Rose E. Sabrsula
1940 - 2013 (72 years)Person ID: I16245 | Last Modified: 7 Mar 2026
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Name Rose E. Sabrsula Gender Female Birth 25 Nov 1940 Wallis, Austin County, Texas, USA 
Died 18 May 2013 Wallis, Austin County, Texas, USA Buried Hartsville Cemetery, Wallis, Austin County, Texas, USA [1] -
Parents
Father Frank Sabrsula (ID:I16080)
b. 13 Aug 1902, Waller County, Texas, USA
d. 31 Jul 1987, Austin County, Texas, USA (Age 84 years) Mother Albina Ann Repka (ID:I16242)
b. 31 Jan 1900
d. 4 Apr 1993 (Age 93 years)Marriage 22 Nov 1927 Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA 
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Family
Husband Frank Emil Kovar (ID:I16249)
b. 3 Jun 1939, Ellinger, Fayette County, Texas, USA
d. 7 May 2019, Wallis, Austin County, Texas, USA (Age 79 years)
Children 1. 
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Event Map
Birth - 25 Nov 1940 - Wallis, Austin County, Texas, USA 
Died - 18 May 2013 - Wallis, Austin County, Texas, USA 
Buried - - Hartsville Cemetery, Wallis, Austin County, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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Source Citations
- [FIND-A-GRAVE] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110859883/rose_e-kovar.
Rose E. Sabrsula Kovar was born on November 25, 1940 in Wallis to Frank & Albina Repka Sabrsula. Rose played basketball, baseball, volleyball, ran, and pole vaulted in her youth. Rose worked hard as a kid and picked lots of cotton. At 12 she drove a tractor. At 14 she drove loads of cotton to the mill by herself! A graduate of Wallis High School and Durham Business College. Rose married her husband of 52 years Frank Kovar at Guardian Angel Catholic Church on Sept 5, 1960. They lived in Houston for 12 years before moving back to their farm in Wallis in 1972. Rose worked as an accountant for Pappas Refrigeration and Relco Inc. before retiring in 2006. Member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church. Was a board member on the Austin Co. Fair, Wallis Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture, Austin County Emergency Services, Wallis Oldtime Fun Festival, and the Edwin J Kocurek Scholarship.
After a valiant fight, Rose lost her battle with cancer on May 18, 2013. Rose was preceded in death by her parents, Frank & Albina Sabrsula, Brothers, Franklin & Roy Lee Sabrsula. She is survived by her loving husband Frank, two sons Brian & wife Becky Kovar, Kenneth & wife Wanda Kovar of Wallis. Her precious grandchildren, Allan, Erin, Savanah, Sierra & Travis Kovar of Wallis. 2 sisters Doris Berry of Houston, Loyce Reber of Wallis. Sister-in-laws Carolyn Sabrsula of Beasley TX and Benita Kovar of Houston. Numerous nieces & nephews.
Honorary Pallbears: Allan, Erin, Savanah, Sierra and Travis Kovar, Jamie Reber, Timothy Sabrsula, Kimberly Vykukal, Brenda Kunco, Eugenia Kulhanek, Sharon Martisek Pallbears: Michael Sabrsula, Daryl Berry, Jonathon Sabrsula, Jason Reber, Jodie Szymanski, and Steve Price.
Burial in the Hartsville Cemetery. www.knesekfuneralhome.com
