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Frances Louise Coffey

Female 1913 - 2009  (96 years)

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  • Name Frances Louise Coffey  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 31 Jul 1913  Prob Wymore, Gage, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Gender Female 
    _UID 4A6C4B187C44DE409BBA2449BA12E69904A4 
    Burial Sep 2009  St. Joseph's Cemetery, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 23 Sep 2009  Prob Lyons, Burt, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Notes 
    • Living in Tampa, FL in 2011.

      Southern High School
      Wymore, NE

      Class of 1932.
    Person ID I1525  broderick
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2017 

    Father George Edward Coffey,   b. 5 May 1887, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1963, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Luella Grace Barch,   b. 17 Sep 1890, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1973, Prob , Gage, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 4 Sep 1912  St. Mary's R.C. Cathedral, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F469  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Arthur James Smith,   b. 23 Aug 1909, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1984, Prob Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage Y  [3
    Children 
     1. Thomas Smith
     2. Daniel Arthur Smith
     3. Joseph George Smith
    Family ID F470  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 Jul 1913 - Prob Wymore, Gage, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S50] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 14th, 1920, (Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Nebraska, Gage, Wymore Wd2, ED77, sht 13A, img 24, ln 43 (Reliability: 3).
      Frances Coffey, daughter, age 6, single, born Nebraska, father born Canada (Eng.), mother born Nebraska, occ. None.
      Resides (no number) 11 Ave.
      Dwelling 255, household 259.

    2. [S14] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 15th, 1930, (Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NE, Gage, Wymore, ED45, sht 19A, img 37, ln 21 (Reliability: 3).
      Frances Coffey, daughter, age 16, single, born Nebraska, father born Canada English, mother born Nebraska, attends school, occ. None.
      occ. None.
      Resides North 11th St.
      Dwelling 480, household 489.

    3. [S39] See text, Miscellaneous webpages, (See text), http://www.legacy.com/guestbook/kansascity/guestbook.aspx?n=elizabeth-coffey&pid=149168804&cid=full (Reliability: 3).
      SR. ELIZABETH (SYLVESTER) COFFEY OSB
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      COFFEY, OSB 1935----2011 Sister Elizabeth (Sylvester) Coffey, OSB, 94, a Benedictine Sister of Mount St. Scholastica died Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at the monastery. A vigil will be held in the Monastery Chapel Thursday, March 10, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Ressurrection will be there Friday, March 11, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow in the monastic cemetery. The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison, Kansas, is in charge of these arrangements. Born February 17, 1917, to James Patrick and Julia Ellen McQuinn Coffey, Sister Elizabeth grew up in Wymore, Nebraska. Her mother died when she was eleven and her father sent her to Mount St. Scholastica Academy from which she graduated in 1934. She entered the Mount Community in 1936 and made monastic profession in 1938. She graduated from Mount St. Scholastica College in 1939, taught in community schools, notably the Mount Academy; Lillis high School, Kansas City, Missouri and Donnelly College, Kansas City, Kansas. For brief periods she taught at St. Mary's High School, Walsenburg, Colorado and at Benedictine College, Atchison, where she also later served on the Board. Sister Elizabeth earned the Master of Arts in speech with a minor in speech pathology from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. She also did extensive graduate work in counseling and drama. Her interest in the elderly and in rural life led her to study at Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she certified in their program for Advanced Pastoral Education. She served as a pastoral associate at Christ the King Parish, Kansas City, Kansas, and presented training sessions for Eucharistic ministers and lectors for the Kansas City, Kansas, Archdiocesan Liturgy Office. For ten years hse represented Catholic Community Services in the Nemaha- Marshall Region. Throughout her life, Sister Elizabeth served her religious community in many capacities, including the monastic council and the senate; and her professional activities included the core committee of the Kansas City, Kansas Chapter of Kansans for the Improvement of Nursing Homes, membership in the Foster Grandparent Program Advisory Board, and active membership in many professional organizations and seminars. Sister Elizabeth was predeceased by her parents and her brothers Donald and Robert. She is survived by her sister, Rita Krim, Atchison, KS, by her nephew Robert Michael Coffey, Greensboro, NC, Niece Patricia Coffey Swanzy, Lakewood, CO, cousin, Frances Coffey Smith, Tampa, FL, and by her monastic community.
      Published in Kansas City Star on March 10, 2011

      Read more: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kansascity/obituary.aspx?n=elizabeth-coffey-sylvester&pid=149168804#ixzz1ZZRoZxZR
      From The Kansas City Star.

    4. [S262] United States. Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 16th, 1940, Nebraska, Gage, Beatrice, 34-9, sht 7B, img 14, ln 63 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Frances Smith
      Age: 26
      Estimated birth year: abt 1914
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Nebraska
      Marital Status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Wife
      Home in 1940: Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska
      Map of Home in 1940: View Map
      Street: North 6th Street
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska
      Residence in 1935: Same Place
      Resident on farm in 1935: No
      Sheet Number: 7B
      Attended School or College: No
      Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
      Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
      Income: 0
      Income Other Sources: No
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Arthur Smith 30
      Frances Smith 26

    5. [S47] FindAGrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com), Find A Grave Memorial# 134056214 (Reliability: 3).
      Frances L. Smith

      Birth: Jul. 31, 1913
      Death: Sep. 23, 2009

      Burial:
      Saint Joseph Cemetery
      Beatrice
      Gage County
      Nebraska, USA
      Plot: Sec. B, Lot 10, Grave 11

      Created by: Joe & Linda (Ashley) Con...
      Record added: Aug 08, 2014
      Find A Grave Memorial# 134056214

    6. [S67] United States Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Name: Frances Smith Last Residence: 68038 Lyons, Burt, Nebraska, Arizona (sic) BORN: 31 Jul 1913 Died: 23 Sep 2009 State (Year) SSN issued: Nebraska (1961) (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S22] Ancestry.com, Miscellaneous on-line databases and image collections at Ancestry.com (see text), Historical Newspapers, Lincoln Daily News, 4 Sep 1912, p 8. (Reliability: 3).
      Miss Grace Barch of Guide Rock, Neb., and George Coffey of Wymore were married this morning at (illeg.):30 at the Catholic Cathedral, Rev. Father Bradley officiating. They have gone for a trip east, expecting to visit Chicago, Niagra (sic), Buffalo and other places. They will reside at Wymore. The bride is a former Lincoln girl, the daugther of Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Barch.
      "The City In Brief".