Monna Coons

Friday, September 2, 2016

Monna Coons, 69, of Petaluma, Calif., passed away on June 24, 2016, at the Zen Hospice Home in San Francisco.

She was born Aug. 28, 1946 to Howard and Mary Brown in Greencastle.

She met her husband, Larry Coons, in 1964 and they were married June 12, 1965 at the First Christian Church in Greencastle. Monna and Larry had a loving relationship for 45 married years.

Monna was involved in accounting and business management. She also was a national certified massage therapy instructor, helping patients and students for more than 20 years.

She loved being outdoors more than anything and her and Larry led an adventurous life pursuing that passion.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Monna is survived by two sons, Robert W. Coons and wife Jennifer, and Brent A. Coons and wife Tasha, both of San Francisco; one sister, Jane Bone and husband Greg, Gibsonia Pa.; and one brother, Stan Brown and wife Jean, Indianapolis.

She is also survived by many loving cousins, in-laws, nieces, nephews and friends.

Monna was a loving wife and mother and will be missed by all that knew and loved her.

A memorial celebration of life will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, 602 E. Washington St., Greencastle.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Zen Hospice Project, http://www.zenhospice.org.