More detail on this person: Anthony M. "Toni"
Coggeshall, 72, died Thursday evening, July 23,
2015, at York Hospital. He was the husband of
Susan A. (Guss) Coggeshall. They were married for
47 years. A service to celebrate Mr. Coggeshall's
life is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 29,
2015, at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 839 W.
Market St., York, followed by burial with military
honors at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery,
Annville. His pastor, the Rev. Kevin T. Shively,
will officiate. A visitation is scheduled from 9
to 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Born January
12, 1943, in Hazelton. he was the son of the late
Freaborn P. and Anyarita (Mhley) Coggeshall. Mr.
Coggeshall graduated from Pennsylvania Military
College in 1965 with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in
English. Following graduation he served in the
U.S. Army, completing a tour of duty in Vietnam as
a UH-1 Huey helicopter pilot. During that period,
he earned three Distinguished Flying Crosses and
the Bronze Star for Valor. Following his active
duty service, he served in the U.S. Army Reserves
and the Pennsylvania National Guard. In his
civilian life, he was the Quality Assurance
Manager for Continental Wire & Cable and later the
Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs Manager for
Adhesives Research, from where he retired. He was
also a member of St. Mathew's Lutheran Church, a
very active committee member for the York Vietnam
Veteran's Memorial, and a former member of the
Shiloh Lions Club. In addition to his wife, Mr.
Coggeshall is survived by his son, Todd Coggeshall
and his wife, Melissa of Miramar, Fla.; his
daughter, Amy Laurent and her husband, John of
North Kingston, R.I.; four grandchildren, Kathryn,
Sarah, and Nathan Coggeshall, and Anthony "AJ"
Laurent; a sister, Grace Mortimer; and several
cousins. He was preceded in death by his
stepmother, Evelyn Coggeshall, and a brother,
Pierce Coggeshall. Memorial contributions may be
made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box
758517, Topeka, KS 66675
(www.woundedwarriorproject.org/Donate); or Fisher
House Foundation, 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420,
Rockville, MD 20850-5168 (www.fisherhouse.org).
Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., York, is
in charge of arrangements. Send Condolences at
BestLifeTributes.com
Published in York Daily Record & York Dispatch on
July 26, 2015
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