E. Marie Cosh

E. Marie Cosh, 88, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at Newton Medical Center. Mrs. Cosh, daughter of the late Arthur and Mabel Clark was born in Sussex May 7, 1927. She has been a lifelong resident of Wantage Twp.

Mrs. Cosh was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, Sussex Post Office for 27 years, retiring in 1990. Prior to the Post Office, Mrs. Cosh was a school bus driver for Dunn’s Bus Service and the former Phillip’s Bus Service. She also worked at Space Farms in Beemerville. Mrs. Cosh was a member of the Wantage United Methodist Church. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and quilting pillows.

Mrs. Cosh was predeceased by her husband, Percy D. Cosh in 1993, sons, Gary P. Cosh in 1973 and Paul F. Cosh in 2002, as well as a sister, Bernice Kithcart in 2004. She is survived by her children, Barbara Munson of Randolph, Nancy Case and her husband, David, of Wantage, Judy Witte and her husband, Louis, of Newton, Carol Weatherill of Mays Landing and Wayne Cosh and his wife, Jacqueline, of Dundee, N.Y.; 12 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Ferguson Funeral Home 27 Third St. Sussex. Interment will follow at Clove Cemetery, Wantage. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Wantage United Methodist Church, 199 Libertyville Rd. Sussex, NJ 07461. For online condolences and directions, see www.fergusonfuneralhomesnj.com.