Jackson County IA Archives Obituaries.....Coakley, Florence P. February 10, 1900
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Maquoketa Record, Feb. 14, 1900
Maquoketa Record, February 14, 1900

Florence P. Coakley, youngest brother of ex-supervisor Daniel Coakley, met 
with an accidental death last Wednesday afternoon about five o’clock near his 
home at Otter Creek. Considering all the circumstances surrounding the case, 
it is thought that the accident occurred as follows: Mr. Coakley had been to 
Zwingle with a load of hogs and was returning home when the team became 
unmanageable, began to run, overturning the sled and throwing him out in a 
ravine or shallow creek. There was a cut on his head which indicated that he 
was killed instantly. During the night it rained causing a rise in water 
sufficient to carry the body about 300 feet down the stream where it was found 
the next morning. Deceased was about 33 years of age, a prosperous farmer and 
one who had accumulated a sufficient amount of this world’s goods to be 
comfortable. He always enjoyed good horses and drove a spirited team. Two 
brothers-Daniel and Jerry, and two sisters, Mrs. P. Sheehan and Mrs. Ike Beck 
survive him. He leaves a wife and four young children to mourn the loss of a 
kind and indulgent husband and father. The funeral services were held at St. 
Lawrence Church, Otter Creek, Saturday morning, Rev. Father Clabby 
officiating. His remains were laid to rest in presence of a large concourse of 
friends.


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