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Constance Martha “Connie” <I>Alexander</I> Cota

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Constance Martha “Connie” Alexander Cota

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
15 Mar 1969 (aged 67)
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Burial
West Point, Orange County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.3981438, Longitude: -73.966835
Plot
Section X, Site 287.
Memorial ID
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She was the daughter of Arthur H. Alexander and Bertha Leinkauf Alexander. Per the New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940 her middle name is Marsha, but a direct descendant states her middle name is Martha. On November 1, 1919 as Constance Marsha Alexander, she married Norman Daniel Cota in Manhattan, New York.

Constance A. Cota was born in New York City. She moved to Wichita, Kanas in 1964 from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. She was a member of the Wichita Arts Association and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. She died at age 67 on Saturday, March 15, 1969. Survivors included her husband, Major General Norman D Cota, retired of 24 Cypress Drive; one son, Norman D. Cota Jr. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; one daughter, Mrs. Ann [Thomas J.] Morris [Jr.] of Wichita and one sister, Mrs. Barbara Meyers of New York City. Services were held at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church with the Rev. James Warner and the Rev. Lester Wiley officiating. At her request the service was closed casket. Cremation arrangements were by Cochran Mortuary. Memorial contributions in her name were suggested to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.
Source: Wichita Eagle, Sunday, March 16, 1969.
She was the daughter of Arthur H. Alexander and Bertha Leinkauf Alexander. Per the New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940 her middle name is Marsha, but a direct descendant states her middle name is Martha. On November 1, 1919 as Constance Marsha Alexander, she married Norman Daniel Cota in Manhattan, New York.

Constance A. Cota was born in New York City. She moved to Wichita, Kanas in 1964 from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. She was a member of the Wichita Arts Association and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. She died at age 67 on Saturday, March 15, 1969. Survivors included her husband, Major General Norman D Cota, retired of 24 Cypress Drive; one son, Norman D. Cota Jr. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; one daughter, Mrs. Ann [Thomas J.] Morris [Jr.] of Wichita and one sister, Mrs. Barbara Meyers of New York City. Services were held at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church with the Rev. James Warner and the Rev. Lester Wiley officiating. At her request the service was closed casket. Cremation arrangements were by Cochran Mortuary. Memorial contributions in her name were suggested to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.
Source: Wichita Eagle, Sunday, March 16, 1969.


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  • Created by: SLGMSD
  • Added: Feb 5, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142244680/constance_martha-cota: accessed ), memorial page for Constance Martha “Connie” Alexander Cota (25 Sep 1901–15 Mar 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142244680, citing United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959).