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27 December 2009

Obituary of Barbara L. Callahan Coogan

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(extracted from "Providence Journal", 20 NOV 1999, PAGE A-12):

BARBARA COOGAN, 72, of Wall Street, a homemaker and a foster 
grandparent in the Fall River school system, died Thursday at the 
Southcoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Somerset.  She was the 
wife of the late Edward R. Coogan.  Born in Washington, D.C., she was 
a daughter of the late Harvey G. and Mary (Harrington) Callahan. 

She leaves seven daughters, Maureen Dore of Fall River, Eileen 
Sullivan of Somerset, Jane Grenier of Tiverton, Martha Horne of 
Swansea, Joan Marble of Swansea, Theresa Levesque of Fall River 
and Julia Coogan of Providence; four sons, Paul E. of Somerset, 
Mark R. of East Bridgewater, Thomas M. of Tiverton and Michael J. 
Coogan of Assonet; two sisters, Mary C. Schwartz of Silver Springs, 
Md., and Patricia Douglas of Vero Beach, Fla.; and 19 grandchildren. 

Her funeral will be held at 9 a.m. Monday from the Cherry Place Home 
of Waring-Sullivan-Ashton-Coughlin-Driscoll, 178 Winter St., with a 
funeral Mass at 10 in Holy Name Church, 709 Hanover St.  Burial will 
be private.

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(extracted from "New Bedford Standard-Times", [20 ?] NOV 1999):

BARBARA L. COOGAN

SOMERSET -- Barbara L. (Callahan) Coogan, 72, of Wall Street, Fall
River, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999, at Southcoast Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center.  She was the widow of Edward R. Coogan.

Born in Washington, D.C., a daughter of the late Harvey G. and Mary
(Harrington) Callahan, she spent her youth in Washington and was a
longtime resident of Fall River.

She was a communicant of Holy Name Church, Fall River.

Mrs. Coogan was a 1945 graduate of Notre Dame High School and 
attended colleges in Washington.

She was a homemaker and foster grandparent for the Fall River school
system.

Survivors include seven daughters, Maureen Dore and Theresa Levesque,
both of Fall River, Eileen Sullivan of Somerset, Jane Grenier of 
Tiverton, R.I., Martha Home and Joan Mabie of Swansea, and Julia
Coogan of Providence; four sons, Paul E. Coogan of Somerset, Mark 
R. Coogan of East Bridgewater, Thomas M. Coogan of Tiverton and 
Michael J. Coogan of Assonet; two sisters, Mary C. Schwartz of Silver
Springs, Md., and Patricia Douglas of Vero Beach, Fla.; 19 grand-
children; and several nieces and nephews.

Her funeral will be at 9 a.m. Monday from the "Cherry Place" Home of
Waring-Sullivan, Ashton, Coughlin, Driscoll, 178 Winter St., Fall
River, followed by a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in Holy Name Church,
Fall River, burial will be private.

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