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Kathleen M. Coggins
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This obituary was originally published in the Buffalo News.
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KK
December 20, 2013
Another year on your guest book. Love you mom. Miss you every day.
Kk
December 19, 2012
I renewed your guest book again Mom. Some day may print it out and let it be closed. Not today. I'm not ready for that closure yet.
Merry Christmas Mom. Love you. Xxx ooo, me.
Terrilee Perry
October 6, 2009
A year ago, you became one of God's Angels. There is not one day that goes by that you are not loved and missed. Knowing that you are watching over us gives comfort and hope.
Love, Terrilee
kk
May 9, 2009
Mom...here it is, Mother's Day eve. My flower garden went in today. I had only wanted yellow roses and a purple lilac bush but he talked me into other colors of roses too cuz he said it would look way toooo Polish. I would have just done tons and tons of yellow roses, and daisies. I am so sad. I miss you. There is stuff going on...no nothing new...just the usual. And I feel so alone in it all. And you aren't here to be "mine". Me is a very lonely place. I still have all your stuff packed. I need to go through it at some point. I am doing my best to take care of Karen and the kids. She is so lost without you. You need to find a way to give her some hope, bring some light to her. I don't understand how something as life changing as losing you can happen, and yet life has stayed so painfully, painfully the same. I love and miss you so much,
me.
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Terrilee Perry
March 24, 2009
Happy Birthday! Have your cake, eat it to. Just don't forget the Pepsi! Give grandpa and Chris a big hug and kiss for me. Love and miss you.
K Minyard
January 1, 2009
Mom,
This is the first year since I have been able to talk that I have not gotten to say Happy New Year to you. No matter where we were, at work, at home, or 1800 miles away you were always my first phone call. Then there were the years that you were at my house for the New Years Parties. I have such a nice picture of you with a funny hat on from one of them. If I live to be 80 and have 39 more of these New Years without you I will still be wanting to call you first as the ball drops. I miss you so very much.
Love, me
Heather Kolb
December 9, 2008
Dear Aunt Kathleen,
Every time I pass by Ilio's I glance up and my chest tightens, I can't pass by Jarvis without getting upset, I miss you very very much but I know the strong faith you had and am sure that if there is a heaven no one deserves to be there more than you. You were the essence of "Good". I am thinking of Kay and Karen so much as the holidays approach and hoping they are not suffering in their grief of their loss. So So many childhood memories of being at Jarvis flood back to me now and I always think of how giving and supportive you were to me in my adult years. I still can't believe you are gone. But again I take comfort in knowing that you lived your life to the "T" of what religon teaches us in order to get into heaven, so again I know you are there. Please watch over us all. Love you. H
K Minyard
November 7, 2008
Mom,
I'm having a bad day today. I have made sure to keep as busy as possible...going places, doing things, everything to keep from slowing down and being still in my thoughts. But now I am just so so tired and I have nothing to do but sit.
It has just been too long. Too long since I have seen you. Since we have talked on the phone. Since we have shared a bottle of pepsi and watched some TV.
I just want to say "Ok, it's ok now, you can come back. I won't pick on how much you insist on watching CNN............ok, this is too hard, can't write, not tonight.
I love you mom.
me
Jane Koepplinger
October 21, 2008
Hey Kate, I understand where
you are at in some aspects.
When Dad passed, it seemed as
if part of my life had just
vanished, disappeard, never
to be heard or seen again. It
has been two years, and it
does get a little easier, as
I try not to cry just sending
you this letter. Hang in
there, be mad, or sad or
whatever it takes for you to
feel this event in your life.
I surpressed my grief for my
father, but I will tell you
this, I saw my Dad the day we
had his funeral. Clear as a
bell standing by the back
door and smiling with pure
joy. He looked healthy and
as fit as he had been in his
younger years. He is in a
much safer place now and
maybe just mabye, your Mom
and my Dad are looking down
upon us all and wishing us
stars full of joy and warm
winds of love. I love you
Kate, so hug your sister for
us all and let life help you
heal this part of your
journey.
Love Jane Koepplinger Arizona
Mary Minyard
October 21, 2008
Dear Kate,Sorry for your loss. I did not get to know your Mom, but, after reading the messages in the Guest Book, your Mom was a beautiful loving woman.
It is very difficult to try and handle everything. You feel as if things will not settle down. In time, they will.
At times you want to cry and or scream. Do it! Sometimes it helps relieve the pain. Everyone handles grief in their own way. Eventually the pain lessens.
As days pass, you begin to laugh over things and do not feel guilty for doing so. Talk about good times when growing up and always mention your Moms name.
So Kate keep the beautiful memories you have.
God Bless.
Love, Mom Mary
Kathleen Minyard
October 21, 2008
Mom,
It his gray and hailing out today and about 48 degrees. I just keep thinking how you would hate it and talk about the dread you had about changes coming. You so disliked the cold and the snow. You would be so, so nervous hearing the ice hit the windows.
Today is the first day I can really feel that winter is on the way. The leaves that were so beautiful last week are starting to fall and collect in piles. By the way, why don't we have a rake around here?
I miss you so much mom. I can't explain the emptyness or the shell-like feeling.
I know you are better now. I know that even if it's below freezing and zero visability here, you are in a warm safe place, and breathing easy. That said, I am so consumed with my own sadness that it's little consolation right now. Selfish me.
Grandma said she has "seen you twice" already. I have been calling her often and will try to get by there today. I know that since you are not limited by your body anymore you can see you mom. I know not being able to gave you such great sadness. I understand that so much better now.
Thinking of you.
All my love always,
me
October 10, 2008
Dear Karen and Kathy,
I'm so sorry for your loss. I worked with your Mom for many years in the Hamburg telephone office. We were a very close group and had many fun times together. I never saw her without her Pepsi!! I'm sorry we lost touch in our later years but I will always consider her a very dear friend. Stay strong and always know that She is watching over you.
Sincerely,
Donna Heilig
Kathleen Minyard
October 9, 2008
Mom, Today we have to go to Kaczors and this break we've had over the last couple days to pretend you were just in your room watching CNN or at the hospital will be over. You know I have nothing to wear. You'd say, "just be comfortable" or " i hate having to put a bra on to go out". I remember thinking how much I wanted you to agree to change some of the decor at the house...so much blue, so many flowers...now everytime I look around I see you and couldn't change a thing...I kept bugging you to sell this place and Karen or me would buy house with a mom's place...now this place seems more like home than anywhere...what will i do when it's gone? Where will I find you??...I almost put a red rinse on my hair yesterday so you'd finally be happy I covered my gray...but I thought people would come to the service, see me, think it was you, and I'd have fainters all over the place. I don't want to go back to work, I don't want to be a nurse anymore, I don't want to eat...ok, yeah, that's a big one....I just want to sit on your bed with you and pet the dogs, and talk for hours. Love, Me
Elizabeth, Joel, and Alyssa
October 8, 2008
Brianna and family,
Your grandmother was always kind and inviting while we were neighbors. It was a pleasure to know her. Our thoughts are with you.
Kelly Bryniarski
October 8, 2008
Karen and KK,
I am so sorry to hear about your Mom. Your mother was a beautiful person and I feel fortunate to have had so many wonderful memories with all of you. Growing up I think the only thing that scared me more than snakes was dropping your mom's pepsi on the way home from the store. Ha Ha! I hope that all of your memories will offer you comfort in the days ahead. My sincerest condolences.
Jan and Mark Gentz
October 8, 2008
Dear Kate, Karen and Family,
You provided your Mom with loving care throughout her many times of need. I know that she appreciated both of you deeply. Hope you'll focus on and treasure the good times shared and keep those memories close in your hearts always. Depend on God for the strength needed in days ahead. He will be there for you. Keeping you all in our prayers for peace and healing.
Love,
Jan and Mark Gentz
Donald Perry
October 8, 2008
Kathy,
Like your "BABY SISTER" I also waited for your call. When you could not get through to Noreen's phone you would call mine and we would have a small chat before I turned my phone over to my 'BRIDE". I will also miss the laughter around Mom's dining room table on Saturdays along with your singing. (I think that was where most of the laughter came from). Say Hi to Dad & Chris.
Your brother-in-law DON.
Heather Kolb
October 8, 2008
Aunt Kathleen,
For once, I am at a loss for words. There are none that could adequately explain to someone reading this, or to someone who never had the pleasure of meeting you just what a beautiful person you were. Your laugh, your love, your kindness, were such a blessing in my life. You loved openly and with every ounce of your being and when you said "I love you", it was without question sincere and palpable. You gave of yourself to everyone yet expected nor ever asked for anything in return. You went without to give to others. The only way to sum up who you were and to convey the indelible impression you've made on my life would be in the simplist of terms this:
If I can mirror the way you loved and supported your children, I know I will have been a success in motherhood.
If I can love and give to my parents the way you gave to yours I know I will have been a good daughter.
If I can lend a hand, believe in and help along my sibling the way you have yours I know I will have been a good sister.
If I can live my life with your humble demeanor and pardon people their faults, their mistakes their shortcomings, as you did so many I know I will have been a person of strength and substance.
If I can listen, empathize and provide support or advice to those who need it as you always did I know I will have been a good friend.
*If I can make my niece laugh, help her sort through crisis with a sense of humor, dub us both "Lucy and Ethel" love and support her with the strength of a thousand I will have been a perfect Aunt.
If I can somehow emulate you and measure up to the principals in which you guided your life, the strong morals you possessed, the people you affected, the love you gave, I know I will have lived a life well spent. In the time you spent here on this earth you did all of these effortlessly and flawlessly. To me your life IS the definition of a life well lived and a life well spent.
With all of MY love to you,
Heather
Kate Minyard
October 8, 2008
Mom, Here we are again sharing our early morning. Today however I am more angry than sad. And feeling tremendously like road kill.
I am angry that you are not here. That you left me to take care of everything. That I had to spend the last two days running to undertakers, and florists, and Ilio's, and picking out the last outfit anyone was ever going to see you in.
Why couldn't I have been running around getting your coffee creamer, or your cheesecake, or Foresters to get something refilled.
I am angry that we don't have another Thanksgiving together, especially when you knew Curt will be out of town this year. It was supposed to be just you and me pigging out late that night, watching movies and looking at the sale ads. And Mom, who will I get all excited about the Oscar's with this year?? And have our traditional steak dinner and rate what everyone is wearing.
Why did you leave us right now? I know that is it only because you worked so hard to raise Karen and I to be the strong, independent, women that we are that we will go forward. Right now though, we are so very much just your little girls. Love, KK
CHARLENE P.
October 7, 2008
MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY GO OUT TO YOUR FAMILY ,MAY ALL THE WONDERFUL MEMORIES SHE HAS LEFT YOU WITH HELP TO GET YOU THROUGH THIS UNBEARABLE TIME.,I KNOW SHE WILL BE SADLY MISSED.SHE WAS AN ANGEL AMONG US.HER FRIENDSHIP AND HER HEARTFELT KINDNESS AND CARING WERE ALWAY'S SINCERE.
Donna Gatti
October 7, 2008
Kate,
My thoughts, prayers, and love are with you and your family. What an honor to have a daughter like you, your mama is proud. You, my dear, are one of God's beautiful flowers in his garden. See you soon....Love Donna
Michelle Ewing
October 7, 2008
Karen, my deepest sympathy goes out to you and your sister during this very hard time in your life. I know we haven't talked in a long time, but your still in my thoughts. Your mother was a wonderful person.
KEN THOMAS
October 7, 2008
JOE AND THE COGGINS FAMILY,
MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF YOUR SISTER.
MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOUR FAMILY.
Sharon Bowers
October 7, 2008
So sorry to hear of your mother's death. We worked together many years ago and I always admired her integrity and her willingness to stand up for what she believed in. Nice to see she was loyal to her Pepsi all those years later.
brianna girdlestone
October 7, 2008
grama me and mom love you with all our heart me and bry took ur tiger coffe mugs , and is it you who is doing the stuff to moms phone how a picture of you just poped up all the family loves you and misses you
John & lorraine Girdlestone
October 7, 2008
Bryant & Brianna Girdlestone, Our deepest sympathy on the death of your Grandma. You are in our prayers. Love Nan & Papa Girdlestone
Terrilee Perry
October 7, 2008
Aunt Kathleen,
Grandma said it best: one of the best in the world is now with God. The unconditional love that you had for your family and friends will never be forgotten. You will be truely missed. I can see you (with your Pepsi), Chris, and Grandpa (with their beer) watching over all of your loved ones and smiling down. I love you.
Jill Green
October 7, 2008
Aunt Kathleen, You are now the Angel you always talked about. I want to thank you for always being there for me with your great advice and unconditional love. You never judged you just loved. GOD took one of the BEST. Can't wait for my Daisy. LOVE Jill
Noreen Perry
October 7, 2008
Kathy,
To my favorite sister and best friend. What am I going to do? I waited for your call last night to chat. Who will I turn to for advice. There is no one like you. You are with Dad now and I see you with your Pepsi and Dad with this Genny smiling and singing I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen. You are home with him again Kathy. As always you are in my heart, thoughts and prayers. By the way, give Dad and Chris all our Love. Till we meet again. Love Noreen
Sarah Scheublein
October 7, 2008
Coggins Family,
My deepest sympathy goes out to you. Karen, your mother should be very proud of you, you are a terrific person, mother and friend. Most certainly the strongest person I know.
Kate Minyard
October 7, 2008
Mom,
It's 5:30 in the morning and I thought I heard you call me to turn the A/C up or put on some coffee. I couldn't watch "Dexter" last night because I wanted to wait for us to watch it together. The dogs keep looking in your room for you. It feel like maybe you are just at the hospital. I miss you so much. I love you. I hope you know that. Me
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