Nina Danielle Lindsey Kovach

Nina Kovach, beloved, youngest daughter of Richard and Shauna, was born in the Red Deer hospital on the morning of May 4, 1981, passed away suddenly on January 11, 2011 at the age of 29 in Langley, BC. She was predeceased by her maternal grandparents, Andy and Selma Murray of Sylvan Lake and paternal grandparents Charles and Elna Kovach of Spruceview, her Great Uncle Jim Murray of Eckville, her Auntie Gayle Haugen of Sechelt, and Auntie Susan Kovach of Calgary. She is survived by her parents of Langley, sister Lea and brother Danny, both residing in Vancouver and by many Aunts, Uncles and cousins. Nina loved life, she loved her family and she loved Jesus. Music was always a part of her, she played the flute in her high school orchestra and often played hymns on the piano, when at home. Her Family was very special to Nina and she looked forward to any family gatherings, especially those involving her cousins. The deep love Nina had for Jesus was expressed through her boundless generosity and loving heart especially towards the homeless. She will be deeply missed by all whose lives she touched. Our hearts are broken but we take solace knowing she's safe in the arms of Jesus, and pray one day to be reunited in Glory with her and all those that have gone on before.

A memorial for her will be held at Henderson's Funeral chapel in Langley, BC, January 22 at 10:00 am. Donations could be made to Side by Side Homeopathy, Vancouver.

Arrangements under the direction of Henderson's Langley Funeral Home, Langley, BC.

Love You Forever

by Robert Munsch

A mother held her new baby and very slowly rocked her back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while she held her, she sang:

I'll love you forever;

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

my baby you'll be.

The baby grew. She grew and she grew and she grew. She grew until she was two years old, and she ran all around the house. She pulled all the books off the shelves. She pulled all the food out of the refrigerator and she took her mother's watch and flushed it down the toilet. Sometimes her mother would say, "This kid is driving me CRAZY!"

But at night time, when that two-year-old was quiet, she opened the door to her room, crawled across the floor, looked up over the side of her bed; and if she was really asleep she picked her up and rocked her back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. While she rocked her she sang:

I'll love you forever;

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

my baby you'll be.

The little girl grew. She grew and she grew and she grew. She grew until she was nine years old. And she never wanted to come in for dinner, she never wanted to take a bath, and when grandma visited she always said bad words. Sometimes her mother wanted to sell her to the zoo!

But at nighttime, when she was asleep, the mother quietly opened the door to her room, crawled across the floor and looked up over the side of the bed. If she was really asleep, she picked up that nine-year-old girl and rocked her back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while she rocked her she sang:

I'll love you forever;

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

my baby you'll be.

The girl grew. She grew and she grew and he grew. She grew until she was a teenager. She had strange friends and she wore strange clothes and she listened to strange music. Sometimes the mother felt like she was in a zoo!

But at nighttime, when that teenager was asleep, the mother opened the door to her room, crawled across the floor and looked up over the side of the bed. If she was really asleep she picked up that great big girl and rocked her back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. While she rocked her she sang:

I'll love you forever;

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

my baby you'll be.

That teenager grew. She grew and she grew and she grew. She grew until she was a grown-up woman. She left home and got a house across town. But sometimes on dark nights the mother got into her car and drove across town. If all the lights in her daughter’s house were out, she opened her bedroom window, crawled across the floor, and looked up over the side of her bed. If that great big woman was really asleep she picked her up and rocked her back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while she rocked her she sang:

I'll love you forever;

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

my baby you'll be.

Well, that mother, she got older. She got older and older and older. One day she called up her daughter and said, "You'd better come see me because I'm very old and sick." So her daughter came to see her. When she came in the door she tried to sing the song. She sang:

I'll love you forever;

I'll like you for always...

But she couldn't finish because she was too old and sick. The daughter went to her mother. She picked her up and rocked her back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And she sang this song:

I'll love you forever;

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

my Mommy you'll be.

When the daughter came home that night, she stood for a long time at the top of the stairs. Then she went into the room where her very new baby daughter was sleeping. She picked her up in her arms and very slowly rocked her back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while she rocked her she sang:

I'll love you forever;

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

my baby you'll be.