Dorothy Ann Hirsch

1950 - 2025

Dorothy Ann Hirsch

July 26, 1950 - May 18, 2025

Leawood, Kansas - Dorothy Ann Hirsch died Sunday, May 18, 2025, at Kansas City Hospice. Ann was born on July 26, 1950, to John Edward Hirsch and Dorothy (Oberkrom) Hirsch in Mexico, Missouri.

The family moved to Kansas City, Kansas, in 1955, where Ann attended Blessed Sacrament School, Northwest Junior High and Wyandotte High. At Wyandotte, she was editor of the Pantograph school newspaper, graduating in 1968. Ann graduated from KU majoring in classical archeology-- one highlight being her participation in the February Sisters' occupation of the East Asian Studies building. She worked on archeological digs in the United States and in Europe (France, Lebanon, and Yugoslavia) as part of her graduate studies, until joining the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a cultural resource specialist. In 1983, Ann moved to Wichita and married Robert Coykendall. A daughter, Katherine (Katie) Coykendall was born in 1985. Ann spent her time in Wichita as an active parent volunteer at Katie's schools. She also loved collecting mysteries and archeological books, and antiques and ran her own antiques booth. In 2009, Ann moved to Leawood, adopting a cat she named Booksie.

From an early age, reading was Ann's favorite pastime and she became a devoted fan of Shakespeare, and all things British. She was an ardent supporter of women's rights. In 2015, she finally traveled to Italy: the Forum, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Paestum.

Ann leaves her daughter, Katie Coykendall (Chris Holzman) of Wichita, KS; her brother John E. Hirsch, Jr., of Overland Park, KS; her sister, Pat Hirsch of Newtown, CT; niece Alice Kaufman (Donald Kraus) of Ardmore, PA; and nephew John Kaufman (Emily), of Newtown, CT; cousins Louann Huffman (Charles), Stephen Oberkrom (Brigid); and Dr. David Oberkrom (Vicki), all of Kansas City, MO.