Colette Kirkwood
1939-2012
Colette Kirkwood, 72, Post Falls, Idaho died July 3, 2012 in St. Joseph, Missouri.
She was born to Theodore and Marcella (Kinney) Topolse in St. Louis, Missouri.
She was a retired teacher.
Survivors: her daughter, Maureen Steinel; son, Mark Steinel; and brother, Ted Topolse.
Care provided by Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory.
Colette’s grandchildren are also her survivors not listed above but should be:
Abigail (6), Alison (6), Austin (3), and Ben (3). They are devastated by her loss.
We send our condolences to the Steinel, Topoise and Kirkwood families. We pray that you are all comforted to know that you now have an angel in heaven that is now at peace. May God Bless you all in your time of need.
Jim and I send our most sincere condolences to all of you for your loss. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
My condolences go out to all of relatives & friends of Colette.
To Colette’s Family and beloved grandchildren:
My heart goes out to all of you. Colette was special, kind of a free spirit and found her inspirational and an incurable optimist. She was larger than life and will be missed by all her knew her.
God bless you, my friend.
– Dorothy
Thank you everyone for your messages. It is nice to hear the perspectives of my Mother’s friends and family about her.
Colette was a good person who loved and adored her grandchildren as they did her. She will be forever missed. She wanted to be around her granchildren as much as possible, and that was so awesome for the children to have that. At times she went above and beyond her capabilities just to see them. Colette will live on forever in our hearts. R.I.P.
I just wanted to pay my respects. I proudly served, in U.S. Army w/ your son, Mark.
Very Respectfully,
Pat McNally
It’s hard to face the reality that Colette’s soul is gone off this Earth! I love her dearly. She was a dear, dear friend who’s left me with many, many happy memories! God bless you all!
God never meant for our lives to be taken away at all! It is so sad that your dear loved one has fallen asleep in death at such a tender age.
Thanks to God we have the hope of being brought back to life — John 11:41-44.
Our most heartfelt sympathy and condolence at this most difficult time.
Just a reminder, my Mom’s mass will be held at noon tomorrow at St. Pius in CDA. This is the closest to a funeral we are holding for her. In lieu of flowers, we are asking donations be sent to Holy Family Catholic School in CDA, ID on behalf of her granddaughters, Abigail and Alison Witkowski .
Dearest Maureen and Family…….am holding you in my thoughts and sending big hugs through the universe.