Max G. Kocour
Kocour, Max G., 85, died Thursday, March 16, 2006. Visitation with the family will be 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Friday, March 24, 2006, at Downing Lahey Mortuary East, 6555 E. Central, Wichita, KS. The memorial funeral mass will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, March 25, 2006, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Andale, KS. Mr. Kocour was born in Andale in 1921. He was the son of John Emma Falk Kocour. He attended Wichita State University where he was a member of the varsity football team and Phi Upsilon Sigma fraternity. Following his graduation in1942, Mr. Kocour served with the 90th Infantry Division and landed on Utah Beach on D-Day. He earned battlefield promotions from Private to Major and earned the Silver Star, three Bronze Stars for Valor, two Croix de Guerre commendations, Purple Heart, five Battle Stars, Medal de Metz and a Combat Infantry Badge. Mr. Kocour married Heloise Hillbrand of Wichita in 1945. From 1955 to 1992, they lived on the North Shore of Chicago, where they raised six children. Mr. Kocour was a successful business executive who worked for corporations including Pillsbury, Simoniz and Philip Morris. In 1992, the Kocours retired to the Wichita area. Max was preceded in death by his wife, Heloise; brothers, Theodore (Steve), Herman, and John (Jack); sisters, Cyrilla Freund, Josephine (Peggy) Kramer, Kathleen Hege, Anne Blackburn, and Patricia Doran. He is survived by sons, Steve, of Chicago, IL., Mike, of Mesa, AZ; daughters, Ruth Anne, of Reno, NV., Camille Kocour Healy, of Omaha, NE., Colette, of Wellington, Michele, of Paradise Valley, AZ; his brother, Rev. Robert, of Wichita; sisters, Margaret Mary Kerschen, of Andale, Mary Jane Capps, of Wichita, Joanna Reep, of Wichita, Judy Schwartz, of Colwich; and grandchildren, Max Carr, Ed Healy, Wade Carr, Anne Healy, and Max Kocour. A memorial fund has been established with the Venezuela Mission c/o David Carr, First National Bank, P.O. Box 398, Wellington, KS, 67152-0398.
Visitation with the family will be 6:00 ~ 8:00 P.M., Friday, March 24 at Downing Lahey Mortuary East.
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Colette, David, et al, I can hear Saddie playing and Max singing, now! I’m sorry for your loss, and my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Sending my condolences and wishes to Jane and all of the family.
Father Kocour: I was sorry to hear of your brother Max’s death. I remember meeting him when we made the Newman Club trip to Chicago. Hope you are well. I guess you are back in Wichita for good. God Bless.
To Father Robert Kocour: Not sure my original message went, so I’m trying again!! Very sorry to hear about the death of your brother, Max. Judging from the obituary, he was a very interesting and worthwhile gentleman. Will keep him in our prayers, as well as you and all your family. Hope you are well. Remember our days at the Pittsburg State Newman Club with a great deal of nostalgia. Those were halcyon days! Take care, and, if you get the chance, come and see us sometime. Your loyal ‘engineer’, James A Manning, 45 Sandpiper Rd, Enfield, CT 06082
My condolences to the Kocour family. I met your father only once, but we talked on the phone often in the last few months. I admire the true love he felt for his wife, and his devotion to keeping her memory alive. He had fond feelings of WSU, too. A great storyteller!
Although Max moved out of Kenilworth a number of years ago, he and Heloise were always in our thoughts and prayers. He was an outstanding example of a family man and will be missed by the Vitale family who extend their deepest sympathy to the Kocours.
My condolences to all the Kocour family. I will miss my favorite ‘riddler’. For those of you who don’t know, for several years when I was young, Max (my parents close friend) and I exchanged riddles through the mail regularly with mine sent under the pseudonym ‘Roxie the Riddler’. This was great fun for me! Lots of fond memories of fun times with the Kocours in Winnetka and Kenilworth. Thinking of you all during this difficult time.