http://www.cooganresearchgroup.com/crg/index.htm 15 December 2012 Obituary of Julia M. Coogan _______________________________________________________________________ (extracted from "Oil City News Herald" [PA], 29 JAN 2005): OBITUARY - JULIA M. COOGAN [photo] Julia M. Coogan, 97, of 73 Horne Lane, Oil City, formerly of Kenmore, N.Y., died at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, at UPMC Northwest following a short illness. Born April 11, 1907, in North Pine Grove, she was the daughter of the late Richard F. and Cecelia Cunningham Coogan. She attended the Hefren School at North Pine Grove, St. Joseph School, Oil City, and was a graduate of Welch Business School, Oil City. Miss Coogan worked for 16 years in the advertising department of Pennzoil in Oil City before moving to Buffalo, N.Y., in 1944, where she was employed by Bell Aircraft Corp. and Chevrolet Motor Co. In 1950, she became co-owner of the Judy Lynn Specialty Shop, which she operated until her retirement in 1968. While residing in Buffalo, she was a member of St. John the Baptist Church, Kenmore, the Kenmore Mercy Hospital Guild, Catholic Business Women's Club of Buffalo, Women's First Friday Club of Buffalo and St. John senior citizen group. She was a past member of the Buffalo Board of Realtors. While residing in Oil City, she was a member of St. Joseph Church and the Prime Timers. She was the oldest living member of St. Joseph Church. Miss Coogan was an avid reader. She loved to take walks and was very fond of her neice's dog, Mickey. She is survived by many neices and nephews and great-neices and nephews and their families. She kept in contact with them and was very interested in their lives. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers, Francis (Frank), John A., Norbert, Charles and James Coogan; four sisters, Edith Sullivan, Elizabeth Stack, Ella Gregory and Mary C. Smith; and her dear friend, Mildred Leising, with whom she made her home in Kenmore. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the Reinsel Funeral Home, 116 Bissell Ave., Oil City. Mass of Christian Burial will be concelebrated at 10 a.m Tuesday at St. Joseph Church. Msgr. Robert J. Smith, vicar general of the Erie Diocese and nephew of Miss Coogan, will be the main celebrant along with Msgr. John W. Swoger, pastor of St. Joseph Church. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery. The family suggests memorials be made to St. Joseph's Church Development Fund. _______________________________________________________________________ (extracted from "Oil City Derrick" [PA], 29 JAN 2005): JULIA M. COOGAN [photo] - Julia M. Coogan, 97, of 73 Horne Lane, Oil City, formerly of Kenmore, N.Y., died at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, at UPMC Northwest following a short illness. Born April 11, 1907, in North Pine Grove, she was the daughter of the late Richard F. and Cecelia Cunningham Coogan. She attended the Hefren School at North Pine Grove, St. Joseph School, Oil City, and was a graduate of Welch Business School, Oil City. Miss Coogan worked for 16 years in the advertising department of Pennzoil in Oil City before moving to Buffalo, N.Y., in 1944, where she was employed by Bell Aircraft Corp. and Chevrolet Motor Co. In 1950, she became co-owner of the Judy Lynn Specialty Shop, which she operated until her retirement in 1968. While residing in Buffalo, she was a member of St. John the Baptist Church, Kenmore, the Kenmore Mercy Hospital Guild, Catholic Business Women's Club of Buffalo, Women's First Friday Club of Buffalo and St. John senior citizen group. She was a past member of the Buffalo Board of Realtors. While residing in Oil City, she was a member of St. Joseph Church and the Prime Timers. She was the oldest living member of St. Joseph Church. Miss Coogan was an avid reader. She loved to take walks and was very fond of her neice's dog, Mickey. She is survived by many neices and nephews and great-neices and nephews and their families. She kept in contact with them and was very interested in their lives. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers, Francis (Frank), John A., Norbert, Charles and James Coogan; four sisters, Edith Sullivan, Elizabeth Stack, Ella Gregory and Mary C. Smith; and her dear friend, Mildred Leising, with whom she made her home in Kenmore. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the Reinsel Funeral Home, 116 Bissell Ave., Oil City. Mass of Christian Burial will be concelebrated at 10 a.m Tuesday at St. Joseph Church. Msgr. Robert J. Smith, vicar general of the Erie Diocese and nephew of Miss Coogan, will be the main celebrant along with Msgr. John W. Swoger, pastor of St. Joseph Church. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery. The family suggests memorials be made to St. Joseph's Church Development Fund. http://www.thederrick.com/stories/01292005-6042.shtml _______________________________________________________________________