Joann Coates Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Joann Coates of West Warwick, Rhode Island, who passed away, on April 30, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Joann Coates to show support.
In the sacred silence of farewell, Joann is released into the embrace of eternity, knowing that her light will continue to shine brightly in the tapestry of the lives of her loved ones. And as her memory is carried forward, may comfort be found in the knowledge that love is eternal, and that Joann's spirit lives on in the beauty that surrounds us.
She was predeceased by: her husband Herbert E. Coates; and her parents, Albert Vickers and Virginia M. Vickers (Landry). She is survived by: her children, Howard Whitmarsh (Kristine), Cheryl Borges (Michael), Maureen Bradford, Alan Whitmarsh (Gary), William Whitmarsh (Kathy), Cynthia Bianco (Ralph Jr.), Dawn Thibodeau (Burt) and John Coates (Monica).
