Conversation so far:
when did Ernie Kovacs die?
Kovacs was killed in a car accident in Los Angeles during the early morning hours of January 13, 1962.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
A photographer managed to arrive moments later, and graphic images of Kovacs's dead body appeared in newspapers across the United States.
did he have children?
Only one of Kovacs's three children survives: his eldest, Elizabeth, from his first marriage.
Kippie, his second daughter, died on July 28, 2001 at the age of 52.
what did his daughter die from?
52, after a long illness and a lifetime of poor health.
what did he do after her death?
Kovacs is buried in Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.
His epitaph reads.
what does his epitaph read?
"Nothing in moderation--We all loved him..
when did he die?
January 13, 1962.
did he have a wife?
"It's Mrs.
Kovacs, he's on his way to the coroner - what should I tell her?.

Question: what did they tell her?
Self-contained rewrite: What did the people speaking to Ernie's wife tell Mrs. Kovacs?