Obituary of Andrew Kovel

Andrew Kovel, 88, a resident of North Tonawanda, passed away on Wednesday, January 23rd in Buffalo General Hospital after a brief illness He was born July 2, 1924, in Ward, WV, a son of the late Levi and Mary Teslin Kovel. Andrew was a WWII veteran of the US Army, serving in the South Pacific with the 245th Field Artillery Battalion Americal Division. Andy was the founder of KVL Acoustical Corp. which was a commercial drywall and acoustical business based in North Tonawanda, servicing a large customer base in the Southern Tier, including Jamestown and Olean. Andy was a member of the Carpenters Union Local 66 for over 60 years. He is survived by his long time companion Sara Hood of North Tonawanda, NY, five children Kip (Marian Van Curen) Kovel of Kennedy, NY, Mark (Geri) Kovel of Matthews, NC, Scott (Liz) Kovel off Buffalo, NY, Kevin (Lori) Kovel of Midland, NC and Jill (Dan) Chiacchia of Hamburg, NY; his former wife, Janet Kovel of Williamsville, NY; a sister Lydia Bowers of Slippery Rock, PA; 14 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Lind Funeral Home, where friends will be received from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday. You may light a candle in remembrance of Andy at www.lindfuneralhome.com.