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11 December 2010

COOGAN Death Notices extracted from the "Deaths Reported", "Deaths",
"Died" and "Obituaries" pages of the "Worcester Telegram & Gazette" 
[MA] [Date listed is publication date]:
***Note - not a complete listing***


03 JUL 1990
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Christopher Coogan, youngest son of the
actor Jackie Coogan, was killed Friday in a motorcycle accident at
the age of 22.  Jackie Coogan, who as a child appeared in Charlie
Chaplin's 1921 film "The Kid" and as an adult played Uncle Fester
in television's "The Addams Family," died in 1985 [sic].

25 JUN 1996 - [PAGE B5]
TUCSON, Ariz. - Daniel F. Coogan, 67, of 7052 East Edgemont St., 
formerly of Worcester, Mass., a retired Air Force colonel, was 
stricken ill and died May 15 at home.  He leaves his wife, Patricia 
(Hunsaker) Coogan; a son, Daniel Coogan, both of Tucson; his mother, 
Pauline (Wright) Coogan of Worcester; a brother, Owen C. Coogan of 
Leicester, Mass.; a sister, Mary C. Morway of Oxford, Mass.; three 
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces.  His 
daughter, Gail of Virginia Beach, Va., died June 2. He was born in 
Worcester, son of Owen Coogan. He graduated from St. Peter's High 
School and Holy Cross College, both in Worcester.  Mr. Coogan served 
in the Air Force for 22 years, retiring as a colonel in 1977. He was 
a veteran of the Korean War and Vietnam War eras, including duty in 
Antarctica.  A funeral service was held May 22 in East Lawn Palms 
Mortuary Chapel, 5801 East Grant Road. A military burial was in East 
Lawn Palms Cemetery.  A memorial Mass was held June 8 in St. Peter's 
Church in Worcester.

03 FEB 1998 - [PAGE B5]
WORCESTER - Pauline G. (Wright) Coogan, 97, of Worcester, died 
Sunday in St. Francis Home after an illness.  Her husband, Owen C. 
Coogan, died in 1935. She leaves a son, Owen C. Coogan of Leicester; 
a daughter, Mary C. Morway of Oxford; nine grandchildren; and 12 
great-grandchildren. Another son, Col. Daniel F. Coogan of Tucson, 
Ariz., died last year. She was born in Athol, daughter of William 
and Kathleen (Smith) Wright, and lived most of her life in 
Worcester, graduating from South High School. She graduated from 
Trinity College in Washington, D.C., and earned a doctorate in 
philosophy from Catholic University, also in Washington.  Mrs. 
Coogan was the principal clerk for the superintendent of schools 
and was also a librarian in the medical library at St. Vincent 
Hospital. She retired in 1970.  A memorial Mass will be held at a 
later date. Burial in St. Patrick's Cemetery will be at the 
family's convenience. There are no calling hours.  In lieu of 
flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Francis Home, 
101 Plantation St., Worcester, 01604, or Adopt a Student Program, 
Diocese of Worcester, 49 Elm St., Worcester, 01609. Fay Brothers 
Funeral Home, 1 West Boylston St., West Boylston is directing 
arrangements.

20 JUN 2003 (incomplete)
[______] - Dorothy A. Biron, 82... A brother, Frank Coogan, and
four sisters, Rita Gould, Marion Conn, Barbara Rhodes and Phyllis
Lamb, predeceased her.  She was born and raised in West...

15 AUG 2005
WORCESTER - Virginia (Griffin) Coogan, 74, of 61 Pine View Ave., 
died Sunday, August 14 in the Coes Pond Hospice.  CALLAHAN & FAY 
BROTHERS FUNERAL HOME, 61 Myrtle St. is handling the arrangements.

16 AUG 2005 (incomplete)
WORCESTER - Virginia M. (Griffin) Coogan, 74, of 61 Pine View Ave., 
died Sunday, August 14, in the Coes Pond Hospice.  She leaves 
behind her immediate family, Ellen Davenport, Michael Coogan, 
Kathleen Coogan, Patricia Foley and Owen Coogan; six grandchildren, 
Kerri Lee, Deidre Clifford, Daniel Foley, Caitlin Foley, Christopher 
Coogan and John Coogan; two great great grandchildren, Troy Lee and 
Kayden Lee.  She was born in Worcester, daughter of John and Mae 
(Kelly) Griffin and graudated from...

03 NOV 2010 - [PAGE B9]
OXFORD - Mary C. (Coogan) Morway, 76, of Wheelock St., died Tuesday, 
November 2, 2010, at UMass Medical Center – University Campus, from 
injuries sustained in an automobile accident last Wednesday. She was 
predeceased by her husband of 42 years, Robert T. Morway of Oxford, 
who died in 1998; and a brother, Daniel Coogan. She is survived by 
three sons, Robert T. Morway Jr. of Florida, Timothy E. Morway and 
his wife Penny of Dudley, and Matthew J. Morway of Oxford; a 
daughter, Eileen “Missy” DeBoise and her husband Tony of West 
Boylston; a brother, Owen C. Coogan of Leicester; six grandchildren, 
Helen and Timmy of Dudley, and Michael, Shawn, Lisa, and Stephanie 
of Florida; several great grandchildren, three nieces, and two 
nephews. She was born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Owen 
and Pauline (Wright) Coogan, and lived in Worcester before moving 
to Oxford in 1959. She graduated from St. Peter’s High School in 
Worcester in 1951 and Worcester State College in 1955. Mrs. Morway 
was a retired kindergarten teacher for Worcester Public Schools in 
Worcester. Later, she worked as a teacher’s aide at the Chaffee 
School in Oxford. She was an active member of St. Roch’s Church in 
Oxford. Mrs. Morway loved all sports and enjoyed attending Oxford 
High School football games. She greatly enjoyed the company of her 
many coffee shop friends. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on 
Friday, November 5, 2010, at St. Roch’s Church, 332 Main St., 
Oxford. Friends are respectfully requested to meet directly at 
church. There are no calling hours. Burial will follow at St. Roch’s 
Cemetery, Oxford. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be 
made to the Building Community/Living Community Fund, c/o St. Roch’s 
Church, 334 Main St., Oxford, MA 01540. Paradis Funeral Home, 357 
Main St., Oxford, is directing the arrangements. 

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