Ladislau Kovacs, 74, passed away peacefully on September 29th in his home in Goldvein, Virginia. Known as â€œLesâ€� by his friends and â€œLotziâ€� by his family, he was born in Brasov, Romania in July of 1938. During the war Les and his family fled to Germany and then later immigrated to America in the late 1950's. Les served in the Air Force in Hawaii where he met and married Mary Ann Fried, who preceded him in death in 2002. Les and Mary moved to Maryland to be closer to his family and then to Virginia to raise their four children. Les was affectionately known by all his friends and family for his sense of humor and outgoing nature. A hard worker, Les retired from three different professions! He spent his retirement serving his community as a volunteer at Mary Washington Hospital and took great pride in the assistance he gave. He often commented that it was such a great feeling to be able to put someone who was facing something difficult at ease by telling them silly jokes and letting them know that â€œhe really ran the placeâ€�. Les made lasting and wonderful relationships while working with the Mary Washington Auxiliary â€" his friends and co-workers meant a great deal to him. Besides working at Mary Washington, Les enjoyed traveling and had a wonderful social life, he was happy to finally travel back to his birthplace and rediscover his heritage. Les will be greatly missed by all.

Les is preceded in death by two brothers, Peter Kovacs and Eugene Kovacs, one sister Claire Kovacs Palmai and his parents, Eugen Kovacs and Helen Neumann Kovacs.

He is survived by two sisters, Gabi Pederson of Denmark and Anna Kovacs of Maryland. He is also survived by his four children, Peter, Christine, Heidi and Kimberly and his seven grandchildren, Elizabeth, Jacob, Steven, Nicholas, Alexis, Bailey and Zoe.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to his preferred charities: Feed the Children, any Cancer Society,Hospice of America or your local Fire Fighting Station.

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Published by The Statesman Journal on Oct. 2, 2012.

Memories and Condolences
for Ladislau Kovacs

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Les was chosen to be in a training film done for the Marine Corp. He was honored to be able to assist his country with this important task.

October 23, 2012

Les won an airplane ride through a CVC Auction. He was so excited to get up in this beautiful plane!!

October 23, 2012

"Opa" - Les Kovacs visiting his grand daughters at a horse show. He was very proud of them!

October 23, 2012

October 5, 2012

All of us from Fredericksburg Singles Fifty's and Sixty's Something group will miss Les so much. The group will not be the same without him.
Cathy Nix-Organizer (Fredericksburg, VA)

Missy Jones

October 5, 2012

Pete, our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort. You and your family will be in our thought and prayers.
With Deepest Sympathy ~ Missy and Robbie Jones

Dan McCoy

October 5, 2012

My deepest sympathy for your loss,the world has lost a great human being,I met Les when he was a tastycake dist. and I was coaching a very young soccer team in Stafford and stopped after work and helped me with a game I knew nothing about.He told the kids stories and different plays and they all loved when he stopped to help. Eveyone he came into contact with liked him and enjoyed talking to him. Again my condolences to the family....

Steven Friga

October 4, 2012

Please accept my deepest sympathy for your loss during this difficult time. The family will be in my thoughts and prayers. I had the pleasure to meet Les during the past few years and will always consider him a good friend. I will miss him and will always have fond memories of his jokes and sense of humor.

October 3, 2012

Ladislau Kovacs, 74, passed away peacefully on September 29th in his home in Goldvein, Virginia. Known as â€œLesâ€� by his friends and â€œLotziâ€� by his family, he was born in Brasov, Romania in July of 1938. During the war Les and his family fled to Germany and then later immigrated to America in the late 1950's. Les served in the Air Force in Hawaii where he met and married Mary Ann Fried, who preceded him in death in 2002. Les and Mary moved to Maryland to be closer to his family and then to Virginia to raise their four children. Les was affectionately known by all his friends and family for his sense of humor and outgoing nature. A hard worker, Les retired from three different professions! He spent his retirement serving his community as a volunteer at Mary Washington Hospital and took great pride in the assistance he gave. He often commented that it was such a great feeling to be able to put someone who was facing something difficult at ease by telling them silly jokes and letting them know that â€œhe really ran the placeâ€�. Les made lasting and wonderful relationships while working with the Mary Washington Auxiliary â€“ his friends and co-workers meant a great deal to him. Besides working at Mary Washington, Les enjoyed traveling and had a wonderful social life, he was happy to finally travel back to his birthplace and rediscover his heritage. Les will be greatly missed by all.

Les is preceded in death by two brothers, Peter Kovacs and Eugene Kovacs, one sister Claire Kovacs Palmai and his parents, Eugen Kovacs and Helen Neumann Kovacs. He is survived by two sisters, Gabi Pederson of Denmark and Anna Kovacs of Maryland. He is also survived by his four children, Peter, Christine, Heidi and Kimberly and his seven grandchildren, Elizabeth, Jacob, Steven, Nicholas, Alexis, Bailey and Zoe.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to his preferred charities: Feed the Children, any cancer society,Hospice of America or your local Fire Fighting Station.

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