Funeral services for Cora “Connie” Lelia Simms Kosik, 82, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, January 6, 2018, at Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church, with Rev. James Dominic officiating. Interment will follow at Alexandria Memorial Gardens, Alexandria, LA, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Mrs. Kosik was born October 7, 1935, to John and Mary Lisbeth Simms and passed away Monday, January 1, 2018. She married David Lee Kosik January 22, 1955, they would have celebrated 63 years this month. Dave was in the United States Air Force and together with their children they lived in many places, March Air Force Base, Riverside, CA, South Carolina, England, Japan, Okinawa, England Air Force Base in Alexandria, LA, where they retired from the Air Force in 1972. In the fall of 1986, they moved to Lufkin, TX, until they again retired in 1997. Then they moved to be closer to family in Monroe, LA where they live today.
Mrs. Kosik was preceded in death by her daughter, Kathy Kosik; parents, John and Lisbeth Simms; and sister, Carol Rickman.
Survivors include husband, David Lee Kosik; children, Kenneth “Ken” Lee Kosik (Connie), Michael Anthony Kosik (Debbie); 6 grandchildren, Ryan Kosik (Emily), Jason Kosik, Jennifer Kosik Guerriero (Peter), Nicole Kosik Koserog (Charlie), Allison Kosik Foret (Hunter), and Mary Beth Kosik; 9 great-grandchildren, Annabelle, Violet, Charlotte Kosik, JP, Grady, Molly, Mark Ryan Guerriero, Tripp Koserog, and Harper Foret; and sister, Sharon Lundquist (Luke).
Pallbearers will be Ryan Kosik, Jason Kosik, Peter Guerriero, Hunter Foret, Charlie Koserog, and Steven Ingram. Honorary pallbearers, Joey Trahan, Andy Trahan, Kyle Miller, Ben Gremillion, and Darin Uptigrove.
Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM and Vigil Wake Service at 6:00 PM at Mulhearn Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church.
Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Sterlington Road
Monroe, LA