MEADE – Kathren Savage (Cordes), age 69, died early Tuesday morning, September 23, 2008, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.

She was born October 11, 1938, in Sterling, Kansas, the daughter of Russell F. and Edra M. (Ringeisen) Savage. As a young girl, she attended Sterling, Hutchinson, Lindsborg, Coldwater schools, graduating from Meade High School in 1956. Moving each time her father was promoted to a different location.

On July 22, 1956 she married F. Doyle Cordes, divorcing in 1990. A resident of Meade since 1955, she was a homemaker and had worked at the Meade Motel, Lakeway Hotel & Restaurant as head waitress, desk clerk, and phone operator for the hotel. She had also worked as a meat wrapper for Randy's Market and Ideal Food Stores, Ace Hardware, Co-Op Farm Store, Lonetree Lodge Retirement Center as a cook and custodian at the Meade Grade School until her health cause early retirement at the age of 62.

She enjoyed cooking, gardening, letter writing, scrapbooks, photography, crafts, crocheting, and being with her family.

Community efforts were serving on many benefits to raise money for others, including, Relay for Life Cancer volunteer. Serving on the hospital board fro nine years, Wheatland Estates Housing Committee for thirteen years, Meade Alumni Association, Sunday School teacher for two years, a Boy Scout den mother for two years, served on the County selection board, had EMT training, and helped the Lutheran LWML quilt, and was a member of Saint John Lutheran Church since 1957.

She is survived by:
Her children, Crys Ackerman and Brad of Meade, Kansas
Kelly Cordes and Deb of Meade, Kansas
Dean Cordes and Stacy of Meade, Kansas
Sherrie Olson and Steve of Ulysses, Kansas

A sister, Sharlene Stauffer and Dr. Mel of Saskatoon, Sask., Canada

Two brothers, Denzel Savage and Marian of Pueblo, Colorado
Errol Savage and Joan of Borger, Texas

Six grandchildren, Luke Ackerman, Michael Burgess, Kelsey Cordes, Kristy Cordes, Zack Cordes,
& Landry Cordes

Two great-grandchildren, Sidney Shelton and Rylee Piland

Celebration of life services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 29, 2008, at Saint John Lutheran Church, Meade with Reverend Lynn E. Spencer presiding. Cremation was her wish. Interment is undetermined at this time or ashes scattered to the winds.

The family would welcome memorials to Saint John Lutheran Church Building Fund or the Meade District Hospital in care of Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade.