Coenen, Donald Joseph (1938 - 2018)

COENEN, SMALLWOOD, HINDMARSH, ALEXANDER, CHRISTENSEN, GÖCKEN, ROSENTHAL, DOTZLER, KIMMEN, CHURCHMAN, ROGERS, BARRY, HANSEN, PETTY

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/5/2018 at 21:48:36

Name of deceased: Donald Joseph Coenen

Aged: 79 yrs, 11 mo, 25 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: Sep. 6, 1938; on a farm between Defiance and Irwin, Shelby County, IA

Died: Aug. 31, 2018; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Thursday, Sep. 6, 2018; St. Michael's Catholic Church, Harlan, IA

Survived by: wife, Jackie; daughters, Julia (spouse, Michael) Smallwood of Shawnee, KS, Deb Hindmarsh of Omaha, NE and Connie (spouse, Drew) Alexander of Royal Palm Beach, FL; grandchildren, Josh Christensen of Omaha, NE, Adam (spouse, Erin) Christensen of Lees Summit, MO, Jill Göcken (spouse, John) of Omaha, NE, Jared Hindmarsh of Omaha, NE, Connor Alexander of Royal Palm Beach, FL, and Blake Alexander of Royal Palm Beach, FL; great-granddaughters, Aurora Christensen and Caroline Christensen; sisters, Marge Rosenthal of Omaha, NE and Ellen (spouse, Dennis) Dotzler of Omaha, NE.

Predeceased by: Parents, Carl and Margaret (nee Kimmen) Coenen; brothers, Delbert and Charles; sisters, Wilma Rogers, Marian Barry, Norma Hansen, and Connie Petty

Education: Attended St. Paul's School in Defiance, IA, graduated with the Class of 1956

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Military service: U. S. Army; Oct. 1956; released from active duty in 1958 and after 4 years, he received his discharge. He had spent 16 months in Korea.

Marriage: Jacqueline (Jackie) Churchman; 1959; location not provided

Employment: After his military service, he worked for the Earl May store for 3+ years; was employed by the U. S. Postal Service from 1962 – 1992, and was the Harlan (IA) Postmaster for the final 8 years.

Hobbies/Interests: After retirement, Don and Jackie became snow birds, spending winters in Las Vegas and Arizona. In 2005, they settled down in Mohave Valley, AZ and stayed there until 2013 when they relocated to Harlan permanently. Loved to travel with his wife; was a passionate gardener

Sources: knodfm.com; tributes.com; cutleroneill.com