NAHANT — Wilfred J. Coté, age 87, of Nahant, passed away peacefully at a local nursing home on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, with his family at his side after a lengthy illness.
Wil was the son of the late Louise (Balfour-Erwin) and Wilfred J. Coté Sr. of Norwich, Conn. Wil was born and educated there and graduated from Norwich Free Academy. He went on to graduate from Bentley College in 1956 on the G.I. Bill, having served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After Bentley he met his wife, Anne C. DeLuca, of Nahant and married in 1961. He resided in Nahant for 60 years.
He worked as an accountant for CranBarry, a sporting goods company, in Marblehead, Lynn and East Boston for 40 years. He was an avid sports fan and held season tickets to the Patriots games for 25 years.
He is survived by his former wife, Anne Coté of Nahant; his sons, Dana Coté of New York City, Gerald Coté of Nahant; and his daughter, Annette Coté of Swampscott; his granddaughter, Hailey Thompson of Carbondale, Colo.; as well as his younger brother, Paul Coté and his wife Theodora of Baltic, Conn.; his nephews, David Caulfield and Marc Coté and his niece, Tara Coté and their respective families. He was preceded in death by his sister, Alberta A. Caulfield (1985) of Norwichtown, Conn.
Service information: A funeral service will be held on Monday, June 11, 2018 in the SOLIMINE Funeral Home, 67 Ocean St. (Route 1A), Lynn, at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Nahant. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be on Sunday from 2-6 p.m. Donations in his Wilfred’s memory may be made to the Nahant Historical Society, P.O. Box 51, Nahant, MA 01908. Directions and online guestbook at www.solimine.com.
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