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16 October 2010

Obituary of John J. Coogan (Reverend, Catholic Priest)

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(extracted from "New York Times" [NY], 26 AUG 1924, PAGE 11:3)

POLICE CHAPLAIN DEAD.
Rev. John J. Coogan Dies in St. Vincent's Hospital After an 
Operation.

The Rev. Father John J. Coogan, chaplain of the New York Police 
Department for the last ten years and one of the pastors of the 
Holy Cross Church at 329 West forty-second Street, died last night 
shortly after 10 o'clock at St. Vincent's Hospital.  Father Coogan 
was about 48 years old.

He was born in New York City and after attending the public schools 
here enrolled at St. Francis Xavior's College.  Then followed a 
course of study at St. Charles College of Ellicott City, Md., and 
after completing his work there Father Coogan studied at St. 
Joseph's Seminary at Dunwoodie for the priesthood.  He was ordained 
at St. Patrick's Cathedral in 1905.

Father Coogan was stricken a few days ago at a camp near Glen Cove., 
L.I., where he was spending his vacation.  He underwent an 
operation at St. Vincent's Hospital last Saturday for abdominal 
trouble and failed to rally.

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(extracted from "New York Times" [NY], 27 AUG 1924, PAGE 17:6)

FUNERAL HONORS FOR CHAPLAIN COOGAN

Funeral honors ordinarily reserved for inspectors of the Police 
Department will be accorded Friday morning to the Rev. John J. 
Coogan, Roman Catholic chaplain of the department, who died on 
Monday night in St. Vincent's Hospital.  Father Coogan's body is 
now at the home of his brother Joseph at 2428 Frisby Avenue, the 
Bronx, where it will remain until 8 o'clock on Thursday night.  It 
will then be taken to the Holy Cross Church in West Forty-second 
Street, of which he was assistant rector.  High requiem mass will 
be celebrated on Friday morning and burial will take place in 
Calvary Cemetery.

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(extracted from "Syracuse Herald" [NY], 30 AUG 1924, PAGE 1):

2,000 N.Y. POLICE AT 
CHAPLAIN'S FUNERAL 

New York, Aug. 30 - Funeral services for the Rev. John J. Coogan, 
Roman Catholic chaplain for Manhattan and the Bronx of the Police 
Department, was attended by 2,000 members of the department today.  
The services were held in the Church of the Holy Cross on the West 
Side. Father Coogan died Monday night in St. Vincent's Hospital. 

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