J. Stephen Codner, died at UMass Memorial Medical Center with loved ones by his side, Saturday, September 14, 2024.  His beloved wife Peggy died in 2023.  Steve leaves his three sons: Peter and his wife Jodi, of Auburn; Kevin and his wife Christine, of Lakeville, MN; Tristan and his wife Emily, of Grafton: 8 grandchildren: Sarah, Ryan, Skylar, Nicholas, Penelope, Vivienne, Jon and Scott; four great grandchildren: Cordelia, Carlos John, Alana and Sophia; his brother Keith Codner of New London, CT; and four nephews and one niece.

Steve was born in Hartford, CT, September 27, 1942, to the late Charles and Dorothy (Whitcomb) Codner.  He graduated from Newington High School in 1961 and Bowdoin College in 1964, with a degree in Economics.  He had lived in Whitinsville since 1978, moving from Pembroke, MA.

Steve had a lifelong love of sports, cheering for his beloved New York Yankees.  This love of sports lead to his long time "career" of coaching sports, starting at the age of fifteen with his younger brother's baseball team.  This continued through his life, coaching all three sons in baseball, basketball and his true coaching love, soccer.  Even after the boys stopped playing, Steve continued to coach girls' soccer with the Fuller Hamlets club until the late 2010's.  Steve also coached girls' soccer at Northbridge High School.  

Memorial Calling Hours will be Sunday, September 22, 2024, at Carr Funeral Home from 2-4PM.  Please omit flowers.  Memorial donations may be made to the Northbridge High School Athletic Booster Club, c/o Amy Gahan, 15 Plummer Park, Whitinsville, MA 01588.  Please note "pay to play" in the memo. Donations will be used to financially support families for the "pay to play" fee at the high school level.