Obituary of Ann Kotalik

Ann Kotalik, age 96, of Tabor, SD passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015 at the Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton, SD. Memorial services will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 7, 2016 at the Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Tabor, SD with Msgr. Carlton Hermann officiating. Burial of her cremated remains will be in the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery, Tabor, SD. Visitations will be ½ hour prior to service at the chapel. Ann Becvar was born on the family homestead near Avon, SD on June 22, 1919 to Paul and Pauline (Souhrada) Becvar. She attended Daisy Country School. She later moved to Minneapolis, MN where she met and married Peter Kotalik on November 14, 1944. To this union, three children were born. Peter and Ann moved back to the Tabor, SD homestead farm after World War II ended. She had a life long career on the farm. Twelve years ago Ann lost the ability to walk, but she still wanted to live on the farm. She took care of her house and liked to cook her own meals until almost the end. In her waning years she liked to reminisce about working together with her sister-in-law, Marcella (Schramm) Kotalik. She had many good times working with her and they were best friends. Ann is survived by her three children: Daniel (Jeanette Blaschke) Kotalik and their children, Mark and Lisa, all of Lesterville, SD, Patricia Kotalik of Yankton, SD and Leonard Kotalik of rural Tabor, SD; many nieces and nephews and special nephew, Art Kotalik of Yankton, SD. Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Peter (January 28, 2009), brothers and sisters: Edward Becvar, Oscar Becvar, Steve Becvar, Dorothy Nedved, Violet Becvar and Hattie Honomichl. She will be missed.