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22 December 2013

Obituary of Richard G. Coogan

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(extracted from "exploreVenango.com" [PA], 21 DEC 2013):

RICHARD G. "DICK" COOGAN

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Richard G. “Dick” Coogan, 85, of 27 Kramer Ave., Oil City, died at 
5:19 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, at UPMC Northwest in Seneca after 
a brief illness.

Born Aug. 9, 1928, in Crown, he was the son of the late James and 
Agnes Gregory Coogan.

Mr. Coogan retired from Foster Forbes Glass Plant, and after his 
retirement he drove truck with his brothers and also had worked for 
Selker Bros. at the Quaker State filling station on Oil City’s 
South Side.

Dick was a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving as a radioman 
first class.

Dick was a member of Our Lady Help of Christians Church.

He was a member of the Pulaski Club.

Mr. Coogan enjoyed mowing his yard and spending time with Lindsey 
and Brady Foy and the Buchanan family.

He also enjoyed visiting the Amish in Venus and Lake Lucy and 
buying their goods.

He was married to the former Marguerite “Shirley” Clayton, and she 
preceded him in death May 9, 1988.

He is survived by three children, Shawn Coogan and his wife Elissa 
of Siverly, Kelly Buchanan and her fiance Bob Gluvna of Oil City, 
and Donna Flinspach and her husband Barry of Oil City; two sisters, 
Jean Bayer of Chicago, Ill., and Margaret “Peg” Sloan of Oil City 
and Florida; his special friends, Ruth and Gloria Buchanan and Tom 
and Lyn Serafin; as well as many nieces and nephews and good 
friends.

In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by 
two sons, Kevin P. Coogan and an infant, Edward Coogan; and three 
brothers, Jim Coogan, Mike Coogan and Don Coogan.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in 
the Reinsel Funeral Home in Oil City.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday in 
Our Lady Help of Christians Church with Fr. Shane Mathew, pastor, 
presiding.

Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery.

Condolences may be sent by visiting  www.reinselfuneralhome.com.

http://explorevenango.com/richard-g-dick-coogan/

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