http://www.cooganresearchgroup.com/crg/index.htm 21 October 2011 Obituary of Michael Thomas Coogan ______________________________________________________________________ (extracted from "Bellingham Herald" [WA], 15 MAR 2011): MICHAEL "MIKE" COOGAN Michael "Mike" Thomas Coogan, age 63 of Ferndale, passed away at his home, Saturday, March 12, 2011. Arrangements are pending with Sig's Alternative Funeral & Cremation Service, 360-656-5459. ______________________________________________________________________ (extracted from "Bellingham Herald" [WA], 16 MAR 2011): MICHAEL T. COOGAN Michael Thomas "Mike" Coogan, age 63, was born October 3, 1947, in Elkhorn, WI. He graduated from high school in 1965 in Lake City, MN, & served in the U.S. Navy from 1968 to 1974 as a weatherman aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. Mike married Patricia Murphy in Toppenish, WA, June 22, 1975. He owned and operated General Plumbing Company in Bellingham, WA, from 1983 to January 2011. Please share your thoughts and memories of Mike on-line at www.sigsfuneralservices.com. Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Philip and Barbara; brother, Phil & sister, Debbie. He leaves behind his loving wife Pat of 36 years; sisters, Trudy Coogan of Overland Park, KS, & Mary Coogan, of Liberty, MO, as well as his five children, Jon Coogan, Liz Haveman (Jared), Helen Coogan, Ben Coogan, Emily Coogan & four grandsons. Mike went home to be with the Lord Saturday, March 12, 2011. A funeral service will be held Friday, March 18, 1:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 5759 Vista Dr., Ferndale, WA. Burial with Military Honors following at Enterprise Cemetery, Ferndale. Memorials may be made to Whatcom Hospice, 2800 Douglas Rd., Bellingham, WA 98225. Arrangements under the care of Sig's Alternative Funeral & Cremation Service, 360-656-5459. [photo] ______________________________________________________________________