Ivan Kovtun Obituary (1929 - 2008)

Mr. Ivan Kovtun, 79, of Hanson, Kentucky formerly of Lviv, Ukraine died Thursday, August 14, 2008, at 10:55 A.M., at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville, Kentucky. \ He was born January 8, 1929 in Ukraine to the late Ivan Kovtun and Anna Kushnir Kovtun. He is preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Dr. Yazoslava Kovtun. \ He was a retired food management business director in the Ukraine and of Greek Catholic faith. \ He is survived by his wife, Maria Shpargala Kovtun; one daughter, Dr. Natalie Kovtun of Hanson; one son, Oleg Kovtun of Ukraine; one sister, Olga Kovtun of Ukraine and four grandchildren. \ Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, August 16, 2008, at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with The Reverend Candyce Loescher officiating. Burial will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Madisonville. \ Friends my call from 9:00 A.M. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. \