Joseph S. Coffman
June 15, 1904-March 23, 1964
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, March 24, 1964, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library
Joseph S. Coffman, local insurance and real estate broker, died at 7:30 p.m. Monday in an Alamogordo, N.M., hospital, following a heart attack, He was 59.
Born in Yankton, S.D., he leaves his widow, Thelma; two daughters, Mrs. William Grover and Mrs. George Masten, both of Niles, five grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.
The body is being brought to the Pifer Funeral Home here, where funeral arrangements are being completed.
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, March 26, 1964, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library
Funeral services for Joseph S. Coffman, local insurance and real estate broker, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Pifer Funeral Home. The Rev.John Carlton, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
He died Monday in Alamagordo, N.M., following a heart attack.
Mr. Coffman was born June 15, 1904, in Yankton, S.D. He came to Niles from that city, living most of his life here.
He was a member of the Lions Club, the Michigan Realtors' Board, the Niles Township Fire Department and the Niles Township Zoning Board.
Friends will be received at the funeral home after 7 p.m. tonight.