Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....McEACHERN, Elizabeth Ann "Beth"  March 19 2002
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"The Davis Enterprise," Friday, March 29, 2002
Elizabeth Ann "Beth" McEachern

Elizabeth Ann "Beth" McEachern of Davis died following a brief illness on March
19, 2002, at Woodland Memorial Hospital. She was 49.

She was born on June 8, 1952, in Elmhurst, Ill., and later lived in Davis for
more than 20 years.

She was a graduate of Carthage College of Kenosha, Wis., where she was elected
the first female student body president in the school's history. She also
attended Northwestern Law School in Chicago.

Before illness disabled her, she worked as a journalist for the Chicago
Sun-Times and Daily News and The Chicago Reader newspapers. She was best known
for her revealing interviews of famous and not-so-famous Chicagoans.

She later worked as a legal secretary at the Chicago offices of Baker &
McKenzie, the world's largest law firm, and at law firms in San Francisco and
Sacramento.

According to her family, in later years she continued to exhibit the lively
intelligence, creativity and humor that were her hallmarks since childhood. She
continued to write, and composed poetry and a novella based on her teen-age years.

She believed her greatest achievement in life to be her beloved daughter, Katie
Ann McEachern, who lives in Tulare.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Doris and Martin Heckmann, and by her
brother, Donald Ganoung.

She is survived by her daughter; former husband Bruce McEachern of Davis; her
sisters and brothers-in-law, Marci and Al Coglianese of Rio Vista and Ellen and
Walter Gorelick of Tulare; and her nieces and nephews, Peter Coglianese of
Cupertino, Laura Coglianese of Rio Vista, Greg Coglianese of Tracy, Richard
Ganoung of Madison, Wis., Wendy Piraro of Elmhurst, Mark Ganoung of Wheeling,
Ill., and Dori Donovan of Sarasota, Fla.

She is also survived by her stepmother, Marjorie Heckmann of Chicago; and her
dear friend, Ernie Seyfert of Davis.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Tulare Historical Museum, 444 W.
Tulare Ave., Tulare, CA 93274 or to the American Lung Association, 909 12th St.,
Sacramento, CA 95814.

A memorial celebration of her life will take place later this spring. Inurnment
will be private.

The Davis Funeral Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.


Additional Comments:
Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street,
Davis, CA 95616.

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