Obit
Mary C. Cogan, 98, a resident of Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation Center, Boone, N.C., formerly of Coupon, died Tuesday at the center.
She was born in Coupon, daughter of the late George and Cora (Litzinger) Donoughe.
Surviving are two sons: Verrell Patrick (Kate) of Boone, N.C., and Gary (Karen) of Summerfield, Fla.; a daughter-in-law, Carolyn Cogan; a son-in-law, Gerald Edwards; 11 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and a sister, Stella Gates of Altoona.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Verrell, on March 27, 1987; three children: Barbara Sullivan, Jane Edwards and Richard; seven sisters: Norma Eckenrode, Edna Stump, Thelma Booterbaugh, Iva Dougherty, Ita Donoughe, Ethel Malone and Reba Kenner; and four brothers: John, Ralph, Robert and Patrick.
Mary worked for the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., for 18 years, retiring in 1977 as an administrative assistant. She was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees and a former member of Holy Rosary Church, Juniata, Ladies Guild and Legion of Mary.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, at Gibbons Funeral Home, Ashville, where a vigil service will be held. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010, at St. Thomas Catholic Church, Ashville, the Rev. Sean Code as celebrant. Committal will be at Calvary Cemetery, Altoona.
Obit
Mary C. Cogan, 98, a resident of Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation Center, Boone, N.C., formerly of Coupon, died Tuesday at the center.
She was born in Coupon, daughter of the late George and Cora (Litzinger) Donoughe.
Surviving are two sons: Verrell Patrick (Kate) of Boone, N.C., and Gary (Karen) of Summerfield, Fla.; a daughter-in-law, Carolyn Cogan; a son-in-law, Gerald Edwards; 11 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and a sister, Stella Gates of Altoona.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Verrell, on March 27, 1987; three children: Barbara Sullivan, Jane Edwards and Richard; seven sisters: Norma Eckenrode, Edna Stump, Thelma Booterbaugh, Iva Dougherty, Ita Donoughe, Ethel Malone and Reba Kenner; and four brothers: John, Ralph, Robert and Patrick.
Mary worked for the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., for 18 years, retiring in 1977 as an administrative assistant. She was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees and a former member of Holy Rosary Church, Juniata, Ladies Guild and Legion of Mary.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, at Gibbons Funeral Home, Ashville, where a vigil service will be held. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010, at St. Thomas Catholic Church, Ashville, the Rev. Sean Code as celebrant. Committal will be at Calvary Cemetery, Altoona.
Family Members
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Ralph A. Donoughe
1889–1941
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Norma Margaret Donoughe Eckenrode
1896–1949
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John S "Jack" Donoughe
1897–1981
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Thelma Donoughe Booterbaugh
1901–1997
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Iva Marie "Mum" Donoughe Dougherty
1903–1994
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Ita E "Skeet" Donoughe
1908–2006
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Edna Donoughe Stump
1908–1980
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Stella Josephine Donoughe Gates
1911–2013
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Ethel Cecelia Donoughe Malone
1913–2006
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Reba A Donoughe Kenner
1915–2007
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Patrick Orville Donoughe
1917–1991
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