Daniel Joseph Kolar
1941-2024
Daniel (Dan) Kolar passed away on October 18, 2024, at the age of 83 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
He was born on July 26, 1941, in Richland Center, Wisconsin to Valerian and Bernadette Kolar. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Ken, and wife, Mary.
Dan attended school in Muscoda, Wisconsin and graduated from Muscoda High School in 1959. He attended the University of Wisconsin, Platteville where he earned a degree in Ag- Education. Dan worked in the Meat Industry for more than 50 years. He held many various positions from sales to management and enjoyed the relationships he made. After retirement, Dan enjoyed consulting for meat and spice companies. He enjoyed attending trade shows and promoting products at local grocery stores across the state.
Dan married the love of his life, Mary Jeanette Schneider, on February 8 ,1964. They were high school sweethearts and were even crowned King and Queen during their Junior Prom. Together they had two children, Chris (Johnna) Kolar of Wichita, Kansas and Renee (Jerry) Conduff of Beaverton, Oregon. They had three grandchildren, Nicole, Kara (Caleb), and Carly.
In retirement, he enjoyed traveling all over the world and loved sharing his photos and experiences with friends and family. As anyone would say, Dan never met a stranger.
In lieu of flowers the family would like you to consider making a donation in Dan’s memory to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma by clicking here.
Memorial Services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 25, 2024 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Mr. Dan will be remembered fondly from our time spent getting to know he and Miss Mary while in Thomasville, GA! They really took us under their wings. I cherished his annual Christmas card. His family and friends will remain in my prayers!
This guys will be missed by so many. Spent several year traveling Oklahoma and working side by side with Dan so enjoyed listening to stories of his travels and work history. Prayer for the family and till we meet again my brother.
I will always remember Dan’s wonderful singing voice, singing solos in school contests with his mother as his accompanist. Then there were the cornet trios that he and two other classmates played where I accompanied them. What fun times those were. Dan and Mary were so faithful about coming to class reunions and Dan, after Mary passed, that it was a great time for us to continue our friendship from high school days into our elder days. I have been Blessed to know them both. Rest in Peace dear friend.
Breakfast at Cattlemen’s is not going to be same without Dan. We have met monthly for years. I am really going to miss this world traveler and his many stories.
He was such a fun guest to have in Idaho!
He shared many of his travel stories with us and loved to cook. He even helped Tom and I cook for Family Camp (over 300 meals) in a weekend. We hardly had to tell him what to do! We always loved his visits!!💕
It was a privilege to know and work with Dan! He was always kind and sincere. His wonderful stories reflected how much he loved his work, his travel adventures and especially his family. His genuine nature will be missed.
May God’s loving arms welcome you into heaven Dan and may wonderful memories of you live in your children and grandchildren’s hearts forever.
Our sincere sympathy on Dan’s passing. We’ve enjoyed his friendship over the years, starting at Albert Lea and then Oklahoma City. We are thankful to have known him, and we will miss him, and our thoughts and prayers are with your family.