Married Elmer J. Coffey on May 13, 1902. They had 12 children, but Elmer died a month and a half before the birth of Jerry.

Children & Spouses: Vera (Fred) White; Thelma (Herbert) Groening; Elmer (Ruth) Jr.; Vivian A. (George) Liddell; Wenonah (Carl) Price; Jack E. (Grace) Coffey; Robert E. Coffey; Betty (Earl) Spangler; Mariella (Emil) Lockwood; Charles G. (Dolores) Coffey, Lee P. (Louise) Coffey, and Jerry W. (Patricia) Coffey.

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Unidentified newspaper clipping - "Coffey Family is Together on Sunday"

The Pythian Home was the meeting place for a happy Mother's Day for Mrs. Grace Coffey, the widow of Elmer Coffey who died in 1929. They were the parents of 12 children and nine of them with their families came to be with their mother. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred (Vera) White and daughter Susan of Toledo; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert (Thelma) Groening and son Dick of Grosse Pointe Farms; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Coffey Jr. of Cleveland Heights, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. George (Vivian) Lidell (sic) of Skokie, IL; Mr. and Mrs. Carl (Wenonah) Price and daughter Betty of Monroe; Mr. and Mrs. Earl (Betty) Spangler and children, Carol, Larry, Connie and Randy of Northville; Mr. and Mrs. Emil (Mariella) Lockwood and daughters Lori and Loretta of St. Louis, Mich; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Coffey and sons Michael and Ricky of Adrian; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Coffey and children Nancy, Cindy, and Robert of Tecumseh; Mrs. Marilyn Proffitt and sons Chuckie and Jeff of Carleton; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Price and children Jack Jr., Robert and Sandra of Detroit Beach, Monroe; and Mrs. Yvonne Rogers and children Johnnie and Debra of Detroit Beach, Monroe. A son Robert died in 1952. Lt. Com. Charles G. Coffey and family live in Japan, and Jack of Dearborn was unable to be with his mother because of illness.

Tecumseh Herald (Michigan), October 5, 1961, Page 5

Mrs. Grace Coffey - Services were held Wednesday at the Collins Corkery Funeral Home for Mrs. Grace Coffey, 75, who died about 6 p.m. at the Herrick Memorial Hospital, where she had been admitted about 12 hours earlier. Mrs. Coffey was born Feb. 12, 1886 in Cone. Her husband, Elmer, died in 1929. She was a member of the Auxiliary Units of the Hall-Slater VFW and the American Legion, the Tecumseh Garden Club and the Pythian sisters. She is survived by five sons, Elmer Coffey of Cleveland Heights, Lt. Comm. Charles Coffey in Tokyo, Jack Coffey of Dearborn, Lee Coffey of Adrian and Jerry Coffey, owners of Jerry's Market, and six daughters, Mrs. Fred White of Toledo, Mrs. Herbert Groening of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mrs. George Liddell of Skokie, Ill., Mrs. Carl Price of Monroe, Mrs. Earl Spangler of Northville and Mrs. Emil Lockwood of St. Louis, Mich. Twenty-four grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren also survive. A son, Robert, died in 1952. The Rev. Allen Wittrup officiated and burial was in Brookside cemetery.

Articles courtesy of Shirley Houk

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