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23 April 2011

COOGAN Death Notices extracted from the "Deaths Reported", "Deaths",
"Died" and "Obituaries" pages of the "Bloomington Pantagraph" [IL] 
[Date listed is publication date]:
***Note - not a complete listing***


21 SEP 1990 - [PAGE B11]
MOUNT PULASKI - John J. Coogan, 73, of Mount Pulaski died at 5:06 
p.m. yesterday (Sept. 20, 1990) at his home.  He was taken to 
Kerrigan Funeral Home, Lincoln.

22 SEP 1990 - [PAGE B7]
MOUNT PULASKI - The Funeral Of John J. Coogan, 73, Mount Pulaski, 
will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Church, Lincoln. The Rev. 
Jerome Pilon will officiate. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, 
Lincoln, with full military rites.  Visitation will be from 4 to 8 
p.m. Sunday at Kerrigan Funeral Home, Lincoln, with the rosary 
recited at 7:45 p.m. Mr. Coogan died at 5:06 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 
20, 1990) at his home.  He was born May 16, 1917, in Springfield, a 
son of James and Regina Zimmerman Coogan. He married Elizabeth 
"Betty" Feldman on July 7, 1945, in Douglas, Ariz.  Survivors 
include one son, Steven, Latham; three daughters, Cathy Darter, 
Deborah Soloman and Denise Coogan, all of Lincoln; three sisters, 
Jane Richmond, Lincoln; and Regina Donalen and Rosemarie Coogan, 
both of Springfield; and seven grandchildren.  One daughter, two 
brothers and one sister preceded him in death. Mr. Coogan had been 
a meat cutter in the Lincoln area for many years and had been 
employed at Coogan Food Locker, Mount Pulaski.  He also had been 
employed for 27 years at Kroger Co. in Lincoln, retiring in 1976.  
He was a member of St. Thomas Acquinas Church, Mount Pulaski; past 
post commander of American Legion Post 263, Lincoln; currently a 
member of American Legion Post 447, Mount Pulaski; a life member of 
the Moose Lodge, Lincoln; and a member of Amalgamated Meat Cutters 
Union. He was a veteran of World War II, having served with the 
Army Air Corps.  Memorials may be made to American Heart Association 
or American Diabetes Association.

23 SEP 1993 - "Deaths" (incomplete)
[...] - [Elizabeth 'Betty' Diersing (nee Feldman)]... ...She married 
John J. Coogan, July 7, 1945.  She later married Alvin D. Diersing, 
Sept. 25, 1971.  He died July 16, 1974.  Survivors include a son, 
Steven Coogan, ...

07 JAN 1995 - [PAGE C6]
LINCOLN - Irene H. Coogan, 90, of Lincoln, a retired school teacher, 
died at 7:15 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 5, 1995) at The Christian Village 
in Lincoln.  Her funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Fricke-
Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, Marianna Taylor 
officiating.  Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.  
Visitation will be 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. She was 
born Jan. 4, 1905, at Fairmount, Mo., a daughter of Elija Lee and 
Ardella Bailey Henry. She married James A. Coogan May 28, 1938, at 
Kirksville, Mo. He died April 9, 1967.  Survivors include one son, 
David L. Coogan, Lincoln; and one daughter, Margaret Blanford, 
Lincoln; one sister, Louwilla Henry, Lincoln; and one grandchild.  
Mrs. Coogan taught at Lincoln College, Lincoln Developmental Center, 
and schools in District 27.  She was a member of First Presbyterian 
Church in Lincoln, where she was a former Deacon; Delta Sigma 
Epsilon; Logan County Retired Teachers; and the American Association 
of Retired Persons.  Memorials may be made to The Christian Village 
or First Presbyterian Church, both in Lincoln.

03 MAY 1995 (incomplete)
MOUNT PULASKI - John William Coogan...

04 MAY 1995 - [PAGE B8]
MOUNT PULASKI - The Funeral Of John William Coogan, 39, of Port 
Saint Lucie, Fla., formerly of Mount Pulaski, will be at 2 p.m. 
Saturday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mount Pulaski.  
Monsignor Norman Goodman will officiate. Burial will be in 
Steenbergen Cemetery, rural Mount Pulaski.  Visitation will be from 
6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with a prayer service at 7:45 
p.m. Mr. Coogan died at 12:55 p.m. Monday (May 1, 1995) at his home. 
The coroner's office is investigating. No foul play is suspected.  
He was born May 25, 1955, in Lincoln, the son of James F. and Edith 
Heinzel Coogan.  Survivors include his mother, Lincoln; two sisters, 
Colleen Cyrulik, Mount Pulaski, and Kathleen Wilham, Shelbina, Mo.; 
and one brother, Jim "Jim Boy," Mount Pulaski.  His father preceded 
him in death. Mr. Coogan was a meat cutter for Publix Grocery Chain, 
Stuart, Fla., for 10 years.  He was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas 
Catholic Church, Mount Pulaski. He was a graduate of Mount Pulaski 
High School.  Memorials may be made to Hospice of Martin County, 
Stuart, Fla.; Mount Pulaski Ambulance Service; Camp Coco; or the 
Ronald McDonald House.

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