HELEN COGGER

I have dear, dear memories of my beloved 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Cogger. I specifically remember one day when I was writing a story, and did not know how to spell the word, "so." I walked up to the front of the class, and asked Mrs. Cogger how to spell it, and she asked me to sound it out. I did, and then I said, "S, O." She smiled, and said, "See, you figured it out all by yourself." Even at that young age, I felt a bit embarrassed for asking such a simple question, and at the same time, so happy and grateful that I had a teacher who, instead of making light of a "stupid," question, instead helped me to have the confidence to know that I could figure it out myself. Instead of feeling stupid, she helped me feel smart. Children come to fit the expectations of those significant others around them. I feel thankful that Helen Cogger was one of those adults in my life. My sympathies to her children and family. Please know that your mother meant a lot to so many people, including me. Sarah Tracy (one of Helen Cogger's first graders in 1976, and now a professor of communication at Arizona State University)

I will miss you dearly grandma, but I am comforted knowing that you and grandpa are together again. I love you, Laura

Both our mother's obituaries were in the paper Sunday. We saw your mother from time to time when we came back to visit Neenah. She was such a creative teacher and Neenah fan as well as a Mom. We moved away in 78, and still remember the raccoon adventures! Now our youngest, Katie, is a professor of voice at D.U., Ellie a first grade teacher in Atlanta, and John owns a landscaping business in Newnan Ga. The kids always will think of Neenah and Belmont Court as "home." We will be thinking of you tomorrow as honor your mother's memory. Our services are on Saturday..same chapel. Sue and Don, Ellie, John and Kate Emerich