William Harrison Cotter

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Executive with the W.W. Kimball Piano Company

Notes:

William Cotter lived at 317 Home Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois, at the time of his death. The family was living there at the time of the 1930 census, as well (Roll T626_505, page 16b, E.D. 2268). His obituary in the Chicago Daily Tribune of Saturday 13, September 1941, reads: "William H. Cotter. 317 Home Ave., Oak Park, beloved husband of Belle Cotter, father of Earle, Harold, Ross & Roger. Private services Monday, Sept. 15 at 2 p.m. at late residence. Internment Forest Home."

William married Belle Ragsdale on 21 Dec 1885 in Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri, USA. Belle was born in cir 1868 in Moberly, Randolph County, Illinois, USA; died on 21 Jan 1944 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Lottie Stainbrook on 31 Jan 1907 in Lake County, Indiana, USA. Lottie was born in cir 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Erma Mae Coffman on 3 Nov 1931 in Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa, USA. Erma (daughter of W. H. Coffman and Martha Ellen Blaylock) was born in 1901 in Keokuk County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Insurance agent at Lloyds of London
• Religion: Episcopal, St. Luke's Cathedral, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois
• Residence: Florida, USA
• Residence: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
• Residence: Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Occupation: Jun 1919; Insurance broker
• Residence: Jun 1919, 935 Margate Terrace, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: 1930, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: Sep 1944, Barrington, Cook and Lake Counties, Illinois, USA

Notes:

The Harold Cotter family was living in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at the time of the 1920 census and in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, at the time of the 1930 census.

Harold married Anita Woley on 18 Feb 1912 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Anita (daughter of James D. Woley and Minna Rush) was born on 8 Sep 1889 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 13 Dec 1965 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; was buried on 20 Dec 1965 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1942, Westville, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA

Notes:

Ross Cotter registered for the draft during World War I in Oak Park, Illinois, on June 5, 1917.

Ross married Helen Muriel W. Snapp on 29 Jun 1920 in Hancock County, Indiana, USA. Helen (daughter of William H. Snapp and Marie L. ?) was born on 12 Feb 1898 in Indiana, USA; died on 21 Feb 1986 in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roger married Irene Mary Dunn on 3 Feb 1921 in Cook County, Illinois, USA. Irene (daughter of Thomas E. Dunn and unknown) was born on 2 Aug 1899 in Illinois, USA; died in Aug 1977. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Browery

Notes:

Bronny (or Browny) Cotter may have been the granddaughter of William Harrison Cotter, rather than his daughter. According to the 1910 census, William's son, William Earle Cotter, had a daughter named Brownie.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Member of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Northwestern University.
• Religion: Active in St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, The Assistance League, and The Woman's Auxiliary at South Coast Medical Cente
• Religion: Early members of Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, where she was a member for 38 years, teaching Sunday sch
• Residence: 1945, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
• Residence: Aft 1984, San Clemente, Orange County, California, USA

Notes:

[Houghtaling.FTW]

OBITUARY: Houston Chronicle, Monday, August 26, 2003, Joan Cotter Fogarty Lundahl
JOAN COTTER FOGARTY LUNDAHL died at home in Houston on August 1, 2003. She was predeceased by her first husband, William Henry Fogarty, who died in 1982, and her stepdaughter, Susan Lundahl Blee. A redhead, Joan was born in Chicago on St. Patrik's Day, 1915. She is survived by her husband, Herbert Thorp Lundahl, three children and their spouses, Garrett Cotter Fogarty and his wife, Suzanne, of Dallas, Caryn Fogarty Tebbe andher husband, Graham, of Houston, and Gail Fogarty Phares and her husband, Don, of Morro Bay, California, and two stepsons, Jeffrey Lundahl and wife, Suzanne, of Glenbrook, Nevada, and Robert Lundahl of San Francisco. Also surviving her are five grandchildren, five step-grandchildren, five great grandchildren and six step-great grandchildren. Joan grew up in Evanston, Illinois, and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Northwestern University. She married Bill Fogarty in 1937, and in 1945 the family moved to Dallas. Joan and Bill and their family were very early members of Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, where she was a member for 38 years, teaching Sunday school and serving on the Altar Guild. Joan married Herb in 1984 and moved to Cyprus Shore in San Clemente, California. There, Joan was active in St. Margaret's Episcopal Church,The Assistance League, and The Woman's Auxiliary at South Coast Medical Center in San Juan Capistrano. She poured her enthusiasm for life into entertaining and organizing events for her friends and family. Joan's love of fun, wit, intelligence, style, and compassion will be missed by all of those who knew her. A memorial service in celebration of Joan's life will be held on Saturday, August 30, at 4:00 PM, at Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas, Houston. Those wishing may send memorials to The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Attn: Macular Degeneration, 20 StanifordStreet, Boston, MA 02114. Published in the Houston Chronicle on 8/26/2003.

Gladys married William Henry Fogarty, Jr. on 24 Apr 1937 in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA. William died in 1982. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gladys married Herbert Thorp Lundahl in 1984. Herbert was born in cir 1915. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Two years; Attended Northwestern University; Kappa Kappa Gamma.
• Religion: Episcopal, St. Mark's Cathedral, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois.
• Religion: Member for 40 years of St. Mark's Episcopal Church Altar Guild.
• Residence: Jun 1940, Barrington, Cook and Lake Counties, Illinois, USA
• Occupation: Between 1963 and 1980; Bookkeeper for 17 years for the Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Illionois; Retired.
• Residence: 1980, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
• Occupation: Aft 1980; Managed the Rosemont Museum, Pueblo, Colorado.

Notes:

[Houghtaling.FTW]

Notes on Caryl written in obituaries: "They (Caryl and Bud) were highschool sweehearts at ETHS," according to Cathy (Jim) Schaffer, thecouple's oldest daughter. "She was the person everyone turned to. Shepractically managed the (Evanston Art) Center single-handedly," said Mrs.James R. (Jean) Hoel, a former Board Member of the Center and Mrs.Carver's sister-in-law.

Moved to Pueblo, Colorado, after husband died; Lived near daughter, Marsha Dalton (Carver).

Caryl married Richard Marsh Carver on 22 Jun 1940 in St. James Episcopal Church, West Dundee, Kane County, Illinois, USA. Richard (son of St. Clair Carver and Lillian Marsh) was born on 8 Nov 1918 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 13 Dec 1980 in Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried on 15 Dec 1980 in St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: A.J. Betchwars. A.J. was born in cir 1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Delores married Thomas David Herbert on 9 Sep 1950 in Cook County, Illinois, USA. Thomas was born on 11 Mar 1927 in Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 28 Feb 2001 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Aug 2002, 3250 Benton Street, #109, Denver, Colorado, USA

Notes:

MARSHA DALTON (Carver) - "THE PERSON" written by Dawn Dalton (Houghtaling) in September 2002.

Loves ¨ Her sons; She was very proud of both of them. ¨ Her two grandchildren; Couldn't wait for Jeff and Dawn to have children! ¨ Her mother, sisters, and brother; Close knit family; Took care andlooked after her mother. ¨ Talking on the phone to her family (especially sisters anddaughter-in-laws) and friends (especially Carla Rydquist); She was thecentral contact for the family keeping everyone abreast on each other'slives. ¨ Traveling. Used her United Airline flight benefits provided by Jeffquite a bit. ¨ 1992 Mazda Miata, sliver; Liked to go with the top down! ¨ Broncos! Season ticket holder since 1979; Sundays were about football! ¨ Shopping! She could shop all day and wear you out! Malls, discount,and factory stores; loved Ruby Tuesday, Joslins, and Ikea; Was startingto do a lot of on-line shopping. ¨ Coffee. Ice tea. Gatorade. Beer. Caffeine-free Pepsi. Winecoolers. Long Island Ice Teas. Wine. Smoking. Before her illness,would always find her with a drink in one hand and a cigarette in theother; Wouldn't quit smoking although doctors told her it was making herCrohn's Disease worse (some medical books says cause). ¨ Sun and water; She liked going to the pool or lake; Always sat in thesun getting a tan, smoking a cigarette, and drinking a beer with a coolcup on it. ¨ Water skiing on Pueblo Reservoir; Taught her sons how to water ski whenfive-years-old; Went every Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday in thesummer; Larry went golfing on Saturday mornings, boys did chores, andMarsha got everything ready to go. ¨ Sitting in the ski lodges with Larry socializing as her sons snowedskied; They took the boys often during the winter; They always looked thepart with their moon boots and ski jackets and pants. ¨ Sitting in her jacuzzi hot tub. ¨ Photographs - family and friends; Apartment was full of them. ¨ News junkie; Watched CNN a lot. ¨ Larry. She didn't want the divorce; Took it very hard; very bitter andangry; Couldn't talk about him around her for almost 10 years after thedivorce; Daughter-in-law Dawn believes this internal affliction causedunnecessary health problems; In 2000, realized the effect this behaviorhad had on her sons and rectified her actions (very helpful). ¨ Basset hounds; Had dogs named Jake, Cleo, Punkie, Holly, and Barney. ¨ Perfect nails; Always had them done; Died with Bronco orange nails -very appropriate! ¨ Making homemade computer cards: birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas.

Characteristics/Traits ¨ Cheerful attitude; Carefree; Enjoyed life. ¨ Never complained about her illness; Never let it slow her down; Wouldgo on vacations having her TPN sent to her and taking care of her ostomyneeds; When sick, wanted to be left alone. ¨ Not a morning person, liked to stay up late; Once no longer working,loved to sleep in. ¨ Very rarely asked for help; The Pastor at her memorial service saidthat he often sees this trait in people who are in the "helping"profession; They can't ask for help for themselves. ¨ Always interested in your life; Wanted details; Easy to talk to; Gaveadvice when asked. ¨ Loved to hear the details and really enjoyed seeing the photo albums ofJeff and Dawn's travels abroad. ¨ Very worldly; You could talk to her about anything: sports (especiallyfootball and baseball), world events, entertainment industry, etc; Sheknew something about everything! ¨ Not big on cooking; The microwave was her friend!; Jeff said they atea lot of takeout as kids; But made awesome, elaborate Thanksgiving andChristmas dinners. ¨ Didn't like to clean; Had a housekeeper that came in weekly once theycould afford it; Came monthly once living in Denver for heavy cleaning. ¨ Didn't like to confront people or situations; Would avoid it. ¨ Although couldn't afford a lot of nice things, the things that she didown were of very good quality (clothes, jewelry, cars, etc). ¨ Confetti wars with daughter-in-law, Dawn; Dawn sent letters and cardswith confetti in them and Marsha often forgot, and opened them gettingconfetti all over her car or apartment; One year Marsha wrapped allDawn's Christmas presents with confetti on the outside, so when sheopened them it would create a big mess; Dawn didn't open her presents ather house, so Dawn said it doesn't count - she didn't get her back! (Ha,ha!)

Hobbies in Late 1990's ¨ Reading: newspaper every day; magazines (loved "People"), a lot ofnovels; Got books from the library. ¨ Crosswords. ¨ Surfing on the Internet. ¨ E-mailing family and friends; Loved to share jokes via email. ¨ Knitting for "Little Ones." ¨ Bought camcorder in 1996 and loved videotaping family events. ¨ Watching television; Favorites: "ER," "Friends," "Nash Bridges,""Providence," "CSI," "Cheers," "Hillstreet Blues," "Judging Amy," and"West Wing," ¨ Movies; Old movies and music concerts shown on television (TCM andAMC); Started to go to the movies in the late 1990's; Favorites sheowned: "Sleeping in Seattle," "Titanic," "Primary Colors," "Overboard,""As Good As It Gets," "Bull Durham," "Elvis Presley Loving You," "MirrorHas Two Faces," "The Way We Were," "Notting Hill," "You've Got Mail,""Funny Girl," and "Howie Mandale." ¨ Music. Oldies, easy listening, and musicals. Favorites: General -Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow, Elvis, Beatles,Carpenters, Kenny Rogers, Alabama, Judy Garland, Righteous Brothers,Andrea Bocelli, Soundtracks from the 1960's and 1970's, Christmas music;Musicals and movie soundtracks - West Side Story, Copacabana, NottingHill, Dirty Dancing, Sister Act, Phantom of the Opera, Annie, Fiddler onthe Roof, and French Kiss. ¨ Theatre. She went to many plays and musicals during high school andcollege years; In the 1980's, Marsha and Larry started going toplays/musicals again. Absolutely loved the "Phantom of the Opera" and"Annie," a piece of music from both were played at her memorial service.

Work Habits As described on various performance reviews: "Organized; Not a 'clockwatcher'; Usually 5-10 minutes late every day; Respected; Not afraid ofchange; Dependable; Initiates ideas; Doesn't waste time; Very positiveattitude; Learns fast; Doesn't require close supervision; Natural leader;Works extremely well with others; Tremendous asset."

Marsha married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]