Karel A. Shipman

March 31, 1944 - May 21, 2017

Karel A. Shipman 73, of Pittsburg, KS died 1:30pm Sunday May 21, 2017 at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, KS following an illness. Karel was born March 31, 1944 in Nebraska the daughter of Robert H. and Betty (Lamadu) Collotte. Karel has lived in this area sporadically since the early 1990s. Karel attended and graduated from Pittsburg schools. On October 18, 2003 Karel married Louis Shipman in Mulberry, KS; he survives at the home. Karel worked as a waitress for Harry’s Café and Farris Café. Karel was of the Christian Faith; loved to travel, read and was known to love her cats. Survivors include her 3 children; siblings Kathy Moore and husband Larry of Garden Grove, CA, Rick Collotte of Garden Grove, CA; and one grandchild. Karel was preceded in death by her parents and brother James Collotte. Private ceremonies will take place at a later date. E-mail condolences may be left at www.bathnaylor.com. Cremation arrangements are by Bath-Naylor Funeral Home of Pittsburg, KS.