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Obituary: Ann E. Coyer, 89, Formerly of Lowville
Published: April 15, 2025
By: Provided by Iseneker
Funeral Home
Ann E. Coyer
 Ann E. Coyer, age 89, of Bradenton, FL,
formerly of Lowville, NY, passed away on Monday, April14, 2025 after a
brief illness. She was born in
Lowville, NY, to the late Charles and Dorothy (Hanno) Coyer, and attended
elementary and high school at Lowville Academy. Upon graduation, she
entered training at the University of Rochester and Strong Memorial
Hospital in Rochester, NY to study X-Ray Technology. Upon completion, she
took a job on the staff of Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse, NY where she
worked as an X-Ray Technician while attending LeMoyne College, where in
1961 she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology.
In June of 1961,
Ann entered naval service and was sent to officer candidate school in
Newport, RI where she was commissioned an Ensign in the United States
Navy. Her tours of duty included:
Naval Air Station Lakehurst, NJ; Construction Battalion Centers Davisville, RI and Port Hueneme, CA as well as Naval
Support Force Antarctica. While
assigned to the Antarctic group, she made three deployments to the
continent of Antarctica with the Navy’s Operation Deep Freeze. Her naval reserve
Unit Assignments included the Naval Air Station Point Mugu, CA, Naval
Reserve Center, Watertown, NY and St. Petersburg, FL.
Ann’s duties
while in the Naval Service included: communications, personnel and
administration, and she was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal, three Navy
Meritorious Unit Commendations, the National Defense Medal, and the
Antarctica Service Medal. A point the coast of Antactica
was named Coyer Point in her honor by the Committee on Antarctic Names, as
the first U.S. Navy woman to participate in Antarctic Operations.
Upon her
retirement from naval service, she entered nurses training at Manatee
Junior College in Bradenton, FL and became a Registered Nurse in 1985, as
well as completing
and obtaining Florida licensures as an Emergency Medical
Technician and a Paramedic.
In 1997, she
retired from L.W. Blake Hospital in Bradenton, FL, where she had been
employed as an Emergency Room Nurse.
Throughout her
life, Ann has enjoyed numerous hobbies, including flying as a licensed
private pilot. She has been active
in amateur radio for many years with a call sign of WB2YXK and is a member
of the Manatee County Amateur Radio Club, serving as president from
1997-1998. She was an avid golfer,
active member of Sts. Peter and
Paul Catholic Church, was a volunteer at L.W. Blake Hospital where
she was a member of the Hospital Auxiliary, a member of the American Legion
Kirby Stewart Post 24, the DAV Chapter 18 of Bradenton, FL and a lifetime
member of the Old Antarctic Explorers Association.
Ann is survived
by numerous cousins and extended family, including her cousin Rebecca (James) Wessel of Rostraver
Township, PA., her neighbors, Audrey and Pat Neylan, and Patricia Lewis;
friends, Ann Staub, John and Kay Meier, and Fr. Ed Schmidt, SJ (in Lima,
Peru), to whom she, John and Fr. Ed were in contact via Amateur Radio, and
then Zoom twice a week.
Visitation will
be held on Thursday, April 17, 2025, from 10 am until the time of Blessing
service at 11 am, at the Brown and Sons Funeral Homes and Crematory, 43rd
Street Chapel, 604 43rd Street West, Bradenton, FL 34209.
Graveside burial with Military Honors will follow at Mansion Memorial Park,
Ellenton, FL. A memorial mass will
be celebrated at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic
Church at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial
donations to a Pet Rescue or animal shelter of your choosing.
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