Friday, December 11, 2009

"COCO"


Polakovs, Michael

Feb. 23, 1923 - Dec. 6, 2009
Michael "CoCo" Polakovs, of Catlettsburg, Ky., died Dec. 6, 2009.Visitation was from 6 to 8 p.m. yesterday at Neal Funeral Home, Catlettsburg. A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. today. Final rest will be at Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashland, Ky. He was the son of the late Nicolai and Valentina Novikoff Polakovs. Mike was a professional circus clown for nearly 80 years. He has entertained tens of millions as CoCo the Clown with circuses around the world. Additionally, Michael was a member of Greenhill Masonic Lodge 521.Michael leaves behind Hazel Fannin Polakovs, his loving wife of 49 years; six children, Graham Ahrhart of Sarasota, Patty Dale Dalton her husband, Perry, of Ashland, Byron Laird of Pippa Pass, Ky., Bruce Laird of Ashland, Michelle Polakovs of Catlettsburg and David Polakovs of San Francisco; five grandchildren, Mike Ahrhart, Melody Dalton Hogsten, Christopher Dalton, Stephanie Laird Maynard and Amanda Laird; five great-grandchildren, Emma Dalton, Kayla Dalton, Kayla Rice, Cole Maynard and Alex Ahrhart; and a sister, Olga Kerr of Norfolk, England.He was preceded in death by three sisters and one brother.

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