UMHOLTZ, Cathy Lea (Burkhart) - b. December 20, 1944 - d. July 26, 2019

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Cathy Lea Umholtz, formerly of Fall River, Kansas, passed away on July 26, 2019 at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, Kansas. She was born on December 20, 1944 in Buffalo, Kansas, the daughter of Claude of Dolly (Cook) Burkhart.

Cathy was raised in Yates Center, Kansas and attended local schools there.  On July 5, 1956, she was united in marriage to Earl Lloyd Umholtz in Newton, Kansas.  They made their home in Hesston, Kansas.  To this union, four children were born.  The family lived in Yates Center, Kansas, Miami, Oklahoma, and Udall, Kansas where Earl operated a plumbing business for thirty years.  They retired to Fall River, Kansas in the late 1990s.  Cathy was a member of the Severy Baptist Church in Severy, Kansas.

Cathy is survived by her husband, Earl of the home; four children, Leanne (Michael) Berry of Derby, Kansas, Bruce (Michelle) Umholtz of Udall, Kansas, Lynn (Brenda) Umholtz of Wichita, Kansas, and Craig (Tina) Umholtz of Burden, Kansas; seven grandchildren, Kimberly Miller, Cy Umholtz, Bradley Berry, Lindsy Umholtz, Kayla Umholtz, Tyler Davis, and Shana Davis; ten great-grandchildren; and one sister, Ladonne (Jim) Sweeney of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.  She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Daniel Burkhart.

Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at the Udall Cemetery in Udall, Kansas.  In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorials be made to the Udall Baptist Church or the Severy Baptist Church.  Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 595, Eureka, Kansas 67045 which is overseeing arrangements.  Online condolences may be left for the family at www.koupfunerals.com.

(taken from the Koup Family Funeral Home website)l