Coenen, Joseph H. (1950 – 2016)

COENEN, JOHNSTON, GROSS, HEISTAND, CLARK

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 1/14/2016 at 17:22:06

Name of deceased: Joseph Henry Coenen

Aged: 64 yrs, 8 mo, 24 days

Residence: Glenwood Place Nursing Home, Vancouver, WA

Born: April 11, 1950; Harlan, IA

Died: Jan. 4, 2016; Vancouver, WA

Funeral services: Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016; Fouts Funeral Home, Woodbine, IA

Survived by: Partner of 37 years, Rich Johnston of Vancouver, WA; mother, Dorothy (nee Gross) Coenen of Woodbine, IA; brothers, Father Thomas Coenen of Council Bluffs, IA and Gary Coenen of Woodbine, IA; sisters, Mary (spouse, Todd) Heistand of Woodbine, IA and Jackie (spouse, Scott) Clark of Pisgah, IA; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Father, Henry Coenen

Education: attended Woodbine, IA schools and graduated from Woodbine High School, Woodbine, IA, Class of 1968

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: 4 years, U. S. Army

Marriage: no information provided

Employment: employed as an X-ray tech at St. Joseph Hospital, Omaha, NE; after his honorable discharge from the U. S. Army, he moved to Portland, OR and was employed as an X-ray technician, and later as a business analyst for Blue Cross Blue Shield. Joe and his partner, Rich, owned and operated the Beaumont Grocery Store in Portland, OR, which they later sold.

Hobbies/Interests: collecting giraffes; travel and sightseeing; working out at the gym and his beloved dog, Cassie

Sources: foutsfuneralhome.com