Brenton Morland Coffey
Brenton Morland Coffey, 91, of Springfield, died at 6:38 a.m. Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Capitol Care Center. He was born on October 15, 1919 in St. Joseph, IL to Lou and Hannah Catherine Campbell Coffey. He is survived by a son; Lonnie (wife: Vicki) Coffey of Urbana, 2 grandsons; Cory Coffey of Urbana and Brandon Coffey of Maryland Heights, MO, a special God-sent friend, Tina Heslop of New Castle, PA.
Mr. Coffey has been a resident of Springfield most of his life. He attended Wesleyan Holiness Church and worked as a Piano tuner in his younger years. He played the accordion at the Illinois State Fair and on the Old State Capitol Square for over 50 years.
Visitation: 10-11 am Monday, February 21, 2011 at Staab Funeral Home
Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 21, 2011 at Staab Funeral Home, with Pastor Wilson Douglas officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Wayne Gorsek posted on 2/24/11
Mr. Coffey was one of the most amazing men I have known in my life. He was born with a virus that caused his blindness and deafness but yet he always had a smile, a joke and a fun loving personality. He loved to listen to Paul Harvey and we both believed in the power of nutrition and vitamins. I always looked up to Mr. Coffey's intelligence, kind, ethical and sweet personality. The world truly lost an angel on this planet when Mr. Coffey passed. I feel so bad I did not find out about his passing until today Feb 23 and as a result I missed his funeral. If anyone could contact me and provide me any pictures and memories of Mr. Coffey I would appreciate it, my email is [email protected] Wayne Gorsek