Obituaries

Charles Wesley “Wes” Coe, Sr. died Friday October 8th in Lehigh Valley Hospice care. Wes was born in South Orange, NJ, in 1930, the only son of Verna (Haywood) Coe and Arthur Hill Coe. He attended Columbia High School and then Stevens Tech, where he majored in Mechanical Engineering, was a member of Delta Tau Delta, and was an all-American midfielder for the Stevens Lacrosse team.

He married Florence Marie (Gardner) Coe of Philadelphia and Surf City, NJ, (who predeceased him) and is survived by two children, Charles Wesley (Chuck) Coe of Bethlehem and his wife, Sharon; and Lynne Sharon Calhoun and her husband, Terry of Palmer Township. He has four grandchildren, Dr. Lisa Cawley and husband Tony Stoeckley of Bethlehem, Shannon Cawley and wife Allison of Upper Saucon, Timothy Calhoun of Pittsburgh, and Joshua Calhoun and wife Briana of Sellersville. He has five great grandchildren: Isabel, Eliza, and Maya Stoeckley, and Ronald and Evan Cawley.

Wes worked as a Sales Engineer, Design Engineer, and Manager in the Cameron Pump division of Ingersoll Rand for 35 years, and consulted for Ingersoll for almost a decade after retirement. He lived in Philadelphia; Memphis, TN; South Charleston, WV; and Easton. His major interests outside of work were his family, reading science fiction, eating ice cream and hot dogs, and watching the Philadelphia sports teams, particularly the Eagles. (We are all glad he lived long enough to see Super Bowl LII!) Wes and Flo both had the knack of hospitality that was a trademark of people of their generation, making all those they met feel welcome, and both were animal lovers.

A memorial is being planned and will be announced at a later date. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements. Contributions in his memory are welcome to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, www.stjude.org. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.