Jane Rigel was first married to James Allen Lichty in OH. They had five daughters, Ida B., Flora Anna (infant death), Ada May (Kingston), Ellen (infant death), and Almeda (Shaffer).

Jane then married Joshua Potts Coffing on 4 Apr 1882, Macy, Miami Co., IN. They had nine children, Marietta Elizabeth (Weller), Joshua D., Mary Ellen (infant death), Pearl May (Wagoner), Hattie Belle, Edith Ruth (infant death), Ralph Waldo, Jacob Russell, and Grace (Shadel).
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Published in the Rochester(IN) News-Sentinel, Wednesday, April 24, 1935

Mrs. Jane COFFING, 80, widow of the late Joshua COFFING died at 5:05 o'clock Wednesday (April 24, 1935) morning at her home on Piety Hill in Macy. Death followed a week's illness due to complications.

The deceased was born in Defiance county, Ohio, on September 28, 1854. Her parents were Jeremiah and Barbara RIGEL. Mrs. Coffing has been a resident of Macy for the past 53 years moving there from her birthplace in Ohio. Mrs. Coffing was married in Macy April 4, 1882 and celebrated her fifty-second wedding anniversary last year. Mr. Coffing died on January 19, 1935. Because of his great resemblance to St. Nicholas Mr. Coffing was known by many children as Santa Claus. Mrs. Coffing used to accompany her husband on many of his trips when he played Santa Claus at churches or in orphans homes and because of that fact many children knew her as Mrs. Santa Claus. She was also known because of her kindly disposition. Mrs. Coffing was a member of the Christian Church at Macy.

Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Ida LICHTY, Hicksville, Ohio, Mrs. E. F. SHAFER, Swayzee, Mrs. Harry WELLER, Jonesboro, two sons Ralph [COFFING], Macy, and Russell [COFFING], Twelve Mile, three stepchildren, Miss Effie COFFING and Miss Emma COFFING, South Bend, and Arthur COFFING, Garrett, 21 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren. The funeral services will be held Friday afternoon from the Macy Christian Church with the Rev. Ernest LAUGHLIN in charge. Burial will be made in the Mt. Zion cemetery.

Published in the Rochester(IN) News-Sentinel, Thursday, April 25, 1935

Mrs. Jane COFFING, Through an error the name of Mrs. John SHADEL, Macy, was omitted in an obituary as being a daughter of the late Mrs. Joshua COFFING, aged 80, who died at her home in Macy early Wednesday morning.

SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries – 1935 by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh