Jacqueline Colleen Coholan

Jackie, a member of the "we can do it" post World War I and Great Depression generation highly valuing family, faith, and country, was born in Kansas and moved to Northern California after the end of World War II, marrying John Stanley Coholan and quickly putting her roots down in Woodland. Growing up as Herrington Kansas' "Brightest Dancing Star," she quickly moved into her very content niche as a housewife raising two sons, mentoring countless younger women with her boundless and enthusiastic Christian faith, and pridefully dancing into homemaking the first red house in town (loving to decorate, Jackie painted and wallpapered the inside almost single-handedly,) also enjoying gardening at home while "working on her tan." At the First Baptist Church (which later became Life Pointe Church) Jackie loved to sing, both singing in and leading the choir, served on various church boards, but most enjoyed being the Sunday School Junior Church Superintendent for 20 years. In the community, Jackie committed herself to a wide range of volunteer organizations including volunteering 20 years with the Woodland branch of the Sacramento Blood Center and donating 10 gallons of blood, hosting and leading many interdenominational Christian women's Bible studies, and volunteer service with Fourth and Hope Rescue Mission as Board Member and volunteer meal preparer. Throughout her life Jackie maintained her daily active and athletic exercise routine (when younger, ballroom dancing by herself when she was cleaning house, roller skating, bicycle riding, first in the family learning to waterski, aquatics, and up to the last week of her life walking at least to the corner with her walker!) True to her traditional and independent upbringing and her energetic, enthusiastic, friendly, and always curious spirit, Jackie liked to be out and about! Punctual and a great one for writing notes, she saved all notes and cards written to her! Jackie loved LIFE, JESUS and EVERYBODY starting with her family. … Bigger than life, she got up early "ready to go," opening the front curtains wanting to see what was going on outside and filled her day doing things that needed to be done "right away." She liked to dress up and was always eager to learn new things and meet new people! She prayed a lot, weathered several falls, a bout with breast cancer, adjusting to new television remotes, hearing loss, missed teeth, and you name it …she always stayed positive! Besides daily reading the Bible, she enjoyed reading anything she could get her hands on, remembering (with an amazing memory) small details about people and places, including colors, and didn't want to miss anything! Her spirit lives on but her aged dancing body and her clear and strong mind said "enough was enough!" Jackie died after falling at home when she broke her hip and then having a stroke at the hospital. We are thankful for the option for "comfort care" and hospice at UC Davis Med Center Sacramento when it was her time to follow God's will and finally let go! Jackie died with a smile on her face and the room was so peaceful!Jackie is preceded in death by her brothers, Morris Dean and Dale; parents, Arthur and Amy; husband, John Stanley; and last summer, son, Bruce. Surviving family include niece, Cheri Gray (Jim); nephews, Marc Savidge (Kathy) and Craig Savidge (Carol); adopted daughters, Judy Schumacher, Lindsy Stubblefield, and Lynn Kraft; adopted sons, Kafunyi Mwamba and Lawrence Joseph Watson; granddaughter, Rashanda Robinson and family; grandson, Alex Peterson; adopted nieces, Melissa, Laura, Rachel and Sarita Wirt (for whom Jackie "was an ANGEL"); grandson, Daniel; and son, Richard Coholan all whom she loved dearly.Family is grateful for the loving support over the years of her community of friends, elders, and pastors at Life Pointe Church, the personal attentiveness of her long time loyal gardener, Jim Phipps, and each of her caring neighbors on Cottage Drive.Jackie's Memorial/Celebration of Life Service will be 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Life Pointe Church, 1616 West St., Woodland, followed by a reception at the church and then burial at Monument Hill.In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to Life Pointe Church, Samaritan's Purse, American Bible Society, Feed the Children, Saint Labre Indian School, Wounded Warrior Project, or the charity of your choice.
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