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04 October 2010

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


30 JAN 1901 (incomplete)
...Samuel Coogan died Thursday of congestion of the brain... ...the
funeral occurred Saturday [afternoon], conducted by Father Malloy
of Sumner.  Deceased was twenty-eight years of age and leaves a 
mother...

11 JAN 1905 - [PAGE 2]
DEATH OF ELIZABETH J. COOGAN - The death of Mrs. Elizabeth J. 
COOGAN occurred in this city Thursday, January 5.  Funeral services 
were held Sunday at 2 p.m., Rev P.S. O'Connor officiating.  
Interment in the Oelwein Catholic Cemetery.  Elizabeth J. COOGAN 
was born in Arahma [Armagh], Ireland in 1831, and came to America 
when she was 15 years of age.  In 1847 she was united with Terrence 
COOGAN in New York and they came to Iowa in 1879.  To this union 
was born twelve children, all born in New York and Pennsylvania.  
There were eight sons and four daughters - James and Patrick twins, 
Peter, John, M.J., Samuel F., T.E., P.J., Katherine, Mary Ann, 
Lizzie, and Teresa.  Those who survive her are P.J. and T.E. of 
this city, Patrick of Knowles, Cal., Katherine DONAHUE of this 
city, Lizzie McCUSKER of this city, and Teresa PIERSCH of Morris, 
Minn.  Her husband died on their farm home in Chickasaw County, 
Oct. 14, 1893, which left her to undergo the trials of managing the 
affairs of their farm.  The death of her son, S.F., three years ago 
was a blow from which she never recovered.  She began to fail soon 
after his death, and Thursday she bade her loved ones the last 
goodbye.  At the last services Fr. O'Connor paid a high tribute to 
her as a parent, and spoke of her as a high type of christian 
womanhood.  She was a kind hearted, loving mother a true christian, 
and a kind neighbor.  She was the mother of twelve children and 
she had 52 grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren, making a 
total of 72 descendents.

30 JUL 1931 - [PAGE 7]
MISS AGNES COOGAN DIED - Mrs. Joe Fortier received word today 
announcing the death of Miss Agnes Coogan, which occurred at
Minneapolis.  The funeral will be held at Manley, Iowa, Saturday.
Miss Coogan was well known in Oelwein where she lived with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Coogan, until they moved to 
Minneapolis about six years ago.  She attended Sacred Heart 
school here.  Her many friends here will be grieved to learn of 
her death.

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