October 17, 2017

Linn County News
Published Oct. 18, 2017
Dorothy C. Coffeen, age 100, Mound City, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, at Prescott Country View. She was born on Feb. 27, 1917, at Boicourt, Kan., the daughter of Frank and Nellie Johnson Clearwater.
She married Glenn Coffeen on Nov. 17, 1934. He preceded her in death in June of 1966.
Dorothy was a seamstress and ran the Cue Club from 1966-1979.
She was a talented artist, working with ceramics and painting. She enjoyed crocheting and shared things she made with many different people.
Dorothy did not attend church. However, she was a Christian woman who believed in God and lived by the Golden Rule.
She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Glen and Fred Clearwater; and three sisters, Thelma Sherman, Mary Hughes and Edna Ross.
Dorothy is survived by a daughter, Patricia Wallace; three grandchildren, Vicky Snyder, Verna Staniec and Terry Wallace; six great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel. Burial was in the Woodland Cemetery.
The family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association. Online condolences for the family can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com. Arrangements: Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Mound City Chapel.