Darlene Coate Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Darlene Coate in Taber, Alberta, who passed away, on March 12, 2024. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Darlene Coate to show support.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her children, Bonnie Vanderheyden (Rick) of Taber, Darwin Haeh (Tracy Samphire) of Okotoks and Carol Swanson (Allan) of Edmonton; her grandchildren, Michael Swanson (Cathleen) of Edmonton, Rachel Carvalho (Luis) of Sherwood Park, Matthew Swanson of Fort Saskatchewan, Mikayla Vanderheyden of Taber and Eric Vanderheyden (Emily Robertson) of Hinton; her great grandchildren, Cara Carvalho and Emily Carvalho of Sherwood Park; her siblings, Marlene Kennedy (Leonard) of Turner Valley, Ronald Coate (Judy) of Medicine Hat, Edward Coate (Darlene) of Longview and Verne Coate of High River; and her parents, William Coate and Dorothy Coate. She was also cherished by numerous nieces, nephews and many, many great friends.

In 2014 she moved into Clearview Lodge and spent her time knitting and crocheting with many of the other women and was a member of The Nana's Knitter's, who knit and donated their quilts to St. Vincent de Paul, the women's shelter and the Taber and District Food Bank.