http://www.cooganresearchgroup.com/crg/index.htm 19 March 2011 COOGAN Death Notices extracted from the "Deaths Reported", "Deaths", "Died" and "Obituaries" pages of the "Great Bend Tribune" [KS] [Date listed is publication date]: ***Note - not a complete listing*** 02 JUL 1972 - [PAGE 3] MRS. HELEN COOGAN DIES SATURDAY - Mrs. J. Alan Coogan, 60, Shell Knob, Mo., died late Saturday afternoon at the Glendale Hospital, Glendale, Calif., following a heart attack Friday night. The former Helen Townsley, Mrs. Coogan for an [sic] number of years owned and operated the Tribune with her brothers, Will and Russell, and was also a founder of radio station KVGB. She is survived by her husband, two sons, James and Davey, and a daughter Alice, as well as her brothers, Will and Russell. 29 FEB 2004 ALICE COOGAN WATSON - 1944-2004 - SANTA FE, N.M. -- Alice Coogan, 59, died Jan. 28 at her home in Santa Fe following a lengthy illness. The dire diagnosis of untreatable cancer was made last May. Born March 27, 1944, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Helen Townsley and James Alan Coogan, she grew up in Caracas, Venezuela, attended schools in Caracas, Great Bend, Ethel Walker Preparatory School in Stamford, Conn., and was graduated from Stanford University in Stanford, Calif. She married Lyall Watson, a companion for 12 years, June 21, 2003 in Santa Fe. The couple made their home in Santa Fe in recent years and maintain a home in Ireland. Survivors include her husband of the home; one brother, Alan D. Coogan of Portland, Ore.; one niece, Alexis Coogan, living in Spain; Uncle Russell Townsley of Russell; and several cousins. Her parents James Alan and Helen Coogan, a brother James Coogan and uncle Bill Townsley preceded her in death. After completing studies at Stanford, she was assistant director of Stanford Alumni Travel Association. In following years she organized and directed tours throughout the world and was a free- lance travel director. In later years she made her home in San Francisco and South Carolina in the United States and in several countries including Columbia, Chile, South Africa and Ireland. Mrs. Coogan was associated with Episcopal Church. Watson is a marine biologist and author of several books. Alice requested to be cremated, to have a small family ceremony and her ashes scattered by her husband and brother in one of her favorite coral reefs. Memorial Donations may be made to PMS Hospice Center, 1400 Chama Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87505. Santa Fe Funeral Options of Santa Fe, N.M. was in charge of arrangements. ____________________________________________________________________ *** (1972-1972) http://news.google.com *** (1990-2007) http://www.ckls.org/~gbpl/ObitIndexPage.html *** (2004-2004) http://www.gbtribune.com