Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kowatch, Stephen Joseph 1968
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Friday, January 19, 1968

Stephen Joseph Kowatch, 62, of 8691 Stout, Detroit, died Tuesday morning at a 
Detroit hospital after a short illness.  He was born in Hungary, the son of 
Stephen and Barbara Befot Kowatch and came to the United States with his 
parents at the age of one year.  They settled in Youngstown, Ohio for a few 
years before moving to Ionia.

He attended SS Peter and Paul academy.  Upon finishing school he worked for 
Pere Marquette railroad until entering the US army in WW II.  He served in the 
communications division with General Patton’s army and was a participant in 
the Battle of the Bulge and other battles across central Europe.  He was a 
recipient of the Bronze star awarded for action in one of these battles.  
After service he returned to work at the PM railroad in Detroit and worked 
there until retirement at the age of 47.  After retirement he started a 
trailer rental in Detroit and owned and operated this business until retiring 
and selling in 1967.  He was a member of Detroit VFW post.

He is survived by his father, Stephen Kowatch of Ionia; three brothers and two 
sisters.

Funeral services will be at Boynton funeral home Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev. 
Lester C. Bailey officiating.  Interment will be in Highland Park cemetery.  
Family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.



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