Mary Ellen (Horton) Comeau

Mary Ellen (Horton) Comeau was born to Lewis and Cecelia Schneider Horton on January 2nd, 1932 in Smackover, Arkansas. She moved to El Dorado, AR in 1936 where she spent her childhood. She attended St. Mary’s Dominican College in New Orleans, graduating with a BS in Business Administration. She worked for Pan Am Southern Corporation in New Orleans for 2 years.

She married Eugene Comeau in El Dorado on April 16th, 1955. They moved often for Gene’s work: Luling, LA; El Dorado, AR; San Francisco, CA; Alvin, TX; Muscatine, IA; and Kirkwood, MO. In 1970 they moved to Lawrence, KS. Eugene passed away in 2005. In 2010 Mary Ellen moved to Larksfield Retirement Community in Wichita to be near family.

Mary Ellen was a successful realtor for 30 years – ten years with Haverty and Hatfield, and 20 years with McGrew Real Estate. She was an avid bridge player and member of Corpus Christi parish. She was a devoted Jayhawk basketball fan, rarely missing a game for 50 years.

She is survived by her son Steve and daughter Catherine (Kiki) Cohlmia (Jerry) of Wichita, KS; a daughter Rebecca Carter (Jeff) of Houston, TX; a daughter Jennifer Comeau of Seattle WA; a son John (Shiva) of Chappaqua, NY; seven grandchildren, Tom, Matt, Chip and Katherine Cohlmia, Oliver Carter, Liana Reichlin, and Charlotte Comeau; as well as two great-grandchildren, Christopher (CJ) Cohlmia, and Cooper Cohlmia.

Funeral services will be held with a Requiem Mass on Friday, July 29th at 1:00 pm at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS. A reception will be held after the Mass in the Community Room at the church. A private burial service will be held.

A reception will also be held at Larksfield Place in Wichita, KS on Saturday, July 30th at noon.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Corpus Christi Church in Lawrence, KS, the American Cancer Society, or the Lord’s Diner in Wichita, KS and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.