewis) Sluga, Ira Jean  May 26, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Sluga, Ira Jean     
 
Ira Jean Sluga 
Services: Friday, June 3, 1:00 p.m. 

Ira Jean (Lewis) Sluga, a resident of Lindsay, died there Thursday, May 26, 
2005. She was 80 years old. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., 
Thursday, June 2nd, at the Delano Mortuary, in Delano. A service will be held 
at 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 3rd, at the Delano Mortuary. Interment will be at 
the North Kern Cemetery District in Delano. Mrs. Sluga was a native of Texas 
but moved to the Delano area with her family in the 1930s. After graduation 
from Delano High School, she worked for the Kern County Welfare Department in 
Delano before her marriage to Frank Sluga in 1947. After her marriage, she 
became a stay at home mom to her children. When her youngest was enrolled at 
Terrace School, Mrs. Sluga returned to work; taking a position at the same 
school. She eventually transferred to Cecil Avenue School and later worked at 
the District Office, logging over 30 years of service with Delano Union 
Elementary School District. Even after her retirement in 1992, she continued 
to work for the District on a fill-in basis. Mrs. Sluga was an active member 
of the First Baptist Church of Delano for over 50 years, serving as deconess 
and Sunday School teacher. She took an active role in her childrens education 
volunteering as room mother and participating in the PTA organization. She was 
recognized for her volunteer work being named Volunteer of the Year by the 
Terrace School PTA. Mrs. Sluga also volunteered in the Boy Scouts and Camp 
Fire Organizations, serving as a Cub Scout, Webloes, Blue Birds, and Camp Fire 
leader. Her love of music moved her to join the Delano Music memorial, an 
organization dedicated to recognizing and supporting the musical talents of 
young people. Our mother and grandmother will be deeply missed, but her spirit 
lives on in the lives of all the children she has touched. Mrs. Sluga was 
preceded in death by her parents, Lila and Charles Lewis; husband, Frank 
Sluga; and sister, Nina Strawser. She is survived by her sister, Vera Kincaid 
of Levittown, New York; son, Dave Covey of Tabernash, Colorado and grandsons, 
Nick, Henry and Paul; son, Kevin Sluga and his wife, Leslie of Bakersfield; 
granddaughter, Megan Balod and husband, Mike of Bakersfield; granddaughter, 
Jennifer Crisp and husband, David of Bakersfield and great-grandson, Aiden; 
son, Keith Sluga and his wife, Victoria of Grover Beach; daughter, Gail 
Grasmick and her husband, Steve of Strathmore and grandson, Zach and 
granddaughter, Zoic; sons, James Sluga of Three Rivers and grandson, Marcus; 
daughter, Jane Covington and husband, Steve of Belgium and grandsons, Brett, 
Ryan and Benjamin. 

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Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 6/1/2005. 


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