A memorial service for Allene Coty will be held Saturday December 15th at 11:00 AM at the Midwest Bible Baptist Church, 5930 Bandel Road NW, in Rochester. The Reverend Joseph Grimaldi will officiate. Ennichement will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. Mrs. Coty, 83, of Rochester, died Friday December 7, 2012 at Shorewood Place, where she resided.
Allene Frances Overend was born August 3, 1929 at Pleasant Grove, Minnesota. She attended rural Olmsted County Schools, and graduated from Rochester Junior College in 1949. She moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1951, where she met and married Robert E. Coty in 1953. They returned to Minnesota in 1957.
Mrs. Coty worked at the Mayo Clinic as a medical secretary for many years, retiring in 1991. Following retirement, she and her husband spent several winters in Mesa, Arizona. She enjoyed reading, baking, camping, traveling, and working crossword puzzles.
She is survived by a son, Paul Coty, of Rochester; a daughter, Sandra (Patrick) White, of Pine Island; a stepdaughter, Patricia Forrest, of Sun City Center, Florida; five grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; three brothers, David, of Rochester, Francis, of Stewartville, and Pat, of Mantorville; and two sisters, Susanne Hess and Mary Hawley, both of Rochester.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years in 2006; a sister, Carol Roer; and a stepdaughter, Barbara Johnson.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Online tributes are being welcomed and may be created at this website.
Visitation
DEC
15.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CST)
Midwest Bible Baptist Church
5930 Bandel Road NW
Rochester, MN
Service
DEC
15.
11:00 AM (CST)
Midwest Bible Baptist Church
5930 Bandel Road NW
Rochester, MN
Cemetery
DEC
15
(CST)
Oakwood Cemetery - Rochester
Rochester, MN