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William COUGHLIN Obituary
William N. Coughlin, MD
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Dr. William N. Coughlin, 62, of Springfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 5, 2015, at his residence after battling a long illness.
He was born Nov. 22, 1952, in Cook County, to William N. and Rita Anne Conway Coughlin. He was raised on the south side of Chicago and graduated from Little Flower High School. He then attended Loyola University-Stritch School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine Degree in 1976. He continued at SIU School of Medicine from 1976-1979 as an Internal Medicine Resident. He received the SIU School of Medicine Outstanding Medicine Resident award in 1979.
Dr. Coughlin was known by his colleagues, nurses and patients as a caring and compassionate physician. He was also an entrepreneur of several medically based ventures: Springfield Service Corp, Urgent Care, Centrum Building, and the original Fit Club.
He enjoyed golfing with family and friends, whether it be Illini Country Club, Boone Valley, or Bob O'Link to name a few. Dr. was best known for his exaggerated story-telling and zest for life. He was an avid collector of arts and antiques. He also loved shopping and got tremendous joy from giving to others.
William was a long time resident of Springfield, Ill. He devoted much of his life to internal medicine and taking care of others. On Jan. 23, 1999, he married Kimberly Courty.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William N. and Rita Anne Coughlin, and his daughter, Laura Kathleen Coughlin.
He is survived by his wife, Kimberly Coughlin; four daughters: Carrie (Jason) Cadwell of Walkerton, Ind., Kristen (Greg) Kain of Aurora, Amy Coughlin of Lockport, and Courtney (Rob) Wilbern of Springfield; two stepsons, Jonathon (Denise) Renken of Chatham and Joshua (Leigh) Renken of Springfield; and grandchildren: Sean and Reagan Cadwell, Daniel and Angela Kain, Jaden Snodgrass, Avery Wilbern, Bradley and Gracie Renken and Reilly, Miles, Oscar and Lorelai Renken; and two brothers-in-law, Chad Courty of Flower Mound, Texas and Christopher (Shelley) Courty of Carmi.
Visitation: 4-7 p.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Staab Funeral Home.
Funeral Mass: 10 a.m., Thursday, June 11, 2015, at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception with Msgr. David Lantz officiating. Burial will be at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorial contributions be made to: The Frank Coffey Memorial.
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September 3, 2016
Still think of you every day. I miss you.
January 30, 2016
Keep moving forward. Life lesson only Bill Coughlin could teach.
October 9, 2015
You are never far from my thoughts. I miss you. Have peace.
Donna Tegeder
August 24, 2015
I am sure the many condolences left for the family of Dr. Coughlin will bring them comfort. My husband and I were his patients and friends for thirty five years beginning at Doctors Park. He called my husband his "miracle patient" bringing him back to life twice. My husband of sixty years passed away April 5 exactly two months before Doc. Am sure Daryle welcomed Doc with open arms and the two of them are sharing stories like they did in life. He truly cared for his patients and did everything he could for them. May all the precious memories you have help bring you strength. My thoughts and prayers were with you during his illness and will continue to be with you. May God wrap His arms around each of you giving you comfort. I know how hard it is to lose your husband. It was hard to learn of Dr. Coughlin's passing.
Donna Tegeder
June 22, 2015
Thirty-four years ago "by accident" we met Dr. Coughlin in the emergency room and he became our family physician immediately. We are both alive today because of his expertise as a doctor. He was more than a doctor to us. He was our friend. Our condolences to you his family. May his memory live on forever. He will be greatly missed. Don & Mary Jo Keefauver, Lewistown
Mary Kinner
June 19, 2015
My deepest sympathy to the family. We as patients of Dr Coughlin, were very very spoiled by him. We got to see him the day you called, got all results of our tests at 730 AM the next day, not 2 weeks later. I have known him when he was a resident at MMC. We nurses helped raised the new docs.I recommended him to everyone. He was always up on the new procedures, what Mayo was doing and the others doctors from Spfld would wonder how he knew before they did. He read up in the magazines and knew about them. I can still hear him say GIRLS- GET the EKG or whatever procedure he wanted to do RIGHT THEN!!!! And the girls were fast! He would tell me his woes, then he would say ok what did you come in to see me about. Loved his stories and opinons on things and life. YOU ALWAYS FELT GOOD WHEN HE CAME INTO THE HOSPITAL ROOM TO SEE YOU!!! YOU KNEW YOU WERE SAFE BECAUSE HE KNEW YOU AND HAD YOUR BACK TO GET YOU BETTER. Many times he would tell his patients oh, We will get you out by Christmas and it would be April. The patients would have a look on their face like WHAT? I HOPE SO!!!! Then they would laugh. He was a good friend,colleague,brilliant Doctor,family man from his talks,loved his children, wife and grandchildren, could tell him anything,always felt relaxed to talk to him.I had a good nurse,patient,doctor rapport. He will be very missed in my life. He was our safe haven for his patients.Glad he remained at home with his loving family. He was a very very special person, family. He will be missed by the Spfld community immensely! Rest in Peace Dr Coughlin, you have earned it by your wonderful life.( I was in Denver so I couldn't made the service, I'm very sorry,I would of been there)
Gene & Hermie
Gene & Hermie Brinkley
June 16, 2015
To Kim and the entire family. I want to express our deepest condolences to all of you for this tremendous loss. I have been a patient of Dr. Coughlin since the early 80's. We originally went to Dr. Coughlin with my wife, Herma. She was very ill from an intestinal bypass and Dr told me after the reversible surgery, he wouldn't have given her a year to live. After that, he always called her his miracle patient. That is when he became our family physician. I have lost a lot of loved ones in my lifetime, and I feel the same way now with the passing of the only Dr. I ever went to. I'll remember him for the rest of my life. May God hold you all in the palm of His hand and remind you of His never ending Love for you.
Forever in my heart and in my memories.
Correna
June 15, 2015
My Deepest Symphany. He was a Great Doctor.
June 15, 2015
We have had Dr..Coughlan in are our thoughts since he had to close his practice. We were hoping he could beat what he was facing. There will no one as good as him. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. The Howard Coward family
Melissa Kleingartner
June 14, 2015
So sorry to hear of the passing of Dr. Coughlin. He was a great doctor to not only my husband and I but to my parents for many years. Our condolences to the family.
Patricia Gomora
June 11, 2015
Jenifer Willis
June 10, 2015
So sorry for your loss He was a great Dr. to work with nay you find peace and comfort within God's arm
Julie Klor
June 10, 2015
We will miss you, Bill Coughlin! Rest in God.
Kerry ingram
June 10, 2015
To the Coughlin family,
May you find peace and comfort at this time and hold dear the memories of your times together.
Peace and prayers
~ The Ingram Family~
Kurt,Kerry,Kerby,Konnor and Kyle
Ed Patton
June 10, 2015
God Bless Dr. Coughlin. He was a great doctor who cared about his patients. He was a great man that care about his family and friend. Truly will be missed.
Ed Patton / Memorial Med Center
Diane Bantner
June 10, 2015
May the love of friends, family, patients and those in the medical community who knew him well, carry his children and family through their grief.
Dr. Coughlin will be sadly missed but never forgotten.
Diane
June 10, 2015
Condolences to the Coughlin family,Bill was a wonderful physician,father and friend.Rest in Peace. Nicola L.ChiaradonnaM.D.
Kevin O'Dea
June 10, 2015
Kim and Family -
Condolences from all of us at Neuhoff Media Springfield on Doc's passing. He will be missed by many.
Shuman and Lynn Mitra
June 10, 2015
Our deepest sympathy to the family. A great physician and a great friend, he will be missed and well remembered.
June 10, 2015
the mercy and love of Jesus has given you peace uncle bill what a graceful gift
Glenna Mason
June 10, 2015
After reading other posts I realize the impact he had on my life as friend and doctor was shared by so many. You can't be replaced and are sadly grieved by so many. Rest in peace my friend of over 30 years. Blessings and peace to your family
John Headrick
June 10, 2015
Please accept my deepest sympathies and condolences for the passing of Dr. Coughlin. As a former patient, I highly valued his advice, opinions and referrals. On at least two occasions, he may have saved my life.
I am also very thankful for his treatment of one of my sisters when she suffered from leukemia near the end of her life. In recent years, I would see him at the hospital when I was a caregiver for my mother and at the grocery store. He always had time to say hello and had a smile on his face.
You will be missed, Dr. Coughlin, by the countless lives you touched and healed. God bless you and your family.
John Headrick
Springfield, IL
June 9, 2015
Dr. Coughlin was my mom's dr. for many years. They were buddies and she loved to hear him tell stories about his family. They always shared a good laugh that was more therapeutic than any pill he could have prescribed. He pulled her through many episodes of CHF. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family at this time of sadness. It was a pleasure to have known you, Dr. C.
Michelle Hagele
June 9, 2015
This is extremely sad to see, Dr. Coughlin and staff, where a Big part of my younger life, He will missed By MANY, GOD BLESS YOU and RIP Thank you for all you have done, Michelle (Mcglasson) Hagele
June 9, 2015
You taught me so much and I love you for that! I will miss you Coughlin! Love you
Sherry Flynn
June 9, 2015
So saddened when I heard the news of Dr.Coughlin, my prayers to the family. Dr. Coughlin took excellent care of my family and he was the best....
Gene & Hermie Brinkley
June 9, 2015
Dr. Coughlin, this is a candle to light up the memories of you and how many times you saved my life. Also, for when you saved my wife's life. This light will shine in our memory of you for ever. Thank you for your giving and caring for ALL of your patients.
R.I.P.
Dr W.N. Coughlin, MD
Lynn Koskey
June 9, 2015
Dr. Coughlin was our family doctor for a long time. He was awesome and you knew he was such a loving, caring doctor. I am sorry for the loss of your precious loved one. He will be missed by many. May he rest in Heavenly peace.
Randy Reside
June 9, 2015
What can I say he saved my life. Miss ya doc.
Steven Gietl
June 9, 2015
I started seeing Dr. C when he first started his practice in Doctors Park. We were the same age....he took great care of me my Mother and Father....and I miss him very much.
Ken & Sue Matzat
June 9, 2015
Our deepest sympathies to the Coughlin family. Your loss is shared by those of us that knew him as a healer and friend. We were very saddened when he had to leave his practice due to his health. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this sad time.
Patricia Gomora
June 9, 2015
Dr. Coughlin was my doctor and dear friend for as long as I can remember. He is the best doctor I have ever gone to. He will be missed, and greatly loved by all who knew him. My prayers, and Love to the Coughlin family.
Alan Fox
June 9, 2015
What a loss! Dr. was absolutely the best. He was my wife's (Lana Arlene) Dr. for well over 30 years. We moved 150 miles north in 1989, but Lana would not give up Dr. Coughlin. We continued to come to Springfield through 2009 whenever she had anything other than a run of the mill cold. In 2007 she had a life threatening bout with congestive heart failure. Mainly through the care of Dr. she survived 2.5 months in intensive care and 10 months in a rehab facility, she was able to return home. Several months later she had a complete recovery. We both thought that Dr. Coughlin was the angel she needed then. I know his many other patients felt he was that same angel to them. My heartfelt sympathy to the family.
Margie Palmatier
June 9, 2015
Dr. C will be in my heart for ever. He left his footprints in my heart. And his light will never go out because of all the lives he touched. He was a good old soul and he took wonderful care of my husband and me. He had a very special gift in medicine. I just wish it could have saved him. We will never forget Dr. C
Stephanie Cartwright
June 9, 2015
We are all praying for you.
Stephanie and Tom
Phyllis Barnard
June 9, 2015
I am so sorry to hear about Dr. Coughlin. He became my doctor in 1980 and I was devastated when he had to stop his practice because of his illness.I know he was at work many days when he felt horrible but showed up because of his patients. He was always available to help me in my illnesses and I was at a loss that I could do nothing for him in return. My thoughts go out to his family. Just know that he was a wonderful doctor and a very caring person. I am very sorry for your loss.
Sue Dey
June 9, 2015
I am so sorry to hear of Dr. Coughlin's passing. He was my doctor for over 35 years and can never be replaced. He was a wonderful doctor and man. My sympathies to his family.
Mary (Gus) & family Gilbert
June 9, 2015
Our deepest condolences to the Coughlin family. He cared for me and my husband for many years. May God continue to bless you and comfort you during this time of sorrow.
Marlene Wiker
June 9, 2015
I'm so sorry to hear about Dr. Couglin's passing.....He was my doctor years ago and I have always thanked God that he cared enough to advise me to have a surgery and not what to see what happened...if I had waited it may not have been so good.....my prayers to his family....He was a good and caring doctor......God Bless!
June 9, 2015
Many Relationships- as my doctor,client, former neighbor and more important friend. RIP,Bill.
Suzanne Stephens
June 9, 2015
I am saddened to hear of Dr Coughlin's passing. He was my doctor in Springfield for many years and I always thought he was the absolute BEST. I am so sorry for your loss.
Shelly Wade
June 9, 2015
Our deepest sympathy to the Coughlin Family! He was a great physician and will be sadly missed! Shelly and Joe Wade
Pamela Klinger
June 9, 2015
To The Coughlin family - Dr. Coughlin was my doctor for many years as well as my Mom's for even longer. We were very sad to hear he was ill & we will always be grateful to the excellent care he provided to our family. My sincerest condolences to his family.
Clara Grosboll
June 9, 2015
My mother was one of Dr. Coughlin's patients for many years. She actually enjoyed going for her checkups because she liked him so much and he haws so good with her. She is now 100 years old and hated to go to a new doctor. We are very sorry for your loss. Many prayers to his family.
A golf course in heaven
Sue Masten
June 9, 2015
Dr. Coughlin was one of the very finest Doctors I had the pleasure of knowing. It is very true that he treated his friends and patients with the respect and compassion. His patients were very lucky, and honored at the same time, that he was their physician. He cared greatly for his patients. I remember fondly how he expressed how much he loved being a doctor and never had plans to retire. He said, "I am lucky, I love what I do." And it showed.
He was greatly respected by his peers in medicine. Often when patients of his were seen by others, that physician and nurse, and yes, medical student as well, would say, "Oh! You're Dr. Coughlin's patient." And that meant something. Somehow, it always raised the bar for treatment his patients received from other professionals. And this would always be followed-up by, "I am will be sure to get the report to him, as he will be calling for it, if I don't." And he would.
His patients always felt like there were the most important thing in his life at that moment when they went into his office to see him. He'd entered the room ... "There's my girl, how are you?" No matter how ill, that always brought a smile to your face.
He'd listened. And if you were ill, you got in to see him. It was never, ever, "We can see you in a couple weeks, months, etc." It was that day. He made the time for you. And no matter how busy he was, he never showed it to his patients, he was glad he could help them. He did not discard anything you told him. He always said, "I would rather follow-through and not miss anything, than to think, if only, I had done this." He often said, I never ever want to have to think that about any of my patients. And as a patient, we never worried that he didn't care or that we didn't matter, as we all knew we did to him.
As a former patient, and friend, I will miss him, as much for his humor and stories, but also for his knowledge and medical care. Through the years I have referred countless number of friends and people in general to him. No one was ever disappointed that he was their doctor. I doubt I will ever have another Doctor like him. I know I haven't found one yet. I, like many others, have been searching for someone with his winning combination of his passion for life and people, and compassion for his patients. I and other are all struggling to find that combination in a doctor, I - we - haven't found one yet.
May there come a time for all of us, that our memories of him will bring a huge smile to our face and a warm feeling in our hearts and know how lucky we were that he was a part of our lives.
Charlene Runkles
June 9, 2015
AS a patient of Dr Coughlin's for 32 years, I will miss him greatly. I am alive & healthy today because of him! My deepest sympathy to his family.
Cheryl Kannall
June 9, 2015
Best doc ever. He will be missed, I'm sure, by many.
Phil & Ruth Loyd
June 9, 2015
To Dr.Coughlin's family. Dr. Coughlin was a very remarkable person. He was our family doctor and a wonderful friend. He always talked about his family and has such a wonderful sense of humor. He was truly one of the best and the world will be less now without him. May he rest in peace and in the arms of God. He deserves it. Our hearts are extremely sad and the tears are flowing, but we know he is now in a better place. God bless him and his family. We want you to know our prayers are with you in this time of sorrow.
Chris Deloney
June 9, 2015
I'm so sorry for your lose. I was one of Dr. Coughlin's patients. He was such a caring soul and help me during a very difficult time of my life. Please accept my condolences.
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