Catherine "Tootie" Mccoy

Catherine 'Tootie' Agnes McCoy, 93, of Manhattan, passed away Wednesday, September 28th, at Mercy Regional Health Center. Catherine was born in Flush, Kansas on May 10, 1918, a daughter of the late Angeline (O'Shea) and Julius Heptig. On May 28, 1945 at Flush, KS she married Robert L McCoy, who died on Nov. 22, 1985, they were the former owners of the Lakeview Tavern, which is now the Little Grill. Tootie had lived on a farm north of Manhattan for over 66 years. She was a member of Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Manhattan, a 1937 graduate of Flush High School, Flush, Kansas and from Mt. St. Scholastica College in Atchison, where she received her teaching certificate. After graduation she taught in a 1 room school house until 1945 in Pottawatomie County, she volunteered at Mercy Regional Health Center for over 25 years, retiring in 2011, the longest on record of over 8000 hours. She loved her family and church above all else, but the best description of her in two words was that she was 'Catholic and Irish' Catherine is survived by a daughter, Patricia Rusthstrom and husband Ron, of Downs; grandsons, Michael L. Ruthstrom of Manhattan and Jacob B. and wife Kristin Ruthstrom of Kansas City, Missouri; great granddaughter, Faith L. Rusthstrom of Downs, Kansas along with many nieces & nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Robert, brothers Tom, Pat and Bill Heptig and sister Mary Winter. Visitation will be at Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home on Friday from 8:00am to 8:00pm, with a vigil service at 7:00pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30am on Saturday, October 1st at the Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Manhattan. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Manhattan. The family request memorial donations to the Manhattan Catholic Schools.