Kort, Elizabeth M.

Elizabeth M. Kort (Liz Kort), 93, of Overland Park, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 31.

Funeral service was to be held Wednesday, Feb. 3, at

Congregation Beth Torah, with burial at Mount Carmel Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to either the Greater Kansas City Chapter of Hadassah, 8900 State Line Rd., Suite 406, Leawood, KS 66206, or to Congregation Beth Torah, Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund.

Elizabeth Margaret Cunningham was born Aug. 30, 1916, on one of many Irish homesteaded farms near Fontana, Kan. Elizabeth spent most of her life beyond age 7 in the Kansas City area with family, and later her husband, Albert C. Kort, and their children.

She was the mother of four children, grandmother of five, and great-grandmother of two. Elizabeth worked as an inspector at the Lake City Arsenal Plant during World War II. With her husband, she was the co-owner of Al Kort’s Apollo Restaurant and Bar, Kansas City, Mo., from their marriage in 1943 through its sale in 1959.

She was a member of Hadassah, a Jewish women’s organization, since 1951, and served as president of several of their chapter groups. She volunteered for 25 years as the bookkeeper for their Bargain Center thrift store. She was also employed for 15 1/2 years as the office manager.

Elizabeth was preceded in death by her husband, Albert C. Kort; her father, Michael Albert Cunningham; her mother, Elizabeth Cunningham; her sisters, Margaret L. Gunz and Mary Ann White; her brother-in-law, William White; her brothers, Thomas Cunningham (who died in childhood) and John Cunningham; and brother-in-law, Thomas Bishop Sr.

Elizabeth is survived by sister, Dorothy Bishop of Salina; sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Richard Pitnick of Linwood, Kan.; sister-in-law, Marjorie Cunningham of Emporia, Kan.; son and daughter-in-law, William and Regina Kort of Leawood; sons, Michael Kort and Robert Kort; and daughter, Alisa Kort, all of Overland Park; as well as many nephews, nieces, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, friends and neighbors. She will be dearly missed.

An online guestbook is accessible at www.louismemorialchapel.com.

Arr: The Louis Memorial Chapel, (816) 361-5211.

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