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Arthur J. “Art” Cotter

1925-2018

OBIT-Arthur Cotter (Contributed)

STREATOR — Arthur J. “Art” Cotter, 92, of Streator, died Friday afternoon, Sept. 14, at Heritage Health, Streator.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at St. Michael the Archangel Church, Streator with Rev. Ryan Mattingly, officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Solon-Telford Funeral Home, Streator. Burial with full military rites will be conducted by member of American Legion Post 217 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1492 will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Streator.

Mr. Cotter was born Dec. 28, 1925, in Streator, the son of Michael and Elizabeth (Fisher) Cotter. He married Jeanette “Jean” Spangler, Feb. 10, 1946, in Arkansas. She preceded him in death May 28, 1987.

Art had been employed for 37 1/2 years at Owens-Illinois Glass Co. Streator retiring as the foreman in the mold shop, he also had owned and operated Art’s Record and TV Repair. He had farmed in Esman Township for four years. He was a member of the former Immaculate Conception Church, and currently a member of St. Michael the Archangel Church, the Knights of Columbus, Eagles, American Legion Post 217, a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1492, United Commercial Travelers, the Marshall County Sportsman Club and Lazy Acres.

Art served in Germany during World War II in the U.S. Army. He had attended Cornell and Pontiac High Schools.

He is survived by one daughter, Sandy (Lee) McCumsey, of Streator; two grandsons, Brian (Tori) McCumsey, of Davenport, Iowa, and Randy McCumsey, of Rochelle; great grandchildren, Tyler, Brileigh, Amanda and Alyssa McCumsey; three step-grandchildren and three step-great grandchildren. Also surviving is a longtime friend, Lila Southey.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two sisters, Rita Sopko and Agnes Defenbaugh and two brothers, Harold and Kenneth Cotter.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Brian and Randy McCumsey, great grandson Tyler McCumsey and friends, Ted Quaka, Dave Marcin and Steve Southey. Honorary Pallbearers will be great granddaughters, Amanda, Alyssa and Brileigh McCumsey.  Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Condolences may be left for the family at solontelford.com

Solon-Telford Funeral Home

301 S. Park St., Streator, IL 61364

815-672-2320 solontelford.com