Submitted by: Dan Rich
Sarah R. Coffman
July 17, 1915 -- June 18, 2004
South Bend Tribune 6/19/2004
Sarah R. Coffman, of South Bend,
Ind., passed away on Friday, June 18, in Memorial Hospital, South
Bend. She was born on July 17, 1915, in Grand Rapids, Mich., to
Joseph and Ida Greenberg.
On Jan. 9, 1938, as Sarah Greenberg, she
married Harry Coffman. She earned her undergraduate degree from
Indiana University South Bend and her master's from the
University of Notre Dame. Sarah was a member of Temple Beth-El
where she had taught Sunday school and was past president of the
Sisterhood and of Hadassah. She had dedicated her time as
librarian at Temple Beth-El where she was given an award for
excellence in education. Sarah also volunteered her time at the
Snite Museum.
Survivors include her husband, Harry Coffman
of South Bend; her son, David N. Coffman of Tucson, Ariz.; and
her sister, Florence Maio of San Diego, Calif. She was
preceded in death by her son, Michael S. Coffman in 2001; by her
sister, Marie Kaplan; and by her brother, Oscar Greenberg.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 20, in Temple Beth-El. Burial will follow in Hebrew Orthodox Cemetery, Mishawaka, Ind. Memorial contributions may be made on behalf of Sarah R. Coffman to the Michael S. Coffman Endowed Fund at IUSB, to the Temple Beth-El Library Fund or to a charity of the donor's choice. The Forest G. Hay Funeral Home is handling arrangements.