Norman Coates

1919 - 2012  (93 years)

• Name	Norman Coates
  Born	20 Jul 1919	Shildon, England
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-384538
  Died	15 Dec 2012	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I384538	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Maura Murphy,   b. 1925,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F260916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  COATES, Norman 1919-2012. A good man, a fine husband, a great father and grandfather and one of the kindest men you could hope to know in your lifetime, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012. Norman Coates was 93 years of age. Norman was born July 20, 1919, in Shildon, County Durham, England, the third son of Thomas and Amanda Coates. He was made fatherless at the age of six months by the tragic railroad death of Thomas Coates. His mother Amanda never remarried, raising three boys on her own, refusing offers of charity from the Northern Railway and ensuring her boys received a good education, music lessons and became skilled tradesmen. Norman met the love of his life, Maura Murphy, on the Isle of Wight, England, following the Second World War and thus began the lifelong courtship between the Protestant Northern Englishman and the Irish Catholic lass. With two boys in tow, the Coates family moved to Galt, Ontari in 1954, later moving to Preston, where Norman obtained employment from the Babcock and Wilcox Company, retiring in 1984. Norman and Maura became enthusiastic members and executives of the United Kingdom Club of Cambridge, where they indulged their love of music and dancing while keeping alive memories of the England they cherished. A healthy, clean-living man, Norman was an excellent athlete in his youth. His greatest happiness, though, came from the joy of having all the generations of his family around him as they celebrated birthdays, anniversaries and holidays in the house he and Maura were to share for much of the 64 years of their marriage. Norman was predeceased by his father Thomas, mother Amanda, older brothers, Harry and Sid, and daughter-in-law, Lynda. He is survived by wife Maura, sons; Al, Dave (Jane), Barry and Marty (Janet), grandchildren; Mark, Chris and Amanda, so named for the feisty matriarch who raised a boy to become a much-loved man. A memorial service will be held Friday, December 21st at 10 a.m. at St. Clement's Church, Duke Street, Preston. A reception follows in the church's community hall. As per Norman's request, there will be no visitation prior to the memorial service. Cambridge Times 23 Dec 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Jul 1919 - Shildon, England Died - 15 Dec 2012 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth