Michael E. Coghlan, 63, of Dundee, Iowa, and formerly of Dyersville, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, December 13 2017 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.
Friends and relatives of Michael may call from noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, December 16, 2017 at the Reiff Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa, where services for Michael will be held at 5:00 p.m. with Deacon Jerry Koopmann officiating. Burial will be held in Thorpe Union Cemetery in rural Manchester, Iowa at later date.
He was born July 14, 1954 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, son of Earl "Bud" and Rosemary (Smith) Coghlan. He is a graduate of the Monticello High School, Monticello, Iowa. He was a truck driver for Long Haul and Hainstock Trucking. He was later employed at Dyersville Die Cast and Farm Tek.
He was an avid football, NASCAR and baseball enthusiast.
He is survived by three daughters, Angela Coghlan and Amy Coghlan both of Cedar Rapids, IA and Stephanie Coghlan of Minneapolis, MN; one granddaughter, Elizabeth Coghlan of Cedar Rapids, IA; four siblings, Randy (Kay) Coghlan of Toddville, IA, Dave (Sherrie) Coghlan of Marion, IA, Brenda Morris of Dubuque, IA and Dan (Tricia) Coghlan of Center Point, IA; a sister-in-law, Marilyn Coghlan of Asbury, IA; a brother-in-law, Jerry Hain of Cedar Rapids, IA; and many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Allen Coghlan; and two sisters, Denise Hain and Anna Marie Coghlan.
A Michael Coghlan memorial fund has been established.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com