1938
Dennis
2013
Dennis Raymond Kotara
October 1, 1938 — October 4, 2013
Dennis Raymond Kotara, 75, of Panhandle died October 4, 2013.
Rosary will be said at 7:00 PM, Monday, October 7, 2013 at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Panhandle with Rev. Mieczslaw Przepiora officiating. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia.
Dennis was born October 1, 1938 to Sam and Irene Kotara. In the 1950’s, Dennis attended the St. Meinard’s Seminary. After graduating high school, Dennis went on to Texas Tech. Dennis served our country in 1959 in the National Guard. He earned the outstanding farmer of the year in Carson County by the USDA in the 1970’s. Mr. Kotara was a people person, he could go almost anywhere and know someone. He was a jokester. Dennis loved the land and was a lifelong farmer and rancher. He also loved football. Some of his most valued times were spent with his family and his grandchildren.
Dennis was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Ronald.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Kotara, two daughters, Karen Kotara Kwiatkowski and husband Mike of Las Colinas, and Courtney Reeder and husband Mark of Muleshoe, two sons, Samuel Raymond Kotara of Amarillo, and Lacy John Kotara of Panhandle, three sisters, Cecilia Pounds of Albuquerque, NM, Elayne Sanchez and husband Frank of Amarillo, and Sandra McWherter and husband Bob of McKinney, one brother, Wayne Kotara and wife Adela of Groom, and four grandchildren, Cash Reeder, Jack Kotara, Brooklynn Kotara, and Levi Kotara.
In Leiu of flowers, family suggests memorials be made to Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, STE. 1509, New York, NY 10018 or visit http://support.pdf.org/document.doc?id=15
Rosary will be said at 7:00 PM, Monday, October 7, 2013 at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Panhandle with Rev. Mieczslaw Przepiora officiating. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia.
Dennis was born October 1, 1938 to Sam and Irene Kotara. In the 1950’s, Dennis attended the St. Meinard’s Seminary. After graduating high school, Dennis went on to Texas Tech. Dennis served our country in 1959 in the National Guard. He earned the outstanding farmer of the year in Carson County by the USDA in the 1970’s. Mr. Kotara was a people person, he could go almost anywhere and know someone. He was a jokester. Dennis loved the land and was a lifelong farmer and rancher. He also loved football. Some of his most valued times were spent with his family and his grandchildren.
Dennis was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Ronald.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Kotara, two daughters, Karen Kotara Kwiatkowski and husband Mike of Las Colinas, and Courtney Reeder and husband Mark of Muleshoe, two sons, Samuel Raymond Kotara of Amarillo, and Lacy John Kotara of Panhandle, three sisters, Cecilia Pounds of Albuquerque, NM, Elayne Sanchez and husband Frank of Amarillo, and Sandra McWherter and husband Bob of McKinney, one brother, Wayne Kotara and wife Adela of Groom, and four grandchildren, Cash Reeder, Jack Kotara, Brooklynn Kotara, and Levi Kotara.
In Leiu of flowers, family suggests memorials be made to Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, STE. 1509, New York, NY 10018 or visit http://support.pdf.org/document.doc?id=15
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