Rick L. Coffey

Mass of Christian Burial for Rick L. Coffey, 44, McLouth, was Monday, Dec. 12, at St. Joseph of the Valley Catholic Church in rural Leavenworth. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery in rural Leavenworth.Mr. Coffey died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a 16-month battle with cancer.He was born June 22, 1961, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of James D. and Mary L. Musil Coffey. He graduated from high school in McLouth in 1979.Mr. Coffey worked at the K-Mart Distribution Center in Lawrence. He was a member of St. Joseph of the Valley Catholic Church and Perry Country Club.Survivors include his parents, McLouth; three sisters, Lori D. Coffey, Oskaloosa, Patricia A. Christman, Lecompton, and Cathy S. Kern, Winchester; three brothers, Glenn E., James D. III, and John D., all of McLouth.The family suggests memorials to the Jimmy V. Foundation, sent in care of Belden-Sexton-Sumpter Funeral Home, 500 Oak St., Leavenworth 66048.