Leah-Rae Cox, 87, Atchison, Kansas Died Friday, May 26, 2023 at her residence.

Leah was born April 5, 1936 in Oakland, Nebraska the daughter of Warren E. and Catherine Schoenfeldt Carlson. She attended and graduated from Mount St. Scholastica Academy in Atchison.

Leah worked at J. G. Decorating before taking the role of an executive secretary at L.F.M. Corporation, Rockwell International Corporation and then Bradken Corporation for more than fifty years in Atchison, Kansas.

She and Carl Leon Cox were united in marriage in Atchison, Kansas. Mr. Cox preceded her in death.

Survivors include her daughter, Kim Ruhnke of Atchison, KS; her one grandchild, Zachary Ruhnke, Atchison, KS; and two great grandchildren, Brayden Ruhnke and Emma Ruhnke.

Graveside service will be Monday June 12, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. at Sunset Memory Gardens with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB officiating.