Obituary of Mary Coughlin

Coughlin, Mary Rose (nee King) age 81 of Midland Park, formerly of Hawthorne died Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Born in Manchester, NH she lived in Hawthorne for 35 years before recently moving to Midland Park. She attended Emmanuel College in Boston and received her B.A. degree from St. Joseph's College in Portland. Mary received her master's degree from Seton Hall University. Before her retirement Mary Rose was a Guidance Counselor for the Cranford High School, Cranford, NJ where she formerly taught English. She was a parishioner of Church of the Nativity, Midland Park and a member of the Ridgewood Women's Club. Surviving is her husband, John (Jack) Coughlin of Midland Park, her sons, John III (Jay) of Ellicott City, MD, Brian of San Francisco, CA and Douglas of Hawthorne. Also surviving are her 5 grandchildren, Olivia, Grace, Jack, Paige and Eamon and her sister, Jane Curtis of Massachusetts. The family will receive friends on Friday, April 8, 2011 from 5-8 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral Mass Saturday, April 9, 2011, 9:30 AM at Church of the Nativity, 315 Prospect St. Midland Park, NJ. Interment of cremains will follow in Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ. In lieu of flowers donations to Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, 174 Paterson Ave. Midland Park, NJ 07432, Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, Ohio 45250 or Covenant House, Times Square Station, P.O Box 731, New York, New York 10108.