Obituaries
Walter Basil Coakley, 95, Of Havre de Grace
A member of several local organizations including the Elks, Susquehanna Hose Company and American Legion has passed.
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Walter Basil Coakley of Havre de Grace died Nov. 11. He was 95.
Mr. Coakley was born in Havre de Grace to Walter Ruley Coakley and Pauline Cook Coakley, according to his obituary, which stated he was married to the late Betty Jane Jackson Coakley; the father of Barbara Jo Coakley, Betsey Lynn Coakley, Laura Lea Coakley Nori and Nancy Lyle Coakley Snodgrass and her husband William; grandfather of David Starr, Christopher Starr, the late William Bradley Snodgrass, Sarah Saccoccio, Jennifer Johnson and Melissa McLaughlin; and great-grandfather of five. He was also predeceased by sister Jane Rouzer and son-in-law William Nori.
Coakley served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, according to his obituary, which said he was a member of the Joseph L. Davis American Legion Post 47, Havre de Grace Elks Lodge, Susquehanna Hose Company and C&P Telephone Company Pioneers.
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There will be a memorial service at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at Zellman Funeral Home, 123 S. Washington St., Havre de Grace. Interment will be at Angel Hill Cemetery.
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