Sue Van Buskirk

1935 - 2010  (74 years)

• Name	Sue Van Buskirk  [1, 2]
  Birth	19 Oct 1935	Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	28 Feb 2010	San Diego County, California   [2]
  Notes	The daughter of Everett F. VAN BUSKIRK and Mary H. PETERSON. She worked three years as a rural school teacher, and later attended the Lincoln School of Commerce. She worked for the Nebraska Workmen's Compensation Court, and as an executive secretary for a contractor in San Diego. (Milligan, p 360). KOTAS, SUE A. Sue A. Kotas of San Diego passed away on February 28, 2010, at the age of 74, after a courageous battle with cancer. Her family surrounded her as she slipped away as she did everything with grace and dignity. Born in Nebraska on October 19, 1935. She was raised in Beatrice, NE, graduated from Beatrice High School, attended Doane College to teach country school for two years in the Beatrice area. Moved to Lincoln to attend Lincoln School of Commerce and became a secretary at the State Capital until marrying Reenlee Kotas of Milligan, NE on January 25, 1958. The family moved to San Diego in May of 1967 and has resided there since. Sue was active in PTA, Little League and the Model A Club. She enjoyed doing crafts and needlework. She worked for AO Reed Plumbing & Heating 10 years as an Executive Secretary and soon after she ran a home daycare for 12 years and touched the many lives that passed through her doors. She also enjoyed collecting teddy bears and traveling which included many trips to Nebraska to visit children and grandchildren. She actively took cruises and went camping with family and friends. Her parents, Mary and Everett Van Buskirk, preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband, Reenlee H. Kotas Sr., children, Denise and (Scott) Worrell of Milligan, NE, Darcy and (Jason) Richtarik of Wilber, NE, Reenlee II and (Lynne) Kotas of Ramona, CA and Kevin and (Charito) Kotas of Bonita, CA, sister, Sheli and (Richard) Schwindt of Phoenix, AZ, 10 grandchildren: Brandon, Melissa, Allison, Molly, Bailey, Amanda, Shawn, Sharlene, Hunter and Ryan and two great-grandchildren: Cohen and Ensley. She was a loving and caring person and will truly be missed. Services will be at Clairemont Mortuary on Saturday, March 6th, 11 am. (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
  Person ID	I15087	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2014

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F5875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Oct 1935 - Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska Death - 28 Feb 2010 - San Diego County, California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 354, 360 (Reliability: 3). [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 360 (Reliability: 3).