Daniel M. "Dann" Coats

Daniel M. “Dann” Coats, age 56 of Boise, Idaho formerly of Mount Carroll, Illinois died Saturday, August 1, 2009 in Springfield, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 7, 2009 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll. Burial will take place in Center Hill Cemetery, rural Mount Carroll. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 6, 2009 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. A memorial fund has been established in Dann’s memory.
Dann was born on March 2, 1953, the son of Cloy J. and Mary A. (Hall) Coats in Sterling, Illinois. He attended Milledgeville area schools and later graduated from Mount Carroll High School with the Class of 1971. After graduation he traveled the country and found a new home in Boise, Idaho. Dann married Sue Rattray on July 26, 1981 in LasVegas, Nevada.
Dann was a real estate agent for ERA West Wind for over twenty years. He started 1st Century Mortgage in 1995, where he was a loan officer. He was also an excellent finish carpenter. Dann was a loving father who devoted his life to his children from the day they were born. He enjoyed crosswords, reading and taking college courses; he loved to learn. He also enjoyed the outdoors, especially hiking, running and biking.
Dann will be dearly missed by his daughter, Faere Elayne (Brad) Watson of Boise, Idaho; four brothers, Cloy J. (Teresa) Coats of Livermore, California, David A. Coats of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Jack E. (Stacy) Coats of Clinton, Iowa, and Tim L. Coats of Livermore, California; three sisters, Jan S. Coats of Mt. Carroll, Patty A. (Jeff) Lessman of Lanark, Illinois and Nancy J. (Clinton) Sewell of Clarkston, Washington; eleven nieces and nephews; six great-nieces and nephews; and three uncles, Wendell (Helen) Coats of Mesa, Arizona, Keith Coats of Sterling, Illinois and Lyle (Margorie) Coats of Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Dann was preceded in death by is parents and his son, Eric Daniel Coats.