Roberta ‘Jeanie’ Kovich

September 13, 1935-December 16, 2022

Roberta ‘Jeanie’ Kovich, 87, of Westfield, passed away on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022 at Sanders Glen in Westfield.

She was born on Sept. 13, 1935 to Andrew and Mary (Loncaric) Duda in Gary, Indiana.

Mrs. Kovich graduated from Lew Wallace High School in 1954 and married Steve Kovich on Aug. 28, 1955.

She and her husband raised their family in Hobart, Ind. She worked in secretarial positions at Hobart City Schools, Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor and several medical offices. She was a member of Zeta Beta Chi women’s club and also a Girl Scout Leader. Mrs. Kovich loved gardening and sewing. She created thousands of miniature holiday stockings that were distributed across the country bringing smiles to children and adults at fairs and events. She was a fan of Hobart Brickie football and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Survivors include her 3 children Linda (Jeff) Kenney, Karen Kovich and Steve (Leslie) Kovich; 5 grandchildren Scott (Nicole) Kenney, Jamie (Michael) Dodd, Kelsey Lynch, Emerson Kovich and Samantha Kovich; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband Steve Kovich; sister and brother-in-law Patricia and Sam Ampeliotis; sister Marian Bianco; and great-grandchild David Michael Dodd.

The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Sanders Glen for their care and compassion over the past four years, and especially in the last several months.

Services are scheduled to be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022 at Randall & Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 Westfield Rd., Noblesville, with the Rev. Stanley R. Sutton officiating. Visitation is scheduled to run from 2 p.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Private burial will be at Calumet Park Cemetery in Merrillville at a later date.

Online condolences may be made at randallroberts.com