Mary Ellen (Horton) Comeau
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Mary Ellen (Horton) Comeau was born to Lewis and Cecelia Schneider Horton on January 2nd, 1932 in Smackover, Arkansas. She moved to El Dorado, AR in 1936 where she spent her childhood. She attended St. Mary’s Dominican College in New Orleans, graduating with a BS in Business Administration. She worked for Pan Am Southern Corporation in New Orleans for 2 years.
She married Eugene Comeau in El Dorado on April 16th, 1955. They moved often for Gene’s work: Luling, LA; El Dorado, AR; San Francisco, CA; Alvin, TX; Muscatine, IA; and Kirkwood, MO. In 1970 they moved to Lawrence, KS. Eugene passed away in 2005. In 2010 Mary Ellen moved to Larksfield Retirement Community in Wichita to be near family.
Mary Ellen was a successful realtor for 30 years – ten years with Haverty and Hatfield, and 20 years with McGrew Real Estate. She was an avid bridge player and member of Corpus Christi parish. She was a devoted Jayhawk basketball fan, rarely missing a game for 50 years.
She is survived by her son Steve and daughter Catherine (Kiki) Cohlmia (Jerry) of Wichita, KS; a daughter Rebecca Carter (Jeff) of Houston, TX; a daughter Jennifer Comeau of Seattle WA; a son John (Shiva) of Chappaqua, NY; seven grandchildren, Tom, Matt, Chip and Katherine Cohlmia, Oliver Carter, Liana Reichlin, and Charlotte Comeau; as well as two great-grandchildren, Christopher (CJ) Cohlmia, and Cooper Cohlmia.
Funeral services will be held with a Requiem Mass on Friday, July 29th at 1:00 pm at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS. A reception will be held after the Mass in the Community Room at the church. A private burial service will be held.
A reception will also be held at Larksfield Place in Wichita, KS on Saturday, July 30th at noon.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Corpus Christi Church in Lawrence, KS, the American Cancer Society, or the Lord’s Diner in Wichita, KS and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.
Aunt Mim will be missed. She was a beautiful classy lady. I know she loved her family so much. I am quite sure she is having a lot of fun with her brothers & family in heaven. May she Rest In Peace.
Goodbye Aunt Mim! Rest in peace with your brothers and sisters, where no one has to fight over which sibling gets the last slice of pumpkin pie. 🙂
I am sorry that I was not able to come for Mary Ellen’s service but did not find out she had passed until today. My sympathy and prayers go out to the entire family. I so enjoyed working with her and sharing an office with her at McGrew. We had a lot of laughs and I enjoyed getting some of her recipes. She was a fantastic cook. She will be missed by many.
I am so sorry to hear about Mim’s passing. I will always have happy memories of our times at the family reunions. She was such fun to be around! Mom (Mildred) loved her so much too.
So sorry to here the news and much love to all my cousins in this difficult time. Aunt Mim, you will be missed by so many which is a testament to you! I’m sure my mom, your sister-in-law, Shirley Comeau Dolan has warmly welcomed you to heaven along with Eugene and so many others. Be at peace.
Jennifer and family, So sorry for your loss. May God’s peace and strength be with you.