Ann M Coan was born in Iowa City, Iowa April 17, 1937. She was adopted at the age of 2 by Clarence V Laughlin and Martha D Laughlin(Mitzner). She grew up in Marshalltown Iowa and married Leo F Coan on December 10, 1956. They had 3 daughters, Cathleen, Mary and Peggy. They moved to Boulder in 1966. Ann worked for Boulder Community Hospital in the ER, pediatrics, the nursery, and labor and delivery floors for 25 years. She loved to cuddle all the newborn babies. She retired in 1997. After retirement she volunteered taking newborn photos and also at Rocky Mountain Cancer Center at Foothills Hospital. She is preceded in death by her husband Leo, her youngest daughter Peggy, and a grandchild Nathaniel Hrouda. She is survived by her two oldest daughters Cathleen Coan and Mary Taggart, 9 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren. A private Celebration of Life will be scheduled for later in the year.
