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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Catherine I. Pottorff
Catherine I.
Pottorff
Jul 14, 1929 — Dec 14, 2013
Catherine I. Pottorff's Obituary
Pottorff, Catherine, I., 84, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2013, in Boulder, Colorado.
She was born on July 14, 1929, to Hiram and Irene (Buzzi) Stover in Newkirk, Oklahoma. On December 20, 1951, she married James Patrick Pottorff in Arkansas City, Kansas. Catie received her undergraduate degree from Southwestern College in Winfield and her Master's Degree in special education from Wichita State University. She taught school for over 22 years in the Douglass, Kansas schools. In her spare time she enjoyed traveling, reading, visiting grandchildren and friends, and supporting religious and charitable causes and other community service.
Her survivors include her children and their spouses, James and Judy Pottorff, Jr., of Lawrence, Kansas; Richard and Tammy Pottorff of Sunnyvale, California; Mark and Peggy Pottorff of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa; Mike and Cindy Pottorff of Portage, Michigan; Stephen Pottorff and Victoria Town of Fancy Gap, Virginia; Mary and Tim Hill of Erie, Colorado; and Timothy and Meaghan Pottorff of West Dundee, Illinois; her brothers, Lawrence (Martha) Stover of Ponca City, Oklahoma; Dennis (Joanna) Stover of Arkansas City, Kansas; Gerry (Mary) Stover of Sapulpa, Oklahoma; Ronald (Diane) Stover of Mount Vernon Indiana; Rex (Linda) Stover of Indianapolis, Indiana; her sisters, Doris Rogers, Phyllis McCormick and Gaye Manning all of Arkansas City, Kansas; and 13 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; spouse; and siblings Helena Frazee and Jerry Stover.
A rosary will be held Thursday, December 19, at 7:30 p.m. and a funeral Mass will be held Friday, December 20, at 10:00 a.m., with both services at St. James Catholic Church, 1012 Belmont in Augusta, Kansas. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. James Catholic School, the Douglass Public Library, the Stover Memorial Scholarship Fund at Cowley County Community College, and the Lord's Diner in care of the funeral home.
Dunsford Funeral Home & Crematory,
201 East Fifth, Augusta, Kansas 67010, (316) 775-6363, www.dunsfordfh.com
She was born on July 14, 1929, to Hiram and Irene (Buzzi) Stover in Newkirk, Oklahoma. On December 20, 1951, she married James Patrick Pottorff in Arkansas City, Kansas. Catie received her undergraduate degree from Southwestern College in Winfield and her Master's Degree in special education from Wichita State University. She taught school for over 22 years in the Douglass, Kansas schools. In her spare time she enjoyed traveling, reading, visiting grandchildren and friends, and supporting religious and charitable causes and other community service.
Her survivors include her children and their spouses, James and Judy Pottorff, Jr., of Lawrence, Kansas; Richard and Tammy Pottorff of Sunnyvale, California; Mark and Peggy Pottorff of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa; Mike and Cindy Pottorff of Portage, Michigan; Stephen Pottorff and Victoria Town of Fancy Gap, Virginia; Mary and Tim Hill of Erie, Colorado; and Timothy and Meaghan Pottorff of West Dundee, Illinois; her brothers, Lawrence (Martha) Stover of Ponca City, Oklahoma; Dennis (Joanna) Stover of Arkansas City, Kansas; Gerry (Mary) Stover of Sapulpa, Oklahoma; Ronald (Diane) Stover of Mount Vernon Indiana; Rex (Linda) Stover of Indianapolis, Indiana; her sisters, Doris Rogers, Phyllis McCormick and Gaye Manning all of Arkansas City, Kansas; and 13 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; spouse; and siblings Helena Frazee and Jerry Stover.
A rosary will be held Thursday, December 19, at 7:30 p.m. and a funeral Mass will be held Friday, December 20, at 10:00 a.m., with both services at St. James Catholic Church, 1012 Belmont in Augusta, Kansas. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. James Catholic School, the Douglass Public Library, the Stover Memorial Scholarship Fund at Cowley County Community College, and the Lord's Diner in care of the funeral home.
Dunsford Funeral Home & Crematory,
201 East Fifth, Augusta, Kansas 67010, (316) 775-6363, www.dunsfordfh.com
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