NameWalter M. POTCHAD, P323
Birth22 Sep 1921, Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming
Death3 Aug 2003, Overland Park, Johnson, Kansas
Burial6 Aug 2003, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas
Spouses
1Jane Eileen PATTON , Aunt, P350
Birth2 Sep 1922, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
Death6 Feb 1976, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas
Burial9 Feb 1976, Maple Hill Cemetery
FatherThomas Robert PATTON (1892-1964)
MotherPansy Elizabeth SNAVELY (1893-1971)
ChildrenSusan Jane
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Obituaries
Walter Potchad, 81, of Overland Park, KS passed away August 3, 2003, at Shawnee Mission Medical center. Services will be held Wednesday, August 6, 2003, at 10 a.m. at Queen of the Holy Rosary Church, 71st and Metcalf. Friends may call 9-10 a.m. Wednesday before the service. In lieu of flowers, family suggests donations to Queen of the Holy Rosary Building Fund. Burial Maple Hill Cemetery.
Walter was born September 22, 1921 in Basin, WY, and was a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area. He served as an Army M.P. during WWII in the OPacific Theatre, returning to the Kansas City area and working for General Motors until his retirement in 1986. He had a passion for baseball, which he coached and umpired well into his sixties. He was a loyal member of UAW Local 31, The American Legion Post 327, and the Eagles #1100. Walter is survived by his wife of 24 years, Jean; his daughters Karen Erny of Shawnee, Susan Kendall and her husband, Jim, of Kansas City, KS, Gloria Kelley and her husband, Kevin, of Kansas City, KS, Jackie Hicks and her husband John, of Olathe, Debbie Staub and her husband, Mike, of Overland Park, and Teri Jewett and her husband, Kevin, of Lenexa. He also leaves his nephew, Mike Potchad of Overland Park and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. (Arrangements: The Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, 913-631-5566)
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