William "Beans" Coggeshall

Bill Coggeshall, age 67, of Appleton, passed away at Cherry Meadows, Appleton, on Friday, March 11, 2016. Beans was born on July 16, 1948, in Appleton, to the late William and Maxine (Bunten) Coggeshall. He was well-known as an expert metal craftsman and was the owner of Performance Stainless, Inc. of Appleton, for over 20 years. Beans enjoyed building and racing drag cars, golfing and playing cards.

Survivors include his sisters, Sallie Coggeshall Moquin, of Loudon, Tennessee, and Kay Smith, of Appleton; and his brother, Robert and Marti Coggeshall, of Fall River, Wisconsin. He is further survived by two nephews, a niece, other relatives and many lifelong friends. He was preceded in death by his nephew, Nick Smith.

To celebrate Beans' life, a gathering will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at THE WICHMANN FUNERAL HOME, TRI-COUNTY CHAPEL, 1592 Oneida Street, Menasha. A memorial has been established in Beans' name to benefit Cherry Meadows Hospice, Appleton.

The family would like to extend a sincere thank you to Dr. Wojciech Nowak and his staff who gave us three more years with Bill, Dr. Rahsa H. Khazi Syed and his staff, and the staff of Cherry Meadows, for their loving care.