Coan, Richard Howard

1930 - 2015  (85 years)

• Name	Coan, Richard Howard  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	17 Jul 1930	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1935	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  	Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Died	11 Oct 2015	Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida, USA   [1, 2]
  Buried	Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida, USA
  Person ID	I16686	Our Family
  Last Modified	2 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Coan, Dr. Bernard Barnett,   b. 12 Oct 1894, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 10 Apr 1966, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Dunsky, Jeanette,   b. 10 Feb 1893, Russia ,   d. 5 Nov 1975, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	7 Jun 1922	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F4155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	James, Martha
  Last Modified	2 May 2025
  Family ID	F6178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lipkin, Adriane Joyce
  Children	1. Coan, Craig Stuart   2. Coan, Brian James
  Last Modified	2 May 2025
  Family ID	F6179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Jul 1930 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Residence - 1935 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1 Apr 1940 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Died - 11 Oct 2015 - Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Richard Howard Coan, 85, of Fort Pierce, FL, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Fort Pierce, FL. He was born July 17, 1930 in Boston, MA to Bernard Coan and Jeanette Dunsky Coan. He grew up in Boston and Brookline, MA and graduated from Brookline High School and later received degrees in chemistry and pharmacy from Northeastern University. He moved to Miami after receiving his pharmacy degree and was a pharmacist for 50 years in both South Florida and the Treasure Coast, where he resided for the past 35 years. He was a tireless volunteer and was a lifetime member of the Masons, Shriners and Loyal Order of the Moose. He also volunteered at Port St. Lucie Medical Center and was a long-time volunteer of the Florida Master Gardener Program. He is survived by his wife, Martha Stevens Coan, his sons Craig and his wife Amy, of Highland Park, IL and Brian and his wife Ellen, of Orlando, FL, his stepson Michael James, of Fort Pierce, FL, his grandchildren, Zachary, Brandon, Samuel, Tessa, Lanie and Natalie, his step-grandchildren Nicole Wilson Tipton and her husband Robert and John Wilson, Jr. and his wife Jynnifer of Fort Pierce, FL, and his step great-grandchildren, Robert Boland, Presley Tipton and Sydney Wilson. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Herbert and his sister Phyllis Coan Farmelant, and stepdaughter Patricia James Wilson. Richard was a sweet and generous man, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend, and will be greatly missed. Richard Howard Coan, 85, of Fort Pierce, FL, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Fort Pierce, FL. He was born July 17, 1930 in Boston, MA to Bernard Coan and Jeanette Dunsky Coan. He grew up in Boston and Brookline, MA and graduated from Brookline High School and later received degrees in chemistry and pharmacy from Northeastern University. He moved to Miami after receiving his pharmacy degree and was a pharmacist for 50 years in both South Florida and the Treasure Coast, where he resided for the past 35 years. He was a tireless volunteer and was a lifetime member of the Masons, Shriners and Loyal Order of the Moose. He also volunteered at Port St. Lucie Medical Center and was a long-time volunteer of the Florida Master Gardener Program. He is survived by his wife, Martha Stevens Coan, his sons Craig and his wife Amy, of Highland Park, IL and Brian and his wife Ellen, of Orlando, FL, his stepson Michael James, of Fort Pierce, FL, his grandchildren, Zachary, Brandon, Samuel, Tessa, Lanie and Natalie, his step-grandchildren Nicole Wilson Tipton and her husband Robert and John Wilson, Jr. and his wife Jynnifer of Fort Pierce, FL, and his step great-grandchildren, Robert Boland, Presley Tipton and Sydney Wilson. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Herbert and his sister Phyllis Coan Farmelant, and stepdaughter Patricia James Wilson. Richard was a sweet and generous man, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend, and will be greatly missed. Richard Howard Coan, 85, of Fort Pierce, FL, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Fort Pierce, FL. He was born July 17, 1930 in Boston, MA to Bernard Coan and Jeanette Dunsky Coan. He grew up in Boston and Brookline, MA and graduated from Brookline High School and later received degrees in chemistry and pharmacy from Northeastern University. He moved to Miami after receiving his pharmacy degree and was a pharmacist for 50 years in both South Florida and the Treasure Coast, where he resided for the past 35 years. He was a tireless volunteer and was a lifetime member of the Masons, Shriners and Loyal Order of the Moose. He also volunteered at Port St. Lucie Medical Center and was a long-time volunteer of the Florida Master Gardener Program. He is survived by his wife, Martha Stevens Coan, his sons Craig and his wife Amy, of Highland Park, IL and Brian and his wife Ellen, of Orlando, FL, his stepson Michael James, of Fort Pierce, FL, his grandchildren, Zachary, Brandon, Samuel, Tessa, Lanie and Natalie, his step-grandchildren Nicole Wilson Tipton and her husband Robert and John Wilson, Jr. and his wife Jynnifer of Fort Pierce, FL, and his step great-grandchildren, Robert Boland, Presley Tipton and Sydney Wilson. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Herbert and his sister Phyllis Coan Farmelant, and stepdaughter Patricia James Wilson. Richard was a sweet and generous man, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend, and will be greatly missed. Richard Howard Coan, 85, of Fort Pierce, FL, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Fort Pierce, FL. He was born July 17, 1930 in Boston, MA to Bernard Coan and Jeanette Dunsky Coan. He grew up in Boston and Brookline, MA and graduated from Brookline High School and later received degrees in chemistry and pharmacy from Northeastern University. He moved to Miami after receiving his pharmacy degree and was a pharmacist for 50 years in both South Florida and the Treasure Coast, where he resided for the past 35 years. He was a tireless volunteer and was a lifetime member of the Masons, Shriners and Loyal Order of the Moose. He also volunteered at Port St. Lucie Medical Center and was a long-time volunteer of the Florida Master Gardener Program. He is survived by his wife, Martha Stevens Coan, his sons Craig and his wife Amy, of Highland Park, IL and Brian and his wife Ellen, of Orlando, FL, his stepson Michael James, of Fort Pierce, FL, his grandchildren, Zachary, Brandon, Samuel, Tessa, Lanie and Natalie, his step-grandchildren Nicole Wilson Tipton and her husband Robert and John Wilson, Jr. and his wife Jynnifer of Fort Pierce, FL, and his step great-grandchildren, Robert Boland, Presley Tipton and Sydney Wilson. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Herbert and his sister Phyllis Coan Farmelant, and stepdaughter Patricia James Wilson. Richard was a sweet and generous man, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend, and will be greatly missed.

  
  

• Sources

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