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COGAR, Kevin Gale[1, 2, 3, 4]
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Name COGAR, Kevin Gale [2, 3] Birth 22 Sep 1967 [2] Gender Male Death 17 Nov 2018 Burial Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio, United States of America
[4] Notes - Kevin Gale Cogar, 51, of Berlin Heights, died Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Wadsworth Hospital after a sudden illness.
He was born September 22, 1967 in Elyria and had been a Berlin Heights resident for the past 19 years, moving from North Eaton.
Kevin worked for Ford Motor Co., Brook Park as a machine operator for the past 26 years.
He was a member of Florence Congregational Church and was a Master Mason with Gibson Masonic Lodge #301. He enjoyed being a volunteer fireman for North Eaton Fire Department, being in the outdoors, cooking, and was an avid Ohio State fan. He also loved his fur babies, especially Max.
He is survived by his wife of 21 years, Janette (nee Workman) Cogar; sons, Kyler and Owen Cogar both at home; daughter, Sylvia Cogar at home; parents, Gail and Icie (nee Clevenger) Cogar of Seville; brothers, Jim (Teresa) Cogar of Copley and Scott (Diane) Cogar of LaGrange; sister in law, Julie Coon of Norton; and many nieces,
nephews, and great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Michael Cagle; maternal grandparents, Goldie and Virgil Clevenger; and his paternal grandparents, Cecil and Effie Cogar.
The family will receive friends on Friday, November 23, 2018 from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm at the Florence Congregational Church, 11801 OH-113, Berlin Heights with a Masonic Service at 8:30 pm. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 10:30 am at the Florence Congregational Church. Pastor John Plumley will officiate. Interment will follow at Florence Township Cemetery.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Florence Congregational Church 11801 OH-113, Berlin Heights, OH 44814 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN 38105.
Online condolences may be made at www.riddlefuneralhome.com.
Person ID I422256774762 Ancestry dot com tree Last Modified 22 Oct 2025
Father COGAR, Gail Alfred, b. Nov 1931, West Virginia
d. 22 August 2021, Medina, Medina County, Ohio, United States of America
(Age 89 years) Mother CLEVENGER, Icie Sue, b. 24 August 1941, West Virginia, USA
d. 18 May 2020, Ohio, United States of America
(Age 78 years) Marriage 24 Dec 1964 Medina, Ohio, USA
[5] Family ID F9904 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family WORKMAN, J.M. Children 1. COGAR, S. 2. COGAR, O. 3. COGAR, Kyler Wright, b. 4 Jan 1998, Ohio, USA
d. 9 February 2020, Vermilion, Erie County, Ohio, United States of America
(Age 22 years)Family ID F6432 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Oct 2025
- Kevin Gale Cogar, 51, of Berlin Heights, died Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Wadsworth Hospital after a sudden illness.
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