Louis A. "Louie" Kollar's Obituary
Louis A. Kollar, age 82, passed away Thursday morning, December 30, 2010 at a local care facility, following a brief illness. He was born in Muskegon on July 17, 1928 to Alois and Mary (Kazimir) Kollar. Louie was a 1946 graduate of Muskegon Heights H.S. and served on the reunion committee. A stand-out football player in high school, Louie went on to Assumption College in Canada to study business and play on their football team. After one year in Canada, he returned to Michigan and resumed his studies in business at Michigan State University until entering the U.S. Army in 1951. Prior to retirement, Mr. Kollar was employed at Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. for 30 yrs, retiring in 1989. Louie was a life long member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was a former member of the Muskegon Elks Lodge #274. Mr. Kollar was a dedicated member of the First Catholic Slovak Union, Tatra Hall #595. He first became an officer of Tatra in 1949 and became their financial secretary in 1954, a position he has held to the present. Louie attended every National F.C.S.U. Convention beginning in 1948 and was past national election committee chairman for the past four conventions. He married the former Doris E. Fuhrmann in Muskegon on September 10, 1955. Doris preceded him in death on January 15, 1995. Mr. Kollar is survived by: one daughter, Debra M. Kollar of Kalamazoo; four sons, Louis (Christy) Kollar of Austin, TX, Thomas (Tracy) Kollar of Ada, MI, Edward (JoAnn) Kollar of N. Muskegon and John Kollar of Muskegon; seven grandchildren, Katherine, Kristin, Rebecca, Sarah, Edward, Justin and Jessica; and his cousin, Joseph (Carole) Kollar of Muskegon. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, January 5, 2011, Fr. Thomas J. Brown presiding. Visitation will be held at: The Lee Chapel, Sytsema Funeral Homes, Inc. 6291 S. Harvey St. 231-798-1100 Tuesday, 2-4 & 6-8 P.M. and one hour prior to the Mass at church. The evening visitation will begin with the rosary prayed at 6 P.M. Interment: He will be laid to rest in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Memorial Contributions: Tatra Hall Improvement Fund.
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