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12 January 2010

Obituary of Edward J. Coogan

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(extracted from "Boston Globe" [MA], 05 NOV 2005):

EDWARD J. COOGAN - Of Somerville, November 3, 2005.  Beloved husband
of Joan Phaneuf Coogan.  Brother of Richard of Yarmouthport, Betty
Kennedy of Quincy, James of Wakefield, Mary...

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(extracted from "Boston Globe" [MA], 06 NOV 2005):

EDWARD J. COOGAN - Of Somerville, November 3, 2005.  Beloved husband
of Joan Phaneuf Coogan.  Brother of Richard of Yarmouthport, Betty
Kennedy of Quincy, James of Wakefield, Mary...

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(extracted from "Somerville Journal" [MA], 10 NOV 2005):

EDWARD J. COOGAN

Edward J. Coogan died Nov. 3, 2005, at his home in Arlington after a
brief illness.  He was 75.

Mr. Coogan was born in Somerville on August 24, 1930, son of the late
Emma and Richard Coogan, and was a resident for most of his life
before moving to Arlington recently.  He was a U.S. Army veteran of
the Korean War.  He was a U.S. Postal worker, retiring in 1992, and
a parishioner at St. Joseph's Church in Union Square.

He was a husband of Joan Phaneuf Coogan; brother of Richard of
Yarmouthport, Betty Kennedy of Quincy, James of Wakefield, Mary Lou
Devereaux of Somerville, Emma Madden of Merrimac, and the late John
Coogan, Sally O'Neill and Rosemary Cronin; and uncle of Karen, Susan,
Joan, Bobby, Jimmy, Danny, Jeanne, Betty, Noreen, Laura and many 
other nieces and nephews. 

A funeral Mass was held Nov. 7 at St. Joseph's Church, with burial
at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.  Arrangements were made by the
Doherty Funeral Home in Somerville.

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(extracted from "Arlington Advocate" [MA], 10 NOV 2005):

EDWARD COOGAN, 76

ARLINGTON - Edward J. Coogan, 76, who lived in Somerville for most
of his life, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, at his home following a
brief illness.  He was the husband of Joan (Phaneuf) Coogan.

He was born in Somerville on Aug. 24, 1930, the son of the late
Richard and Emma Coogan.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.

Mr. Coogan was employed by the U.S. Postal Service, retiring in 
1992.

He was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church in Somerville.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two brothers, Richard
Coogan of Yarmouthport and James Coogan of Wakefield; three sisters,
Betty Kennedy of Quincy, Mary Lou Devereaux of Somerville and Emma
Madden of Merrimac; and many nieces and nephews.

A funeral was held Nov. 7 from the George L. Doherty FUneral Home
in Somerville, followed by a funeral Mass in St. Joseph's Church.
Burial was in Mr. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge.

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