Coletta Eftink

Wednesday, March 26, 2003

ORAN - Coletta Ann Eftink, 72, died at 7:30 p.m. March 25, 2003, at her home.

Born Nov. 12, 1930, in Oran, daughter of the late Henry and Caroline Arnzen Jansen, she was a member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church and St. Ann Sodality in Oran and VFW Post 5368 Ladies Auxiliary in Morley.

On Feb. 16, 1943, she married Charles B. Eftink who survives of the home.

Other survivors include: eight sons, Ed Eftink of House Springs, Jerry Eftink and Dennis Eftink of Perkins, Kenny Eftink of Jackson, Kevin Eftink of Mesler and Herman Eftink, Richard Eftink and Harold Eftink of Oran; three daughters, Linda Arnold of Mesler, Carol Coplin of Advance and Ruth White of Brownwood; one brother, William "Bill" Jansen of Oran; and 26 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Three sisters preceded her in death.

Visitation begins at 4 p.m. Thursday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran, where parish prayers at 7 p.m. will be followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary at 7:15 p.m.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at Guardian Angel Catholic Church with the Rev. John Harth officiating.

Burial will follow in Guardian Angel Catholic Cemetery.

Her sons will serve as pallbearers.