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| Catherine "Tootie" McCoy |
| Date Of Birth: | May 10, 1918 |
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| Date Of Death: | September 28, 2011 |
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| Service Date: | Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 10:30am |
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Catherine "Tootie" Agnes McCoy, 93, of Manhattan, passed away
Wednesday, September 28th, at Mercy Regional Health Center.
Catherine was born in Flush, Kansas on May 10, 1918, a daughter of
the late Angeline (O'Shea) and Julius Heptig.
On May 28, 1945 at Flush, KS she married Robert L McCoy, who
died on Nov. 22, 1985, they were the former owners of the Lakeview
Tavern, which is now the Little Grill. Tootie had lived on a
farm north of Manhattan for over 66 years. She was a member
of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Manhattan, a 1937 graduate of
Flush High School, Flush, Kansas and from Mt. St. Scholastica
College in Atchison, where she received her teaching
certificate. After graduation she taught in a 1 room school
house until 1945 in Pottawatomie County, she volunteered at Mercy
Regional Health Center for over 25 years, retiring in 2011, the
longest on record of over 8000 hours. She loved her family and
church above all else, but the best description of her in two words
was that she was "Catholic and Irish"
Catherine is survived by a daughter, Patricia Rusthstrom
and husband Ron, of Downs; grandsons, Michael L. Ruthstrom of
Manhattan and Jacob B. and wife Kristin Ruthstrom of Kansas City,
Missouri; great granddaughter, Faith L. Rusthstrom of Downs, Kansas
along with many nieces & nephews. She is preceded in
death by her parents, husband, Robert, brothers Tom, Pat and Bill
Heptig and sister Mary Winter.
Visitation will be at Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home on Friday from
8:00am to 8:00pm, with a vigil service at 7:00pm. A
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30am on Saturday,
October 1st at the Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Manhattan.
Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Manhattan.
The family request memorial donations to the Manhattan Catholic
Schools.
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