Henry Wakeman Coley, III

1926 - 2012  (86 years)

• Name	Henry Wakeman Coley
  Suffix	III
  Born	7 Feb 1926	Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LVWH-GNK
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVWH-GNK
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	101736421
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101736421
  Group	Veteran - Air Force
  	Veteran of the United States Air Force
  Group	Veteran of World War II
  	Person who served in World War II
  Died	4 Dec 2012	Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont
  Buried	29 Dec 2012	Evergreen Cemetery, Arlington, Bennington County, Vermont
  Person ID	I104837	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family	Patricia Haynes Adams,   b. 12 Dec 1926, Garden City, Nassau County, New York ,   d. 16 Nov 2021, Randolph, Orange County, Vermont  (Age 94 years)
  Married	17 Aug 1950	Maidstone, Essex County, Vermont
  Divorced	17 Feb 1954	Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont
  	Ancestry.com. Vermont, U.S., Divorce Index, 1925-2003 Name       Patricia Adams Coley Divorce Date       17 Feb 1954 Divorce Place       Windsor, Vermont, USA Spouse       Henry W Coley
  Marriage Status	Divorced
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F39026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Feb 1926 - Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut Married - 17 Aug 1950 - Maidstone, Essex County, Vermont Divorced - 17 Feb 1954 - Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont Died - 4 Dec 2012 - Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont Buried - 29 Dec 2012 - Evergreen Cemetery, Arlington, Bennington County, Vermont  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: Parents - Lucy Langzettel and Henry W. Coley Jr.. Married 1st - Janice Vaughn (deceased 1969). They were the parents of 3 children Married 2nd - Thelma Jolivette Graduated - Staples High School, 1944 Enlisted in the United States Air Force and served for 4 years. After his military he received a BS Degree from Johnson Sate College and Masters from Union College and Michigan State College. He taught for three years at Ben-Hi, then nine years at Arlington High School and later at Mt. Anthony Union High School for 27 years. Prior to his retirement in 1992 he was the department head at Mt. Anthony for his last 12 years there He was also a Red Cross swimming instructor and was very active in community activities His enjoyed bird hunting; fly fishing and gardening. Survived by his wife; a son and his wife; a daughter and her husband; 2 granddaughters; two half brothers. Predeceased by his daughter Jill Coley in 1987, brother Charles and sister Margaret. FUNERAL NOTICE: Memorial service at Federated Church of East Arlington Interment with military honors at Evergreen Cemetery. Hanson-Walbridge & Shea Funeral Home. (Information extracted from death notice & obituary published in Bennington Banner December 5-6, 2012)