Cottrell, Freda April 19, 1940 - June 25, 2024

Freda Amelia (Heinitz) Cottrell was born on April 19, 1940, to Fred and Willie (Folkner)
Heinitz in Kansas City, Kansas and passed away on June 25,2024 at her home outside
of Collins, Missouri with family at bedside.

Freda married Jim Cottrell on May 19, 1957, in Paola, Kansas. To this union three
children were born: Jamie, Sherry, and Wayne.

Freda was a stay-at-home Mom and helped the kids with 4-H projects and taking them
to school functions. They lived on a small farm south of Paola near the small town of
Fontana, Kansas. In 1974 the family moved to the Collins, Missouri area on a farm. Freda
got a job at the local restaurant as a cook at Howard B’s Restaurant. She worked here
for a few years, then started work at Sac-Osage Hospital in the laundry department.
She did this for a year and then transferred to nursing assistant. She had found her
calling. She went back to school and became an LPN in 1983. She worked as an LPN at
Sac-Osage hospital until she retired at age 68.

She always loved horses and grew up riding. She had several horses over the years.
She had one that she kept for 23 years. This was one that the kids learned to ride on.
Freda especially loved trail riding. She and daughter Sherry would go to Eminence,
Missouri to ride trails in June and sometimes again in October each year. There would
always be horse shows to go to in between times.

Freda is preceded in death by her husband Jim, her parents Fred and Willie and brother
Bud.

Freda leaves daughters Jamie (Gary) Arwood of Clinton, Mo., Sherry (Mitch)
Schaeperkoetter of Corder, Mo and son Wayne (Sueann) Cottrell of the home. She
leaves six grandchildren: April LaFarge of Clinton, Mo, Michael (Hollie) Arwood of
Clinton, Mo, Christopher (Tracey) Arwood of Knobnoster, Mo, Morgan Schaeperkoetter of Corder, Mo, Justin (Cami) Biggers of Port Angelas, Washington and Evan Biggers of Springfield, Mo. Great Grandchildren Alexis, Kanden,
Rylee, Taylin, Corbin, Jaeda, Evie, Aurora, Avery and Kieren. Great great Grandchildren
Oakleigh, Hudson and Asher.

She will be laid to rest at the Freeman-Holsapple Cemetery alongside her husband Jim on
July 20, 2024.