Adele T. Coughlin

Adele T. (Messier) Coughlin, 76, beloved wife of James E. Coughlin of Manchester, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2007, at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center after an extended illness.

Born in Springfield, Mass., daughter of the late Leo and Gertrude (Mathias) Messier, she lived in Springfield most of her life, living in Vernon and Crom-well before moving to Manchester 16 years ago. She was a communicant of St. Bartholomew's Church in Manchester. Adele was an avid UConn Women's Basketball fan and she enjoyed dining in fine restaurants and shopping. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother.

Besides her husband of 16 years, she is survived by her beloved children, Denise Lynch and her husband, James of Chicopee, Mass., Michelle Lock of East Hartford, Peter Riedel and his wife, Susann of Winchester, and Nancy Rittlinger and her husband, Mark of Coventry; Four step-children, Timothy Coughlin and his wife, Kathleen of South Windsor, James Coughlin, Jr. and his wife, Denise of Manchester, Michael Coughlin of East Hartford and Jeffry Coughlin and his wife, Paula of Manchester; 16 grandchildren, Meghan, Katie, David, Kristen, Alison, Eric, Kelly, Sarah, Meghan, James III, Kevin, Stephanie, Gregory, Katie, Jeffrey Jr. and Molly; 5 great-grandchildren; a sister, Elaine Houser of Springfield, Mass.; and a brother, Robert Messier of Springfield, Mass.

Her family will receive friends at the Ladd-Turkington & Carmon Funeral Home, 551 Talcottville Road (Rt. 83), Vernon, on Sunday, January 7, 2007, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Family and friends may gather Monday, January 8, 2007, 9 a.m. at the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. in St. Bartholomew's Church, 45 Ludlow Road, Manchester. Burial will follow in East Cemetery in Manchester.

Memorial contributions in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1004, Meriden, CT 06450-1004.

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