Doris C. Coward

Doris C. Coward, 75, beloved wife and mother and long-time Superior resident died on Saturday, July 31, 2004 at the Villa Marina Health and Rehabilitation Center in Superior. She was born in Syracuse, N.Y. on March 2, 1929. She graduated from Patchogue High School in Patchogue, N.Y. in 1946 and from Keuka College in Keuka Park, N.Y. in 1951. She married Nathan A. Coward on May 2, 1953. They moved from Philadelphia, Penn., to Superior in 1959 where Nathan was a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Superior until his retirement in1989. Nathan died in 1990. Doris grew up in Patchogue, N.Y. on Long Island, where she enjoyed sailing, flying and being a Girl Scout camp counselor. She loved volunteering at her church, playing bridge with her bridge club, traveling, attending theater and musical performances (especially when one of her children or grandchildren was performing), and visiting with friends and family. She had a loving heart, a wonderful sense of humor, a positive attitude and a zest for life. She was well loved and will be missed by all who knew her. Doris was preceded in death by her parents, Reverend Arthur Harry and Garnet Lillian (Luther) Cooke; her husband, Nathan A. Coward; her sister, Nell (Ronald) Elperin and her brother, Elton Cooke. She is survived by one brother, James (Connie) Cooke, Columbus, Ohio; four children, James Coward, Superior, Susan (Jeffrey) Abelt, Duluth, Minn., David (Ruth Ann Ramstad) Coward, Buffalo, Minn., and Ellen (Mark) Dahl, Manassas, Va.; 11 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. VISITATION:1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, until the 2 p.m. memorial service in Faith United Methodist Church, 1531 Hughitt Ave, Superior. Downs-LeSage Funeral Home, Superior is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Nathan A. Coward Scholarship Fund through the UWS Foundation, University Advancement, Belknap & Catlin, P.O. Box 2000, Superior, WI 54880-4500.