Thelma F. Kozan

Thelma F. Kozan, 86, passed away on December 5, 2018, following a lengthy illness. Thelma was born in Centerton, Arkansas and was raised in St. Joseph, Missouri. Upon graduating from Lafayette High School in St. Joe, she worked for Richmond Screw Anchor. It was at that time that she met and married Ted, her beloved husband of 60 years. Thelma and Ted settled in Wichita, Kansas where they raised two children. They were members of All Saints Catholic Church and, later, Church of the Magdalen. Thelma retired with more than 20 years of service as a civil service management assistant with an Air Force detachment at Boeing. She will be remembered as a devoted wife, loving mother, and an enthusiastic grandmother and great-grandmother. Thelma is survived by her daughter, Andrea Santmyer, and husband Bob of Union Hall, VA; her son, Mark Kozan, and wife Maria of Wichita, KS; her grandchildren, Chris Klaus of Merritt Island, FL; Holly Klaus of St. Petersburg, FL; Forrest Kozan of Manhattan, KS; Ashley Kozan of Wichita, KS; Kathryn LaBello of Richmond, VA; Melissa Santmyer of Richmond, VA; Alex Santmyer of Stafford, VA; and five great-grandchildren who reside in Florida and Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Ted, and eight of her ten siblings. Rosary service will be held at Downing & Lahey East Mortuary at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, December 14, 2018; Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 15, 2018, at Church of the Magdalen. Memorials may be sent to the Monsignor McGread Serra Club Education Endowment, 424 N. Broadway, Wichita, KS 67202.