Agnes Ely

AGNES L. (COGSWELL) ELY
Agnes Louise (Cogswell) Ely, 74, of Olathe, Kansas passed away Thursday, December 21, 2006 in Olathe. The rosary will begin at 7:30pm on Tuesday. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society.

Agnes was born July 28, 1932 in Olathe, Kansas to Martin Kelly & Daisy May Phillips and lived in Olathe all of her life. She was a graduate of J.P. St. John's High School in Olathe. She married Robert Cogswell December,1952 (who preceded her in death in 1966). In December,1971 she married Alfred Ely who also preceded her in death in March of 1990. She was Senior Commercial Property Appraiser for Johnson County Kansas retiring in 1992. She then went to work part-time for Olathe Medical Service Inc. serving in Dr. William Matthews's office for approximately 10 years.

She is survived by her five children; Jim & wife Barbara Cogswell of Gilbert, AZ, Phil & wife Theresa Cogswell of Olathe, Dave & wife Dwonne Cogswell of Fort Smith, AR, Brian & wife Karen Cogswell in Nicut, OK, and Linda & husband Raymond Sheldon of Olathe, KS, stepdaughters; Carol & husband Kevin Morris of Overland Park, KS and Patricia & husband Tony Higgins of Aurora, CO, and her sixteen grandchildren; Eric, Chris, Leah, Katie, Terry, Kyle, Haley, Breck, Grayson, Dawn, Beth-Ann, Jennifer, Stephanie, Peter, Matthew, and Logan.