Submitted by:  Nadine A. Hardin

Name: Kovachevich, Craig Neal
Names mentioned:  Bech, Fall, Glander, Holtman, Kovachevich, Wiser.

South Bend Tribune, Obituaries; August 9, 2009.
Craig Neal Kovachevich (Dec. 23, 1967 - Aug. 6, 2009).
LINCOLN CITY, OR -Craig Neal Kovachevich of Lincoln City died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2009, in Providence Hospital in Portland. He was 41. He was born Dec. 23, 1967, in Lafayette, Ind., to Larry and Marsha C. (Fall) Kovachevich. Craig grew up in Portland and Bend, Ore. He played defensive back on the football team and ran the 100 meters, 200 meters and relay on the track team for the Bend Lava Bears, and graduated from Bend High School. He trained in the restaurant management, catering and hospitality industries. During his time in Portland, he met and married Heather Marie Bech of Boise, Idaho. Craig and Heather moved to Boise in 1994, where they owned and ran several successful businesses. Also while living in Boise, they had two sons, Kevin Alex and Kole Michael Kovachevich. After Heather's untimely death in 2001 from cystic fibrosis, the family was devastated. Heather was truly the light and passion of their lives. Craig, Kevin and Kole moved back to Oregon in 2003 and settled in the Lincoln City area to be near his family. He continued in his restaurant career on the Oregon Coast at the Pelican Pub & Brewery, McMenamins, Kyllo's and Roadhouse 101. He is survived by his sons, Kevin and Kole; grandmother, Evelyn Kovachevich of South Bend, Ind.; his father, Larry, and stepmother, Jeanetta Kovachevich of Winchester, Ore.; his mother, Marsha C. Fall, and stepfather, Roger Holtman; stepbrother, Ryan, and stepsister, Jessica Holtman; sister, Jennifer Wiser, and husband, Steve; brother, Ty Glander, and nephew, Christian; and in-laws, Mike and Rita Bech of Boise, their son, Kevin, and his children, Riley and Keith of Parma, Idaho. The love of his life, his wife Heather, died earlier. He did not remarry. He is deeply mourned and sorely missed by his loving family and friends. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today, Aug. 9, at Coast Vineyard Church, 1505 N.E. 6th Drive, Lincoln City. There is an informal gathering after church services at Roadhouse 101, 4649 S.W. Highway 101, Lincoln City. A memorial fund has been set up for the family at Wells Fargo Bank in Lincoln City.