Obituary of Wendy Powell

Mrs. Wendy Kovac Powell passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 while at the stables with her husband and their horses, a place she dearly loved. Wendy left us for the loving arms of our God and Father one day before her 67th birthday. Memorial funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, December 13, 2015, in The Chapel at the Beach, 48 S. Barrett Square, Rosemary Beach, Florida 32413, Reverend Mike Young officiating. There will also be a service at 11:00 A.M. Monday, December 28, 2015 at Christ Presbyterian Church, 6901 Normandale Road, Edina, Minnesota 55435. The Family will receive friends at the church following the services. Born in Heidelberg Germany on December 5, 1948, Wendy was the Daughter of Mary “Kay” Katherine Chambliss Kovac and Victor Bhodan Kovac while they were stationed there with the Army. She graduated from High School at Rosarian Academy in West Palm Beach Florida and then from Florida State University in 1970 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. After marriage in 1969 to Capt. Ralph Edwin Powell II, they lived in various Air Force bases in Texas, Florida, and Colorado. They later settled in Edina, Minnesota with a beach home in Santa Monica Beach, Florida. Her early love of horses led to many years of Fox Hunting in Minnesota and Florida. She also enjoyed reading, especially to her six children and twelve grandchildren, and cherished her book club of 23 years. Wendy also loved her time at the ocean, playing in the waves, making drip castles, and spending time with her family on the beach. Most notably, Wendy knew and loved God, reading and meditating on His Word every day in the early morning. She served as a Board Member for the Navigators, a leader in Bible Study Fellowship, a Member of Christ Presbyterian Church in Edina and The Chapel at the Beach in Rosemary Beach. Many knew God through Wendy’s love. She was preceded in death by her Parents, younger Sister Robin Mueller and younger Brother Charles Taliaferro Kovac. She is survived by her loving Husband of 46 years, Ralph Edwin Powell II, of Santa Monica Beach, Florida; and six children: Elizabeth “Libby” Powell, Brooklyn, New York; Dr. Ralph “Skip” Edwin Powell III, wife Riley, Edina, Minnesota; Jonathan Edwin Powell, wife Amanda, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Eleanor “Ellyn” Powell Fonoimoana, husband Faamata, Jonesboro, Georgia; David Edwin Powell, Brooklyn, New York; and Emily Powell Sullivan, husband Aaron, Missoula, Montana. And twelve Grandchildren: (Ralph) Ralph “Rafe” Edwin IV, Schroeder “Shay” Mattison, Merritt Evalina and Camilla “Mila” Chambliss Powell; (Jonathan) Elias Blair, Joshua Josiah, and Isaac Ariel Powell; (Eleanor) Faamata “Lofa” Alofa III, Atali’I “Ali” Niko, Tino “Losi” Malosi and Lesina “Sina” Nei Fonoimoana; (Emily) Ruby Theresa Sullivan. Wendy also leaves sisters Karen Kovac Steckel, husband Martin of Atlanta, GA, and Marsha Kovac Leggiero of Indiatlantic FL, along with brother Victor Kovac, wife Marian also of Indiatlantic. She was especially close to her aunt Sue Chambliss of Columbus, Georgia and will be greatly missed by her many nieces, nephews, cousins, and other friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Bible Study Fellowship 19001 Huebner Road San Antonio, TX 78258 BSF Donations The Navigators PO Box 6079 Albert Lea, MN 56007 Navigators Donations Or an organization you know Wendy loved. Service Information