1927
Thomas
2018
Thomas Coughlin
June 21, 1927 — October 30, 2018
Tom Coughlin, 91 passed away October 30, 2018 in Wickenburg with his son Don at his side. He was born June 21, 1927 in Blythe, California to Jere and Kathryn Coughlin.
As a young man Tom was so proud of accomplishing the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts. Tom served overseas as a Navy Corpsman in World War II, and was recalled for the Korean War, where he was able to remain stateside.
While Tom made his living as a Landscape Designer, he and his wife Jessialene raised their 4 children in Buena Park, California.
He was an avid photographer and through his life took hundreds of photos of friends and family. He was also a self taught pianist. He actually had the privilege of playing for Helen Keller, which demonstrated her ability to hear musical vibrations. Tom also developed a love for working out and kept this up until the end of his life. For countless years Tom went on annual horseback riding trips with the Padre Junipero Serra Riders, more commonly known as Las Tortugas.
Children grown and on their own, Tom and Jessialene decided to settle into retirement in Wickenburg in 1994. He found a new purpose in retirement. He joined Community Alliance Church and became their greeter. He remained so until his passing. While losing the love of his life in 2013 Tom developed a special relationship with her nurses and visited them every Thursday until he no longer could....
Tom is survived by children, Kathryn (Rick) Clendenning of North Carolina, Debra (Dan) Molnar of Oregon, Dave (Tina) Coughlin of California, Donald Coughlin of Wickenburg, 9 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
Tom was preceded in death by his beloved wife Jessialene, parents Jere and Kathryn Coughlin, siblings Patsy Lunn, Robert Coughlin, Gypsy Cherryholmes, and James Coughlin.
A celebration of life will be held on Thursday November 15, 2018 at 6:30pm at The Community Alliance Church in Wickenburg.Graveside services with military honors will be held at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California at a later date. Online condolences may be offered at www.wickenburgfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of Wickenburg Funeral Home and Crematory.
As a young man Tom was so proud of accomplishing the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts. Tom served overseas as a Navy Corpsman in World War II, and was recalled for the Korean War, where he was able to remain stateside.
While Tom made his living as a Landscape Designer, he and his wife Jessialene raised their 4 children in Buena Park, California.
He was an avid photographer and through his life took hundreds of photos of friends and family. He was also a self taught pianist. He actually had the privilege of playing for Helen Keller, which demonstrated her ability to hear musical vibrations. Tom also developed a love for working out and kept this up until the end of his life. For countless years Tom went on annual horseback riding trips with the Padre Junipero Serra Riders, more commonly known as Las Tortugas.
Children grown and on their own, Tom and Jessialene decided to settle into retirement in Wickenburg in 1994. He found a new purpose in retirement. He joined Community Alliance Church and became their greeter. He remained so until his passing. While losing the love of his life in 2013 Tom developed a special relationship with her nurses and visited them every Thursday until he no longer could....
Tom is survived by children, Kathryn (Rick) Clendenning of North Carolina, Debra (Dan) Molnar of Oregon, Dave (Tina) Coughlin of California, Donald Coughlin of Wickenburg, 9 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
Tom was preceded in death by his beloved wife Jessialene, parents Jere and Kathryn Coughlin, siblings Patsy Lunn, Robert Coughlin, Gypsy Cherryholmes, and James Coughlin.
A celebration of life will be held on Thursday November 15, 2018 at 6:30pm at The Community Alliance Church in Wickenburg.Graveside services with military honors will be held at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California at a later date. Online condolences may be offered at www.wickenburgfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of Wickenburg Funeral Home and Crematory.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Thomas Coughlin, please visit our flower store.
Photo Gallery
Guestbook
Visits: 12
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors