Thelma Cooan

Thelma was born November 23, 1919, in Rake, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Johnson) Espeland. She was raised and educated in Rake, Iowa where she attended schools. She was married to Alfred Doc Cooan on December 19, 1941 in Frost, MN. The couple farmed in Shell Lake, Wisconsin until 1954 when they returned to the Elmore area where Doc was employed at the Elmore Nursery where he later retired and Thelma worked at Telex Corporation where she later retired. She was longtime member of the Elmore United Methodist Church. Thelma is survived by her son, Ronald (Janet) Cooan of Murrieta California, son, Richard (Galina) Cooan of Greer, South Carolina, sisters, Charlotte Olson of Huntley, sister, Betty (Charles) Lutz of Shell Lake, WI, 6 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband in 2003, son, Randall Cooan in 1997, brothers, Clarence, Jerome & Ward Espeland, and sisters, Stella Erickson and Una Mae Fenske.