James M. "Jim" Cotter

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Downing & Lahey Mortuaries & Crematory - East Wichita

Posted events

February 15, 2026

Feb

Rosary

9:30 a.m.

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

124 N. Roosevelt St., Wichita, KS 67208

Feb

Funeral Mass

10:00 a.m.

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

124 N. Roosevelt St., Wichita, KS 67208

Downing & Lahey Mortuaries & Crematory - East Wichita

Posted an obituary

February 15, 2026

James Cotter Obituary

James "Jim" M. Cotter, 89, died Thursday, February 12, 2026. Jim worked for Cessna 47 years and was an income tax preparer his entire life. He was loved by all who knew him and will be greatly missed. Jim was kind and gentle, and although he... Read James Cotter's Obituary