Amelia “Jeanie” Earhart Cotter Obituary (1936 - 2025)

Born Jan 01, 1936, Amelia “Jeanie” Earhart Cotter attended Ontario High School in Mansfield, OH. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Amelia “jeanie” Earhart Cotter.

Graduation Year	Class of 1954
Date of Birth	Jan 01, 1936
Date of Passing	Aug 29, 2025
About	Amelia “Jeanie” Jean (Earhart) Cotter, age 89, of Mansfield, passed away late Wednesday evening, August 27, 2025, at her home. She was born January 1, 1936, in Hillsdale, Michigan, one of eleven children of the late Thomas and Kathleen (Wibrew) Earhart. She graduated from Springfield Township High School (Ontario) in 1954. Jeanie married her high school sweetheart, Harold Cotter, on June 25, 1955, after dating for 5 years. They were married for 65 years before his passing. Jeanie was a unique and wonderful woman with a beautiful smile. She was an angel of God and fierce prayer warrior. She put other’s needs before her own and was always willing to help however she could. Jeanie was a loving farmer’s wife, mom, grandmother and great-grandmother who cherished her family. She was an amazing cook and baker and hosted Sunday dinner every week. She enjoyed birdwatching, being especially fond of cardinals and hummingbirds. She dearly loved her dog, Spot, and he was seldom far from her side. Jeanie is survived by five children, William (Leslee) Cotter, Joseph (Kathy) Cotter, Ginger (Dave) Ohl, Patricia (Thomas) Powell and Michael (Jodie) Cotter; In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by an infant sister, Agnes; two sisters, Shirley (Robert) Schoenman and Marylou (Stan) Thompson; seven brothers, Scott (Dorothy) Earhart, Charles Earhart, Thomas “Jack” (Joan) Earhart, William (Marylin) Earhart, and James, Richard and Robert Earhart; two brothers-in-law, Forest (Ruth) Cotter and Richard Staats; and a sister-in-law, Erma (Richard) Oswalt.