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Coletta Brogan

Coletta Brogan

Female 1905 - 1971  (65 years)


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  • Name Coletta Brogan  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Birth 16 Nov 1905  Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 16 Jul 1971 
    Person ID I1391  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Father Leander Thomas Brogan,   b. 1870, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1941, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah A. Mullen,   b. 1874, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1943, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 11 Feb 1902  Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • St. Malachi's Catholic Church
    Family ID F1541  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Paul J Steinmetz,   b. 25 Jul 1902   d. 4 Sep 1968, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 9 Sep 1931  Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Children 
    >1. Joy Steinmetz  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Sally K Steinmetz,   b. 9 May 1932, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 2006, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. William Paul Steinmetz,   b. 9 Jun 1933, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1982, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Thomas M Steinmetz,   b. 17 Jun 1936, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1997, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. Paul Leander Steinmetz,   b. 15 Sep 1937, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 2010, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Living
    Family ID F5598  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S533] Ancestry.com, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Steinmetz, Paul J & Brogan, Coletta. Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: Vol 165-166; Page: 182; Year Range: 1931 Jun - 1932 Jan.

    2. [S217] National Archive, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archive; Location: Washington, D.C.; Date: 18APR1930;), Brogan, Leander & Sarah [Mullen] and family. Year: 1930; Census Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0648; FHL microfilm: 2341521.

    3. [S112] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (online archive), Brogan, L.T. [Leander].

    4. [S5] Cleveland Necrology File & News Index, (Name: Name: Cleveland Public Library; Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States;;), Brogan, Leander T.
      ame: Brogan, Lee T.
      Date: Jun 13 1941
      Source: unknown, Reel #10

      Notes: Brogan: Lee T., beloved husband of Sarah (nee Mullen), father of Colette Steinmetz, Catherine, Clare Anderson and Jean, at his residence, 1300 Bunts rd., Tuesday, June 10, 1941. Funeral services Saturday, June 14, St. Luke's Church, Bunts rd. and Clifton Blvd., at 9 a. m.

      Cleveland Public Library Necrology File
      Accessed: 22JAN2026

    5. [S117] 1940 United States Federal Census, Steinmetz, Paul & Coletta [Brogan] and family. Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03203; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 92-5.

    6. [S112] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (online archive), Steinmetz-Brogan Miss Colette Brogan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Brogan, 1300 Bunts Road, Lakewood, and Mr. Paul J. Steinmetz, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Steinmetz of Tiffin, O., were married at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, in St. Luke's Church, Lakewood. Miss Catherine Brogan was maid of honor, Miss Clare Brogan bridesmaid, and Jeanne Brogan flower girl. Mr. Walter Steinmetz attended his brother as best man, and the users were the Messrs. Herman Ehrenfried and Ralph Kuebler of Tiffin. After a trip to Canada, Mr. and Mrs. Steinmetz will live at 12002 Lake Avenue, Lakewood. Plain Dealer, The: 20Sept1931 Accessed: 22JAN2026.

    7. [S1] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (print edition), Steinmetz, Thomas M.
      Thomas M. Steinmetz, age 61, beloved brother of Sally Cunningham (Bob), William (deceased), Paul (Helen), Joy Pyle (David), uncle of 13, son of the late Paul J. and Colette (nee Brogan). Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997 in Columbus, OH. Funeral Mass Wednesday, Sept. 10, St. Brendan's Church (4242 Brandan Lane) at 9:30 a.m. Interment Holy Cross. Friends may call at THE McGORRAY BROS FUNERAL HOME, 14133 DETROIT AVE., TUESDAY 4-8 P.M. U.S. Army Korean Veteran.

      Plain Dealer: 08SEPT1997
      Accessed: 22JAN2026

    8. [S112] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (online archive), Brogan, Catherine M.
      BROGAN, CATHERINE M., beloved daughter of the late Lea T. and Sadie (nee Mullen); sister of Colette Steinmetz, Clare Anderson, Jean Patton; niece of Anne and Kathryn Mullen; Thuesday, Oct 21, 1948; residence, 1300 Bunts Rd. Friends may call at McGorray Bros. Lakewood Home, 14133 Detroit Ave. Funeral Monday, Oct 25, St. Luke's Church (Clifton and Bunts), at 10 a.m.

      Plain Dealer: 23OCT1948
      Accessed: 22JAN2026

    9. [S494] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 3260; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 97-41.

    10. [S493] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03203; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 92-5.

    11. [S112] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (online archive), Marriage: Brogan, L.T. [Leander] and Sadie [Sarah] Mullen.
      Mr. L.T. Brogan, local manager of the Great Lakes Towing Co., and one of the best known men on the river, and Miss Sadie Mullen were married yesterday morning at St. Malachi's church. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J.P. Maloney and Rev. John McHale. Mr. and Mrs. Brogan left for the south and will be gone several weeks. The bridge and groom received many beautiful presents. The officials of the Great Lakes Towing Co. arranged for the southern trip, and the local managers of the company presented the couple with a beautiful clock.

      Plan Dealer, The: 12FEB1902
      Accessed: 22JAN2026