Larry Cornwell
1941 - 2018
Obituary
Larry R. Cornwell, 76, died Thursday
(Aug. 2, 2018) at his home in Newton.
He was born on Nov. 19, 1941, in
Garnett, the son of Victor I. and Dolores Marie Welsh Cornwell. Larry
graduated from Iola High School, after which he served in the U.S.
Army and later attended San Francisco School of Mortuary Science.
Larry moved to Newton in 1967 and went
to work for the Draper Funeral Home. For 45 years, he assisted
thousands of Newton area families through their grief process. He
retired in 2012 from Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.
He married Kathleen DeVader Sanger on
June 18, 1988, in St. Marys.
Through the years, Larry has been a
member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, the Kansas Funeral Directors
Association, National Funeral Directors Association and served as
trustee of the Eagles Lodge for seven years. He had served as
secretary of the Kiwanis Club for 14 years, earning the Outstanding
Secretary Award for seven years and had 14 years of perfect
attendance. He had also been active with the Chamber of Commerce,
United Way, Kansas Eye Enucleation Association and was a board member
of the Sunflower Chapter of the National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,
receiving the state CF Award.
Larry had worked on many fund drives
for the United Way, cystic fibrosis, heart and cancer, as well as
coached softball. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus and
had served on the Board of St. Mary's Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen of
the home in Newton; children: Greg Cornwell and wife Sheila of
Patterson, California, Jennifer Mitchell and husband Ben of Shawnee
and Craig Sanger and wife Jennifer of Atchison; one brother, Darel
Cornwell of Hot Springs, Arkansas; and six grandchildren: Todd
Cornwell, Rebecca Cornwell, Ella Mitchell, Haley Mitchell, Paige
Mitchell and Abigail Sanger.
Larry is preceded in death by his
parents; and son, Jeffery Todd Cornwell on Feb. 15, 1987.
The Recitation of the Holy Rosary will
be held at 7 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 5, 2018) at Broadway Colonial Funeral
Home. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday
(Aug. 6, 2018) at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Interment will be in
the Greenwood Cemetery in Newton. The casket will be open at the
funeral home after 1 p.m. on Sunday; the family will receive friends
between 5 and 7 p.m.
A memorial has been established with
St. Mary's Catholic Church or Good Shepherd Hospice. Contributions
may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway,
Newton, KS 67114.
