Laura Lee Cofran

Peacefully, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, PE, on Sunday, February 8, 2015, the death occurred of Laura Lee Cofran (nee Jeffress), age 60 years. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, USA, a collar suburb of Chicago, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Harvey and Delores ("Dee") Jeffress, Jr., both natives of Illinois.

Laura lived all of her adult life in the Chicago suburbs, primarily in communities within DuPage County, including 14 years in Naperville with her husband Jeff, daughter Rebecca and son Brian before moving to Prince Edward Island with Jeff.

Laura is survived by her beloved husband Jeff; daughter Rebecca Lynn (Philip) Owen and son Brian Thomas Maze; cousin Tracie; father- and mother-in-law Joe and Karen Cofran; brother-in-law Jame Cofran; sister-in-law Jerri Cofran; niece Lucy Cofran; nephews Thomas and Andrew Cofran; uncle and aunt through marriage Bob and Gerry Golightly; first cousins through marriage Niel (Lori) Golightly and Daniel (Sheryl Crawford) and Thomas (Martha) Cofran; and numerous step-uncles, aunts and cousins through marriage.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hennessey Cutcliffe Charlottetown Funeral Home. A memorial service celebrating Laura’s life and with scattering of ashes will be held in St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Charlottetown on THursday, February 19, at 1:00 PM.

Donations in memory of Laura may be made to her memorial fund at St. Paul’s Anglican Church or the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation (both in Charlottetown, PE), the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Prince Edward Island, or the American Heart Association.

The very bright and amazing Light emanated by Laura and her powerful and inspiring faith, loving, caring, giving and sharing spirit will continue to shine eternally in the heavens above with Him and in the hearts, minds and souls of Jeff, Rebecca, Brian, family and friends around the globe who were blessed by her presence and touched deeply by her very bright Light, unending faith and powerful and vivacious spirit.