Coates, Clancy Wayne Jr. b. 24 Oct 1921 Laona, Forest, Wisconsin, USA d. 29 Oct 2008 , , California, USA: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

1921 - 2008 (87 years) Has 2 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

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Name	Coates, Clancy Wayne
Suffix	Jr.
Born	24 Oct 1921	Laona, Forest, Wisconsin, USA
Gender	Male
Military Service	Bef 1946
WWII US Army
served as a surgical nurse during his term of duty. He was honorably discharged from the Army in 1946.
Died	29 Oct 2008	, , California, USA
Obituary	4 Nov 2008
Appleton Post Crescent
Clancy Wayne Coates, Jr. passed away on October 29, 2008, at the age of 86. He was born on December 24, 1921, in Laona, Wisconsin. Clancy worked for Kimberly-Clark in Kimberly, Wisconsin, for 31 years, was promoted to Assistant Manager in 1964 and moved to Anderson, California, with his wife and two daughters, to start up the paper finishing department. Kimberly-Clark was purchased by Simpson Paper Company in 1973 and Clancy worked for them for 13 years for a total of 44 years in the paper mill industry. He retired in 1985. Clancy was a World War II veteran and served as a surgical nurse during his term of duty. He was honorably discharged from the Army in 1946. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion, a member of the Knights of Columbus, and a member of the Shasta County Horseshoe Club. He founded the Anderson Toastmaster's Club in the early 1970's, served as President of the Anderson and Redding Toastmaster's Clubs and also was the Lieutenant Governor of District 39 in Sacramento. He received many prestigious public speaking awards during his membership with Toastmasters. He was a member of Saint Anne's Catholic Church in Cottonwood and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Anderson. Clancy called bingo for Sacred Heart for over 24 years. Clancy's wife, Kathryn, passed away in 1997. They had been married for 50 years. Clancy will be missed by his daughters, Susan LaSage (son-in-law Terry) in Citrus Heights, California and Sandra Heisler (son-in-law Timothy) in Shasta, California, and his four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Public viewing for family and friends will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Friday, November 7th, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. A memorial mass service will be held following the viewing, from 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. A light lunch will be served at the church cafeteria following mass from 12:30-1:15 p.m. and burial services will be held at Redding Memorial Park on Continental Street at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Mercy Hospice, c/o Mercy Medical Center, P.O. Box 496009, Redding, CA 96049-6009.
Person ID	I200112	1FamilyTree
Last Modified	19 Oct 2015

Father	Coates, Clancy Wayne, b. 24 Jan 1888, Marseilles, La Salle, Illinois, USA , d. 6 Oct 1967, Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA (Age 79 years)
Mother	O'Connor, Henrietta Esther Valeria, b. 14 Apr 1899, d. 8 Sep 1988, Modesto, Stanislaus, California, USA (Age 89 years)
Family ID	F68645	Group Sheet \| Family Chart