Coffey, Mary Jane
(nee Sykes) |
Pioneer Munich Woman Dies Saturday - Mrs. Mary Jane Coffey Rites At Munich Tuesday, Interment At Emerado
Mrs. Mary Jane Coffey, a pioneer resident of the Munich community, passed away Saturday, January 3, 1942, at her home in Munich after an illness of more than three weeks with a heart ailment.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Zion Lutheran church at Munich with Rev. Thomas B. Lindsay of Langdon in charge. Interment was in the family plot in the cemetery at Emerado, beside the remains of Mr. Coffey. A quartet composed of Isaac Hoffman, H. J. Dick. H. F. Dick, and W. S. Janzen sang "Christian's Home in Glory" and "Rest in Jordon." Mrs. J. H. Bain of Langdon was at the organ.
Mary Jane, daughter of William and Eliza Sykes, was born August 12, 1867, at Ashton, Ont. She came to Grand Forks county with her parents in 1878 and was married at Grand Forks in 1882 to Hugh John Coffey. The couple first farmed six miles west of Osnabrock, and in 1887 moved back to Grand Forks county, where they farmed until 1904 when they moved to the new town of Munich to operate a hotel. Mr. Coffey passed away October 12, 1939.
Eight children were born to the couple and four survive. They are Mrs. J. H. Watters of Nashua, Mont.; Mrs. C. E. Render of Hannah; and John H. and William E. Coffey of Munich. Fourteen grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren also survive.
Mrs. Steve Caul of Cartwright, Man.; and Mrs. George Batson of Conklin, Mich.; are sisters who survive and William Sykes of Cartwright is a brother who survives.
The family was affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, and Mrs. Coffey was a member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Those who came from a distance to attend the funeral were her daughter, Mrs. Watters of Nashua, Mont.; and Mrs. Render of Hannah; Rose Hamilton of Colorado Springs Colo.; and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Hamilton, Mrs. F. E. Hawley, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Nickeson, and Mrs. J. H. Bain of Langdon.
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8 Jan 1942 |
Cavalier County Republican
Langdon, ND |
Kathie Kloss Marynik |
