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25 February 2025

Obituary of Edward Joseph Coogan

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(extracted from "Newark Star-Ledger" [NJ], 24 DEC 2017):

EDWARD COOGAN
1925 - 2017

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Edward Joseph Coogan Beloved husband and father, was insurance 
executive and WWII veteran, 92 Edward Joseph Coogan, 92, died on Dec. 
21, 2017, in Ocala, Fla. Born May 10, 1925, in Lynbrook, N.Y., he was 
an only child to Edward J. and Margaret, "Gleason" Coogan. At age 10, 
upon the death of his father, he relocated to West Orange, N.J., and 
East Orange, N.J. After graduating from East Orange High School at 
age 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served in World War 
II. Notably, he participated in air operations in the Pacific Theater, 
including the consolidation of the Northern Solomons and Okinawa 
campaigns. Ed proudly served as a member of the Marine Fighter Attack 
Squadron VMF-323 "Death Rattlers." He was honorably discharged as a 
staff sergeant at age 20. He availed himself of the G.I. bill, 
graduating with a B.S. in management from Seton Hall University in 
1949. Mr. Coogan worked as a branch and regional manager for the Glen 
Falls Insurance and Continental Insurance Companies for 39 years, 
holding positions in Columbus, Ohio, Syracuse, N.Y., and Buffalo, 
N.Y., and Livingston, N.J. He retired in 1988 as regional sales 
operations manager for the 13 Northeast states. After retirement, he 
and his beloved Dolores re-located from Short Hills, N.J., to Ocala, 
where they have resided since 1990. He was an avid basketball fan and 
devoted husband and father. Edward is survived by his loving wife, 
Dolores; and four daughters, Linda M. Schifano, Nancy A Hausheer, 
Anita F. Coogan, and Jacqueleen M. Coogan, and two grandchildren, 
Emily and Christopher Hausheer.

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