Paul M. COOREMAN

21 APR 1918 - 16 MAY 2003

• BIRTH: 21 APR 1918, Walnut Grove, Redwood County, MN
• DEATH: 16 MAY 2003, New Carlisle, St. Joseph, IN

• MARRIAGE: 22 JUN 1940, St Joseph County, IN

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[N20286] Paul M. Cooreman

Birth 21 Apr 1918
Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA

Death 16 May 2003 (aged 85)
New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, IN

Burial
New Carlisle Cemetery
New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, IN
Memorial ID 64303109

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South Bend Tribune 5/18/2003
Paul M. Cooreman, 85, of New Carlisle, Ind., died at 12:15 a.m. Friday, May 16, in Hamilton Communites in New Carlisle. Born to Juduc and Helem (Verplaetse) Cooreman in Walnut Grove, Minn., he had resided and farmed in Olive Township, New Carlisle, since 1931. Paul was preceded in death by his parents, Judoc and Helen Cooreman; his sister, Judy Landuyt; a brother, Marcell Cooreman; a grandson, Rick Coppens; a nephew, Dennis Landuyt; and a niece, Becky Landuyt.
On June 22, 1940, he married Elsie C. Trutaert. He is survived by his loving wife, Elsie; his son Jim (Joan) of New Carlisle; his daughter, Judy (Bryan) Smith of LaPorte, Ind.; three grandchildren, John and Jeff Cooreman, both of New Carlisle, and Bryon Coppens of South Bend, Ind.; his brother August Cooreman of South Bend and Henry Cooreman of New Carlisle; and sevceral nieces and nephews. Mr. Cooreman graduated from New Carlisle High School in 1936, served eight years on the Olive Township Advisory Board and eight years on the New Prairie Board of Education. As a good farmer always looking to learn more, Paul regulary attended New Prairie Farmer's Evening School, was a member of the St Joseph County Farm Bureau, the Pinney Purdue Advisory Committee, and St. Joseph County Soil and Water Conservation. He was a charter member of the New Carlisle Bowling Association, member of the Mishawaka B.K. Club and was a past member of the South Bend Volkskring. Paul was an avid Notre Dame basketball fan and attended 28 season games with his wife Elsie. Paul was a member of the St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish of New Carlisle. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00a.m., May 19, in St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church, Terre Coupee in New Carlisle. Burial will follow at New Carlisle Cemetery.