Jo Ann Bauer Kovach Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Jo Ann Bauer Kovach of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, who passed away on April 6, 2026, at the age of 87, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Jo Ann Bauer Kovach to pay them a last tribute.
In the sacred silence of farewell, Jo Ann is released into the embrace of eternity, knowing that her light will continue to shine brightly in the tapestry of the lives of her loved ones. And as her memory is carried forward, may comfort be found in the knowledge that love is eternal, and that Jo Ann's spirit lives on in the beauty that surrounds us.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Martin Louis and Elizabeth Blazek Bauer; and her husband Walter Arthur Kovach. She is survived by: her daughter Heddy Kovach Clark; her son-in-law James Clark; her grandson Grayson Clark of Wilmington, NC; and her sister Betty Lou Carter (Gerald Carter) of Morgantown, WV. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Wheeling Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Scholarship Fund (c/o Theresa B. Leo, Treasurer WHSNAA, Rockledge Road, Wheeling, WV 26003) and the Grand Strand Medical Center Volunteer Auxiliary Health Profession Scholarship Fund (call 216- 256-7638 for more information).
