Madeline L. Coe, 84, of 1839 Clark Street died Wednesday at 10:26 a.m. in Cottage Hospital. She was born October 16th, 1901. She married Joseph J. Coe in 1918 in Galesburg. He preceded her in death.
Surviving are her three sons, Max (and Betty)Coe of Lake Bracken, Robert J. (and June)Coe of Henderson, and Donald (and Kathlyn)Coe of Galesburg, one brother, Roy Philblad of Minneapolis, Minn., 9 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
Private graveside services were held, and there was no public visitation.
I don't really remember a whole lot about my Great Grandma, as I was still quite young when she passed. The things that immediatley come to mind are material...like the big brown leather couch that my brother, sister and I played on when we were at her house, and an old brass scale that used to sit on her bureau, equipped with little brass weights that I would play with all the time.
The memories of her laughter and charm have long since left me, but my Dad always used to say that she was the "glue" that kept the family together. She had a no-nonsense attitude when it came down to business, and yet, she was the kindest, most genuine person you'd ever want to meet.
Dad used to say that he wished he'd have brought a tape recorder over to the house and recorded some of the stories she used to tell about when she was a little girl, and about when she and my Great Grandpa JJ first met and fell in love...
Either way, I have no doubt in my mind that Gramma Madgie was a wonderful woman, and I wish that I could have known her better.
Surviving are her three sons, Max (and Betty)Coe of Lake Bracken, Robert J. (and June)Coe of Henderson, and Donald (and Kathlyn)Coe of Galesburg, one brother, Roy Philblad of Minneapolis, Minn., 9 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
Private graveside services were held, and there was no public visitation.
I don't really remember a whole lot about my Great Grandma, as I was still quite young when she passed. The things that immediatley come to mind are material...like the big brown leather couch that my brother, sister and I played on when we were at her house, and an old brass scale that used to sit on her bureau, equipped with little brass weights that I would play with all the time.
The memories of her laughter and charm have long since left me, but my Dad always used to say that she was the "glue" that kept the family together. She had a no-nonsense attitude when it came down to business, and yet, she was the kindest, most genuine person you'd ever want to meet.
Dad used to say that he wished he'd have brought a tape recorder over to the house and recorded some of the stories she used to tell about when she was a little girl, and about when she and my Great Grandpa JJ first met and fell in love...
Either way, I have no doubt in my mind that Gramma Madgie was a wonderful woman, and I wish that I could have known her better.
Madeline L. Coe, 84, of 1839 Clark Street died Wednesday at 10:26 a.m. in Cottage Hospital. She was born October 16th, 1901. She married Joseph J. Coe in 1918 in Galesburg. He preceded her in death.
Surviving are her three sons, Max (and Betty)Coe of Lake Bracken, Robert J. (and June)Coe of Henderson, and Donald (and Kathlyn)Coe of Galesburg, one brother, Roy Philblad of Minneapolis, Minn., 9 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
Private graveside services were held, and there was no public visitation.
I don't really remember a whole lot about my Great Grandma, as I was still quite young when she passed. The things that immediatley come to mind are material...like the big brown leather couch that my brother, sister and I played on when we were at her house, and an old brass scale that used to sit on her bureau, equipped with little brass weights that I would play with all the time.
The memories of her laughter and charm have long since left me, but my Dad always used to say that she was the "glue" that kept the family together. She had a no-nonsense attitude when it came down to business, and yet, she was the kindest, most genuine person you'd ever want to meet.
Dad used to say that he wished he'd have brought a tape recorder over to the house and recorded some of the stories she used to tell about when she was a little girl, and about when she and my Great Grandpa JJ first met and fell in love...
Either way, I have no doubt in my mind that Gramma Madgie was a wonderful woman, and I wish that I could have known her better.
Surviving are her three sons, Max (and Betty)Coe of Lake Bracken, Robert J. (and June)Coe of Henderson, and Donald (and Kathlyn)Coe of Galesburg, one brother, Roy Philblad of Minneapolis, Minn., 9 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
Private graveside services were held, and there was no public visitation.
I don't really remember a whole lot about my Great Grandma, as I was still quite young when she passed. The things that immediatley come to mind are material...like the big brown leather couch that my brother, sister and I played on when we were at her house, and an old brass scale that used to sit on her bureau, equipped with little brass weights that I would play with all the time.
The memories of her laughter and charm have long since left me, but my Dad always used to say that she was the "glue" that kept the family together. She had a no-nonsense attitude when it came down to business, and yet, she was the kindest, most genuine person you'd ever want to meet.
Dad used to say that he wished he'd have brought a tape recorder over to the house and recorded some of the stories she used to tell about when she was a little girl, and about when she and my Great Grandpa JJ first met and fell in love...
Either way, I have no doubt in my mind that Gramma Madgie was a wonderful woman, and I wish that I could have known her better.
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