Colleen M. Pothoff, 71, of Rothbury, Mich., died June 26, 2024, at Harbor Hospice in Muskegon, Mich. Services were held at 10 a.m., Friday, July 5, 2024, at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery near Louisiana, Mo.
Colleen was born Jan. 20, 1953, in Louisiana, Mo., to Clyde Elliott and Aileen Brashear Elliott. She was married to James Pothoff and he survives.
She is also survived by her children, Greg Autery, Julie Trower, and Jamie Shydieger, three sisters Marlene England, Jo Anderson, and Cindy Ruby, a brother, Roger Elliott, and many friends. He parents died earlier.
Colleen worked as a nurse’s aid and also in the food industry.
Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana, Mo., is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences can be sent at collierfuneral.com.