He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Marie Zepp Cosens, in 1988.
He had worked as a brakeman, flagman and conductor for Western Maryland Railroad in Hagerstown, retiring in 1986 after 30 years. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served during World War II. He was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1136 in Brunswick, Md.
He is survived by two daughters, Rebecca J. Hoover and Patricia Ann Rheam, both of Hagerstown; four sons, Clarence A. Cosens III, Michael B. Cosens and Jeffery A. Cosens, all of Boonsboro, and Dennis Wayne Cosens of Smithsburg; two sisters, Jane D. Faulder of Boonsboro and Carol C. Cosens of Passaic, N.J.; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Gregory L. Cosens; a sister, Betty V. Cosens; and a brother, Theodore C. Cosens.
Graveside services were held at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown; arrangements were handled by the Bast Funeral Home, Boonsboro.
Source: Herald Mail (Hagerstown, MD)
December 3, 1998
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He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Marie Zepp Cosens, in 1988.
He had worked as a brakeman, flagman and conductor for Western Maryland Railroad in Hagerstown, retiring in 1986 after 30 years. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served during World War II. He was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1136 in Brunswick, Md.
He is survived by two daughters, Rebecca J. Hoover and Patricia Ann Rheam, both of Hagerstown; four sons, Clarence A. Cosens III, Michael B. Cosens and Jeffery A. Cosens, all of Boonsboro, and Dennis Wayne Cosens of Smithsburg; two sisters, Jane D. Faulder of Boonsboro and Carol C. Cosens of Passaic, N.J.; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Gregory L. Cosens; a sister, Betty V. Cosens; and a brother, Theodore C. Cosens.
Graveside services were held at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown; arrangements were handled by the Bast Funeral Home, Boonsboro.
Source: Herald Mail (Hagerstown, MD)
December 3, 1998
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