Thomas R. Kolar Jr.
February 16, 1926 - November 26, 2020
Tom was born in 1926 to Thomas R. Kolar Sr. and Mabel Henry Kolar in Fairmount, MO.-Jackson County. He was the middle of three children. Tom died on November 26, 2020 at Joplin Gardens. After graduation from Northeast High School he attended UMKC and later joined the USMMA at Kings Point, Long Island, N.Y. After graduation from the academy Tom joined the Naval Reserve and retired as LCDR. He married Betty Ragsdale on November 12, 1948 in Kansas City, Mo. They lived in Independence, Mo, until 1958 when they relocated to Overland Park, Ks. Tom worked for SWBT- At&T for 34 years until retirement in 1984. He is survived by his wife, Betty Kolar; daughter Kathy Ramsey, her son, Ian and fiancée Denise Bradshaw, son Mark Kolar, his wife Vivian Strand, their children, Annellise and Alexander. Private Celebration of life.
Tom was born in 1926 to Thomas R. Kolar Sr. and Mabel Henry Kolar in Fairmount, MO.-Jackson County. He was the middle of three children. Tom died on November 26, 2020 at Joplin Gardens. After graduation from Northeast High School he attended... View Obituary & Service Information